Advanced Smiles Dentistry
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 95/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 25 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
95/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#195/100
- Best for Expats#193.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#194/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#197.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#193/100
- Best for Families / Children#193.4/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented IV/oral conscious sedation only; site says patient stays awake, can follow instructions [advanced-smiles-dentistry-sedation]
Summary
General and cosmetic dental clinic in Zona Río established in 2014, with a large listed team of dentists and specialists. Accepts major US dental insurance (PPO) and serves cross-border patients. Publishes some prices and uses 3D scanning/CT technology.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19.5 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13.5 of 15 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 9 of 10 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
20 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed 12 dentists listed by name [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Address published; no embedded map URL captured [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
15 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Adult cleaning (prophylaxis) USD $70 on the clinic's price list [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Composite filling (1 surface) USD $70 on the price list [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Full porcelain/ceramic crown USD $550 on the price list [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Titanium implant (Neodent, screw only) USD $1,000 on the price list [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Initial consultation USD $50 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Full intra-oral X-ray set USD $20 on the price list [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen] | 2/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
19.5 / 20
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 2026-09-25 [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-13] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25 [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-14] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Yelp listing updated July 2026 with 262 reviews [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies on readable reviews, e.g. same-day reply [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints 1-2★ share 2.6% of 763; five lowest-rated reviews cover five different, unrelated issues [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-16] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Spread review dates, mixed reviewer histories, uneven histogram [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-17] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Two independent negatives: no match in a TripAdvisor search and no TripAdvisor link on the website or Google listing [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-6] [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp, WhatClinic, Dental Departures listings [s2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
13.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray 3D CT scan (Sirona Dentsply) noted [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) 3D CT scanner listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Bone grafts, extractions, surgical guides [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Dedicated pediatric dentistry page [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care Clinic directs after-hours emergencies to outside hospitals/pharmacies, not same-day in-house care [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-4] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Accepts US PPO insurance [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
8.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp button on contact page [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-5] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online consultation/quote offered [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-2 [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
9 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Mexico", "English speaking dentist Mexico", "dental implants Mexico", "emergency dentist Mexico", "Mexico dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Mexico [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Mexico Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Tijuana" on 2026-09-25. [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-7] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Mexico [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Mexico Clinic’s own site ranks 4th in the top web results for "emergency dentist Tijuana" on 2026-09-25. [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-8] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Mexico dental clinic for expats [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Dentist schema present [advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-18] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 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. Thelma Toledo [s1] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Jose Metzler [s1] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Julian De Anda Sevilla [s1] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Aaron Peralta [s1] | — | 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
- Communication & Service: Response speed
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://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +52 664 634 3978 |
| https://facebook.com/advancedsmilestj/ | |
| Address | Calle Germán Gedovius #10489, Local 102, Zona Río, Tijuana, B.C., México 22010 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, email, team, services, consultation price, technology, English version | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/advanced-smiles-dentistry-tijuana-7 | Yelp presence, 262 reviews updated July 2026 | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:best dentist Tijuana | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/best-dental-price-list | Price list: "Complete digital Intra Oral set of X-rays $20"; "Panoramic X-rays $20" | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16925057321350833751&hl=en | No TripAdvisor link on the clinic's website (home, contact, pricing and service pages read) or on its Google listing, which links only to the clinic's own website | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-3 | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/dental-kids-tijuana-pediatric-d… | Page "Dental Kids Tijuana - Pediatric Dentist": "Pediatric dentists are dentist specialized in kid's oral health...has the qualifications to treat infants through all their children hood" | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-4 | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/emergency-care | "Hospital Angeles, Hospital El Prado, and Hospital Florence are well-known for emergency care"; "reach out to Advanced Smile Dentistry as soon as our office opens again 9am to 6pm" — no same-day in-house emergency appointment offered | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-5 | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/contact-us-make-appointment | Contact page button links to https://wa.me/16194881557 labeled "Whatsapp" | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-6 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Advanced… | TripAdvisor search returned 12 unrelated results (types: ATTRACTION, HOTEL, EATERY); no dental clinic and no Tijuana business named for this clinic | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-7 | search:English speaking dentist Tijuana | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–10 were ilovemydentist.com.mx, instyledentaltj.com, dentiland.net, orthodentmx.com, smiletogethertijuana.com, tijuanadental.net, dentalsolutionstijuana.com, trustdentalcare.com, dentaldepartures.com, dentavacation.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-8 | search:emergency dentist Tijuana | Web search on 2026-09-25: result 4 — https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/emergency-dental-care-in-tijuana, title "Emergency Dental Care in Tijuana - Advanced Smiles Dentistry", the clinic’s own domain. | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-sedation | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/iv-sedation-in-dentistry | "Conscious sedation... doesn't put you to sleep completely, you are going to be able to follow your dentist instructions during the procedure." | 2026-08-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-9 | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/best-dental-price-list | Price list: "Cleaning Prophylaxis - Adult $70" | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-10 | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/best-dental-price-list | Price list: "Composite Filling 1 Surfaces $70" | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-11 | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/best-dental-price-list | Price list: "Full porcelain/ceramic crown $550" | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-12 | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/best-dental-price-list | Price list: "Titanium Dental implant (only screw implant) Neodent $1000" | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16925057321350833751&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: 4.9 from 763 reviews; histogram 5★ 723 / 4★ 17 / 3★ 3 / 2★ 1 / 1★ 19 | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-14 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16925057321350833751&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: 763 reviews | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16925057321350833751&hl=en | Owner reply to Steve Quistian (2026-08-06): "Thank you so much for your heartfelt review..." | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-16 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16925057321350833751&hl=en | Histogram 1★ 19 / 2★ 1 of 763 (2.6%); lowest-rated reviews describe scheduling delay, upselling, brusque staff, no email reply, and crown pain — no shared theme | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-17 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16925057321350833751&hl=en | Newest reviews dated 2026-09-24, 09-22, 09-11, 09-10, 09-09 (no date spike); reviewers show 2-20 prior reviews; 5★ share 94.8%, not 100% | 2026-09-25 |
| advanced-smiles-dentistry-deepen-18 | https://advancedsmilesdentistry.com/ | JSON-LD on site includes @type "Dentist" plus PostalAddress, alongside WebPage/BreadcrumbList | 2026-09-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Aligned with the clinic's entry on tijuanadentalrating.com: recorded General anaesthesia / deep sedation (sleep dentistry) (no) from sources read on 2026-08-25. |
| 2026-09-25 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the two pending Tijuana queries: present for "emergency dentist Tijuana"; not present for "English speaking dentist Tijuana". |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: Cleaning, filling, crown, implant and X-ray prices published on the price page; Pediatric dentistry page found; The site directs after-hours emergencies to outside hospitals rather than offering same-day in-house care; WhatsApp contact confirmed; Structured business data present; Google 4.9 from 763 reviews, owner replies on readable reviews, no recurring-complaint theme or manipulation signs found. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed advancedsmilesdentistry.com live, address/phone unchanged (site lists Mexico +52 664 634 3978 plus two US numbers). Could not independently re-verify Google rating/reviews — no accessible Maps listing link on site and Google Maps browse access was rate-limited; no changes recorded. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against Mexico's mapped registries (RNP - SEP cédula profesional; CLUES - Secretaría de Salud): both registries were confirmed unreachable/non-functional today (RNP connection refused/timeout; CLUES master workbook download timed out, no online search form exists). CLUES clinic-registry search not executable (workbook download timed out); RNP dentist-registry search not executable for 4 named doctor(s) (SEP cédula lookup unreachable). No new registry matches found; existing licensing data left unchanged. |
| 2026-08-14 | Imported from the city-tier dataset (data originally collected 2026-07-10). |
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