Steven H Cho, DDS

I can’t say enough nice things about Dr. Steven Cho — an excellent oral surgeon who I was sent to by my longtime excellent dentist, Dr. Alex Tsui, when I had a toothache on a Friday going into a long holiday weekend. Dr. Cho postponed his departure to see me… a total stranger who was referred to him for a possible extraction, diagnosis and implant.
From the moment I entered his office, everyone was so welcoming and kind to this very nervous patient… if such a thing is possible, he made me feel comfortable, was extremely patient with me, took lots of time till i was absolutely ready to have my tooth pulled. Dr. Cho has an wonderful «bedside» manner, explains everything in layman’s terms — I highly recommend him and have100% confidence in him and his staff!
Additionally, when i went back to see him to take a look at the area of my mouth to see how it’s healed where he did the extraction… he asked and i told him i was totally comfortable with the empty space in the back of my mouth. He gave me the option whether to go ahead with the implant, or just leave things as they are… He wasn’t pushing me to do this expensive procedure where i know other dentists would! And yes, of course, I’ve optioned to have this done at the end of April! Indeed, Dr. Cho is a very capable and honorable human being!

Dr. Cho has been my oral surgeon for ten years. Most recently, he recommended I have two implants. The six month process was as smooth as one could hope for. He is always kind and generous. There was one moment when I needed a small adjustment and my regular dentist called him… within 30 minutes I was in Dr. Cho’s chair and he fixed my problem and soothed my nerves. I am a terrible patient but he never lost patience and every cent I paid was well worth the amazing feeling and confidence I have with my two new permanent teeth! Hooray and thank you!

I can’t say the same for my experience with Dr. Cho. I would have given him no stars if that was an option on Unilocal.My experience was extremely unpleasant. They were not forthcoming with the costs and when I got out of his office I was forced to pay exuberant fees. When I asked Dr. Cho why I was not informed of the fees in advance, Dr. Cho said «that if they informed patients in advance, patients would not come». If you can’t trust your dentist to be forthcoming with their fees, how can you trust them with the care they provide. I gave Dr. Cho plenty of opportunities to remedy the situation but he refuses to do the right thing.

Our wonderful dentist (see my separate review for Dr. Alexander Tsui) was very concerned about a lesion my husband had, so he sent him to Dr. Cho for a biopsy. My husband works quite a distance from Manhattan and had taken the day off for appointments, but it would have been impossible to take off any more time for awhile and our dentist didn’t feel it should wait. Dr. Cho agreed to see my husband immediately and he was very reassuring & pleasant, plus his receptionist is very nice. We just got the results and thankfully the lesion is benign.