Brian Rittenberg, MD

I did wisdom teeth extraction and odontoma extraction with him in 2013 summer. It was a complex surgery with full body anesthesia. He handled everything with professional excellence. Highly highly recommended.

Dr Rittenberg also works at Mount Sinai Hospital one day a week, which is where I saw him. I meant to write a review ages and ages ago but forgot until I was chatting to my dentist (the always lovely Dr Rose:
) yesterday. Works out well, really. I can assess the longer term outcomes!
I ended up with Dr Rittenberg after the oral surgeon I had been seeing packed up and left for Barrie. He was handsome, but my love for him had faded quite a bit-​he didn’t really indulge my (slightly obsessive) need to know all the details of my treatment-​so I was less devastated than you’d think to end up switching oral surgeons midway through my course of treatment.
I was pretty apprehensive at the first meeting, however. I felt like I’d been left in the lurch by the previous guy and that I really hadn’t been given as much information as I’d like. Five minutes after meeting Dr R, I knew I was going to be happy. He pandered to my curious nature, answered all my questions and wasn’t remotely condescending. I felt like I was participating in my treatment plan. Just like with my regular dentist! He was very thorough and very personable-​including actually sitting down to speak to me instead of rushing through the consultation.
The actual procedure was a breeze. I’d had something similar done before and it was long and tedious. In Dr R’s hands it was short and ridiculously easy. I’ve had more traumatic cleanings. He has the air of someone who has done all of this a million times before. And I’m pretty sure he has! Follow-​up was also good and there were no surprises with billing. The work has stood the test of time and I’ve had zero problems since then.
I’ve recommended him to a colleague who was also very happy and thought the procedure was effortless too. It’s worth noting that the nurses in the department have great faith in him. ALWAYS trust the nurses. They know what’s what. Failing that, trust me: someone who has a mouth full of dental work. I’ve done it all!