Cosmetic Dentistry / New York City
Dr. Barry Polansky
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- Position among businesses named in the latest scan.
- Mention rate
- The share of eligible AI responses in the current ranking that named the business.
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- Rank trend
- Each dot is one published ranking, newest on the right. A flat line means this firm's rank didn't move.
- Per-AI breakdown
- Responses from each assistant that named this firm.
- By question type
- Mentions grouped by what the buyer was asking.
Practice context for Cosmetic Dentistry · Not yet reviewed
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Practice evidence and AI measurements are assessed separately. Mentions do not establish suitability.
Market detail: Cosmetic Dentistry · New York City
Position
#201
of 1,157 firms · Oct 11, 2026
Mention rate
0.4%
4 of 1,128 eligible responses
Rank vs mention rate
2 snapshots · 14 days
Rank ranged #201 to #352 · mention rate 0.2%–0.4%
How to read this chart
How to read: each dot is one snapshot. The green line is where this firm ranked among peers on that day. The dashed amber line is the mention rate — the share of AI responses in that snapshot that named this firm at all.
Rank and mention rate use different scales, so the two lines are placed side-by-side, not on top of each other. A firm can hold rank while mention rate drifts (fewer responses named anyone) or improve rank without moving mention rate (peers dropped out).
Research details Historical appearances, assistant counts and question types · all roles, separate from qualified recommendations.
All-time results for this market
Business appeared Jul 10, 2026–Oct 11, 2026
- Responses analyzed
- 8,460
- Responses naming business
- 17
- Historical appearance rate
- 0.2%
- Dates with published rank
- 11
These raw appearance totals cover all retained responses for this city and category, across all question types and roles, including sources and incidental mentions. They are not qualified recommendation counts. Appearance dates show when responses named this business; published rank dates can include repeated use of those responses. Current rank and confidence use the latest dated ranking.
Per-AI breakdown
Counts cover all published Atlas research for this market.
- Claude
- 17 mentions
- ChatGPT
- 0 mentions
- Gemini
- 0 mentions
- Perplexity
- 0 mentions
Dependent on one AI. The other three assistants recorded no mentions in the published results.
By question type
All-time mentions grouped by the type of question the buyer asked.
- Situation
- 9 mentions
- Decision
- 7 mentions
- Follow Up
- 1 mention
Peer firms in New York City cosmetic dentistry
Current ranks and mention rates · Oct 11, 2026 edition.
#1
Dr. Michael Apa
40.2% current mention rate · 4/4 AI
#2
Dr. Marc Lowenberg
35.5% current mention rate · 4/4 AI
#3
Apa Aesthetic
22.5% current mention rate · 4/4 AI
#4
Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor
22.2% current mention rate · 4/4 AI
#5
Dr. Brian Kantor
18.1% current mention rate · 4/4 AI
#6
Jonathan B. Levine
15.5% current mention rate · 3/4 AI
#7
NYC Smile Design
8.7% current mention rate · 4/4 AI
#8
Dr. Victoria Veytsman
7.8% current mention rate · 4/4 AI
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Buyer questions and AI answers
Simulated buyer questions from Atlas’s test dataset, paired with AI answers that mentioned this firm or professional. Open to see the questions and what was said.
17 AI answers with recorded context · 0 reviewed in context
Atlas asks AI assistants questions written from the perspective of people seeking services in a particular city and situation. Each example connects a simulated buyer question to an answer that named this firm or professional. A name can appear as a recommendation, a related adviser, a comparison, or even an option the assistant advises against.
A mention does not verify services, eligibility or suitability. Context review explains how the name was used; it does not verify the assistant’s claims. Explore the test questions and methodology.
Simulated buyer question · Cosmetic Dentistry · New York City · Medical I have a gummy smile — like 6mm of gum shows when I laugh — and short-looking front teeth. Someone told me it's a lip issue, someone else said crown lengthening... anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 2026-10-11 15:37:48 How the name appeared: Uncertain Open question and AI answer
What the simulated buyer asked
I have a gummy smile — like 6mm of gum shows when I laugh — and short-looking front teeth. Someone told me it's a lip issue, someone else said crown lengthening, someone else said Botox. New York City. Who's actually good at diagnosing gummy smiles and picking the right fix?
…n lengthening and biologic width
- Dr. Edgard El Chaar — periodontist, strong on osseous crown lengthening cases
- Dr. Ira Lamster (Columbia) — comprehensive diagnosis
- Dr. Barry Polansky — known for complete diagnosis before committing to treatment path
- Dr. Michael Apa — cosmetic focus, but does full workup and coordinates with surgeons
For the surgical jaw possibility, add an oral surgeon consult: Dr. Rui Fernandes or Dr. Joseph McCarthy at NYU.
The Botox offer without a ceph is a red flag.
How to read this mention
The role of this name in the answer is uncertain or has not been reviewed.
Unreviewed contextual evidence; no qualification established.
Market: Cosmetic Dentistry · New York City · Medical
Factual accuracy: unverified · Practice fit: unknown
Context review: unreviewed. This is separate from practice eligibility and ranking.
No source URLs were recorded for this answer.
Simulated buyer question · Cosmetic Dentistry · New York City · Medical I did 18 months of Invisalign at a chain in New York City and my bite is worse than when I started — my canines never tracked. The office keeps saying 'one more... anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 2026-10-11 15:27:05 How the name appeared: Uncertain Open question and AI answer
What the simulated buyer asked
I did 18 months of Invisalign at a chain in New York City and my bite is worse than when I started — my canines never tracked. The office keeps saying 'one more refinement.' I want a real cosmetic dentist or orthodontist to actually look at this. Who takes over failing Invisalign cases from other offices?
…s
Orthodontists known for complex/rescue cases:
- Dr. Marc Lemchen (Manhattan) – Pioneer in digital orthodontics, takes difficult cases other offices couldn't finish
- Dr. Barry Polansky – Known for occlusion-focused treatment, good for bite correction specifically
- Dr. Howard Berk (Park Avenue Orthodontics) – Handles adult complex cases and refinement failures
- Dr. Jacqueline Fulop-Goodling (Orthodontic Experts) – Takes transfer and troubled cases regularly
Prosthodontists/cosmetic dentists who evaluate bite failures:
- **D…
How to read this mention
The role of this name in the answer is uncertain or has not been reviewed.
Unreviewed contextual evidence; no qualification established.
Market: Cosmetic Dentistry · New York City · Medical
Factual accuracy: unverified · Practice fit: unknown
Context review: unreviewed. This is separate from practice eligibility and ranking.
No source URLs were recorded for this answer.
Simulated buyer question · Cosmetic Dentistry · New York City · Medical Bruxer with worn dentition needing full reconstruction with occlusal work in New York City. This is not an Instagram-veneer case. Who actually rebuilds bites pr... anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 2026-10-11 14:55:10 How the name appeared: Uncertain Open question and AI answer
What the simulated buyer asked
Bruxer with worn dentition needing full reconstruction with occlusal work in New York City. This is not an Instagram-veneer case. Who actually rebuilds bites properly here — dentists who do bite registration, mounted diagnostic wax-ups, provisionals, and understand the neuromuscular piece? Three names.
…YC-based but trained many of the serious reconstructive dentists here; mention his name and you'll learn quickly who actually studied under that lineage.
More directly useful:
Dr. Barry Polansky – Philadelphia-based but worth the trip; one of the most rigorous occlusion-first reconstructive dentists in the Northeast, Pankey-trained, does the full mounted study model/wax-up/provisional sequence properly.
For NYC specifically:
Dr. Ira Shapira – Known in neuromuscular/TMD circles, works with bruxers at the physiologic occlusion level, not just c…
How to read this mention
The role of this name in the answer is uncertain or has not been reviewed.
Unreviewed contextual evidence; no qualification established.
Market: Cosmetic Dentistry · New York City · Medical
Factual accuracy: unverified · Practice fit: unknown
Context review: unreviewed. This is separate from practice eligibility and ranking.
No source URLs were recorded for this answer.
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