Changelog
Every data update, correction, and methodology change is logged here and in each clinic's own change history. The rating updates whenever the underlying public data changes.
| Date | Subject | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Advanced Dentistry & Implant Center | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s-adv-rev [https://www.yelp.com/biz/advanced-dentistry-and-implant-center-san-diego-2]: https://www.yelp.com/biz/advanced-dentistry-and-implant-center-san-diego-2 (attempt1: HTTP 403; attempt2 (+30s): HTTP 403, other->stable-dead on recheck) |
| 2026-08-25 | Advanced Dentistry & Implant Center | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (lovemyteeth.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Google rating changed from stored 5.0 to 4.9; review count changed from stored 26 to 36; recorded Maps place URL and geo coordinates. |
| 2026-08-25 | Advanced Dentistry & Implant Center | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Offers General Anesthesia ('sleep dentistry') for invasive procedures/implant surgery — site states patient is unconscious. |
| 2026-08-25 | Advanced Dentistry & Implant Center | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: Dr. Roya Mirkhan confirmed via exact credential (DMD, MSD) and specialty (Periodontics) match, CA license 44743. No organizational NPI found for the clinic itself under the name variants tried. |
| 2026-08-25 | Balboa Dentistry | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (balboadentistry.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Google rating reconfirmed at 4.8; review count changed from stored 368 to 376; recorded Maps place URL and geo coordinates. |
| 2026-08-25 | Balboa Dentistry | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. FAQ: 'we offer oral sedation and other comfort options' for nervous patients — oral sedation only, no IV/general anesthesia mentioned. |
| 2026-08-25 | Balboa Dentistry | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: Dr. Hussein Dhayni confirmed, exact address match to Balboa Dentistry, CA license 57929. No organizational NPI found for the clinic itself. |
| 2026-08-25 | Cabrillo Dental | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (cabrillodental.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Google rating reconfirmed at 4.9; review count changed from stored 453 to 368 (Google appears to have pruned reviews); recorded Maps place URL, geo coordinates, and review recency. |
| 2026-08-25 | Cabrillo Dental | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: Dr. Nasery matched to Ehsan Nasery, DDS (CA license 47965, San Marcos address) and Dr. Pirouz Salehi matched (CA license 61639, San Diego address); both registered addresses differ from Cabrillo Dental's Kearny Mesa location. No organizational NPI found for the clinic itself. |
| 2026-08-25 | Coastal Dental Arts | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (coastaldentalarts.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Google rating reconfirmed at 4.8; review count changed from stored 312 to 349; recorded Maps place URL, geo coordinates, and review recency. Note: Google Maps listing shows phone +1 619-786-3635, differing from the site's/worklist's +1-619-858-8080 (likely a call-tracking number); stored phone left unchanged since the clinic's own site confirms +1-619-858-8080. |
| 2026-08-25 | Coastal Dental Arts | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: clinic's legal entity (David C Chotiner DMD, NPI 1326800129) found at its exact address. Dr. David Chotiner confirmed with CA license 48442; Drs. Frank Mac, Bowen Zhou and Ariana Wetzstein not found in NPPES under the name variants tried (CA Dental Board direct search remains blocked/403 for both scripted and browser-automation access). |
| 2026-08-25 | Dental Expressions | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (dentalclinicsandiego.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Newly captured Google rating 4.7 (46 reviews, previously unset), Maps place URL, geo coordinates and review recency. Note: Google Maps listing shows website as 'dentalclinicinsandiego.com' (extra 'in'); not independently opened today, so stored website left unchanged since dentalclinicsandiego.com was directly confirmed live with matching name/address/phone. |
| 2026-08-25 | Dental Expressions | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: clinic's legal entity (Richard T Masek DDS Inc, NPI 1386754174, CA license 25593) found at its exact address, though the currently featured dentist is Dr. Irma Gavaldon (likely a retained prior-owner PC name). Dr. Gavaldon independently confirmed, exact address match, CA license 60022. |
| 2026-08-25 | Mesa Dental | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (mesadentalsd.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open, not permanently closed). Google rating reconfirmed at 4.9; review count changed from stored 760 to 1,834; recorded Maps place URL, geo coordinates, and review recency. |
| 2026-08-25 | Mesa Dental | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry (federal, open, scope both): Dr. Qadeer identified as Arash Qadeer, DDS, CA license 54588 (NPI 1992856124). No separate clinic/organization NPI found for Mesa Dental, consistent with a sole-proprietor practice; CA has no facility-license registry for dental offices. |
| 2026-08-25 | Methodology v1.3.0 | Corrected how the two licensing red flags are applied ("Clinic operating licence not published" and "Dentists / their licences not listed"). Previously they were applied whenever licensing data was absent from our records, which treated unchecked data as a negative finding — contrary to the methodology's own rule that unverified data is a fact about our coverage, not about the clinic. Both flags now apply only where we have verified that the information is not published. Manual licensing flags that rested on unverified data were removed from the affected clinics. No other scoring rules changed; most scores rise because the incorrect penalty is removed. |
| 2026-08-25 | Mission Valley Dentists | Re-verification 2026-08-25: direct access to missionvalleydentists.com was blocked today (WebFetch returned 403; a direct browser visit returned 'service not available in your region'), so website could not be independently opened — Google's Business Profile confirms the same domain, matching address, phone, and normal operating hours (open, not permanently closed). Google rating changed from stored 4.9 to 4.4 and review count from 482 to 438 (notable drop); recorded Maps place URL, geo coordinates and review recency. |
| 2026-08-25 | Mission Valley Dentists | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: clinic's legal entity (Lance Rygg Professional Dental Corporation, NPI 1366701096, CA license 30251) found at its exact address and phone number. No individually named dentists are listed in the current dataset to verify against a registry. |
| 2026-08-25 | Pacific Beach Family Dental | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (pbfamilydental.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Google rating reconfirmed at 4.9; review count changed from stored 135 to 143; recorded Maps place URL, geo coordinates and review recency. |
| 2026-08-25 | Pacific Beach Family Dental | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: Dr. Tudor Chertes confirmed (CA license 100505, same ZIP as clinic). Dr. Omar Hassouna found under a unique name match but with a Los Angeles-area registered address (CA license 103076) — flagged as a likely stale-address record, not a licensure discrepancy. Dr. Gabriella Andrie not found under spellings tried. No organizational NPI found for the clinic. |
| 2026-08-25 | Rancho San Diego Dental Group | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (ranchosandiegodental.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Google rating reconfirmed at 4.8; review count changed from stored 448 to 514; recorded Maps place URL and geo coordinates. Note: Google Maps lists the business as 'Rancho San Diego Dental' (without 'Group'); site branding/address/phone otherwise match, so name left as stored. |
| 2026-08-25 | Rancho San Diego Dental Group | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Offers oral sedation ('awake and responsive') and IV sedation described as 'deep conscious sedation'; FAQ confirms patients 'remain responsive', not asleep. |
| 2026-08-25 | Rancho San Diego Dental Group | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: clinic's own organizational NPI (1639275621, CA license 26243) found at its exact address. Of six named dentists, four matched CA license numbers (Jack Chan 48585, Thomas Brislin DS104296, Jeff Takai 59877 — Takai's registered address is San Francisco, not El Cajon); Nathan Christensen, Bryan Tran and Patricia Campillo were not confidently matched in NPPES. |
| 2026-08-25 | San Diego California Dental Group | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (sddentalgroup.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Google rating reconfirmed at 4.9; review count changed from stored 106 to 282; recorded Maps place URL, geo coordinates and review recency. Note: Google Maps lists the business as 'San Diego Dental Group' (shortened from 'San Diego California Dental Group'); site branding/address/phone otherwise match, so name left as stored. |
| 2026-08-25 | San Diego California Dental Group | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Offers oral & IV sedation; site explicitly states patient 'will remain conscious' (oral) and describes IV as 'deeply relaxed' — not general anesthesia/asleep. |
| 2026-08-25 | San Diego California Dental Group | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: clinic's legal entity (Doan Doan and Tran Dental PC, NPI 1003644667) found at its exact address. Dr. Soojin Taylor found with CA license 61088 but a registered Orange County address rather than San Diego (likely a stale NPPES record). |
| 2026-08-25 | San Diego Dental Health Center | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (sd-dhc.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Newly captured Google rating 4.8 (56 reviews, previously unset), Maps place URL and geo coordinates. Note: Google Maps listing shows phone +1 858-242-0187, differing from the site's/worklist's +1-858-249-4441 (likely a call-tracking number); stored phone left unchanged since the clinic's own site confirms +1-858-249-4441. |
| 2026-08-25 | San Diego Dental Health Center | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: Dr. Katya Archambault confirmed as an oral & maxillofacial radiologist, CA license 65278 (exact specialty match to clinic's description). Dr. Kristallis (surname only known) not found under tried spellings. No organizational NPI found for the clinic. |
| 2026-08-25 | Scripps Center for Dental Care | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (scrippsdentalcare.com) live, address and phone unchanged, clinic operating (open). Newly captured Google rating 5.0 (937 reviews, previously unset), Maps place URL, geo coordinates and review recency. |
| 2026-08-25 | Scripps Center for Dental Care | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Offers General Anesthesia 'sleep dentistry' — site states patient is placed in a controlled unconscious/deep sleep state. |
| 2026-08-25 | Scripps Center for Dental Care | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: clinic's own organizational NPI (1598095051) found at its exact name and address. Of eight named dentists, six matched CA license numbers (Weston 38771 with exact address/phone match; Marongiu 59439, Jerome 55385, Labonte DDS111536, MacDowell 48830 with city-level matches); Robert Bosworth and Erez Nosrati were not found, and a 'Cole Bender' NPI entry exists but under a non-dental taxonomy, not confirmed as the same person. |
| 2026-08-23 | Methodology v1.2.0 | Added an informational "Sedation & general anaesthesia" availability field to every clinic and a new "Sleep Dentistry (Sedation / GA)" list, for patients who cannot tolerate — or would rather not be awake for — treatment. This field is informational and does not change any transparency score. |
| 2026-07-12 | Advanced Dentistry & Implant Center | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Balboa Dentistry | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Cabrillo Dental | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Coastal Dental Arts | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Dental Expressions | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Mesa Dental | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Mission Valley Dentists | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Pacific Beach Family Dental | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Rancho San Diego Dental Group | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | San Diego California Dental Group | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | San Diego Dental Health Center | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Scripps Center for Dental Care | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-08 | Methodology v1.1.0 | Added licensing transparency: clinics are now penalised when they do not publish their operating licence, or do not list their dentists together with their professional licence numbers. Each clinic page now shows a Licensing & Credentials section. |
| 2026-07-03 | Methodology v1.0.0 | Initial public methodology. |