Smile Arts of NY
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 58.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1058.9/100
- Best for Expats#856/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1051.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#956.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#841.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#860.5/100
- 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.
- Reputation & Reviews: 17.5 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 [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.
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 Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 5 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-09-25 (read 2026-09-26). [smile-arts-of-ny-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Three of the five lowest-rated Google reviews concern insurance acceptance and billing; 1–2★ are 4.6 % of 835 (1★ 31 / 2★ 7 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 12 / 5★ 781). [smile-arts-of-ny-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 10 Google reviews read (dated 2025-02-20 to 2026-10-01, from accounts with 1–23 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 31 / 2★ 7 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 12 / 5★ 781. [smile-arts-of-ny-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.
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 types Dentist, Organization (alongside Place, WebSite). [smile-arts-of-ny-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Mann, DDS, FICOI, FAGD [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] [smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-054580] | General & cosmetic, implants, emergency | 054580 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 13 August 2009; registration current, no enforcement actions on file (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Eva Chen, DMD [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] [smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-057689] | General & cosmetic, implants, emergency | 057689 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 10 November 2014; registration current, no enforcement actions on file (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Clarice Chang, DDS [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] [smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-059910] | General & cosmetic dentistry | 059910 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 31 July 2018; registration current, no enforcement actions on file (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Rebecca Zhi, DDS [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] [smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-062629] | General & cosmetic dentistry | 062629 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 16 August 2022; registration current, no enforcement actions on file (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Anette Innabi, DDS [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] [smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-064100] | General & cosmetic dentistry | 064100 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 13 August 2024; registration current, no enforcement actions on file (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Vivian Wong, DDS [s1] [smile-arts-of-ny-lic] [smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-064617] | General & cosmetic dentistry | 064617 | New York State dentist licence number (NYSED Office of the Professions), licensed since 6 June 2025; registration current, no enforcement actions on file (checked 30 September 2026). |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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
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 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14062774518997169721&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 830 reviews; star histogram 1★ 30 / 2★ 7 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 12 / 5★ 777; newest review dated 2026-09-23; 5 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-25. | 2026-09-26 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-054580 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 054580 (Dentistry, profession code 050): MANN PETER, address on file New York NY; status Registered, registered through December 31, 2029; date of licensure August 13, 2009; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-057689 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 057689 (Dentistry, profession code 050): CHEN EVA KAI, address on file Scarsdale NY; status Registered, registered through January 31, 2029; date of licensure November 10, 2014; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-059910 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 059910 (Dentistry, profession code 050): CHANG CLARICE BO-MOON, address on file Englewood Cliffs NJ; status Registered, registered through July 31, 2029; date of licensure July 31, 2018; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-062629 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 062629 (Dentistry, profession code 050): ZHI REBECCA, address on file Brooklyn NY; status Registered, registered through September 30, 2027; date of licensure August 16, 2022; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-064100 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 064100 (Dentistry, profession code 050): INNABI ANETTE, address on file Yonkers NY; status Registered, registered through July 31, 2027; date of licensure August 13, 2024; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-nysed-064617 | https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/verification-search?license… | NYSED Office of the Professions verification search, licence 064617 (Dentistry, profession code 050): WONG VIVIAN KA YAN, address on file NY NY; status Registered, registered through May 31, 2028; date of licensure June 6, 2025; no enforcement actions found. | 2026-09-30 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-r6s3 | https://smileartsny.com | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types Place, Dentist, Organization, WebSite, ImageObject, WebPage, VideoObject | 2026-10-02 |
| smile-arts-of-ny-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14062774518997169721&hl=en | Google listing "Smile Arts of NY" (Cosmetic dentist, Dentist), read 2026-10-05 in two review orders (the five lowest-rated and the five newest): rated 4.8 from 835 reviews (1★ 31 / 2★ 7 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 12 / 5★ 781); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2025-02-20 to 2026-10-01, 10 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): a repeated complaint among the lowest-rated reviews; 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. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-25). |
| 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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