Mi Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 33.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1233.3/100
- Best for Expats#1231/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#929.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#1222.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1235.3/100
- 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) — Not verified No sedation/anesthesia information found on site.
Summary
General dentistry practice in downtown Los Angeles offering comprehensive exams, cleanings, urgent care and a range of treatments. Bilingual English/Spanish; accepts Denti-Cal and PPO plans.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 2.5 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist los angeles; mentioned for: english speaking dentist los angeles; mentioned for: dental implants los angeles; mentioned for: emergency dentist los angeles; mentioned for: los angeles dental clinic for expats)
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 Homepage does not list dentist names; reviews mention Dr. Jae and Dr. Natalia Lee. [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
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 [mi-dental-la-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [mi-dental-la-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [mi-dental-la-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp (61 reviews), Instagram, Practo, CareCredit, DentaScore. [s2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Panographic X-ray and radiograph series. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Urgent care available. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 9-5, closed weekends. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
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] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Los Angeles [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Los Angeles dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality [s1] [s2] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | 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: NPI 1023503232 (NATALIA LEE DDS INC, DBA Mi Dental - NPPES National Provider Registry) (NPPES NPI Registry organization-name search for 'MI DENTAL', enumeration_type=NPI-2, state=CA: 1 result. Searched 2026-08-25.) [mi-dental-la-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- medium No dentists identified anywhere (-3 pts) — Website does not present a roster of dentists with names and credentials. [s1]
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No treatment prices published on the site. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -5 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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://midentalla.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-213-274-0650 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 1122 W 6th St, Suite 107, Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://midentalla.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, email, services, X-ray, hours, Spanish, insurance. | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/mi-dental-los-angeles | Yelp 4.5 with 61 reviews, updated 2026. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:Spanish speaking dentist Los Angeles | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| mi-dental-la-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mi+Dental/@34.0538619,-118.264007… | most recent review 3 months ago (as of 2026-08-25) | 2026-08-25 |
| mi-dental-la-lic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1023503232 | NPPES organizational record for NATALIA LEE DDS INC (NPI 1023503232, status Active) lists 'MI DENTAL' as a registered Doing-Business-As name, practice location 1122 W 6th St #107, Los Angeles - exact match to the clinic's address; authorized official Dr. Natalia Lee, DDS, CEO. (Reviews cited in the clinic's own criteria data mention a 'Dr. Natalia Lee' but she is not listed in licensing.doctors, so no individual doctor lookup was recorded.) | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: found the clinic's legal/registrant entity NATALIA LEE DDS INC (NPI 1023503232), registered DBA 'Mi Dental' at the clinic's exact address. No doctors are individually named in this clinic's licensing.doctors list, so no doctor-level lookups were performed. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (midentalla.com), address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Newly captured Google rating 4.7 (77 reviews, previously unset), Maps place URL, geo coordinates and review recency. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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