ORAL Dental Studio
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 61.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#761.9/100
- Best for Expats#758.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#558.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#563.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#1240.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#761.7/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Offers nitrous oxide (patient stays fully conscious) and lists oral sedation; no GA/deep sedation documented. [s1]
Summary
ORAL Dental Studio is a Lower East Side practice open seven days a week offering general, cosmetic, orthodontic and surgical services. The site highlights technology including AI-assisted diagnostics, CT imaging and intraoral scanning. Individual dentist names are shown mainly through photos rather than named text.
No prices published. Does not accept Medicaid, HMO or state insurance per site.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 17 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19 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 Names in photos; not clearly listed in text on pages fetched. [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | 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.
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 [oral-dental-studio-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [oral-dental-studio-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [oral-dental-studio-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 1 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 1 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-02-21 (to a review of 2026-02-21). [oral-dental-studio-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints The five lowest-rated Google reviews raise different issues (a long wait, insurance confirmation, front-desk scheduling, a cleaning offered as an upsell, a retainer repair); 1–2★ are 1.2 % of 491 (1★ 6 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 483). [oral-dental-studio-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 10 Google reviews read (dated 2025-06-23 to 2026-10-01, from accounts with 1–86 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 6 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 483. [oral-dental-studio-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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 CT scans / advanced imaging. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CT scans referenced. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral & maxillofacial surgery. [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 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 WebSite, ImageObject). [oral-dental-studio-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hieu Pham, DDS [s2] [oral-dental-studio-doclic] [oral-dental-studio-nysed-060465] | General/cosmetic dentistry | 060465 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 19 July 2019; registration current, no enforcement actions on file (checked 30 September 2026). |
Red Flags
- low No dentists identified anywhere (-2 pts) — Dentist names not clearly presented in text on home/about pages fetched; shown via photos. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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
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://oraldentalstudio.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | (646) 681-7006 |
| https://facebook.com/oralnyc | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 131 Essex St, Floor 2, New York, NY 10002 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://oraldentalstudio.com | Address, phone, email, services, technology, hours, photos, insurance note. | 2026-07-08 |
| s2 | https://www.zocdoc.com/practice/oral-dental-studio-101607 | Dr. Hieu Pham association; other-platform presence. | 2026-07-08 |
| sq | search:English speaking dentist New York | AI/search visibility queries. | 2026-07-08 |
| oral-dental-studio-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/ORAL+Dental+Studio+NYC/@40.720049… | most recent visible reviews posted about 2 weeks before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| oral-dental-studio-doclic | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search | NY State Education Department, Office of the Professions Verification Search (profession code 050, Dentistry) — searched name 'Pham Hieu': found PHAM HIEU TRONG, license #060465, address on file NEW YORK NY, licensed since July 19, 2019. | 2026-08-25 |
| oral-dental-studio-nysed-060465 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 060465 (Dentistry, profession code 050): PHAM HIEU TRONG, address on file New York NY; status Registered, registered through December 31, 2027; date of licensure July 19, 2019; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| oral-dental-studio-r6s3 | https://www.oraldentalstudio.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types Organization, WebSite, ImageObject, WebPage, Person, BlogPosting, Product | 2026-10-02 |
| oral-dental-studio-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11970814257448594337&hl=en | Google listing "ORAL Dental Studio NYC" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental implants provider), read 2026-10-05 in two review orders (the five lowest-rated and the five newest): rated 4.9 from 491 reviews (1★ 6 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 483); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2025-06-23 to 2026-10-01, 1 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. Hieu Pham found licensed (#060465); clinic's PSC/PLLC entity name could not be identified under searched variants, left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Offers nitrous oxide (patient stays fully conscious) and lists oral sedation; no GA/deep sedation documented. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: website live (Google lists it as 'ORAL Dental Studio NYC'), address unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 4.9 (484 reviews). Discrepancy: Google Business Profile shows phone +1 646-663-7633, differing from the site/record on file number (646) 681-7006, which the site itself still displays -- flagged, not overwritten. |
| 2026-07-08 | Initial data collection. |
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