The Smile Spa Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 54.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#354.1/100
- Best for Expats#354/100
- Best for Dental Implants#347.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#155.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#337.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#359.5/100
- Best for Families / Children#356/100
- 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 clinic-specific sedation offering found; only a generic blog mention that 'dentists use local or general anaesthesia' for tooth removal in general.
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.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
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 | 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 [the-smile-spa-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [the-smile-spa-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 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 non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. [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 Mumbai", "English speaking dentist Mumbai", "dental implants Mumbai", "emergency dentist Mumbai", "Mumbai dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Mumbai [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Mumbai [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Mumbai [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Mumbai [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Mumbai dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | 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
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices published on the website. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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: TripAdvisor presence
- 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
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| 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/ | Address, contacts, dentist, services including emergency | 2026-07-12 |
| 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/place/The+Smile+Spa+Dental+Clinic/@19.1… | Google rating 5.0 (74 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against Maharashtra State Dental Council / Dental Council of India / National Register of Clinical Establishments: all mapped registries inaccessible (MSDC gated by Indian mobile+OTP+captcha; DCI and the National Register of Clinical Establishments connection-refused). No clinic or doctor license could be confirmed or refuted; recorded as null with access-blocked notes. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (thesmilespa.in), address and phone unchanged, clinic open on Google; captured Google rating 5.0 (74 reviews) and place coordinates for the first time. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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