Coastal Dental Arts
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 60/100 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#960/100
- Best for Expats#957/100
- Best for Dental Implants#753/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#941.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#961.3/100
- 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 repeatedly offers 'sedation options' for anxious/surgery patients but never specifies depth (conscious vs asleep) or names IV/general anesthesia.
Summary
Downtown San Diego multi-dentist practice offering cosmetic dentistry, Invisalign, implants and All-on-4, oral surgery and periodontal treatment, using digital (iTero) impressions. Four named dentists.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 16 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.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s-coastal-web] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Drs. David Chotiner, Frank Mac, Bowen Zhou, Ariana Wetzstein. [s-coastal-web] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Names listed; individual specializations not detailed. [s-coastal-web] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s-coastal-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s-coastal-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s-coastal-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s-coastal-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s-coastal-web] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published [s-coastal-web] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s-coastal-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s-coastal-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s-coastal-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s-coastal-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s-coastal-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s-coastal-web] | 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 [coastal-dental-arts-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [coastal-dental-arts-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [coastal-dental-arts-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 5 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-09-25 (read 2026-09-26). [coastal-dental-arts-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints 1–2★ ratings are 17 of 356 (4.8 %), but the lowest-rated reviews read a mix leaning to money and attitude (pushed extra services, a “free” consultation that is not free, an insurance and retainer billing mix-up, dismissive staff, a filling that needed adjusting), none shared by three. [coastal-dental-arts-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No burst and no templated texts: the 10 reviews read (dated 2024-01-30 to 2026-10-02) fall on 10 different days, at most 1 five-star review falls within any 3 days, and no two open with the same wording. [coastal-dental-arts-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence The Facebook page its website links to (CoastalDentalArtsSD) shows "This content isn't available right now" (checked 2026-10-02). [coastal-dental-arts-g6] | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp, Birdeye, BBB (accredited since 2006). [s-coastal-rev] | 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 Digital iTero scanning; imaging in-office. [s-coastal-web] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Implants and All-on-4. [s-coastal-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign. [s-coastal-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery, periodontal treatment. [s-coastal-web] | 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.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s-coastal-web] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s-coastal-web] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s-coastal-web] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri, opens as early as 7am some days. [s-coastal-web] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist San Diego", "English speaking dentist San Diego", "dental implants San Diego", "emergency dentist San Diego", "San Diego dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist San Diego [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist San Diego | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants San Diego [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist San Diego | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: San Diego dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD on the homepage declares Dentist, LocalBusiness and Organization. [coastal-dental-arts-deepen-2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s-coastal-web] | 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: NPI 1326800129 — David C Chotiner DMD (NPPES organizational registration) (NPPES — searched organization_name 'Coastal Dental Arts' (CA, NPI-2), 2026-08-25: matched NPI 1326800129 at the clinic's exact address, the legal entity behind the DBA. No separate CA facility license number is shown on the org record (CA does not license dental offices as facilities).) [coastal-dental-arts-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. David Chotiner, DDS [s-coastal-web] [coastal-dental-arts-doclic] | — | 48442 (CA) |
| Dr. Frank Mac, DDS [s-coastal-web] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Bowen Zhou [s-coastal-web] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Ariana Wetzstein [s-coastal-web] | — | 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: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist San Diego
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist San Diego
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: San Diego dental clinic for expats
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.coastaldentalarts.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-619-858-8080 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 1230 Columbia St, Suite 870, San Diego, CA 92101 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s-coastal-web | https://www.coastaldentalarts.com/ | Name, address, phone, dentist names, services, hours, photos. | 2026-07-12 |
| s-coastal-rev | https://www.yelp.com/biz/coastal-dental-arts-san-diego | Rating and review count. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:dentist San Diego | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| coastal-dental-arts-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Coastal+Dental+Arts/@32.7181883,-… | most recent review 3 weeks ago, marked NEW (as of 2026-08-25) | 2026-08-25 |
| coastal-dental-arts-lic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&organization_name=… | NPPES returned 1 result: NPI 1326800129, organization name 'DAVID C CHOTINER DMD', address 1230 Columbia St Ste 870, San Diego, CA 92101-8539 — exact match to Coastal Dental Arts' address. | 2026-08-25 |
| coastal-dental-arts-doclic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&first_name=David&l… | NPPES returned NPI 1578625745, Dr. David C. Chotiner, D.M.D., address 1230 Columbia St Ste 870, San Diego, CA 92101-8539 (exact match to clinic address), CA state license number 48442. | 2026-08-25 |
| coastal-dental-arts-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1103456020752381039&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 355 reviews; star histogram 1★ 13 / 2★ 4 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 336; newest review dated 2026-09-24; 5 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-25. | 2026-09-26 |
| coastal-dental-arts-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1103456020752381039&hl=en | Google listing "Coastal Dental Arts" (Dentist; 1230 Columbia St Suite 870, San Diego, CA 92101, United States), read 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first): 4.8 from 356 reviews (1★ 13 / 2★ 4 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 336); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2024-01-30 to 2026-10-02, 7 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-02 |
| coastal-dental-arts-g6 | https://www.facebook.com/CoastalDentalArtsSD/ | Facebook page linked from coastaldentalarts.com, opened 2026-10-02: "This content isn't available right now"; the page plugin returns no page | 2026-10-02 |
| coastal-dental-arts-deepen-2 | https://www.coastaldentalarts.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD declares the types Dentist, LocalBusiness and Organization, alongside FAQPage. | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's website HTML on 2026-10-02: structured data: present. |
| 2026-10-02 | Facebook presence changed to not established: the page its website links to is not available (checked 2026-10-02); the broken Facebook link is removed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (10 distinct reviews, dated 2024-01-30 to 2026-10-02; 4.8 from 356): suspicious review patterns false. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: 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: 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 | 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 and the stored +1-619-858-8080 (likely a call-tracking number); stored phone left unchanged since the clinic's own site confirms +1-619-858-8080. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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