I feel Dr. Victor Avis is a thief! I used to see him many years ago. The office used to be a partnership, and the dentist I saw there for many years left the practice to teach. He assured me I'd be well taken care of by Dr. Avis, who wound up doing 3 fillings and a root canal for me. He always tried to sell me gold fillings, which I knew were superior but at the time I couldn't afford. He would also continuously refer to a "plan" he had created where he would replace all my existing fillings with gold! When he did do newly needed fillings for me he over charged me RIDICULOUSLY. I am talking 25 or more years ago, this man had the nerve to charge me $550 for a filling. After the last one he did, I called the insurance company to find out why they reimbursed so little. The rep was sympathetic, but couldn't come straight out and tell me I had been ripped off - but from what she was insinuating, I caught on. I proceeded to call a number of dentists around staten island and found out not one charged more than $150, or $200 for a white filling. I COULDNT BELIEVE IT. It seemed like Avis charged me as if I had done gold fillings, minus the actual gold. Or something like that. He had me on a "plan". I guess that meant that he had no intention of deviating from the profit margin he had projected from me. Yes, I am surmising the last part. However, what else could I believe??? Oh, and the root canal he did was inferior work, he only filled one canal and it had to be done over. People LOVE this man. He is reviewed so highly on rate-a-biz. He is thoughtful and caring and has wonderful manners, and his office and eqpt. are all top notch state of the art. But you pay for it, and he cleverly hides his THIEVERY!!! Oh, another thing - the hygenist liked to inflict pain. A heavyset blond woman. My teeth are very sensitive. I have had dozens of cleanings before and since, and no one ever hurt me the way that woman did. And - I still have all my old silver fillings - none of them were ever needed to be replaced. This was my experience. Look at your bills - and compare charges against "reasonable and customary" - and other dentists. And don't allow yourself to be talked into unnecessary dental work by this man. Just because he is nice and has good manners doesn't mean he isn't a thief and a con artist. read more