Century Smile Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 62.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #6 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#662.2/100
- Best for Expats#756.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#753.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#855.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#543.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#560.5/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)not ranked
General Anaesthesia & Deep Sedation
Whether the clinic documents treatment under general anaesthesia or deep / twilight sedation — "sleep dentistry", where the patient is asleep and unaware (does not feel, see, or hear the procedure). Ordinary conscious sedation, where the patient stays awake and responsive, does not count here. This is informational and does not affect the transparency score.
- ✗ General anaesthesia / deep sedation (sleep dentistry) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented IV sedation offered but keeps patient in 'twilight sleep/awake' state (still awake, less aware); general anesthesia explicitly not available. [century-smile-dental-sedation]
Summary
Culver City general, cosmetic and specialty dental practice offering implants, Invisalign, root canals, oral surgery, periodontics and emergency appointments. Laser dentistry and in-house membership plan available.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
Score Breakdown
Every criterion below is scored from public sources. ✓ verified yes · ✗ verified no / not found · ◐ partial · ? unverified (scores 0, not a negative finding).
Information Transparency
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published The site gives the address with a Google Maps link. [century-smile-dental-g5] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
Public review signals. The Google rating is adjusted with a Bayesian prior (rating 4.0, weight 25) so a 5.0 from a handful of reviews does not outrank a 4.8 from hundreds.
| ✓ | Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted) as of 2026-08-25 [century-smile-dental-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-26; previously 274 [century-smile-dental-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [century-smile-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 2 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 1 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-01-22 (to a review of 2025-11-14). [century-smile-dental-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints The five lowest-rated Google reviews raise different issues (a booking with one dentist that ended with another, insurance billing, a sloppy cleaning, and two 2014 complaints about pushed procedures and a missed booking); 1–2★ are 4.2 % of 312 (1★ 9 / 2★ 4 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 295). [century-smile-dental-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 10 Google reviews read (dated 2014-10-09 to 2026-09-29, from accounts with 1–206 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 9 / 2★ 4 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 295. [century-smile-dental-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence The clinic's own Facebook page (3831 Hughes Ave, Culver City, linked from the clinic's website) is active: latest post 2026-09-17, 20 reviews (checked 2026-10-02). [century-smile-dental-fb] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp page of the practice at 3831 Hughes Ave, Culver City: 3.8 from 137 reviews, claimed by the business. [century-smile-dental-deepen] [century-smile-dental-platforms] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Los Angeles", "English speaking dentist Los Angeles", "dental implants Los Angeles", "emergency dentist Los Angeles", "Los Angeles dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Los Angeles [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Los Angeles [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Los Angeles [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Los Angeles [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Los Angeles dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD on the homepage declares the types Corporation, Organization, Dentist (alongside WebSite, WebPage). [century-smile-dental-r6s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality The clinic's own site is 2nd of 9 results of a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02, with 5 of its pages listed. [century-smile-dental-av3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
Licensing & Credentials
Whether the clinic publishes its operating licence and the dentists working there together with their professional licence numbers. A verified “not published” is recorded as a red flag; data we have not checked yet is shown as unverified and carries no penalty.
Clinic operating licence: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Leila Moghaddam, DMD [s1] | General/cosmetic dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Rafiee [s1] | Periodontics/oral surgery | not verified |
| Dr. Gu [s1] | — | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
Unverified items score 0 points but are not treated as negative findings. If you can document any of them, please send a correction.
Contact Information
| Website | https://centurysmile.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-310-836-6161 |
| https://www.facebook.com/CenturySmileDental/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 3831 Hughes Ave #701, Culver City, CA 90232 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://centurysmile.com/ | Clinic name, phone, dentists, services, photos, membership plan. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:cosmetic dentist LA | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| century-smile-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Century+Smile+Dental/@34.0224004,… | most recent review 4 weeks ago (as of 2026-08-25) | 2026-08-25 |
| century-smile-dental-sedation | https://centurysmile.com/services/sedation-sleep-dentistry/ | Site: IV Sedation 'does put you into a twilight sleep/awake state', 'you will still be awake but less aware'; general anesthesia 'not available in our practice' | 2026-08-25 |
| century-smile-dental-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16576898043649871404&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 311 reviews; star histogram 1★ 9 / 2★ 4 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 294; newest review dated 2026-09-22. | 2026-09-26 |
| century-smile-dental-platforms | https://www.healthgrades.com/usearch?what=Century%20Smile%20Dental&… | Healthgrades: its search for "Century Smile Dental" and for Dr. Leila Moghaddam in Culver City returns no profile at 3831 Hughes Ave (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| century-smile-dental-deepen | https://www.yelp.com/biz/century-smile-dental-culver-city-4 | Yelp business page "Century Smile Dental", 3831 Hughes Ave, Culver City, read 2026-10-02: 3.8 from 137 reviews, claimed by the business, categories Cosmetic Dentists, General Dentistry, Endodontists | 2026-10-02 |
| century-smile-dental-g5 | https://centurysmile.com/ | Home page read 2026-10-02: "3831 Hughes Ave, Suite 701 Culver City, CA 90232" with directions and a Google Maps link to the clinic's place | 2026-10-02 |
| century-smile-dental-av3 | search:"Century Smile Dental" Los Angeles | Web search run on 2026-10-02 (English, US results) for the clinic's name and city: 9 results listed. Its own pages: centurysmile.com (five pages, 2nd to 7th). Listed before the first of them: Alignable. | 2026-10-02 |
| century-smile-dental-fb | https://www.facebook.com/CenturySmileDental/ | Facebook page "Century Smile" (Culver City CA) read on 2026-10-02; address 3831 Hughes Ave, Suite 701, Culver City, CA, United States, 90232; phone +1 310-742-1201; website http://www.centurysmile.com/; 1.5K followers; 88% recommend (20 reviews); latest post 2026-09-17 | 2026-10-02 |
| century-smile-dental-r6s3 | https://centurysmile.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types Corporation, Organization, WebSite, WebPage, Person, Article, Dentist, GeoCircle | 2026-10-02 |
| century-smile-dental-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16576898043649871404&hl=en | Google listing "Century Smile Dental" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental hygienist), read 2026-10-02 in two review orders (the five lowest-rated and the five newest): rated 4.8 from 312 reviews (1★ 9 / 2★ 4 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 295); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2014-10-09 to 2026-09-29, 2 with an owner reply | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-02 (its lowest-rated and newest reviews with the star histogram): the owner replies to reviews; no repeated complaint; no sign of manipulated reviews. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's own website (homepage, robots.txt, sitemap and service pages) for site structure: business structured data present. |
| 2026-10-02 | Facebook presence checked on 2026-10-02: the clinic's own page is active (latest post 2026-09-17). |
| 2026-10-02 | Read its Yelp page on 2026-10-02: the practice is listed there at its Culver City address with 137 reviews. |
| 2026-10-01 | Reviews on other platforms re-checked: the review page cited earlier only gathered the practice's Google reviews, and in this check its Yelp and Zocdoc pages could not be read, so this is now marked unknown. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review count 311 (was 274) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26. |
| 2026-09-07 | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: no confirmed match for any of the 3 named doctors (Moghaddam, Rafiee, Gu) - all first-name-sparse entries with either no NPPES record or multiple ambiguous same-surname candidates none located at the clinic's Culver City address; all left null. No clinic-level NPI found. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. IV sedation offered but keeps patient in 'twilight sleep/awake' state (still awake, less aware); general anesthesia explicitly not available. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (centurysmile.com), phone and name unchanged, clinic operating (open). Google Business profile lists suite '#701' not previously recorded, so address was refined; review count changed from stored 261 to 274, rating steady at 4.8. Note: Maps listing shows phone +1 310-742-0708, differing from the site's and the stored +1-310-836-6161 (likely a call-tracking number); stored phone left unchanged since the site matches the record on file. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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