Dental Design Studio
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 87.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #4 of 25 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#487.2/100
- Best for Expats#483.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#487/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#491.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#582/100
- Best for Families / Children#283.9/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#287.2/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented IV sedation is included in the clinic's All-on-4 surgery package [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-4]
Summary
Dental tourism-focused clinic in central Cancún offering implants, All-on-4, veneers, crowns and Invisalign, with an in-house digital lab and published USD package pricing aimed at US and Canadian patients.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13.5 of 15 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 8 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
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 Dr. Juan and Dr. Aurora named; full roster not detailed. [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 Full address published; embedded map URL not captured. [s1] | 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 [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Regular/deep cleaning $100 on the clinic's price page [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Composite fillings $80-120 on the clinic's price page [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-6] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Crowns from 449 USD/tooth (6+). [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Dental implant from 950 USD; All-on-4 from 5,750 USD/arch. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Free virtual consultation. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Single X-ray listed as free on the price page [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-7] | 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 2026-09-25 [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-16] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25 [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-15] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-25 [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-12] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews, e.g. dated 2026-01-17 [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Several low-rated reviews describe overcharging or quotes raised after treatment began [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram 118/133 5-star (89%), dates spread 2020-2026, reviewer accounts have history [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-3] [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No listing found on TripAdvisor and no link on the clinic's site [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-2] [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-11] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on WhatClinic and Yelp. [s12] | 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 X-ray listed on the clinic's price page [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT scan listed on the clinic's price page [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign and braces offered. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery, All-on-4, zygomatic implants. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Children's orthodontics (Invisalign for kids) on the clinic's price list [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Free airport/hotel transport; dental tourism packages. [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
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 [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Mexico [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Mexico | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Mexico dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD includes Dentist and LocalBusiness entities [dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-10] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Ranks on first page for multiple Cancún dentist queries. [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
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
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Mexico
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Mexico 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://dentaldesign-studio.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1 833 472 6830 |
| https://facebook.com/DDSCancun/ | |
| Address | Bonampak Av. SM, Plaza Vía, Loc V7-10, 1st Floor, Cancún, Q. Roo, Mexico 77500 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/ | Clinic name, address, contacts, dentists, services, USD pricing, hours, English site, photos. | 2026-09-25 |
| s12 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/mexico/cancun/dental-design-stu… | Third-party listing presence. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:best dentist Cancún / English speaking dentist Cancún / dental implants Cancún | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/dental-prices-cancun | Price list: "Invisalign (kids, partial treatment and full treatment) $1,500 - $4,500" | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dental%2… | TripAdvisor TypeAheadJson query "Dental Design Studio" on 2026-09-25 returned 12 results (design studios and hotels elsewhere); none is this clinic | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-3 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10205693177714778522&hl=en | Histogram 1★ 11 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 118 of 133. Lowest-rated reviews: Bianca Martinez (2025-06-30) "overcharged me"; Esteban Garcia (2024-06-07) "They increased their quote"; richard Leonoff (2021-06-09) charged a second time to redo a crown | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-4 | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/dental-implants-in-cancun/all-on-4-… | All-on-4 page, first-trip surgery package ($5,750 per arch): "Included: Up to 10 extractions, Dental Implant Cost, IV Sedation, 1 Temporary denture" | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-5 | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/dental-prices-cancun | Price page: "Prophylaxis (Teeth Cleaning: Regular or Deep) — $100 — 1 day" | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-6 | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/dental-prices-cancun | Price page: "Composite – Tooth colored fillings (1 to 3 surfaces) — $80 - $120" | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-7 | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/dental-prices-cancun | Price page: "Single X-Ray (bitewing or periapical) — FREE* — 1 day" | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-8 | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/dental-prices-cancun | Price page: "Single X-Ray (bitewing or periapical) — FREE*" | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-9 | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/dental-prices-cancun | Price page: "CBCT Scan / 3D scan / Tomography — $120 — 1 day" | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-10 | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/ | Home page JSON-LD: Dentist with PostalAddress and AggregateRating, plus FAQPage | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-11 | https://dentaldesign-studio.com/ | No link to TripAdvisor on any of the 57 pages in the clinic's sitemap (English and Spanish) | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10205693177714778522&hl=en | Newest-sorted Google reviews: most recent dated 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10205693177714778522&hl=en | Owner reply dated 2026-01-17: "Dear Cordaro, Thanks for your feedback! We take all patient concerns seriously..." | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-14 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10205693177714778522&hl=en | Histogram [1★11,2★2,3★1,4★1,5★118]; reviewer accounts include Local Guides with 15-87 prior reviews; no date burst | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10205693177714778522&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: 4.6 from 133 reviews | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-design-studio-cancun-deepen-16 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10205693177714778522&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: 4.6 from 133 reviews; histogram 1★ 11 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 118; newest review 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Checked again on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google listing and All-on-4 page. Recorded: Google rating 4.6 from 133 reviews; IV sedation included in the All-on-4 surgery package. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's English and Spanish websites (all 57 pages in its sitemap, including both price lists) and its Google listing. Recorded: cleaning, filling and X-ray prices published (a single X-ray is free); CBCT scans offered; children's orthodontics (Invisalign for kids) on the price list; structured business data; no TripAdvisor listing. Google reviews: 133 in total, the newest from September 2026, with owner replies; several low-rated reviews describe overcharging or quotes raised after treatment began; no signs of manipulated reviews. Still unverified: emergency appointments (the price list includes emergency pain-relief treatment) and a WhatsApp number (the contact form offers WhatsApp as a reply channel). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed dentaldesign-studio.com live, address/phone unchanged. No Google Maps link found on site and Google Maps browse access was rate-limited , so rating/reviews could not be re-verified; 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 2 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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