Dr. Boukas is the best, hands down. Him, and his predecessor, have been my dentist since I was a…read morechild. He was my father's dentist as well as is currently my uncle's, cousin's, family friends, etc., and all of our smiles are proof of his expertise.
Due to him, when I went away for school upstate - I had such a trust in dentists. Unfortunately, this resulted in my having unnecessary work done by a zealous dentist that was primarily interested in the $$. Then, I went to another dentist who fixed the prior dentists work, but then left me with a crown that has a gap in it (that he said was normal) that has hurt for two years, and has turned into a lot of scar tissue in my gums. Of course Dr. Boukas was disappointed to see that this had been done, but c'est la vie.
Dr. Boukas is, and always has been very thorough in his diagnoses. He explains what has happened, why it has happened, what needs to be done, and the care afterward.
My significant other (who refused to go to the other dentist upstate for a cleaning after my experience) several months back ended up with a gum infection due to plaque (yuck). It was his first time seeing Dr. Boukas, and Mr. Picky Pants was thoroughly impressed with him, his diagnosis, treatment plan, and let's just get you right attitude. He was fixed in two visits; One to clean out the infection, and the second, for a more thorough cleaning frankly. So, you can take his unbiased opinion as well.
To anyone that is looking for the best dentist, with both current knowledge, and techniques, as well as old school experience, Dr. Boukas is your man. He may be no frills, but is clean, attentive, knowledgeable, and that should be exactly what you are looking for.
To boot, he was always great with me as a kid, and my lack of cavities are proof. I didn't have my first cavity until I went upstate for college... So, he is child/kid friendly, and just knows his craft very, very well.
He's as highly I can recommend, and I will never go to another dentist as long as he is around. Dr. Boukas is the best.
Just an FYI - he also practices in Manhasset during the week if need be.