Martha Cortes, DDS

Dr. Martha Cortes and the entire staff are remarkable, caring people. It’s the first time in my life I actually look forward to going to the dentist’s office. She just gets. My teeth are beautiful, my jaw is better aligned, and my sleep is deeply peaceful. I feel like myself again. Yes, all this is from going to Dr Cortes. She is about complete healing and alignment. I highly recommend Dr. Cortes and staff to anyone who is looking for a dentist who truly cares about you.

Dr. Cortes is tops in her field. After a depressing prognosis from two specialists re my daughter’s collapsing mouth structure due to excessive extractions, Dr. C rebuilt it and corrected a truckload of serious problems. My daughter can now efficiently eat, sleep and breathe — and her smile is big and beautiful. Problems? Just go let her fix it! She is a real professional.

Words cannot describe my relief!!! Dr. Cortes is an amazing and compassionate dentist. I’m so grateful for her work on my recent front tooth crown replacement. Every other dentist wanted to do 2 crowns to make them match, but Dr. Cortes really heard me (why mess with a perfectly healthy front tooth?) and was able to match the crown so perfectly that now people cannot even tell it is a crown! On the cutting edge of dental care, she also is versed and teaches cranial work and sleep studies for sleep apnea and other conditions. Suffice to say that she goes to the source in her treatment of you. She is exacting, she will not settle for anything less than perfection. Her staff is warm and caring. She’s also helped me with teeth grinding, and has given me information on alternative, cost effective means of healthy mouth and gums. I feel sad reading the other reviews, because they feel so off base. Dr. Cortes has a lively and contagious enthusiasm for her work that is exhilarating and healing at the same time. I’m so grateful that I found her!

Thank G-​d 4 Dr. C. Saved my tooth when another den. wanted 2 extract.

Dr. Martha Cortes has changed my life. She is just a wonderful energy to be around and I really enjoyed being treated by her. She has become a dear friend, always available, even gave me her personal contact info. I highly recommend Dr. Cortes, I also much better now, and wake up rested and refreshed.
Thank you Dr. Cortes!!!

She is an amazing surgeon. She did an awesome bridge on my dad. The staff is wonderful. Yes, pricey, but worth it. This is not the usual factory. I travel from out of state to see her.

Dr. Cortes has honestly changed my life. To anyone suffering from teeth grinding, TMJ or other jaw issues, there is no one more skilled or committed to her patients– who also produces amazing results. The DNA device treatment has not only cured my TMJ, but aided in my sleep issues and corrected my posture. I feel like I finally have the mouth I was supposed to have. She’s amazing, and did what was needed without surgery.

I am very surprised to read the bad reviews. Dr Cortes has been my dentist in NYC for the past 18 years. I have on occasion used other dentists in California, France and Japan but always try and wait until I am back in NYC and she has an appointment open to get work done.
She has helped me overcome dental phobias and reversed the effect of the previous 20 years of aversion to dentistry. She was the first dentist I found who used lasers both for periodontics and cavity drilling. I have had her completely overhaul my mouth with non-​mercury fillings. She has performed reconstructive, cosmetic and preventative care for me. When my schedule was tight she scheduled full days on weekends to do marathon sessions following a sporting accident.
The ADD comments of one of the other reviewers is sort of funny as Dr. Cortes has an unusually high energy level and does bounce about a bit with enthusiasm. Personally, I like that she has enthusiasm and is a significant contributor to her area of practice. If this comes at the expense of an interruption during an exam while fielding an urgent call from a colleague so be it. I havent’t found the interruptions to be unreasonable or to have detracted from the treatment and I schedule my day in 10 minute increments.
As to «rude and snotty» as one reviewer mentions I can only say that I have never seen or heard of such behavior from her or any of her staff. The same team has been there for well over a decade and they have only ever been friendly, polite and professional.
FWIW, all the other people I have referred over the years are happy and continue to see her.

Would give 0 stars if I could. Trust the bad reviews. She is in & out of your appt taking calls & it became very obvious was not hearing anything I was communicating. I went to Dr. Cortes because of her expertise as an alternative dentist ??? with some serious dental issues. She did absolutely nothing to help me! My situation worsened dramatically and much could have been avoided. Do not go to this office, you’ll be sorry.

Dr. Cortes is simply amazing and I couldn’t imagine seeing anyone else for dentistry. She is a holistic dentist and I originally sought her out to deal with my amalgam fillings. She took great care in replacing my mercury amalgams with composites (don’t let an untrained dentist do this for you! Do some research on the risks.) She is conservative and always seems to take the path of least intervention in order to save the tooth. Her hygienist is excellent as well as is the rest of her staff.

Terrible experience! Do not go there. You can find way better dentists in New York. Like other have said this dentist has a serious attention disorder. This dentist is unprofessional, uncaring and really needs to learn how to treat patients.

Agree with several other review (er)s – she will charge you an arm and a leg, barely pay any attention to you, and make you feel like you are wasting HER time. Based on the way she treats people, you’d think she were paying YOU for the visit and needs to rush out. It’s abominable and I sincerely hope she grows a conscience and gains some empathy.
Wish this doctor spent as much time and energy on actually caring about her patients as she does on marketing and PR.

If you are looking for a dentist with an attention disorder, who will only listen to every third word that you say, who will connive to run up your bill, and will foolishly and haphazardly make poor choices that will hurt you, you’ve found your dentist!!!
Pros: You will experience, and learn to avoid, a real scam artist.
Cons: dishonest, untrustworthy, uncaring, unskilled, manipulative

Oh my gosh… Dr Cortez is AmaZinG!!! …Changed my life!
I could never thank you or your office staff enough.
Not only is it the most upbeat and friendly dentist office I have ever experienced, Dr Cortez is more than just an average dentist. She has been amazingly thorough with me and pays attention to every detail, not just focusing on the teeth but the whole body. I feel so much better now and have more energy than ever. I would not be playing semi pro basketball now if it weren’t for my referral to you!

Awful! Awful! Awful!
If I could give –50 stars, I would. But can’t even leave 0. I cannot say anything but bad things. Horrible experience, unbearable pain, dentist does not know some basic important procedures AND she is rude, snotty and unprofessional. Horrendously overpriced services (she rents in CPS, but who cares?), extremely disorganized office, you cannot plan your day and will sit in the waiting room for hours (literally!). And when you finally IN the dental chair with your mouth wide open, Martha Cortes will keep leaving you alone to talk on the phone or chat with her staff.
I have no idea how she got those «awards» she claims she has… I am REALLY puzzled. My explanation is that she made them herself.
DO NOT GO THERE, PEOPLE! Under NO circumbstances! Read reviews about her on other sites. I wish I did…