The Smile Spa Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 66.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #20 of 27 ranked clinics · Last checked: 17 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2066.1/100
- Best for Expats#1965/100
- Best for Dental Implants#2358.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#1565.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#2045.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1770.5/100
- Best for Families / Children#1968.1/100
- 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 No sedation or anaesthesia info found on site.
Summary
Founder-led clinic in Vile Parle West headed by Dr. Chaitali Parekh (Government Dental College, Mumbai) offering implants, orthodontics, pediatric care and emergency dental services.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 16.5 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 Dr. Chaitali Parekh named as founder/lead dentist. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Gallery sections present. [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.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No price figures anywhere on the 20-URL site [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No price figures anywhere on the 20-URL site [the-smile-spa-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No price figures anywhere on the 20-URL site [the-smile-spa-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No price figures anywhere on the 20-URL site [the-smile-spa-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No price figures anywhere on the 20-URL site [s1] [the-smile-spa-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No price figures anywhere on the 20-URL site [s1] [the-smile-spa-deepen-7] | 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; read as text, since the Google Maps listing could not be opened directly [the-smile-spa-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [the-smile-spa-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency newest readable review 2026-05-16 [the-smile-spa-deepen-8] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies on all 8 readable reviews [the-smile-spa-deepen-4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Histogram: 0 reviews at 1-2 stars [the-smile-spa-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 96% 5-star, dates spread 2024-2026, reviewers have history [the-smile-spa-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Not found on TripAdvisor; no link on site/GBP [the-smile-spa-deepen-5] [the-smile-spa-deepen-12] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Justdial, Practo. [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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Braces and alignments. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Extractions and implant procedures. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Emergency dental care listed. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients One review mentions a US patient; no formal international programme. | 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 India", "English speaking dentist India", "dental implants India", "emergency dentist India", "India dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist India [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist India [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants India [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist India [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: India dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD Dentist/FAQPage markup found [the-smile-spa-deepen-11] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Chaitali Parekh [s1] | Cosmetic and implant dentistry | 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
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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://www.thesmilespa.in/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +91 75064 99776 |
| +91 75064 99776 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/smilespamumbai | |
| Address | Queen's Lawn Co-op Housing Society, Shop No 8, Swami Vivekananda Rd, opp. Sony Mony, Vile Parle West, Mumbai 400056 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://www.thesmilespa.in/ | Full site (20 sitemap URLs, all service pages) read; no currency figures found anywhere | 2026-09-17 |
| s2 | https://www.justdial.com/Mumbai/The-Smile-Spa-Opposite-Sony-Mony-Vi… | Directory rating and review count | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:emergency dentist Mumbai | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| the-smile-spa-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/search/The+Smile+Spa+Dental+Clinic+Vile… | Google rating 5.0 (74 reviews) shown for The Smile Spa Dental Clinic, Vile Parle West, Mumbai, with active weekly hours (not permanently closed) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen | https://www.thesmilespa.in/dental-fillings | Fillings service page read directly; no price figure | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-2 | https://www.thesmilespa.in/crowns-bridges | Crowns/bridges service page read directly; no price figure | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-3 | https://www.thesmilespa.in/dental-implants | Implants service page read directly; no price figure | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-4 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16176879051416040948&hl=en | Owner reply 2026-05-19 to Aparna Phatak: "Thank you Mam for trusting us..."; all 8 readable reviews have dated replies | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-5 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=The%20Sm… | TripAdvisor's own autocomplete search returns no matching business | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-6 | https://www.thesmilespa.in/ | Full site read; no consultation fee published | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-7 | https://www.thesmilespa.in/ | Full site read; no X-ray price published | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-8 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16176879051416040948&hl=en | Newest of 8 readable reviews dated 2026-05-16 (Aparna Phatak) | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16176879051416040948&hl=en | Histogram 1-5* [0,0,0,3,71] — no 1 or 2-star reviews at all | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16176879051416040948&hl=en | Histogram 71/74 5-star; readable review dates span 2024-01-29 to 2026-05-16; reviewer histories 1-16 reviews | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-11 | https://www.thesmilespa.in/ | Site read: JSON-LD types Dentist and FAQPage found on 12/25 pages | 2026-09-17 |
| the-smile-spa-deepen-12 | https://www.thesmilespa.in/ | Own site read in full; no tripadvisor.com link | 2026-09-17 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Re-read on 2026-09-17: the clinic's full website and its Google listing. Recorded: no cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation or X-ray prices published anywhere on the site; structured data present; Google rating unchanged at 5.0 from 74 reviews, newest 2026-05-16, owner replies on all readable reviews, no recurring complaints or manipulation signs. Not found on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: on-site imaging equipment and international-patient services. |
| 2026-09-07 | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 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 with 74 reviews. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25: clinic license not verifiable (National Register of Clinical Establishments blocked from this network; historically excludes Maharashtra anyway); doctor licenses not verifiable (MSDC practitioner search requires an Indian mobile number + OTP + captcha, and DCI national register is blocked). All recorded as null. |
| 2026-08-14 | Imported from the city-tier dataset (data originally collected 2026-07-12). |
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