Pacific Beach Family Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 50.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1050.2/100
- Best for Expats#1048/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#748.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#1034.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1052.5/100
- 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 says wisdom-tooth extractions are 'usually done with intravenous sedation' but does not state patient is asleep/unaware; depth unspecified.
Summary
Pacific Beach family practice with three named dentists offering preventive, cosmetic, oral surgery, Invisalign, crowns and emergency care. Uses 3D imaging to explain treatment.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
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-pb-web] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Drs. Omar Hassouna, Tudor Chertes, Gabriella Andrie. [s-pb-web] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Names listed; individual specializations not detailed. [s-pb-web] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s-pb-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s-pb-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s-pb-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s-pb-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s-pb-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-pb-web] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s-pb-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s-pb-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s-pb-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s-pb-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s-pb-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s-pb-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 [pacific-beach-family-dental-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [pacific-beach-family-dental-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency [pacific-beach-family-dental-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s-pb-rev] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp, Instagram, Nextdoor. [s-pb-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 iPad-based 3D imaging referenced. [s-pb-rev] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign. [s-pb-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery, wisdom tooth extraction. [s-pb-web] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s-pb-web] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s-pb-web] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s-pb-web] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations 3D imaging used to explain findings. [s-pb-rev] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Thu 8:30-5:30; Fri closed. [s-pb-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 | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist San Diego Listed among family/emergency practices. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: San Diego dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s-pb-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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Omar Hassouna [s-pb-web] [pacific-beach-family-dental-doclic] | — | 103076 (CA) |
| Dr. Tudor Chertes [s-pb-web] [pacific-beach-family-dental-doclic-2] | — | 100505 (CA) |
| Dr. Gabriella Andrie [s-pb-web] | — | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No procedure prices published on the site. [s-pb-web]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- 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: dental implants San Diego
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: San Diego dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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://pbfamilydental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-858-270-1922 |
| https://www.facebook.com/PBFamilyDental/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 4776 Cass St, San Diego, CA 92109 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s-pb-web | https://pbfamilydental.com/ | Name, address, phone, dentist names, services, hours, photos. | 2026-07-12 |
| s-pb-rev | https://www.yelp.com/biz/pacific-beach-family-dental-san-diego | Rating, review count, imaging, Facebook. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:emergency dentist San Diego | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| pacific-beach-family-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pacific+Beach+Family+Dental/@32.8… | most recent review 5 months ago (as of 2026-08-25) | 2026-08-25 |
| pacific-beach-family-dental-doclic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&first_name=Omar&la… | NPPES returned NPI 1942739693, Dr. Omar Hassouna, DDS, CA license 103076, primary taxonomy Dentist plus a secondary 'Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program' entry; listed location address is 4443 Candlewood St, Lakewood, CA (Los Angeles County) with a Toronto, ON mailing address. This is the only CA-licensed dentist by this name, but the registered address does not match Pacific Beach Family Dental's San Diego address — consistent with a recently graduated associate whose NPPES record has not yet been updated to the new practice location. | 2026-08-25 |
| pacific-beach-family-dental-doclic-2 | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&first_name=Tudor&l… | NPPES returned NPI 1649723180, Tudor Chertes, taxonomy Dentist General Practice, CA license 100505, address 826 Sapphire St Apt B, San Diego, CA 92109 — same ZIP code as Pacific Beach Family Dental. | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | 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 | 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. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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