West LA Implants
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 63.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #4 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#463.9/100
- Best for Expats#457.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#457.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#443.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#461.2/100
- 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 Site lists 'IV Sedation' as a service but does not describe depth (asleep vs awake); no general anesthesia mentioned.
Summary
West Los Angeles practice focused on dental implants, All-on-4, full mouth reconstruction and cosmetic dentistry, using CBCT, 3D printing and Yomi robotic surgery.
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.
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 [west-la-implants-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [west-la-implants-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-24 (listing read 2026-09-26). [west-la-implants-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 10 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 6 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-09-26 (to a review of 2026-09-25). [west-la-implants-deepen] [west-la-implants-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints The five lowest-rated Google reviews raise different issues (unspecified subpar work, three differing quotes and charges, and implants that needed extra bone grafting at high cost); 1–2★ are 1.4 % of 209 (1★ 3 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 203). [west-la-implants-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 10 Google reviews read (dated 2022-06-10 to 2026-09-25, from accounts with 1–29 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 3 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 203. [west-la-implants-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Its dentist Dr. Tony Barriere has a Healthgrades profile at the practice's address (13 ratings, 4.4). [west-la-implants-platforms] | 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 CBCT scanner present. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Bone grafting, sinus augmentation, extractions, IV sedation, robotic surgery. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | 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] | 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 Organization, LocalBusiness, Dentist, MedicalOrganization (alongside Person, WebSite). [west-la-implants-r6s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality The clinic's own site first appears at position 7 of 9 in a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02, behind other listings. [west-la-implants-av3] | 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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Tony Barriere [s1] [west-la-implants-doclic] | Dental implants and cosmetic dentistry | 104452 | California dental licence number as the dentist lists it in the federal NPI Registry (NPI 1538666821); 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: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- 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://westlaimplants.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-310-481-0111 |
| https://facebook.com/WestLAImplants1/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 12301 Wilshire Blvd Suite 205, Los Angeles, CA 90025 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://westlaimplants.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, dentist, services, technology, hours, photos. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:dental implants Los Angeles | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| west-la-implants-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/West+LA+Implants/@34.0427976,-118… | Google rating 4,9 (202 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| west-la-implants-doclic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1538666821 | NPPES record for TONY CHRISTIANSON BARRIERE, DDS (NPI 1538666821, status Active) lists primary CA taxonomy 'Dentist, General Practice' with license 104452, practice address 12301 Wilshire Blvd Ste 205, Los Angeles - exact match to West LA Implants' address. Searched 'Tony Barriere' and surname 'Barriere' alone in CA (2 results, other is an unrelated pharmacist in SF). | 2026-08-25 |
| west-la-implants-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9588589692043558058&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.9 from 208 reviews; star histogram 1★ 3 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 202; newest review dated 2026-09-24; 5 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-25. | 2026-09-26 |
| west-la-implants-platforms | https://www.healthgrades.com/dentist/dr-tony-barriere-xynsmwt | Healthgrades profile of Dr. Tony Barriere, DDS, office West La Implants, 12301 Wilshire Blvd Ste 205, Los Angeles, phone (310) 481-0111 — the practice's address and number: 13 ratings, 11 with a written review, rating 4.4 (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| west-la-implants-av3 | search:"West LA Implants" 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: westlaimplants.com (contact page, 7th). Listed before the first of them: Healthgrades, Zocdoc, LinkedIn, Facebook, Yelp and RankMyDentist. | 2026-10-02 |
| west-la-implants-r6s3 | https://westlaimplants.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types Person, Organization, WebSite, ImageObject, WebPage, Article, VideoObject, LocalBusiness | 2026-10-02 |
| west-la-implants-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9588589692043558058&hl=en | Google listing "West LA Implants" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental clinic), read 2026-10-02 in two review orders (the five lowest-rated and the five newest): rated 4.9 from 209 reviews (1★ 3 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 203); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2022-06-10 to 2026-09-25, 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. |
| 2026-10-02 | Google indexing quality changed from good to partial after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02 (own site first listed at position 7 of 9). |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-24); owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-25). |
| 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: named dentist Tony Barriere found with CA license 104452 and exact practice-address match. No separate clinic-level NPI found; California does not license dental clinics as facilities. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (westlaimplants.com), address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Google rating reconfirmed at 4.9; review count changed from stored 148 to 202; recorded Maps place URL and geo coordinates. Note: the site's own 'Google Reviews' link appears misconfigured (redirects to an unrelated DC practice). |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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