PhD Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 59.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#759.7/100
- Best for Expats#556.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#654/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#559/100
- Best Price Transparency#939.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#560.5/100
- Best for Families / Children#562.6/100
- 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
Multi-location dental group across greater Los Angeles (East LA, Inglewood, Lynwood, Pico Rivera, Compton, Westchester, Norwalk) offering general, pediatric, orthodontic, oral surgery and cosmetic care. Bilingual English/Spanish; accepts Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal and PPO.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 17 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19.5 of 20 points.
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 Refers to board-certified specialists but does not name individual dentists on the homepage. [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | 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 [s1] | 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 [phd-dental-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [phd-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [phd-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 10 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 5 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-09-30 (to a review of 2026-09-29). [phd-dental-deepen] [phd-dental-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints The five lowest-rated Google reviews raise different issues (misleading expectations and an unfinished procedure, front-desk conduct and waiting, doubts about review raffles, rude assistants, and fillings redone); 1–2★ are 2.6 % of 1190 (1★ 25 / 2★ 6 / 3★ 6 / 4★ 51 / 5★ 1102). [phd-dental-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 10 Google reviews read (dated 2021-04-16 to 2026-09-29, from accounts with 1–51 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 25 / 2★ 6 / 3★ 6 / 4★ 51 / 5★ 1102. [phd-dental-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp, Instagram, Healthgrades, WebMD, Apple Maps. [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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology All-on-4 implants, oral surgery. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign, braces, accelerated orthodontics. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Extractions, bone grafting, All-on-4. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Dedicated kids offices. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Emergency root canals, extractions, braces repair. [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 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] | 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 JSON-LD on the homepage declares the type Organization (alongside WebPage, BreadcrumbList). [phd-dental-r6s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [s1] [s2] | 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
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low No dentists identified anywhere (-2 pts) — Homepage references board-certified specialists but does not name individual dentists. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
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://www.phddental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-323-269-5437 |
| https://www.facebook.com/PhDDentalEastLA/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 3000 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://www.phddental.com/ | Clinic name, multiple addresses, phones, services, hours, Spanish, insurance, photos. | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/phd-dental-los-angeles-los-angeles | Yelp listing updated 2026. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:Spanish speaking dentist Los Angeles | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| phd-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/PhD+Dental/@34.0304084,-118.20730… | Google rating 4,8 (1177 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| phd-dental-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12019418444965875940&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 1188 reviews; star histogram 1★ 25 / 2★ 6 / 3★ 6 / 4★ 51 / 5★ 1100; newest review dated 2026-09-24; 4 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-22. | 2026-09-26 |
| phd-dental-r6s3 | https://phddental.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types WebPage, BreadcrumbList, WebSite, Organization | 2026-10-02 |
| phd-dental-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12019418444965875940&hl=en | Google listing "PhD Dental" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental clinic), read 2026-10-02 in two review orders (the five lowest-rated and the five newest): rated 4.8 from 1190 reviews (1★ 25 / 2★ 6 / 3★ 6 / 4★ 51 / 5★ 1102); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2021-04-16 to 2026-09-29, 10 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): 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. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-22). |
| 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 clinic-level NPI found for 'PhD Dental' (CA or nationwide search). 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 (phddental.com), address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Newly captured Google rating 4.8 (1,177 reviews, previously unset), Maps place URL, geo coordinates and review recency. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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