Changelog
Every data update, correction, and methodology change is logged here and in each clinic's own change history. The rating updates whenever the underlying public data changes.
| Date | Subject | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | Affinity Dental Clinics | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Bocobo Dental Care Co. | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | COSMODENT Dental Clinic | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Dental World Manila | opaque_prices flag reviewed under methodology v1.4.0 and kept: the note hints at opacity but cites nothing verifiable, so it is annotated for re-verification at the next crawl. |
| 2026-09-07 | Dental World Manila | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no citable evidence found on re-verification: dentalworld.com.ph/dental-packages-rates/, fetched 2026-09-07, publishes package rates in USD with stated peso savings and a disclosed exchange rate, so the 'no prices published' premise no longer holds; the only source for 'higher-than-expected charges' is the clinic's Facebook page, which is not readable or citable headless). |
| 2026-09-07 | Dental World Manila | priceTransparency re-evaluated 2026-09-07 (wave-4 Y16): clinic now publishes package pricing in PHP/USD with a disclosed exchange rate (previously false). pricesPublished, crownPriceListed and implantPriceListed now true (bundled package prices, not per-unit); cleaningPriceListed, fillingPriceListed, consultationPriceListed and xrayPriceListed stay false — those services are named but never priced. See dental-world-manila-prices-2026-09-07. |
| 2026-09-07 | Dentistria Dental Office | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Gan Advanced Osseointegration Center (GAOC) | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Gerochi Dental and Implant Center | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Methodology v1.4.0 | Narrowed the "Opaque or bait pricing" red flag to what its published definition describes. Until now the flag was applied automatically to every clinic that does not publish a price list — a harsher statement than the evidence supports, since the catalogue defines the flag as complaints about final bills materially exceeding quoted prices, or advertised prices that are not honoured. Not publishing prices is already scored: it costs the clinic points in the price transparency category, and it is not, on its own, evidence of bait pricing. The automatic rule is removed, so the flag and its 2-point penalty come off about 1,300 clinic pages across the index; no clinic gains a flag, and no weight, severity or other scoring rule changed. The flag can still be recorded against a clinic by hand with cited sources, and about 210 clinics carry such an entry today; we are reviewing those entries in a follow-up pass, because some of them were also written for nothing more than an unpublished price list. |
| 2026-09-07 | One Nadela Dental Group | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | VERA Dental Clinic | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-03 | Methodology v1.3.1 | Clarified that the publication criteria refer to the clinic’s own channels: a service list, the names of the dentists and a price list count when the clinic itself publishes them (its website, its social profiles or its own Google Business profile) — registers, directories and review sites do not, and a time-limited promotional offer is not a price list. Added a third state for a dentist’s licence, "checked, not found in the public register": a dentist we searched for in the national register and did not find is now recorded as checked-but-unverified with the date of the check, instead of being shown either as "not checked yet" or as the "not published" red flag. Neither change alters any weight or penalty; the red-flag rule still fires only on a verified negative. Also corrected the wording of the penalty note under the ranking table, which rendered as "20−" in right-to-left dictionaries. |
| 2026-08-26 | COSMODENT Dental Clinic | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s2 [https://smilejet.app/clinic/cosmodent-dental-clinic]: https://smilejet.app/clinic/cosmodent-dental-clinic (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | COSMODENT Dental Clinic | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: smilejet.app/clinic/cosmodent-dental-clinic (s2) 404s - smilejet.app's own homepage now states it covers only Vietnam, Cambodia, Colombia and Bali, so Philippine clinic pages are gone from that aggregator. Re-cited onOtherPlatforms to the clinic's already-verified Google Maps listing (a genuine third-party platform); pruned s2. |
| 2026-08-26 | Dentistria Dental Office | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 2 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s1 [https://www.dentistriadental.com/]: https://www.dentistriadental.com/ (HTTP 404, rotten) | s2 [https://smilejet.app/clinic/dentistria-dental]: https://smilejet.app/clinic/dentistria-dental (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Dentistria Dental Office | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: smilejet.app/clinic/dentistria-dental (s2) 404s (aggregator dropped Philippine coverage). Re-cited onFacebook/onOtherPlatforms to the clinic's already-verified Google Maps listing; pruned s2. s1 (dentistriadental.com, own site) remains genuinely dead on repeated direct checks (www/non-www/http/https all 404) with no live replacement or closure evidence found - left unresolved (also the manila needsReview website entry: same URL, same outcome, contacts.website left unchanged). |
| 2026-08-26 | Gan Advanced Osseointegration Center (GAOC) | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s2 [https://smilejet.app/clinic/gan-advanced-osseointegration-center]: https://smilejet.app/clinic/gan-advanced-osseointegration-center (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Gan Advanced Osseointegration Center (GAOC) | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: smilejet.app/clinic/gan-advanced-osseointegration-center (s2) 404s. Re-cited onOtherPlatforms and worksWithForeigners to the clinic's own live site (gaocdental.com), which independently confirms both claims; pruned s2. reputation.recurringComplaints (value already null) needed no citation change. |
| 2026-08-26 | Gerochi Dental and Implant Center | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s2 [https://smilejet.app/clinic/gerochi-dental-implant-center]: https://smilejet.app/clinic/gerochi-dental-implant-center (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Gerochi Dental and Implant Center | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: smilejet.app/clinic/gerochi-dental-implant-center (s2) 404s. Re-cited onOtherPlatforms to the clinic's already-verified Google Maps listing. onFacebook (also backed only by s2) could not be reconfirmed - gerochidental.com's own homepage did not show a Facebook link on direct recheck - left untouched/unresolved rather than forcing a citation; s2 not pruned since it's still cited there. |
| 2026-08-26 | Smile More Dental Clinic | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s2 [https://smilejet.app/clinic/smile-more-dental-clinic]: https://smilejet.app/clinic/smile-more-dental-clinic (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Smile More Dental Clinic | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: smilejet.app/clinic/smile-more-dental-clinic (s2) 404s. Re-cited both facts to the clinic's own live site (smilemore.ph), which independently confirms them in more detail than the original aggregator citation; pruned s2. |
| 2026-08-26 | Tooth & Go Dental Clinic | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s2 [https://doctor.global/clinic/tooth-go-dental-clinic]: https://doctor.global/clinic/tooth-go-dental-clinic (getaddrinfo EAI_AGAIN doctor.global, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Tooth & Go Dental Clinic | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: doctor.global (s2, whole domain unreachable, DNS timeout) backed 3 facts. Re-cited onOtherPlatforms to the clinic's already-verified Google Maps listing. infoTransparency.dentistNamesListed (Dr. Elkie Lumagui claim) and the doctor's own null-valued license entry could not be reconfirmed - the clinic's own site (dentist-manila.com) returned HTTP 403 on repeated direct fetch attempts (bot-walled, inconclusive) - left untouched/unresolved; s2 not pruned since it's still cited by those. |
| 2026-08-25 | Affinity Dental Clinics | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, phone, and open status; captured Google rating 4.4 (185 reviews) and place URL for the Makati branch; recorded sedation offering as Conscious/Twilight Sedation only (patient stays awake), not general anaesthesia. |
| 2026-08-25 | Affinity Dental Clinics | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site's own Sedation Dentistry page: 'Conscious Sedation allows you to remain awake and responsive' - explicitly not general anaesthesia. |
| 2026-08-25 | Alora Dental Clinic | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, phone, and open status; captured new Google rating 5.0 (66 reviews) and place URL; no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-08-25 | Bocobo Dental Care Co. | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, phone, and open status; captured new Google rating 4.7 (250 reviews) and place URL; no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-08-25 | COSMODENT Dental Clinic | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, phone, and open status; captured precise street address (1300 Anita Bldg, Timog cor. Quezon Ave, South Triangle, QC) - worklist previously had only 'South Triangle Village'; captured new Google rating 5.0 (240 reviews); no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-08-25 | Dental World Manila | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, phone, and open status; captured Google rating 4.1 (175 reviews) and place URL for the Mall of Asia branch; no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-08-25 | Dentistria Dental Office | Re-verification 2026-08-25: dentistriadental.com is currently unhosted (Wix 'domain not connected' placeholder) - site is DOWN as of today, but the clinic itself is confirmed active via a live Google Maps listing (4.4 rating, 121 reviews, matching Legazpi Village address) and active Facebook (~3k followers)/Instagram (~960 followers) accounts; corrected phone to +63 2 8851 6491, confirmed across Maps, Facebook, and Instagram (worklist had +63-2-8668-4673); no sedation/GA info checked (site inaccessible). |
| 2026-08-25 | Gan Advanced Osseointegration Center (GAOC) | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, phone, and open status; captured Google rating 4.8 (443 reviews) and place URL for the Greenbelt branch; no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-08-25 | Gerochi Dental and Implant Center | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, phone, and open status; captured Google rating 4.5 (107 reviews) and place URL; no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-08-25 | Methodology v1.3.0 | Corrected how the two licensing red flags are applied ("Clinic operating licence not published" and "Dentists / their licences not listed"). Previously they were applied whenever licensing data was absent from our records, which treated unchecked data as a negative finding — contrary to the methodology's own rule that unverified data is a fact about our coverage, not about the clinic. Both flags now apply only where we have verified that the information is not published. Manual licensing flags that rested on unverified data were removed from the affected clinics. No other scoring rules changed; most scores rise because the incorrect penalty is removed. |
| 2026-08-25 | One Nadela Dental Group | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, phone, and open status; captured Google rating 4.8 (172 reviews) and place URL for the BGC branch; no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-08-25 | Smile More Dental Clinic | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, and open status; review count updated from 100 to 161 (rating unchanged at 4.9); captured phone +63 905 335 0118 (previously unset); no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-08-25 | Tooth & Go Dental Clinic | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, and open status; review count updated from 89 to 106 (rating unchanged 4.8); phone updated to +63 915 965 6181 (old landline no longer listed on site or Maps); site offers only conscious sedation (patient stays awake), not general anaesthesia. |
| 2026-08-25 | Tooth & Go Dental Clinic | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site offers 'CONSCIOUS SEDATION' by name; patient remains conscious, not asleep/unaware. |
| 2026-08-25 | VERA Dental Clinic | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, with Alabang/Muntinlupa branch address (Sycamore Arcade) and phone (0917-700-2383) unchanged; no distinct Google Maps listing could be found for this specific branch despite multiple targeted searches (only sibling VERA branches in San Pedro, Santa Rosa, Imus, General Trias, Tanza appear individually on Maps) - no rating captured for this branch; no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-08-23 | Methodology v1.2.0 | Added an informational "Sedation & general anaesthesia" availability field to every clinic and a new "Sleep Dentistry (Sedation / GA)" list, for patients who cannot tolerate — or would rather not be awake for — treatment. This field is informational and does not change any transparency score. |
| 2026-07-12 | Affinity Dental Clinics | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Alora Dental Clinic | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Bocobo Dental Care Co. | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | COSMODENT Dental Clinic | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Dental World Manila | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Dentistria Dental Office | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Gan Advanced Osseointegration Center (GAOC) | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Gerochi Dental and Implant Center | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | One Nadela Dental Group | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Smile More Dental Clinic | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Tooth & Go Dental Clinic | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | VERA Dental Clinic | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-08 | Methodology v1.1.0 | Added licensing transparency: clinics are now penalised when they do not publish their operating licence, or do not list their dentists together with their professional licence numbers. Each clinic page now shows a Licensing & Credentials section. |
| 2026-07-03 | Methodology v1.0.0 | Initial public methodology. |