Manhattan Dental Spa
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 59.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#259.1/100
- Best for Expats#255.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#256/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#261.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#238.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#258.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#263.3/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#159.1/100
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 Site's sedation page documents IV sedation as "Deep Sedation / General Anesthesia": patient sleeps through procedure with little/no memory. [manhattan-dental-spa-sedation]
Summary
Manhattan Dental Spa is a Murray Hill multi-specialty practice with a team including a periodontist and an oral surgeon, offering implants, Invisalign, pediatric, emergency, sedation and cosmetic services with CBCT imaging. It carries a high volume of positive online reviews. Prices are not published.
No prices published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13 of 15 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 [manhattan-dental-spa-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [manhattan-dental-spa-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [manhattan-dental-spa-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 Oral surgeon on staff, periodontal. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | 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 [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-Sat; extended weekday hours. [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: MITCHELL CHARNAS DMD & JOHN VARGAS DDS LLP (NY Office of the Professions PSC #038331) (NYSED business-entity search (profession 050, Dentistry, open registry); searched 'Charnas' and 'Vargas' — both point to the same PSC #038331, registered at 200 Madison Avenue, New York NY, which exactly matches the clinic's street address (200 Madison Ave, Suite 2201). Searched/reported 2026-08-25.) [manhattan-dental-spa-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Charnas, DMD [s1] [manhattan-dental-spa-lic] | General/cosmetic dentistry | 036100 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Aug 14, 1981) |
| John Vargas, DDS [s1] [manhattan-dental-spa-lic] | Cosmetic and family dentistry, full-mouth rehabilitation | 054238 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Oct 30, 2008) |
| Allison Gordon-Lopez, DMD, FAGD [s1] [manhattan-dental-spa-lic] | General dentistry | 056300 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Aug 10, 2012) |
| Alyssa Loparich, DDS [s1] [manhattan-dental-spa-lic] | Oral and maxillofacial surgeon | 062351 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since May 3, 2022) |
| Evan Kantor, DMD [s1] [manhattan-dental-spa-lic] | Periodontist | 050020 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Jun 14, 2002) |
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: 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://manhattandentalspa.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | 212-683-2530 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 200 Madison Ave, Suite 2201, New York, NY 10016 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://manhattandentalspa.com | Doctors, address, phone, services, CBCT, hours, photos. | 2026-07-08 |
| s2 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/manhattan-dental-spa-new-york | Rating ~4.9, high review volume, platform presence. | 2026-07-08 |
| sq | search:best dentist New York | AI/search visibility queries. | 2026-07-08 |
| manhattan-dental-spa-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Manhattan+Dental+Spa:+John+Vargas… | most recent visible review posted about 2 weeks before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| manhattan-dental-spa-sedation | https://manhattandentalspa.com/services/sedation-dentistry/ | "IV Sedation – Deep Sedation / General Anesthesia... Allows you to sleep through the procedure with little to no memory afterward." "IV sedation: You'll sleep through the procedure with little to no memory of it." | 2026-08-25 |
| manhattan-dental-spa-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 'Vargas': found MITCHELL CHARNAS DMD & JOHN VARGAS DDS LLP, PSC #038331 (Professional Service Limited Liability Partnership), address on file 200 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10016. | 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 MITCHELL CHARNAS DMD & JOHN VARGAS DDS LLP (PSC 038331, address matches clinic exactly) and all 5 named doctors found licensed. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site's sedation page documents IV sedation as "Deep Sedation / General Anesthesia": patient sleeps through procedure with little/no memory. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address/phone unchanged, not permanently closed; rating steady 4.9, now with 737 reviews (previously uncounted); captured Maps URL/coordinates. |
| 2026-07-08 | Initial data collection. |
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