San Diego Dental Health Center
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 Implants#647.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#552.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#1232.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1151.2/100
- 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 No sedation/anesthesia information found on site (sd-dhc.com).
Summary
La Jolla / University City practice offering cosmetic dentistry, veneers, full-mouth reconstruction, implants, orthodontics and laser therapy, with in-house CBCT and advanced diagnostics. Emphasizes maxillofacial radiology.
Website (sd-dhc.com) is distinct from the co-located 'Center for Dental Health, La Jolla'; rating for this specific entity was not independently confirmed.
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-sddhc-web] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Katya (Archambault), Dr. Kristallis; partial names. [s-sddhc-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Oral/maxillofacial radiology, cosmetic, laser therapy. [s-sddhc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Building exterior photo shown. [s-sddhc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s-sddhc-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s-sddhc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s-sddhc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Address and map published Address shown; no Google Maps embed found. [s-sddhc-web] | 0/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published [s-sddhc-web] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s-sddhc-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s-sddhc-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s-sddhc-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s-sddhc-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s-sddhc-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s-sddhc-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 [san-diego-dental-health-center-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [san-diego-dental-health-center-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s-sddhc-web] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp listing exists. [s-sddhc-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 Radiology emphasized. [s-sddhc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT and advanced diagnostics stated. [s-sddhc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s-sddhc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Braces, clear aligners, early orthodontics. [s-sddhc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Implant/smile-design surgery. [s-sddhc-web] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s-sddhc-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-sddhc-web] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s-sddhc-web] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s-sddhc-web] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 8-5. [s-sddhc-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 | 0/1 |
| ? | 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-sddhc-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. Katya Archambault [s-sddhc-web] [s-sddhc-rev] [san-diego-dental-health-center-doclic] | Oral & maxillofacial radiology, implant surgery, laser therapy | 65278 (CA) |
| Dr. Kristallis [s-sddhc-web] | Cosmetic dentistry | 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-sddhc-web]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- 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: emergency dentist 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://www.sd-dhc.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-858-249-4441 |
| https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoDentalHealthCenter/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 8899 University Center Lane, Suite 100, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92122 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s-sddhc-web | https://www.sd-dhc.com/ | Name, address, phone, dentists, services, CBCT, hours, photos. | 2026-07-12 |
| s-sddhc-rev | https://www.yelp.com/biz/san-diego-dental-health-center-la-jolla | Yelp presence and Dr. Katya Archambault details. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:dentist San Diego | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| san-diego-dental-health-center-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/San+Diego+Dental+Health+Center/da… | Google rating 4.8 (56 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| san-diego-dental-health-center-doclic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&last_name=Archamba… | NPPES returned NPI 1700350485, Katya Archambault, DMD, taxonomy 'Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology' (matches clinic's stated specialization), CA license 'dds65278' (parsed as 65278), address 9245 Regents Rd Unit M208, La Jolla, CA 92037 (same La Jolla neighborhood as the clinic, different suite). | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | 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 | 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. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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