William Scheuerman, DMD

Dr. Tam is the best, I wish he was my regular dentist. I have very sensitive teeth so going to the dentist is extra unpleasant for me. During the root canal he was so sweet and kept making sure I was okay. He didn’t give me that guilt trip most dentists do about not coming to checkups often enough or start teaching me how to use a toothbrush like I’m a 6 year old kid. He gave me so much novacaine that I couldn’t feel my face (a good thing in this case.) I had absolutely no discomfort during or after the procedure and I actually asked if he had started yet. He put on pandora and asked what I wanted to listen to and we bonded listening to Biggie and reminiscing about 90’s hip hop. Overall a pleasant time during a usually unpleasant procedure.

On the first visit, I was told from Mr. William Scheuerman that was missing another root canal in my tooth and needed retreatment .
On the second visit, after the retreatment was done, I was told that was not a missing root canal but the tooth still needed to be retreated and I was charged $ 1015.00.
On the third visit, I was told to go to see a surgeon, because he couldn’t do anything else.
When I went to the surgeon, I was told that the tooth was fractured and the retreatment that was done from Mr. William Scheuerman was not necessary and the tooth needed to be extracted since the first visit.
The tooth was extracted…
I called Mr. William Scheuerman and I was told from him «it happens «…

I used to be a dental assistant and pretty much knows what to expect from a good dentist. Dr. Scheuerman office is certainly not clean, the assistants are not registered at least the one that helped him the day I was there and she barely speaks English. He was so in rush to finish my root canal and get to his next patient which was screaming at the front desk for waiting so long. Overall my experience was horrible given that I went to a specialist to get the best quality of treatment possible. I don’t recommend him at all, please ask for another endodontist if your general dentist recommends him.

OMG I LOVE YOU DR. TAM.
Went as smoothly as a root canal can. Dr. Tam takes the time to explain EVERYTHING to you before he does it, while he does it, after he does it, lol. I hardly felt a thing. I went this afternoon so I expect things to be a little sore tomorrow morning but woo hoo I love Dr. Tam. This tooth has been giving me issues for a couple years.
I can’t speak for Dr. Scheuerman’s dental skills, but he did talk to me about the superbowl a bit in the waiting room and seemed a little odd.
Downsides: That was expensive. I don’t have dental insurance, though, so. it was to be expected.

My daughter had a root canal done by Dr. Tam and as far as root canals go, it went excellent. She was absolutely terrified and Dr. Tam was very patient in talking to her and helping her through the whole process. I thought he had a fantastic bedside manner and was really kind to my daughter. She was in pain for a few days but I understand that’s pretty normal and certainly isn’t the dentist’s fault :)
I would highly recommend Dr. Tam at this office. The receptionist was also very nice and helpful.

Do you like hearing an exciting war story, like, «I was a doctor in the war» — and that’s the whole war story? Or, do you enjoy seeing a condescending, wide-​eyed look of faux-​surprise when you mention that you bite the inside of your cheek, for example, as well as other similarly disrespectful facial expressions — from a doctor to whom you are about to entrust your health? Do you think it is fun being physically roughed up, your face manhandled, chunks of tooth violently carved out on the left, sharp point formed on the right — the newly mangled tooth painfully scraping the left side of your tongue when the novacaine wears off? If «yes,» you will positively l-​l-​l-​o-​v-​e Dr. Scheuerman!
You will also get a bonus: twenty times the original root pain for a week or two (when you call him, the dumbass secretaries keep saying the pain is normal). Then, when the pain pills won’t even work and you return to his office, he is in hiding. Scheuerman’s assistant, a novice «NYU student,» made a failed attempt to «numb up» the area that not only didn’t work, but the jolt of pain this idiot inflicted made me jump out of my seat. I angrily insisted on a refund, and one of the two evasive secretaries reluctantly credited back only half of the $ 900 ripoff. Scheuerman, «war hero,» remained hidden. A $ 450 fraud must have been their goal ahead of time!
Scheuerman had also violated his own hot-​cold test, meaning there was no need for the root canal in the first place (but, I had assumed he knew better than I and remained mum as he forged ahead).
I needed to have that lower-​left wisdom tooth pulled out by someone else a few days later.

I had a 10AM appointment and was told at 10:15 that I’d have to wait 30 – 35 minutes. Meanwhile, the doctor is pacing the area behind the desk yelling at office personnel and basically making an ass of himself. He demanded at 15 minute meeting with all staff while I sat and waited. I walked out and cancelled my appointment. If this is how he treats his staff, I didn’t want to find out how he treats his patients. I’ll deal with the pain for a while and find somewhere else to go.

Note: I had Dr. Patel, who works at Dr. Scheuerman’s office. He is an endodontist so pretty much do only root canals. Also, they’ve moved to 111 John Street.
I went here for a long overdue root canal. I once was yelled at by a dentist for screaming too loud, I am the most fearful dental patient in the world. I hate them so much.
Dr. Patel is a really, really nice guy. So he doesn’t run in with a smile, he seems like he works too hard and is a little miserable. But he’s absolutely fun and nice and has a great sense of humor once you start talking to him.
The surgery was definitely fancier than what I’m used to, all sorts of gadgets and cool stuff. There was some mild discomfort when the lidocaine (sp?) was injected, though they put topical anesthetic on the gum. Otherwise, Dr. Patel did brutal things to my tooth and I didn’t feel a thing. Seriously, nada.
I bought the Patriot Plan on
and with the discount, it cost $ 550. They took x-​rays AND gave me copies for free. I was always late because its down in Wall Street and the trains are a mess on the weekends and they were so nice about changing times.
I’d happily recommend Dr. Patel!