Upper West Side · 40 West 86th Street
The specialist you see when your teeth need rebuilding — not just repairing.
Dr. Jonathan Berkowitz is a residency-trained prosthodontist — the dental specialist who replaces missing teeth and restores bites that have worn down, broken, or failed. He practices alongside his father, Dr. Steven Berkowitz, who has cared for Upper West Side families for more than thirty years.
In-network with Delta Dental Premier, Aetna PPO & Guardian PPO

Dr. Jonathan Berkowitz, DMD — Prosthodontist
Residency-trained prosthodontist
Three-year specialty residency, University of Michigan
Ten years a hospital attending
Northport VA — complex cases, and training residents
Placed and restored in-house
One surgeon, one dentist, one point of accountability
Specialty & Implant Care
Most people find us with a problem they have been living with for a while.
A tooth that finally gave out. A bridge that keeps coming loose. A denture that has never really fit. An implant, done somewhere else, that failed. These are the cases prosthodontists are trained for.
Dental Implants
A permanent replacement for a missing tooth that looks, feels, and functions like your own — placed and restored under one roof.
Learn more about Dental ImplantsFull-Arch Implants (All-on-4 & All-on-X)
A fixed, non-removable set of teeth supported by four to six implants. For patients facing the loss of an entire upper or lower arch.
Learn more about Full-Arch Implants (All-on-4 & All-on-X)Full Mouth Reconstruction
Rebuilding an entire bite when years of wear, grinding, decay, or old dentistry have caught up with you.
Learn more about Full Mouth ReconstructionFailing Implants & Second Opinions
If an implant, bridge, or denture done elsewhere has failed or never felt right, a prosthodontist can tell you why — and what can be done.
Learn more about Failing Implants & Second OpinionsDentures & Denture Alternatives
Well-made conventional dentures, implant-secured overdentures that do not slip, and honest guidance on which is right for you.
Learn more about Dentures & Denture AlternativesCrowns & Bridges
Porcelain restorations that protect a damaged tooth or replace a missing one, designed to match the teeth beside them.
Learn more about Crowns & BridgesVeneers & Cosmetic Dentistry
Conservative porcelain veneers and smile design from a specialist trained in the esthetics of the whole face, not just the teeth.
Learn more about Veneers & Cosmetic Dentistry
Meet the Specialist
Dr. Jonathan Berkowitz, DMD
After dental school at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Berkowitz completed a hospital residency in general dentistry, then a three-year prosthodontic residency at the University of Michigan — one of the most respected specialty programs in the country — where he was named Chief Resident in his final year and taught at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He then spent ten years as the attending prosthodontist at the Northport Veterans Administration Medical Center, training residents of his own.
That training is the difference between a dentist who can place an implant and a specialist who can plan an entire mouth. He both places and restores implants himself, which means one person is accountable for the outcome from the first scan to the final tooth — you are not handed between offices, and nobody is blaming anybody else if something needs adjusting.
- Three-year prosthodontic residency, University of Michigan / Detroit Veterans Administration
- Chief Resident, and instructor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, in his final year
- Ten years as attending prosthodontist, Northport Veterans Administration Medical Center
- Places and restores dental implants in-house
Two Generations
The same practice, the same chair, the same block — now with a specialist in it.
Dr. Steven Berkowitz opened this practice on West 86th Street and has looked after Upper West Side families ever since — in many cases three generations of the same family. His approach has never changed: solve the problem in the most conservative way possible, and never propose treatment somebody does not need.
His son Jonathan trained for eleven years and spent a further decade as a hospital attending prosthodontist before joining him. Today they practice together. Longtime patients still see Dr. Steven for their cleanings and checkups. When something more complex is needed, the specialist is in the next room — not across town, and not a stranger.
It is an unusual arrangement, and it is the reason people who have been coming here for twenty years are comfortable having major work done here too.


Everyday Dentistry
We are still your regular dentist, too.
Specialty training does not mean we stopped doing the ordinary things well. Cleanings, checkups, fillings, and gum care are the foundation of the practice — and the best way to avoid ever needing the complex work.
General & Preventive Dentistry
Cleanings, examinations, digital X-rays, fillings, and the steady preventive care that keeps bigger problems from ever starting.
Learn more about General & Preventive DentistryPeriodontal Therapy
Treatment for gum disease — the leading cause of tooth loss in adults, and almost always painless in its early stages.
Learn more about Periodontal TherapyRoot Canal Treatment
Saving a tooth that is infected or badly decayed, comfortably, so it can stay in your mouth for years to come.
Learn more about Root Canal TreatmentTeeth Whitening
Professional in-office whitening and custom take-home trays that work far better than anything sold at a drugstore.
Learn more about Teeth WhiteningInvisalign Clear Aligners
Straightening teeth discreetly with clear removable aligners — increasingly popular with adults in their 50s, 60s, and beyond.
Learn more about Invisalign Clear AlignersSleep Apnea & Snoring Appliances
A custom oral appliance that treats obstructive sleep apnea for patients who cannot tolerate a CPAP machine.
Learn more about Sleep Apnea & Snoring AppliancesIn Their Words
What our patients say
Some of the people below have been coming to this office for more than fifteen years.
“Hands down best dentist in NYC. Have been going to him for the past 15 years.”
“Dr. Berkowitz and his staff are thorough, careful, and genuinely kind. I have never once felt rushed or oversold on treatment I did not need.”
“I had put off major dental work for years because I was afraid of it. They walked me through every step and it was nothing like what I had built up in my head.”
Visit Us
Half a block from Central Park.
The office is on West 86th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue — a short walk from the B and C at 86th Street, and the 1 at 86th and Broadway. The M86 crosstown bus stops at the corner. The suite is on the ground floor with street-level access and no stairs.
- Address
- 40 West 86th Street, Suite 1C
New York, NY 10024 - Telephone
- 212-874-1700
Office Hours
- Monday
- 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Thursday
- 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Friday
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
In-network insurance
Delta Dental Premier, Aetna PPO, Guardian PPO. We are happy to file out-of-network claims on your behalf with most other carriers.
Please confirm your insurance at the time of your appointment.
Insurance & payment detailsTalk it through with a specialist.
Most people considering implants or major reconstruction have been thinking about it for a long time. A conversation costs nothing and there is never any pressure.
40 West 86th Street, Suite 1C · New York, NY 10024