Prime Dental Group - East Los Angeles
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 58.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #9 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#958.3/100
- Best for Expats#955/100
- Best for Dental Implants#951.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#756/100
- Best Price Transparency#840.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#959.5/100
- Best for Families / Children#658.6/100
- 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
Family and cosmetic dental clinic in East Los Angeles offering general, orthodontic, implant, restorative and emergency care. Bilingual English/Spanish, accepts walk-ins and Denti-Cal.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 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.
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 2026-09-26; previously 4.3 [prime-dental-group-east-la-gbp-2026-09-26] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-26; previously 28 [prime-dental-group-east-la-gbp-2026-09-26] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [prime-dental-group-east-la-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 4 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 4 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-09-29 (to a review of 2026-09-21). [prime-dental-group-east-la-deepen] [prime-dental-group-east-la-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints 1–2★ are 10.6 % of 47 Google reviews (1★ 5 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 39); the lowest-rated reviews describe a long wait and failed root-canal, crown and repair work, with no single theme, and none is from the last 24 months. [prime-dental-group-east-la-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 10 Google reviews read (dated 2017-11-14 to 2026-09-21, from accounts with 1–44 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 5 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 39. [prime-dental-group-east-la-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence Not established: the clinic's location page links only the Prime Dental Group network page, not a page for the East Los Angeles office (checked 2026-10-02). | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp (18 reviews). [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 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Dedicated orthodontist on team; Invisalign. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Care for children, adults and families. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Same-day emergency care; walk-ins accepted. [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] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Los Angeles dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD on the homepage declares the type Dentist (alongside BreadcrumbList, FAQPage). [prime-dental-group-east-la-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
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ovsepyan [s1] [prime-dental-group-east-la-doclic] | General & family dentistry | 61421 | California dental licence number as the dentist lists it in the federal NPI Registry (NPI 1720342439); taken from that record, not from the Dental Board of California. |
| Dr. Tartakow [s1] | Orthodontics | not verified | — |
| Dr. Avetisyan [s1] | General & family dentistry | 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: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- 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.primedentalgroupca.com/locations/east-los-angeles |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-323-721-1212 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 5815 Whittier Blvd, East Los Angeles, CA 90022 |
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.primedentalgroupca.com/locations/east-los-angeles | Clinic name, address, phone, dentists, services, hours, Spanish, walk-ins, photos. | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/prime-dental-group-los-angeles | Yelp 18 reviews, updated 2026. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:Spanish speaking dentist Los Angeles | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| prime-dental-group-east-la-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prime+Dental+Group+%E2%80%93+East… | most recent review 3 months ago (as of 2026-08-25) | 2026-08-25 |
| prime-dental-group-east-la-doclic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1720342439 | NPPES record for TIGRAN TICO OVSEPYAN, D.M.D (NPI 1720342439, status Active) lists primary CA taxonomy 'Dentist, General Practice' with license 61421, matching the clinic-listed specialization 'General & family dentistry'. This is the only CA-licensed dentist named Ovsepyan (unique surname match); registered address is Tujunga, CA, not the East LA clinic address. | 2026-08-25 |
| prime-dental-group-east-la-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8517279828412427028&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.5 from 47 reviews; star histogram 1★ 5 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 39; newest review dated 2026-09-21; 3 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-11. | 2026-09-26 |
| prime-dental-group-east-la-r6s3 | https://www.primedentalgroupca.com/locations/east-los-angeles | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types Dentist, BreadcrumbList, FAQPage | 2026-10-02 |
| prime-dental-group-east-la-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8517279828412427028&hl=en | Google listing "Prime Dental Group – East LA" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental clinic), read 2026-10-02 in two review orders (the five lowest-rated and the five newest): rated 4.5 from 47 reviews (1★ 5 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 39); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2017-11-14 to 2026-09-21, 4 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 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: Google rating 4.5 (was 4.3) and review count 47 (was 28) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26; owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-11). |
| 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: Ovsepyan found with CA license 61421 (unique surname match); Tartakow and Avetisyan each left null due to multiple same-surname CA dentist candidates with no first name given to disambiguate. No clinic-level NPI found. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (primedentalgroupca.com), phone and name unchanged, clinic operating (open). Newly captured Google rating 4.3 (28 reviews, previously unset), Maps place URL, geo coordinates and review recency. Google's address for this location reads 'Los Angeles, CA 90022' rather than 'East Los Angeles' (same unincorporated-area location; USPS treats it as Los Angeles), so address left unchanged. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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