Samaritan Dental Arts
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 66.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#166.1/100
- Best for Expats#359.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#260.2/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#459.6/100
- Best Price Transparency#256.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#361.8/100
- Best for Families / Children#364.1/100
- 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
Downtown Los Angeles general and cosmetic dental practice led by Dr. Alan Zabolian, offering implants, Invisalign, root canals, crowns, veneers, emergency and pediatric care.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 17 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 5 of 15 verifiable points (missing: cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant 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.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published First visit stated to cost between $200 and $600 depending on exams required. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | 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 First visit $200-$600 depending on exams. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | 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 [samaritan-dental-arts-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-26; previously 193 [samaritan-dental-arts-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-25 (listing read 2026-09-26). [samaritan-dental-arts-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews None of the 15 reviews read, 10 of them dated within the last 24 months (newest 2026-09-29), carries an owner reply, and the reply block of the listing was readable. [samaritan-dental-arts-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Only 1 of the five lowest-rated Google reviews carries a written complaint, too few to repeat; 1–2★ are 0.5 % of 209 (1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 11 / 5★ 197). [samaritan-dental-arts-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 15 Google reviews read (dated 2014-04-02 to 2026-09-29, from accounts with 1–32 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 11 / 5★ 197. [samaritan-dental-arts-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp, Zocdoc, Healthgrades, Chamber of Commerce. [s2] | 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] | 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 types Organization, LocalBusiness (alongside WebPage, ImageObject). [samaritan-dental-arts-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. Alan Zabolian, DDS [s1] [samaritan-dental-arts-doclic] | General, cosmetic and restorative dentistry | 59412 | California dental licence number as the dentist lists it in the federal NPI Registry (NPI 1134431471); taken from that record, not from the Dental Board of California. |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- 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.samaritandentalarts.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-213-481-2917 |
| https://www.facebook.com/Samaritandentalarts/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 1127 Wilshire Blvd #914, 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://www.samaritandentalarts.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, dentist, services, first-visit price range, photos, Facebook. | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/samaritan-dental-arts-los-angeles-3 | 196 Yelp reviews, updated 2026; 4.8 across 49 Chamber reviews. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:emergency dentist Los Angeles | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| samaritan-dental-arts-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Samaritan+Dental+Arts/@34.0531932… | most recent review 4 months ago (as of 2026-08-25) | 2026-08-25 |
| samaritan-dental-arts-doclic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1134431471 | NPPES record for ALAN ZABOLIAN, DDS (NPI 1134431471, status Active) lists primary CA taxonomy 'Dentist, General Practice' with license 59412, matching the clinic-listed specialization 'General, cosmetic and restorative dentistry'. Registered address is a Los Angeles residential address (416 S Sherbourne Dr Apt 207), not Samaritan Dental Arts' Wilshire Blvd business address; name is a unique surname match (only 1 CA result) so treated as the same individual. | 2026-08-25 |
| samaritan-dental-arts-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1525908205378572657&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.9 from 205 reviews; star histogram 1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 11 / 5★ 193; newest review dated 2026-09-25. | 2026-09-26 |
| samaritan-dental-arts-r6s3 | https://www.samaritandentalarts.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types WebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList, WebSite, Organization, LocalBusiness | 2026-10-02 |
| samaritan-dental-arts-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1525908205378572657&hl=en | Google listing "Samaritan Dental Arts" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental implants periodontist), read 2026-10-02 in three review orders (the five lowest-rated, the five newest and the five most relevant): rated 4.9 from 209 reviews (1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 11 / 5★ 197); 15 distinct reviews read, dated 2014-04-02 to 2026-09-29, 0 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 owner replies found; 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: review count 205 (was 193) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-25). |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: Alan Zabolian found with CA license 59412 (unique name match, address differs from the clinic's). No clinic-level NPI found. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (samaritandentalarts.com), address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Newly captured Google rating 4.9 (193 reviews, previously unset), Maps place URL, geo coordinates and review recency. Note: Maps listing shows phone +1 213-986-2933, differing from the site's and the stored +1-213-481-2917 (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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