Tijuana Dental Studio
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 35/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1235/100
- Best for Expats#1234.3/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1226.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1238.8/100
- 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 Blog covers sedation types generally; both tijuanadentalstudio.com and successor unisondental.com only mention generic 'sedation options' alongside local anesthesia
Summary
General, family and cosmetic dental practice near downtown Tijuana, certified to work with US PPO insurance. Reviews mention named dentists (Dr. Elizabeth, Dr. Lamas) and English-speaking staff; the site itself was not directly accessible during review.
Clinic website returned an authorization error during review; details drawn from search results and third-party listings.
Strengths
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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] [s2] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Reviews name Dr. Elizabeth and Dr. Lamas [s2] | 3/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ? | Service list published | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone published [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Reviews state everyone speaks English [s2] | 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 | 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 2026-08-25 [tijuana-dental-studio-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [tijuana-dental-studio-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency Yelp (Tijuana Dental Studio) listing updated April 2026 [s3] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | 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 Yelp listing [s3] | 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 Certified to work with American PPO insurance [s2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s2] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 8-4 [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 Tijuana", "English speaking dentist Tijuana", "dental implants Tijuana", "emergency dentist Tijuana", "Tijuana dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Tijuana [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Tijuana | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Tijuana | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Tijuana | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Tijuana dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 1/2 |
| ? | 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
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Elizabeth [s2] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Lamas [s2] | — | 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
- Information Transparency: Dentist specializations listed
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: Service list published
- 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: 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
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Tijuana
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Tijuana
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Tijuana
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Tijuana dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- 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 | https://www.tijuanadentalstudio.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1 619 955 6901 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Calle Emiliano Zapata 7974-3, Zona Centro, 22000 Tijuana, B.C., México |
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.tijuanadentalstudio.com/ | Clinic name, address Calle Quinta 7974-3, phone, hours (via search snapshot) | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.tijuanadentalstudio.com/review/ | English-speaking staff, named dentists, US PPO insurance (via search snapshot) | 2026-07-10 |
| s3 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/tijuana-dental-studio-tijuana | Yelp presence updated April 2026 | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:best dentist Tijuana | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| tijuana-dental-studio-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Unison+Dental+Centro/@32.5317061,… | Google rating 4.9 (260 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against RNP and CLUES: both confirmed unreachable/non-functional today. CLUES clinic-registry search not executable for 'Tijuana Dental Studio'; RNP dentist-registry search not executable for Dr. Elizabeth, Dr. Lamas. No new registry matches found; existing licensing data left unchanged. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: tijuanadentalstudio.com is still live with the same phone number and same named dentists (Dr. Mario Lamas, Dr. Javier Sandoval, Dr. Elizabeth Murrieta). Correction: the Google Business Profile at this exact phone number and suite (7974-3) is now listed as 'Unison Dental Centro' (site unisondental.com, same doctor team, street recorded as Calle Emiliano Zapata rather than Calle Quinta) with rating 4.9 and 260 reviews (was unset) - recorded as a probable rebrand; address and place URL/coordinates updated to the Maps-confirmed listing. Sedation research: both sites mention only generic 'sedation options' alongside local anesthesia, with no statement of depth, left as null. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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