Smart Smile Clínica Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 13.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #15 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1513.3/100
- Best for Expats#1510.3/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1410.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- 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 anesthesia/sedation info found on clinic's own site (smartsmile.mx) as of 2026-08-26
Summary
Dental clinic located in a professional tower in Col. Altabrisa, Mérida (piso 10). Listed in Mérida dentist directories with address and phone; limited additional public detail verified.
Strengths
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Merida; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Merida; mentioned for: dental implants Merida; mentioned for: emergency dentist Merida; mentioned for: Merida dental clinic for expats)
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 | 0/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed as of 2026-08-26 (previously null) [smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ? | Service list published | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | English website version | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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 2026-08-26 (first Google rating captured) [smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-08-26 [smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen] | 0.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms [s1] | 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Merida", "English speaking dentist Merida", "dental implants Merida", "emergency dentist Merida", "Merida dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Merida [smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Merida [smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Merida [smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Merida [smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Merida dental clinic for expats [smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 0/1.5 |
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
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Has a working website
- Information Transparency: Dentist specializations listed
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: Service list published
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Price Transparency: Prices or price ranges published
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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 | http://www.smartsmile.mx/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +52 999 912 7117 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Calle 15 por 18 y 22 #501, Int. 1018, piso 10, Col. Altabrisa, 97130 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://buscodentista.com.mx/yucatan/merida/smart-smile-cl%C3%ADnic… | Address and phone number in Col. Altabrisa | 2026-07-14 |
| smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Smart+Smile+-+Cl%C3%ADnica+Dental… | Multiple Google reviews name lead dentist Dr. Ignacio Ávalos, cited by 3 separate reviewers, as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-2 | search:best dentist Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'prominent dentist Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
| smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-3 | search:english speaking dentist Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'english speaking dentist Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
| smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-4 | search:dental implants Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'dental implants Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
| smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-5 | search:emergency dentist Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'emergency dentist Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
| smart-smile-clinica-dental-deepen-6 | search:dentist for expats Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'dentist for expats Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/Maps; found a live official website (smartsmile.mx, previously unset) and first Google rating (4.8, 17 reviews); reviews name lead dentist Dr. Ignacio Ávalos with ~20 years in practice; visibility scout 5 queries (0 true); no uncited sources existed to triage for this clinic (its single source, s1, is already cited); no qualifying new independent 3rd-party source found today beyond Google/own site. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against CLUES: registry's master-file download timed out and it has no search form, so this clinic's license could not be found or ruled false; recorded null. |
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