Central Park West Dentistry
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 56.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#356.9/100
- Best for Expats#353.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#352.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#358.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#437.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#457.2/100
- 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 Site lists "Dental Anxiety Management" as a service with no detail on sedation type or depth.
Summary
Central Park West Dentistry is an Upper West Side multi-dentist practice offering general, cosmetic, restorative, implant and periodontal care with CBCT imaging and extended daily hours. The site lists its dentists with individual specializations and includes an office photo tour. Prices are not published.
No prices published; references welcome offers and Care+ memberships.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [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 [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] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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 [central-park-west-dentistry-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [central-park-west-dentistry-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [central-park-west-dentistry-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp, Birdeye. [s2] | 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 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Periodontal surgery, LANAP, pinhole technique. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s1] | 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 SMS text line offered. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken Native English (US clinic). [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 8-8, Sat-Sun 9-6. [s1] | 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 New York", "English speaking dentist New York", "dental implants New York", "emergency dentist New York", "New York dental clinic for expats".
| ? | Mentioned for: best dentist New York | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist New York | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants New York | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist New York | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: New York dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [s2] | 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: CENTRAL PARK WEST DENTISTRY PLLC (NY Office of the Professions PSC #100584) (NYSED business-entity search (profession 050, Dentistry, open registry); searched 'Central Park West' — 5 similarly-named entities found; selected CENTRAL PARK WEST DENTISTRY PLLC because its address-on-file is explicitly 'John F Lhota DMD, 25 West 68th Street #1A, New York NY', matching this clinic's site-listed founder/owner doctor. Searched/reported 2026-08-25.) [central-park-west-dentistry-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer R. Martin, DMD [s1] [central-park-west-dentistry-lic] | General, family, restorative, geriatric, emergency | 050334 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Oct 31, 2002) |
| Romney Piamonte, DDS [s1] [central-park-west-dentistry-lic] | Cosmetic, general, Invisalign, restorative | 058529 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Jul 13, 2016) |
| Lauren Kopp, DDS [s1] [central-park-west-dentistry-lic] | Cosmetic, general, Invisalign, TMJ | 061996 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Sep 8, 2021) |
| Lydia J. Gardner, DMD, MS [s1] [central-park-west-dentistry-lic] | Periodontist; implants, LANAP | 056640 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Jun 27, 2013) |
| John F. Lhota, DMD [s1] [central-park-west-dentistry-lic] | General dentistry; founder/owner | 040388 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Sep 15, 1986) |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
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: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist New York
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist New York
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants New York
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist New York
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: New York 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://cpwdentistry.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | (212) 579-8885 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 1881 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10023 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://cpwdentistry.com | Doctors, address, phone, email, services, CBCT, hours, photos. | 2026-07-08 |
| s2 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/central-park-west-dentistry-new-york | Rating ~4.8, platform presence. | 2026-07-08 |
| sq | search:best dentist New York | AI/search visibility queries. | 2026-07-08 |
| central-park-west-dentistry-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Central+Park+West+Dentistry/@40.7… | most recent visible review posted about 3 weeks before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| central-park-west-dentistry-lic | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search | NY State Education Department, Office of the Professions Verification Search (profession code 050, Dentistry) — searched business entity name 'Central Park West': found CENTRAL PARK WEST DENTISTRY PLLC, PSC #100584 (Professional Service Limited Liability Company), address on file John F Lhota DMD, 25 West 68th Street #1A, New York NY 10023. | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against NY State Education Dept Office of the Professions Verification Search: clinic entity CENTRAL PARK WEST DENTISTRY PLLC (PSC 100584, address-on-file names owner Dr. Lhota) and all 5 named doctors found licensed. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address/phone unchanged, not permanently closed; rating steady 4.8, now with 482 reviews (previously uncounted); captured Maps URL/coordinates. |
| 2026-07-08 | Initial data collection. |
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