Smile Arts of NY
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 50.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1150.8/100
- Best for Expats#1048.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1144/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#949.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#935/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#953/100
- 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 info found on site homepage.
Summary
Smile Arts of NY is a Midtown general and cosmetic practice established in 2010 and led by Dr. Peter Mann, with a multi-dentist team. Services include implants, Invisalign, emergency care and oral surgery. The site lists doctors and services but uses stock rather than real facility photos on pages reviewed.
No prices published.
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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Real clinic photos Placeholder/stock images on pages fetched. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 [smile-arts-of-ny-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [smile-arts-of-ny-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [smile-arts-of-ny-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, Zocdoc, 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Extractions, wisdom teeth. [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 [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 8-7, Sat & Sun open. [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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Mann, DDS, FICOI, FAGD [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] | General & cosmetic, implants, emergency | 054580 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Aug 13, 2009) |
| Eva Chen, DMD [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] | General & cosmetic, implants, emergency | 057689 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Nov 10, 2014) |
| Clarice Chang, DDS [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] | General & cosmetic dentistry | 059910 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Jul 31, 2018) |
| Rebecca Zhi, DDS [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] | General & cosmetic dentistry | 062629 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Aug 16, 2022) |
| Anette Innabi, DDS [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] | General & cosmetic dentistry | 064100 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Aug 13, 2024) |
| Vivian Wong, DDS [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] | General & cosmetic dentistry | 064617 (NYSED Dentistry, licensed since Jun 6, 2025) |
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: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- 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://smileartsny.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | (212) 537-6923 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 30 East 40th St, Suite #105, 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://smileartsny.com | Doctors, address, phone, email, services, hours, image type. | 2026-07-08 |
| s2 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/smile-arts-of-ny-new-york-3 | Rating ~4.9, platform presence. | 2026-07-08 |
| sq | search:best dentist New York | AI/search visibility queries. | 2026-07-08 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Smile+Arts+of+NY/@40.751178,-73.9… | most recent visible review posted about 2 months before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-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 'Smile Arts': found SMILE ARTS DENTAL PLLC, PSC #097090 (Professional Service Limited Liability Company), address on file 20-30 35th Street #2, Astoria NY 11105. | 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: all 6 named doctors (Mann, Chen, Chang, Zhi, Innabi, Wong) found individually licensed; clinic PSC/PLLC entity not confidently identified (2 similarly-named entities found are in Brooklyn/Astoria, not Midtown Manhattan) — left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address/phone unchanged, not permanently closed; Google rating changed 4.9->4.8 (820 reviews, previously uncounted); captured Maps URL/coordinates. |
| 2026-07-08 | Initial data collection. |
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