Mission Valley Dentists
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 65.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #5 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#565.6/100
- Best for Expats#561.5/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#367.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#564.7/100
- 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 blocked ('service not available in your region') on direct visit today; Google's cached snippet mentions 'local or general anesthesia' for wisdom teeth but could not be independently confirmed.
Summary
Mission Valley general practice and Smile Generation-affiliated office offering same-day crowns, whitening, oral surgery, wisdom tooth extraction, root canals, periodontics and digital X-rays. Publishes a new-patient exam/cleaning/x-ray special.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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-mv-web] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Multiple dentists (e.g., Dr. Ari, Dr. Perez) listed per site/directory. [s-mv-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed General, oral surgery, periodontics referenced. [s-mv-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s-mv-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s-mv-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s-mv-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s-mv-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s-mv-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 New-patient special: $59 comprehensive exam, cleaning and X-rays. [s-mv-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Included in $59 new-patient special. [s-mv-web] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s-mv-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s-mv-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s-mv-web] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Comprehensive exam included in $59 special. [s-mv-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Included in $59 new-patient special. [s-mv-web] | 2/2 |
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 [mission-valley-dentists-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [mission-valley-dentists-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [mission-valley-dentists-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to Google reviews: 9 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 8 of them recent (within the last 12 months), the latest reply dated 2026-10-01. [mission-valley-dentists-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints 4 of the five lowest-rated Google reviews read concern prices, billing and upselling (a $4000 gum-disease plan, a billing-company switch, $88 for hygiene instructions, extra X-rays billed, unneeded extras) (all dated 2026-03 to 2026-07); 1–2★ ratings are 65 of 454 (14.3 %). [mission-valley-dentists-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No burst and no templated texts: the 10 reviews read (dated 2023-01-19 to 2026-10-01) fall on 10 different days, at most 2 five-star reviews fall within any 3 days, and no two open with the same wording. [mission-valley-dentists-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence The clinic's own Facebook page (5638 Mission Center Rd, with the clinic's phone, linked from its website) is active: latest post 2026-09-08, 11 reviews (checked 2026-10-02). [mission-valley-dentists-fb] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp, Birdeye, Smile Generation. [s-mv-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 X-rays listed. [s-mv-web] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery, wisdom tooth extraction. [s-mv-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 | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s-mv-web] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s-mv-web] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Thu 8-5:30, Fri 7:30-4:30, Sat 8-4. [s-mv-rev] | 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 | 0/1 |
| ? | 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 and LocalBusiness. [mission-valley-dentists-deepen-2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s-mv-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: 30251 (CA) — NPI 1366701096, Lance Rygg Professional Dental Corporation (NPPES — searched organization_name 'Mission Valley Dentists' (CA, NPI-2), 2026-08-25: matched NPI 1366701096 at the clinic's exact address and phone number, the legal entity behind the Mission Valley Dentists / Smile Generation-affiliated DBA.) [mission-valley-dentists-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
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: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- 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: dental implants 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.missionvalleydentists.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-619-220-0159 |
| https://www.facebook.com/MissionValleyDentistsSanDiego/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 5638 Mission Center Rd, Suite 107, San Diego, CA 92108 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s-mv-web | https://www.missionvalleydentists.com/ | Name, address, phone, services, new-patient price. | 2026-07-12 |
| s-mv-rev | https://www.yelp.com/biz/mission-valley-dentists-san-diego | Rating, review count, hours, dentist names. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:dentist San Diego | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| mission-valley-dentists-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mission+Valley+Dentists/@32.77417… | most recent review 2 weeks ago, marked NEW (as of 2026-08-25) | 2026-08-25 |
| mission-valley-dentists-lic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&organization_name=… | NPPES returned 1 result: NPI 1366701096, 'LANCE RYGG PROFESSIONAL DENTAL CORPORATION', location address 5638 Mission Center Rd Suite 107, San Diego, CA 92108 and phone 619-220-0159 — exact match to Mission Valley Dentists' address and phone. CA license number 30251 shown on the organizational record. | 2026-08-25 |
| mission-valley-dentists-fb | https://www.facebook.com/MissionValleyDentistsSanDiego/ | Facebook page "Mission Valley Dentists" (San Diego CA) read on 2026-10-02; address 5638 Mission Center Rd, Ste 107, San Diego, CA, United States, 92108; phone +1 619-220-0159; website https://www.MissionValleyDentists.com/; 177 followers; 100% recommend (11 reviews); latest post 2026-09-08 | 2026-10-02 |
| mission-valley-dentists-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8747722651488570865&hl=en | Google listing "Mission Valley Dentists" (Dentist; 5638 Mission Center Rd #107, San Diego, CA 92108, United States), read 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first): 4.4 from 454 reviews (1★ 53 / 2★ 12 / 3★ 8 / 4★ 11 / 5★ 370); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2023-01-19 to 2026-10-01, 9 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-02 |
| mission-valley-dentists-deepen-2 | https://www.missionvalleydentists.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD declares the types Dentist and LocalBusiness, alongside BreadcrumbList. | 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 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (10 distinct reviews, dated 2023-01-19 to 2026-10-01; 4.4 from 454): owner replies true; recurring complaints true; suspicious review patterns false. |
| 2026-10-02 | Facebook presence checked on 2026-10-02: the clinic's own page is active (latest post 2026-09-08). |
| 2026-08-25 | 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 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: direct access to missionvalleydentists.com was blocked (HTTP 403, and separately a page reading 'service not available in your region'), so the 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. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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