Torres Maria Claudia, DDS

Excellence is what describe the best Dr. Torres and their assistants. Dr. Torres is very meticulous with each patient by looking at all the possibilities to solve a problem with great results. Initially I tried many dentist but I never found one with such as human values and dedication to the practice as Dr. Torres.

I have been a patient of Dr. Torres for MANY years, and my words can only fall short to describe her practice, her professionalism and the favors she has done for me and her community. The Unilocal!scale of 5 stars is an insult. She’s a 10.
Dr. Torres is famously known to work with uninsured patients, and to negotiate affordable treatment plans. I am sure we all know just how expensive and difficult it is to get dental insurance. If it weren’t for dentists like Dr. Torres, I would not have access or be able to afford the care I needed to have oral health. In the 8 years I have been without health and dental insurance – I have been fortunate to receive top notch treatments and excellent care.
Dr. Torres is an gregarious, charming business woman who is assertive – knowing when to put her foot down when negotiating with her clients and health insurance companies (I’ve seen her in action), but who has an enormous heart and is very generous – and puts the person first.
For those of you who may be shopping for a dentist, I highly recommend her, and am confident you will love and admire her as an artisan. Her work is beautiful – and you don’t have to be an artist to appreciate it. She has a conservative approach for treatments, and will not do something that is unnecessary. Another HUGE plus – is that she is a specialist in craniofacial pain, and works with other health care professionals in diagnosing temporomandibular disorders and designing customized treatment plans.
I have been a long time sufferer of headaches – disabling headaches which sometimes extended to my neck, and behind my eyes. I was misdiagnosed as a migraine sufferer and was given medicine which upset my stomach. I am not a big fan of medicine – only because I know what it physically does to your brain and your organs. In a casual conversation with her – she suggested the symptoms I felt may be from a TMJ disorder.
To be honest – I was skeptical. I knew this was her latest research interest – and as a bio-​medical research student, I knew this was «her baby». But I took the chance, as I wanted to find a solution to my pain and get back my quality of life. The treatment plan was costly – but thanks in part to her help, I was able to tackle the cost, and get the treatment I needed – as a POOR. BROKE. COLLEGE STUDENT. It turned out she was RIGHT. It has been over a year since receiving the TMD diagnostic and getting the treatment, and the pain has receded significantly. It’s been over 8 months since I have had to take the drugs for my pain.
I wish I could end there as far as showering Dr. Claudia Torres and her practice with laud and praise, but it doesn’t. I am telling you – she is AWESOME. Aside from her practice – she continues studying, takes the time to showcase her research in NY and abroad, and is just so PASSIONATE about educating people and pushing for a more holistic and interdisciplinary approach to diagnosing disease and treatment.
We need more humanitarian and passionate health care professionals like Dr. Claudia Torres. She is a beautiful human being, and she runs a tight business. People in the Jackson Heights community know she is THE. BEST.

I started seeing Dr. Torres late last year (2012) for my TMJ problems. I’m now in the midst of a 2 year treatment. I love this dentist and her staff. They are always courteous and they always explain the tests and treatments that I’m getting. I now have a plate in the bottom of my mouth that prevents my lower teeth and upper teeth from touching. I have to wear it for 8 months atleast. It was so uncomfortable in the beginning but Dr. Torres had me come in a few times to work on it until it no longer hurt. I can’t believe it but I don’t even notice it now. What I also love about Dr. Torres is that she also gave me exercises to do for my jaw as well as recommendations on how to sleep and how my pillow should be. I love when doctors give you things that you can do and not just treatment. It’s kind of a holistic approach. I, too, read the comments by «Terry J» and I just don’t believe that Dr. Torres or her staff is to blame. Of the MANY MANY times I have been to her office nothing even remotely close to the unprofessionalism that this person describes was ever witnessed there. I am so happy to have found such a great dentist and TMJ specialist. By the way, a doctor of mine recommended her because he goes to her.

i have my regular dentist but I decided to come here in January to do a regular cleaning. Dr. Torres SEEMED nice, she was nice to me on that day I went everything went fine. But this July I received a bill for $ 65 from Dr. Torres. I went two weeks ago to ask for a explanation what this bill was for. I got there Dr. Torres said to me that the bill was for a panoramic film she did on me because I told her I had pain on my right side of my mouth. She said that she told me on that day that my insurance wouldnt cover it which is a LIE she never told me. So I told her I would call the insurance company to make sure and if they do not cover it I will pay the bill for $ 65. She got really NASTY with me after I told her this. She said I was questioning her that she was a professional and if the insurance company or I dont pay her who will that she has to pay for it. I was shocked how she spoked to me I will NEVER come here again if she was a real professional she wouldnt speak to her patient this way! FYI my insurance company said to me that they would have covered the panoramic film if Dr. Torres wouldnt have done it the same day with the cleaning. Its obvious she knew this and all she cares is about money not the patient. I’ll stick to my regular dentist.

I had one of the most bizarre experiences of my life here. I was looking for a dentist who charged a reasonable amount for cleanings, and I ended up in her office. At the start of the visit, I asked her about the price and discovered that the price I had been quoted was just the bottom of the range, and that she might charge me more. Indeed, after looking in my mouth, she said she’d need to clean my teeth in two visits (more than one visit is never necessary). I told her that I could afford only the base price ($ 90 at that time), and she reluctantly agreed. When she started to clean, she was apparently doing something wrong because the water from the vibrating cleaning device was cascading down my throat instead of collecting in my mouth where the suction device would remove it. After just a few minutes, I had gulped down a huge amount of water, and I told her I had to stop. She didn’t seem to be able to fix the problem, so I told her I had to leave. On the way out, I took the patient-​information sheet that I had filled out (she didn’t need my personal information since I was leaving and wouldn’t be back, and the sheet was sitting right there on the table). Amazingly, she tried to take the sheet from me. There was a momentary struggle, and I ended up with the sheet. Another patient who saw what happened — a big hispanic man — then blocked the entrance while the dentist called the police. So I was stuck in the waiting room unable to leave. I then walked into the lavatory, tore the sheet into small pieces, and flushed it down the toilet. When the police didn’t come quickly, the patient and the dentist finally went into an examinating room, and I left. This sounds like a made-​up story, but it really happened. I have had more strange experiences with dentists than any other group of professionals, and this was the strangest.
Other strange experiences I have had over the years include: Another dentist in Jackson Heights who over-​charged me, refusing to continue working unless I agreed to pay an inflated price; a dentist who tried to stretch a cleaning out over three visits to make more money; a dentist who kept pressing his crotch up against me (that happened when I was young and good-​looking), and a dentist who looked and acted like Lurch from the Addam’s Family. Dentists are the strangest group of professionals on the planet. Fortunately, I have good dentists in my new neighborhood.