Smile Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 82.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #4 of 13 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
82.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#482.8/100
- Best for Expats#579.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#283/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#589.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#578/100
- Best for Families / Children#182.6/100
- 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/anaesthesia information found on clinic website.
Summary
Clinic (advertising 16+ years of experience) offering implants, crowns, veneers, orthodontics (Damon braces), root canals, All-on-4, full-mouth rehab, pediatric dentistry and extractions. English website with published sample prices (implant $900, zirconia crown $400, cleaning $30) and logistics support for US/Canadian patients.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 16.5 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13.5 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 3 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Los Algodones; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Los Algodones; mentioned for: dental implants Los Algodones; mentioned for: emergency dentist Los Algodones; mentioned for: Los Algodones 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
20 / 20
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 [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | 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 The site embeds a Google map on its pages and gives the street address in its privacy notice [smile-center-deepen] [smile-center-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
15 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Resin filling listed on the price page [smile-center-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Consultation/exam is free [smile-center-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Panoramic and periapical X-rays priced [smile-center-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
16.5 / 20
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 [smile-center-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25 [smile-center-deepen-14] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-23 (listing read 2026-09-26). [smile-center-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews [smile-center-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Several reviews describe serious surgical/implant complications [smile-center-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram not literally 100% 5-star; dates and accounts mixed [smile-center-deepen-16] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Found the clinic's own page by a direct Facebook name search; address matches exactly [smile-center-deepen-22] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor profile found and no TripAdvisor link on the site [smile-center-deepen-5] [smile-center-deepen-17] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Has a WhatClinic profile with patient reviews [smile-center-deepen-6] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
13.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Panoramic and periapical X-rays documented and priced [smile-center-deepen-18] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) 3D CT scan explicitly priced [smile-center-deepen-19] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care No emergency wording found in page titles/descriptions [smile-center-deepen-20] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
6.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
3 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Los Algodones", "English speaking dentist Los Algodones", "dental implants Los Algodones", "emergency dentist Los Algodones", "Los Algodones dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Los Algodones Not present in the top web results for "best dentist Los Algodones" on 2026-09-25. [smile-center-deepen-7] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Los Algodones Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Los Algodones" on 2026-09-25. [smile-center-deepen-8] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Los Algodones Not present in the top web results for "dental implants Los Algodones" on 2026-09-25. [smile-center-deepen-9] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Los Algodones Not present in the top web results for "emergency dentist Los Algodones" on 2026-09-25. [smile-center-deepen-10] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Los Algodones dental clinic for expats Not present in the top web results for "Los Algodones dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-25. [smile-center-deepen-11] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD Organization entity present [smile-center-deepen-21] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Iram Verdugo [s1] | DDS | 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
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1 928-554-3052 |
| Address | Av. B corner 3rd St #203, 21970 Vicente Guerrero, B.C., Mexico |
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.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/ | No wa.me, api.whatsapp.com or line.me link found across 40 pages read (though a "visiting us" page reuses WhatsApp-shared photos, no direct chat link exists) | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Smile+Center+Los+Algodones/@32.71… | most recent review approx. 6 months old (Brenda Friesen) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| smile-center-deepen | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/contact-us | Contact page (and site footer on every page) embeds a Google map ('maps.google.com/maps?q=Smile center los algodones') | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-2 | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/privacy-policy | 'Clinic Name: Smile Center Algodones Address: Avenue B Corner 3rd #203 21970 Los Algodones, Baja California, Mexico.' | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-3 | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/price-list-los-algodones-de… | Price page: "Panoramic X-Rays $150.00 USD → $50.00 USD"; "2D Periapical X-ray $60.00 USD → Free" | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-4 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1034926765553183989&hl=en | Lowest-rated reviews: america medina (1★): wisdom tooth extraction, "not given any written post-operative instructions...never asked to sign a consent form"; pilar tapia (1★): daughter-in-law "ended up in the emergency room within 24 hours" of wisdom teeth surgery; Heather Turner (1★): "received 5 implants... 2 of which fell out" | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-5 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Smile%20… | TripAdvisor own-site search for "Smile Center Los Algodones" returns only unrelated Los Angeles/Los Cerritos/Los Alamos destinations and hotels | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-6 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/mexico/los-algodones/smile-center | WhatClinic profile read 2026-09-25: 'Smile Center in Los Algodones, Mexico • Read 21 Reviews', address 'Av. B Corner 3rd. St #203, Los Algodones, Baja California, 21970' | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-7 | search:best dentist Los Algodones | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x2), algodonesdentalgroup.com, medicaltourismco.com, dentavacation.com, dentaldepartures.com, dentalsolutionsalgodones.com, dentalrubio.com, dentaldelrioalgodones.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-8 | search:English speaking dentist Los Algodones | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–10 were en.wikipedia.org, sanidentalgroup.com, losalgodonesdentist.com, algodonesdentalgroup.com, mariettadentalcare.com.mx, lovaldental.com, castledentalgroup.com, placidway.com, algodonesdentalcenter.com, dentalsolutionsalgodones.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-9 | search:dental implants Los Algodones | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com, sanidentalgroup.com, algodonesdentalimplants.com, supremedentalmx.com, mariettadentalcare.com.mx, algodonesdentalgroup.com, dentaldepartures.com, dayodental.com, algodonesdentalcenter.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-10 | search:emergency dentist Los Algodones | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com, algodonesdentalimplants.com (x3), finequalitydental.com, oasisdentalgroup.com, qanomed.com, dentalsolutionsalgodones.com, familydentaldoctor.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-11 | search:Los Algodones dental clinic for expats | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were sanidentalgroup.com, en.wikipedia.org, driniguez.com, algodonesdentalgroup.com, sttdentalmexico.com, dentaldepartures.com, castledentalgroup.com, dentavacation.com, dentalsolutionsalgodones.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-12 | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/price-list-los-algodones-de… | Price page procedure list includes "Resin Filling" with a priced line under General Dentistry | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-13 | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/price-list-los-algodones-de… | Price page: "Consultation/Exam $200.00 USD → Free (100%)" | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-14 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1034926765553183989&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: 4.9 from 180 reviews; histogram 5★ 175 / 4★ 1 / 3★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 1★ 4 | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1034926765553183989&hl=en | Owner reply dated 2026-05-04 to a 4★ review by Brenda Friesen | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-16 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1034926765553183989&hl=en | Histogram 180 reviews: 5★ 175 (97%), 1★ 4; reviews span 2019-2026 and most accounts have review history | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-17 | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/ | No tripadvisor.com link or mention found across 40 pages read | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-18 | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/price-list-los-algodones-de… | Price page lists "Panoramic X-Rays" and "2D Periapical X-ray" as priced diagnostic items | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-19 | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/price-list-los-algodones-de… | Price page: "3D CT scan $150.00 USD → $450.00 USD (66%)" | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-20 | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/ | No emergency-related wording found in the title, meta description or headings of any of the 40 pages read | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-deepen-21 | https://www.smilecenterlosalgodones.com/ | JSON-LD types across the site include Organization, Product, Offer, Article | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-center-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1034926765553183989&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.9 from 180 reviews; star histogram 1★ 4 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 175; newest review dated 2026-09-23. | 2026-09-26 |
| smile-center-deepen-22 | https://www.facebook.com/SmileCenterAlgodones | Facebook page "Smile Center Los Algodones": address "Av B corner 3rd #203, Los Algodones, Baja California, Mexico" matches the clinic's address exactly; 771 followers, 100% recommended | 2026-09-30 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Searched Facebook directly by the clinic's name (the site's own pages carry no Facebook link). Found the clinic's own page with an exactly matching address, distinct from an unrelated same-city practice with a similar name. Recorded presence on Facebook. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-23). |
| 2026-09-25 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five pending Los Algodones queries: not present for "best dentist Los Algodones", "English speaking dentist Los Algodones", "dental implants Los Algodones", "emergency dentist Los Algodones", "Los Algodones dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's price list, contact-us, visiting-us and privacy pages, its WhatClinic profile, and its Google listing (all four review sorts). Recorded: filling, consultation and X-ray prices published; a 3D CT scan documented and priced; an embedded Google map on the site and the street address in its privacy notice; a WhatClinic profile with 21 reviews; no emergency category; no WhatsApp/LINE link; owner replies to reviews; a recurring theme of surgical-complication reports (wisdom-tooth extraction, implant failures) in the lowest-rated reviews; no sign of review manipulation; no TripAdvisor presence. Google review count refreshed to 180. Still unverified: a Facebook page. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against RNP and CLUES: both registries confirmed unreachable/unsearchable from this environment today - no lookups could be completed for the clinic or its 1 named doctor; all values left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, name/phone unchanged, not permanently closed; the exact street address is now published (Av. B corner 3rd St #203) whereas it was previously unpublished/vague, recorded as an address correction; recorded Google rating 4.9 (178 reviews, previously unset) and geo coordinates. |
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