172 NYC Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 62.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #6 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#662.8/100
- Best for Expats#559.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#657/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#662/100
- Best Price Transparency#642.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#663.3/100
- 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; only generic "painless dental treatments" mentioned.
Summary
172 NYC Dental is a Midtown practice affiliated with 209 NYC Dental, offering general, cosmetic, orthodontic, implant and surgical care with extended hours. The site lists multiple dentists and real facility photos. Prices are not published.
No prices published. Affiliated with 209 NYC Dental.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
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 Names listed without individual specializations. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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.
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 [172-nyc-dental-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [172-nyc-dental-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [172-nyc-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 3 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 3 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-09-28 (to a review of 2026-09-26). [172-nyc-dental-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints The five lowest-rated Google reviews raise different issues (a canceled appointment, comments praising other visits, unneeded procedures, an X-ray attempt, a jaw pain visit); 1–2★ are 4 % of 278 (1★ 10 / 2★ 1 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 264). [172-nyc-dental-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 10 Google reviews read (dated 2023-08-05 to 2026-10-03, from accounts with 1–423 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 10 / 2★ 1 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 264. [172-nyc-dental-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp, BBB. [s2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
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 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 JSON-LD on the homepage declares the type Organization (alongside WebPage, ImageObject). [172-nyc-dental-r6s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | 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. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ahn [s1] | — | not verified | — |
| Dr. Kafko [s1] [172-nyc-dental-doclic] [172-nyc-dental-nysed-029520] | — | 029520 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 23 August 1972; the register lists it as not registered — the last registration to practise ran to 31 March 2026 (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Dr. Ifraimov [s1] [172-nyc-dental-doclic] [172-nyc-dental-nysed-050668] | — | 050668 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 23 June 2003; registration current, no enforcement actions on file (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Dr. Mitroi [s1] [172-nyc-dental-doclic] [172-nyc-dental-nysed-063925] | — | 063925 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 20 June 2024; registration current, no enforcement actions on file (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Dr. Wang [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
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- 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
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://172nycdental.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | 646-921-5541 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 172 Madison Ave Comm 1, 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://172nycdental.com | Address, phone, email, doctors, services, hours, photos. | 2026-07-08 |
| s2 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/172-nyc-dental-new-york-2 | Rating ~4.9 / ~109 Google reviews, platform presence. | 2026-07-08 |
| sq | search:best dentist New York | AI/search visibility queries. | 2026-07-08 |
| 172-nyc-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/172+NYC+Dental/@40.7474307,-73.98… | most recent visible review posted about 2 months before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| 172-nyc-dental-doclic | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search | NY State Education Department, Office of the Professions Verification Search (profession code 050, Dentistry) — searched name 'Ifraimov': found IFRAIMOV BENIAMIN, license #050668, address on file NEW YORK NY, licensed since June 23, 2003. | 2026-08-25 |
| 172-nyc-dental-nysed-029520 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 029520 (Dentistry, profession code 050): KAFKO STEVEN B, address on file New York NY; status Not Registered, registered through March 31, 2026; date of licensure August 23, 1972; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| 172-nyc-dental-nysed-050668 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 050668 (Dentistry, profession code 050): IFRAIMOV BENIAMIN, address on file New York NY; status Registered, registered through September 30, 2029; date of licensure June 23, 2003; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| 172-nyc-dental-nysed-063925 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 063925 (Dentistry, profession code 050): MITROI DANIELLE, address on file Ann Arbor MI; status Registered, registered through May 31, 2027; date of licensure June 20, 2024; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| 172-nyc-dental-r6s3 | https://172nycdental.com | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types WebPage, MedicalWebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList, WebSite, Organization | 2026-10-02 |
| 172-nyc-dental-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14275453334318326040&hl=en | Google listing "172 NYC Dental" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental clinic), read 2026-10-05 in two review orders (the five lowest-rated and the five newest): rated 4.8 from 278 reviews (1★ 10 / 2★ 1 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 264); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2023-08-05 to 2026-10-03, 3 with an owner reply | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-05 (its lowest-rated and newest reviews with the star histogram): the owner replies to reviews; no repeated complaint; no sign of manipulated reviews. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's own website (homepage, robots.txt, sitemap and service pages) for site structure: business structured data present. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against NY State Education Dept Office of the Professions Verification Search: Dr. Kafko, Dr. Ifraimov and Dr. Mitroi each matched a single licensed NY dentist by surname; Dr. Ahn and Dr. Wang left null (surname shared by many licensees, no first name given); clinic PSC/PLLC entity not located under searched variants. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address/phone unchanged, not permanently closed; Google rating changed 4.9->4.8 and review count rose 109->269; captured Maps URL/coordinates. |
| 2026-07-08 | Initial data collection. |
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