Dental implants
Single teeth, several teeth, or a full fixed arch. Placed and restored in this office rather than split across two practices.
Riverdale · Bronx NY 10463
The Riverdale dental office that is open on Sunday.
Implants, extractions and general dentistry from Dr. Jeffrey B. Schoengold, practicing in New York since 1982. We see patients Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, so the appointment does not have to cost you a day of work.
3800 Independence Ave
10 min from the 1 at 231 St
Sedation available
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on the days we are open
Mon
Closed
Tue
9 to 6
Wed
Closed
Thu
9 to 6
Fri
Closed
Sat
Closed
Sun
9 to 6
Three full days a week, including the one almost nobody else in Riverdale opens.
Why the schedule looks like this
Dental work should not cost you a shift
Most dental offices are open exactly when you are at work. So the filling waits. The cracked molar waits. The tooth you lost two years ago waits, and while it waits the bone underneath it quietly shrinks.
Opening Sunday was a deliberate decision about who this office is for. Nobody should have to burn a vacation day, arrange cover, or explain an absence to get a tooth looked at.
- Sunday appointments, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, by appointment
- No rushed twenty minute slots, treatment is planned properly
- Sedation available if the dentist is something you dread
- Most major insurance plans accepted, checked before you come in
Woke up with a toothache on a Sunday?
Call the office. Sunday is a full working day here, not an emergency line, so there is a real chance of being seen rather than told to wait until Monday and take painkillers in the meantime.
Call 914-559-7757
What we do here
A full dental practice, not just an implant clinic
Implants are what Dr. Schoengold is known for, but this is the office plenty of Riverdale families use for everything else too.
Toothache and urgent care
Pain, swelling, a broken tooth, a crown that came off. Call and we will tell you honestly whether it can wait or should not.
Extractions and wisdom teeth
Straightforward and surgical removals, including wisdom teeth, with the site prepared properly if an implant is coming later.
Crowns, bridges and dentures
Rebuilding teeth that are cracked, worn or heavily filled, and replacing dentures that have stopped fitting the way they used to.
Sedation dentistry
For patients whose fear of the dentist is the actual obstacle. Say so when you book and the whole visit gets planned around it.
Checkups and cleanings
Routine care for the whole family, on days you can actually make. Catching a problem at the small stage is the cheapest dentistry there is.
Dental implants
Get back the things you quietly stopped doing
Losing a tooth changes small things first. You chew on one side. You skip the corn, the apple, the crusty bread. You start covering your mouth in photographs. None of it feels dramatic enough to book an appointment about, so it becomes normal.
An implant is a titanium root placed into the jaw with a crown on top. It is fixed, you clean it like a tooth, and it does not sit on the teeth either side of the gap the way a bridge does.
1996
Dr. Schoengold has placed implants since
1 root
Replaced without touching neighboring teeth
If you have been told the bone is not there
It is the most common reason people get turned away, and it is not always the end of it. Where the jaw has narrowed, this practice is certified in REX PiezoImplants, a wedge shaped design that can fit a narrow ridge without grafting first. Where the jaw is short rather than narrow, grafting or a sinus lift is the route instead.
Which of those applies to you is a question a 3D scan answers, not a phone call. Bring any scan or quote you already have.
Book an implant consultation
Your dentist
Dr. Jeffrey B. Schoengold, DDS
He has been practicing dentistry in New York since 1982 and placing implants since 1996. Over that time the practice has grown into two offices, one in Westchester and this one in Riverdale, with the same dentist working across both.
What patients tend to mention afterwards is not the technology. It is that things get explained before they happen, in ordinary language, and that nobody is pushed toward treatment they did not come in for.
1982Practising dentistry in New York since
1996Placing dental implants since
REXPiezoImplant certified for narrow ridge cases
2Offices, Riverdale and White Plains, same dentist
4.9
from 91 Google reviews
What Riverdale patients say
★★★★★
One of the smoothest dental experiences I have ever had. So gentle and efficient that I actually fell asleep in the chair.
Jana White
Google review
★★★★★
Just finished treatment at their Riverdale location and very happy with the results. Great service, I would recommend.
Nick Colasanti
Local Guide
★★★★★
Explains everything in full detail. Love my implants and love my smile. Amazing work on a tough job.
Donna Jensen
Google review
Getting to the office
Independence Avenue at West 238th
Easy enough on the bus, walkable from the 1, and straightforward by car off the Henry Hudson.
Subway
Take the 1 to 231 St, then roughly a ten minute walk west and uphill.
1
Local bus
The closest stop is Henry Hudson Parkway East at West 238th Street, about two minutes on foot.
Bx7Bx10Bx20
Express to Manhattan
The BxM1 and BxM2 express buses run through Riverdale if you are coming down from further north.
BxM1BxM2
By car
Come off the Henry Hudson Parkway around West 239th Street. Street parking in the neighborhood.
Neighborhoods we see
The northwest Bronx and just over the line
Most patients come from within a few minutes of the office, along the Riverdale Avenue and Broadway corridors. A number cross the bridge from upper Manhattan, and some come down from southern Westchester because the Sunday slot is easier than a weekday.
- Riverdale
- North Riverdale
- Spuyten Duyvil
- Fieldston
- Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge Heights
- Marble Hill
- Van Cortlandt Village
- Woodlawn
- Norwood
- Inwood
- Washington Heights
- Yonkers
- Mount Vernon
Dr. Schoengold also practices at a second office in White Plains, open Monday to Friday, if a weekday in Westchester suits you better than a Sunday in the Bronx.
Visit us
The Riverdale office
Address
3800 Independence Ave, Bronx, NY 10463
Phone
MondayClosed
Tuesday9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
WednesdayClosed
Thursday9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
FridayClosed
SaturdayClosed
Sunday9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Two offices
Riverdale or White Plains, same dentist
Dr. Schoengold splits his week between the Bronx and Westchester. If our Riverdale days do not line up with yours, the White Plains office runs Monday to Friday.
Riverdale, Bronx
3800 Independence Ave, Bronx, NY 10463
Ten minutes from the 1 at 231 St
MondayClosed
Tuesday9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
WednesdayClosed
Thursday9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday and SaturdayClosed
Sunday9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
White Plains
435 North St, White Plains, NY 10605
Parking on site, no meters
Monday to Friday9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Good to know
Questions we get asked in Riverdale
Are you really open on Sunday?
Yes, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and it is a normal working day rather than a skeleton emergency service. Sunday is one of our three main days along with Tuesday and Thursday. Appointments are recommended because Sundays fill up, which is exactly why we run them.
Which days are you closed?
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at this location. If none of our Riverdale days work for you, Dr. Schoengold's White Plains office runs Monday to Friday and it is the same dentist.
I am in pain right now. Can I be seen today?
Call and ask. If it falls on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday there is a genuine chance of fitting you in, and we would rather look at it than have you wait it out. Tell the front desk what is happening, in particular any swelling, difficulty swallowing, or fever, because those change how quickly you need to be seen.
How do I get there without a car?
The 1 train to 231 St is about a ten minute walk. The nearest bus stop is Henry Hudson Parkway East at West 238th Street, roughly two minutes away, served by the Bx7, Bx10 and Bx20. The BxM1 and BxM2 express buses also run through the neighborhood.
Do you take my insurance?
Most major plans are accepted. Rather than guess, call with your insurance details and the front desk will confirm what your plan covers before your appointment, so there are no surprises when you arrive. Payment plans are available for larger treatment.
I have not been to a dentist in years and I am embarrassed.
You will not be lectured. It is far more common than people think, and the staff here deal with it constantly. Say when you book that it has been a long time, or that you are anxious, and the first visit gets planned gently. Sedation is available where it helps.
Another dentist told me I cannot have implants. Is it worth a second look?
Often, yes. Bone loss is usually the reason given, and there is more than one kind. A narrow jaw may take a wedge shaped implant with no grafting at all. A short jaw may need grafting or a sinus lift first. A 3D scan is what separates the two. Bring whatever scan or quote you already have.
Do you see children and families?
Yes. Alongside the implant work this is a general practice, so checkups, cleanings and routine treatment for the whole family are all part of what happens here. Sunday tends to be the easiest day to bring everyone in at once.
Book a visit
Pick a day that actually works
Send us your details and the front desk will call you back to lock in a time. Tell us if you are in pain, if it has been a long time, or if you were told no somewhere else, because all three change how we plan the first visit.
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Insurance checked before you come in
- Sedation available on request
- Same dentist at both Riverdale and White Plains