Dr. Vikram's Align
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 64.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #22 of 27 ranked clinics · Last checked: 17 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2264.4/100
- Best for Expats#2359.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#2161/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#1664.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#2442.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#2166.8/100
- 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 Orthodontics-only clinic (Invisalign/aligners); no sedation or anaesthesia info found.
Summary
Dr. Vikram's Align is an orthodontics-focused dental clinic on 3rd Avenue in Anna Nagar East, Chennai, established in 2007 and formerly known as Smile n Shine Dental. It is led by Dr. N. Raj Vikram, an orthodontist with MDS and PhD qualifications who also holds an academic professorship. The clinic works with several clear-aligner systems (Invisalign, Spark, ClearCorrect, NovoAlign) and documents an intraoral scanner and digital OPG on site; a multispeciality page additionally lists implant, surgical and pediatric services.
The homepage highlights «24/7 emergency services» although published hours are Mon-Sat 10:00-13:00 and 17:00-21:00 with Sunday closed; the two claims were not reconciled. CBCT scanning is claimed on the multispeciality service page, while the about page equipment list names only an intraoral scanner and digital OPG. The founder's Practo profile states 23 years of experience versus «18+ years clinical» on the official site (the difference may reflect academic years being counted). Facebook, Instagram and YouTube are linked from the site but page URLs were not captured. A second phone (+91 98841 75007, listed as Dr. Raj Vikram's) is published. No prices are published; the site mentions EMI and «transparent pricing» without figures.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13 of 15 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 Dr. N. Raj Vikram named as director; no further clinicians named on accessible pages [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed M.D.S., Ph.D. (Orthodontics); professor at Thai Moogambigai Dental College [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos The clinic's Google listing shows genuine interior photos; the website gallery uses a stock image [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published clear aligners (Invisalign, Spark, ClearCorrect, NovoAlign), orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, implants, oral surgery per service pages [s1] [s3] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details two phones, email, address and social links published [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version site is in English [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published old/new door numbers and street published; map embed not directly verified [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 no figures published; only «EMI & Transparent Pricing» claims [s3] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed Cost pages cover aligners only and quote general market ranges; no cleaning price [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed Cost page gives a general Chennai market range and refers patients to a personal quote [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed Aligner-only practice; its cost pages cover aligners and quote market ranges, no crown price [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed Aligner-only practice; its cost pages cover aligners and quote market ranges, no implant price [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed Cost page quotes what other clinics charge for a consultation, not this clinic's fee [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed Aligner-only practice; its cost pages cover aligners and quote market ranges, no X-ray price [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-8] | 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; the Google Maps place page could not be opened directly, so the rating was read as text from the Google Maps result resolved from the clinic's name and address [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-17 [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-9] | 1.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency newest readable review 2025-12-16 [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-10] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies on all 5 readable reviews [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Histogram: 0 reviews at 1-2 stars [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook, Instagram and YouTube linked from the official site; page URLs not captured [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Not found on TripAdvisor; no link on site/GBP [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-4] [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-13] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Practo: profile of the clinic's orthodontist Dr. Raj Vikram at the practice's former name and location (Smile 'N' Shine near Bougainvillea Park), with 1 patient story (checked 2026-10-01). [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-15] [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-16] | 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 digital OPG (panoramic X-ray) documented on the about page [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) «CBCT scanning» claimed on the multispeciality service page; not in the about-page equipment list — clinic's own claim, not independently verified [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology full-mouth implant restorations and 3D-guided surgery listed on the multispeciality page [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics core focus: braces and four clear-aligner systems [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery wisdom tooth extractions, jaw corrections, TMJ treatment listed [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry pediatric dental care with early orthodontic intervention, sealants and fluoride [s2] [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care «24/7 emergency services» highlighted on the homepage; conflicts with published Mon-Sat hours and was not independently verified [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients no international-patient services documented | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp chat button on the site, number +91 98841 75007 [s1] [dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken English-language website; spoken English not explicitly documented | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations service pages describe aligner, implant, surgical and pediatric treatments in plain language [s3] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Sat 10:00-13:00 and 17:00-21:00 published; open evenings, closed Sunday [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 India", "English speaking dentist India", "dental implants India", "emergency dentist India", "India dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist India a drvikramsalign.com page appears in top results for «best dentist Chennai» (the clinic's own listicle page) [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist India [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants India [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist India [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: India dental clinic for expats [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website schema.org markup detected on homepage (2 matches) [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality own pages rank for the clinic name and orthodontist-related queries [s4] [s5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages separate pages for orthodontics, multispeciality care and aligner systems; several are SEO-styled location pages [s3] | 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. N. Raj Vikram [s1] | Orthodontist (M.D.S., Ph.D. Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics) | 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: No suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
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://drvikramsalign.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +91 98400 30442 |
| Address | Old No. E2, New No. E99, 3rd Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai 600102 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://drvikramsalign.com/ | official homepage: address (Old No. E2 / New No. E99, 3rd Avenue, Anna Nagar East, 600102), phones +91 98400 30442 and +91 98841 75007, email, hours Mon-Sat 10-13/17-21 Sun closed, Dr. N. Raj Vikram MDS PhD, aligner brands, est. 2007, «24/7 emergency services» claim, social links; schema.org markup present (2 matches) | 2026-09-17 |
| s2 | https://drvikramsalign.com/about-us/ | established 2007 as Smile n Shine Dental, relocation to 3rd Avenue, 2,000 sq ft, four chairs, intraoral scanner, digital OPG, sterilization claims, awards (Teaching Research and Excellence 2018, Young Scientist 2021), 50+ publications | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://drvikramsalign.com/multispeciality-dental-care-in-chennai/ | implants (full-mouth restorations, 3D-guided surgery), oral surgery (wisdom teeth, jaw corrections, TMJ), pediatric dentistry, CBCT scanning claim, laser equipment, EMI/transparent-pricing wording without figures | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | search:Dr. Vikram's Align Raj Vikram orthodontist Anna Nagar reviews | Practo doctor profile (23 years experience, BDS 2003 TN Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, PhD 2008 Meenakshi University), Justdial listing with photos, Dental Business Directory entry, positive patient feedback snippets; Practo page itself challenge-walled on direct fetch | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | search:best dentist Chennai / English speaking dentist Chennai / dental implants Chennai / emergency dentist Chennai / Chennai dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: drvikramsalign.com appears in top results for «best dentist Chennai» only; absent for the other four fixed queries | 2026-08-18 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/search/Dr+Vikram's+Align+Anna+Nagar+Eas… | Google rating 5.0 shown for Dr. Vikram's Align, Anna Nagar East, Chennai, with active weekly hours (not permanently closed) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=163105986971829322&hl=en | Two photos uploaded by the business itself (2023-04-07) downloaded and viewed: the clinic corridor with its own "Smile n Shine - Dr. Raj Vikram" wall signage, and its wall of framed certificates. The only image on the website gallery is a staged stock photo (filename "professional-dentist-office-RWTU9TD") | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-2 | https://drvikramsalign.com/teeth-gap-filling-cost-in-chennai/ | "On average, the cost may range from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 8000 per tooth. At Dr. Vikram's Align, the teeth gap filling cost in Chennai is competitive, with prices tailored to individual patient needs... Contact us for a personalised quote" - no clinic figure | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-3 | https://drvikramsalign.com/invisible-aligners-for-teeth-cost/ | "Initial Consultation: Some clinics offer free consultations, while others may charge INR 4,150 to INR 16,600" - a general statement, with no fee published for this clinic | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-4 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dr%20Vik… | TripAdvisor's own autocomplete search returns no matching business | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-5 | https://drvikramsalign.com/ | Home, about, contact, gallery and aligner pages read, plus the site's cost pages (aligner and teeth-gap cost guides): this is an aligner practice and no cleaning price is published | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-6 | https://drvikramsalign.com/ | Full site read including the aligner and teeth-gap cost guides; this is an Invisalign/SPARK/NovoAlign practice and no crown price is published anywhere | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-7 | https://drvikramsalign.com/ | Full site read including the aligner and teeth-gap cost guides; this is an Invisalign/SPARK/NovoAlign practice and no implant price is published anywhere | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-8 | https://drvikramsalign.com/ | Full site read including the aligner and teeth-gap cost guides; this is an Invisalign/SPARK/NovoAlign practice and no X-ray price is published anywhere | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=163105986971829322&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17: 61 reviews, histogram 1-5* [0,0,0,0,61] | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=163105986971829322&hl=en | Newest of 5 readable reviews dated 2025-12-16 (Chandrasekar Krishnamurthy) | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=163105986971829322&hl=en | Owner reply 2025-12-20 to Chandrasekar Krishnamurthy; all 5 readable reviews have dated replies | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=163105986971829322&hl=en | Histogram 1-5* [0,0,0,0,61] — no 1 or 2-star reviews | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-13 | https://drvikramsalign.com/ | Own site read; no tripadvisor.com link | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-14 | https://drvikramsalign.com/ | Homepage carries a WhatsApp chat widget configured with the number 919884175007 and a prefilled message to the clinic | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-15 | https://www.practo.com/chennai/doctor/dr-raj-vikram-2-dentist | Practo: claimed profile of Dr. Raj Vikram, orthodontist, practising at Smile 'N' Shine, E2 K Block 118, Bougainvillea Apartments, 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, with 1 patient story (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dr-vikrams-align-anna-nagar-deepen-16 | https://drvikramsalign.com/ | Clinic homepage, read 2026-10-01: Dr. N. Raj Vikram is the director of Smile n Shine Dental Orthodontic & Aligner Clinic; the clinic started in 2007 near Bougainville Park and is now on 3rd Avenue, Anna Nagar East | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: Practo profile of the clinic's orthodontist under the practice's former name, 1 patient story. |
| 2026-09-17 | Re-read on 2026-09-17: the clinic's full website (home, about, contact, gallery, aligner and cost pages) and its Google listing. Recorded: a WhatsApp chat channel on the site; genuine photos of the practice on its Google listing (its own corridor signage and certificate wall), while the website gallery uses a stock image; no cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation or X-ray price published by this aligner-only practice - its cost pages quote general market ranges and refer patients to a personal quote; Google rating unchanged at 5.0 from 61 reviews, newest readable review 2025-12-16, owner replies on all readable reviews. The listing carries no ratings below five stars, but the readable reviewers have substantial account histories and their dates span more than two years, so no manipulation pattern is recorded. Not found on TripAdvisor. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; recorded first-observed Google rating 5.0 (review count not visible on the page as read). |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25: clinic license not verifiable (National Register of Clinical Establishments blocked from this network); doctor licenses not verifiable (no Tamil Nadu state dental council mapped for India, and DCI national register is blocked). All recorded as null. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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