Smile Vallarta

According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 70/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.

Overall rank: #7 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026

70/100

Positions by Rating Profile

  • Overall Transparency & Trust#770/100
  • Best for Expats#770.8/100
  • Best for Dental Implants#865.3/100
  • Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
  • Best Price Transparency#479.9/100
  • Best English-speaking Clinics#873/100
  • 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 No anaesthesia/sedation info found on clinic website (checked both old and current domains).

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Summary

Cosmetic-focused clinic on Boulevard Francisco Medina Ascencio in Marina Vallarta, inside Plaza Palmas according to its Google listing, run by Dr. Alejandro Sánchez, who has served the area for over 19 years according to its website. Serves local and international patients with crowns, veneers, whitening and implant and oral-surgery work, and publishes an itemized price list in pesos with US and Canadian dollar amounts. Reported 4.8 rating from a Dental Departures listing; its Google listing shows 4.7 from 92 reviews (September 2026).

Strengths

  • Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
  • Price Transparency: 13 of 15 points.
  • Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
  • No red flags identified in public sources.

Weaknesses

  • AI & Search Visibility: 1.5 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Puerto Vallarta; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Puerto Vallarta; mentioned for: dental implants Puerto Vallarta; mentioned for: emergency dentist Puerto Vallarta; mentioned for: Puerto Vallarta dental clinic for expats; structured data on website)

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

20 / 20

Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.

✓ Has a working website The clinic's website, smilevallartadental.com, presents its dentist, treatments, prices and contacts; its Google listing links it. [smile-vallarta-deepen-24] [smile-vallarta-deepen-25] [s1] 4/4
✓ Dentist names listed The clinic's website names its dentist, Dr. Alejandro Sánchez. [smile-vallarta-deepen-24] [s1] 3/3
✓ Dentist specializations listed The clinic's website presents Dr. Alejandro Sánchez as an experienced dental implant specialist. [smile-vallarta-deepen-26] [smile-vallarta-deepen-24] [s1] 2/2
✓ Real clinic photos The clinic's website shows Dr. Sánchez with a patient at the clinic's reception wall, which bears his illuminated name sign. [smile-vallarta-deepen-24] [s1] 2/2
✓ Service list published The clinic's website lists its treatments with prices, from fillings, cleanings and whitening to extractions, crowns, bridges, veneers and implants. [smile-vallarta-deepen-27] [smile-vallarta-deepen-24] [smile-vallarta-deepen-6] [s1] 3/3
✓ Clear contact details Phone +52 322 688 5174 and smilevallarta@gmail.com on the clinic's website, with a WhatsApp chat; its Google listing gives the same phone. [smile-vallarta-deepen-24] [smile-vallarta-deepen-25] [smile-vallarta-deepen-20] [s1] 2/2
✓ English website version The clinic's website is in English throughout. [smile-vallarta-deepen-24] [s1] 2/2
✓ Address and map published Boulevard Francisco Medina Ascencio #2898 on the clinic's website; its Google listing places it on the map, inside Plaza Palmas. [smile-vallarta-deepen-24] [smile-vallarta-deepen-25] [s1] 2/2

Price Transparency

13 / 15

Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.

✓ Prices or price ranges published The clinic's website publishes an itemized price list in pesos with US and Canadian dollar amounts. [smile-vallarta-deepen-27] [smile-vallarta-deepen-12] [smile-vallarta-deepen-14] 3/3
✓ Cleaning price listed Itemized price list on the dedicated prices page [smile-vallarta-deepen-12] 2/2
✓ Filling price listed Itemized price list on the dedicated prices page [smile-vallarta-deepen-13] 2/2
✓ Crown price listed Itemized price list on the dedicated prices page [smile-vallarta-deepen-14] 2/2
✓ Implant price listed Itemized price list and dedicated implants page both price it [smile-vallarta-deepen-15] 2/2
✓ Consultation price listed Exam/evaluation fee published, waived if treatment is scheduled [smile-vallarta-deepen-16] 2/2
✗ X-ray / imaging price listed Comprehensive prices page read; no X-ray/imaging line item [smile-vallarta-deepen] 0/2

Reputation & Reviews

12 / 20

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 [smile-vallarta-refresh] 5/6
◐ Google review volume as of 2026-09-26; previously 87 [smile-vallarta-gbp-2026-09-26] 1.5/3
✓ Review recency [smile-vallarta-refresh] 3/3
✗ Clinic responds to reviews None of the 10 reviews read (dated 2026-03-13 to 2026-09-15) carries an owner reply on Google. [smile-vallarta-deepen-28] 0/2
✗ No recurring complaints Four independent reviews describe poor-quality restorative work [smile-vallarta-deepen-3] 0/2
✓ No suspicious review patterns Accounts have real history and rating is not literally uniform [smile-vallarta-deepen-22] 2/2
✗ Active Facebook presence The clinic's Facebook page "Smile Vallarta" has a single post, from January 2024, and one review: no active presence [smile-vallarta-deepen-23] 0/1
✗ TripAdvisor presence Not found on TripAdvisor; no TripAdvisor link on the clinic's own site [smile-vallarta-deepen-4] [smile-vallarta-deepen-5] 0/0.5
✓ Other review platforms [s1] 0.5/0.5

Medical Infrastructure

8 / 15

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 FAQ confirms orthodontics is offered [smile-vallarta-deepen-17] 2/2
✓ Oral surgery [s1] 2/2
✗ Pediatric dentistry The site's own service-summary FAQ does not mention pediatric dentistry [smile-vallarta-deepen-18] 0/1.5
✗ Emergency care The site's own service-summary FAQ does not mention emergency/same-day care [smile-vallarta-deepen-19] 0/1.5
✓ Works with international patients [s1] 2/2

Communication & Service

8.5 / 10

How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.

✓ WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp click-to-chat widget configured with a live number [smile-vallarta-deepen-20] 2/2
? Response speed 0/1.5
✓ English spoken [s1] 2.5/2.5
✓ Pre-visit consultation possible [s1] 1.5/1.5
✓ Clear service explanations [s1] 1/1
✓ Convenient opening hours Open until 7 PM Monday to Thursday [smile-vallarta-deepen-21] 1.5/1.5

AI & Search Visibility

1.5 / 10

Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Puerto Vallarta", "English speaking dentist Puerto Vallarta", "dental implants Puerto Vallarta", "emergency dentist Puerto Vallarta", "Puerto Vallarta dental clinic for expats".

✗ Mentioned for: best dentist Puerto Vallarta Not present in the top web results for "best dentist Puerto Vallarta" on 2026-09-25. [smile-vallarta-deepen-7] 0/1
✗ Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Puerto Vallarta Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Puerto Vallarta" on 2026-09-25. [smile-vallarta-deepen-8] 0/1
✗ Mentioned for: dental implants Puerto Vallarta Not present in the top web results for "dental implants Puerto Vallarta" on 2026-09-25. [smile-vallarta-deepen-9] 0/1
✗ Mentioned for: emergency dentist Puerto Vallarta Not present in the top web results for "emergency dentist Puerto Vallarta" on 2026-09-25. [smile-vallarta-deepen-10] 0/1
✗ Mentioned for: Puerto Vallarta dental clinic for expats Not present in the top web results for "Puerto Vallarta dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-25. [smile-vallarta-deepen-11] 0/1
✗ Structured data on website No JSON-LD found; only non-qualifying WPHeader/WPFooter microdata [smile-vallarta-deepen-2] 0/1.5
? Google indexing quality 0/2
✓ Dedicated service pages Individual pages exist for key services [smile-vallarta-deepen-6] 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

DentistSpecializationLicence No.
Dr. Alejandro Sanchez [s1] [smile-vallarta-doclic]Cosmetic dentistry and oral surgerynot 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)
  • Communication & Service: Response speed
  • AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality

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

Websitehttps://smilevallartadental.com
Phone+52 322 688 5174
WhatsApp+52 322 143 4435
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555904108754
Google MapsMap listing
AddressAv. Francisco Medina Ascencio 2898, 48335 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco

Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.

Sources

IDSourceWhat it supportsAccessed
s1https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentist/smile-vallarta-dr-alejandr…Name, address, phone, dentist, services, ~4.8 rating2026-07-14
s2https://www.medicaltourismco.com/clinic/mexico/puerto-vallarta/smil…19+ years, Dr. Sanchez, international patients2026-07-14
smile-vallarta-refreshhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Smile+Vallarta+Dentist/@20.665870…most recent visible review ~3 months before check2026-08-25
smile-vallarta-doclichttps://cedulaprofesional.sep.gob.mx/cedula/presidencia/indexAvanza…Searched SEP RNP for 'Alejandro Sanchez' on 2026-08-25; cedulaprofesional.sep.gob.mx refused the connection (ECONNREFUSED) — registry unreachable, could not verify or falsify the cédula.2026-08-25
smile-vallarta-deepenhttps://smilevallartadental.com/prices-list/All 5 pages in the site navigation read 2026-09-25 (the sitemap returns a server error): the prices list has no X-ray line; a 3D CT scan is named only as an extra, unpriced fee on the implants page2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-2https://smilevallartadental.com/Homepage, prices, implants and crowns pages read; no JSON-LD script; schema.org itemtypes present are only "WPHeader"/"WPFooter", not a business entity2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-3https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4316609289414124941&hl=enGoogle listing, sort=lowest, read 2026-09-25: a patched tooth that "falls out while I'm eating" (2023-10-04); a bridge "not shaved down" causing problems (2023-10-15); "horrible veneers" needing to be redone by another dentist (2022-11-12); a bridge that "looked like it belonged to my grandfather" (2019-05-27)2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-4https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Smile%20…TripAdvisor TypeAheadJson search returned only destination/attraction results, no dentist match2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-5https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Smile%20…TripAdvisor search for "Smile Vallarta" on 2026-09-25: 12 results (unrelated hotels and tours); none is this clinic2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-6https://smilevallartadental.com/dental-implants-in-puerto-vallarta/Separate pages for implants, crowns and veneers, each with its own content, beyond the general prices-list page2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-7search:best dentist Puerto VallartaWeb search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com, yelp.com, puertovallartadentistry.com, bocaoficinadental.com, dentalestetic.dentist, dentalsolutionsvallarta.com, dentaldepartures.com, riograndedental.com, en.wikipedia.org; the clinic's site and name were not among them.2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-8search:English speaking dentist Puerto VallartaWeb search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were tripadvisor.com, banderasnews.com, whatclinic.com, pvsmile.com.mx, riograndedental.com, dentaldepartures.com, dentalmexico.com, dentalsolutionsvallarta.com, puertovallartadentistry.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them.2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-9search:dental implants Puerto VallartaWeb search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x3), dentalcenterpv.mx, dentalsolutionsvallarta.com, puertovallartadentistry.com, dentalestetic.dentist, dentaldepartures.com, riograndedental.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them.2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-10search:emergency dentist Puerto VallartaWeb search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x2), tripadvisor.com, hospitalcmq.com, puertovallarta.net, justsmiles.mx, mexdental.com, dentalclinicpuertovallarta.com, thedentalhealers.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them.2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-11search:Puerto Vallarta dental clinic for expatsWeb search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were getglobalcare.com, dentalclinicpuertovallarta.com, puertovallartadentistry.com, dentaldepartures.com (x2), dentalsolutionsvallarta.com, riograndedental.com, dentalexpressmexico.com, dentavacation.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them.2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-12https://smilevallartadental.com/prices-list/"Regular Cleaning - prophylaxi $600 (MXN) $32 (USD) $48 (CAD)"2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-13https://smilevallartadental.com/prices-list/"White Composite fillings (one surface) $1200 MXN $65 (USD) $75 (CAD)"2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-14https://smilevallartadental.com/prices-list/"All porcelain E.Max Crown $9,000 MXN $486 USD $720 CAD"2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-15https://smilevallartadental.com/prices-list/Implant stage pricing: "Stage 1 (Placement only) $22,000 MXN $1,286 USD"; All-on-4 "$9,000 USD" on the implants page2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-16https://smilevallartadental.com/prices-list/"Exam and Evaluation, No charge if a treatment plan is scheduled $500 (MXN) $29 (USD) $40 (CAD)"2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-17https://smilevallartadental.com/FAQ: "What services do you offer? ... including routine checkups, cleanings, teeth whitening, orthodontics, dental implants, and cosmetic treatments."2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-18https://smilevallartadental.com/Homepage FAQ service summary (checkups, cleanings, whitening, orthodontics, implants, cosmetic treatments) has no pediatric item2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-19https://smilevallartadental.com/Homepage FAQ service summary has no emergency/same-day wording2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-20https://smilevallartadental.com/Joinchat WhatsApp widget in the homepage HTML: data-settings='{"telephone":"5213221434435",...}'2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-21https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4316609289414124941&hl=enGoogle Business Profile hours, read 2026-09-25: Monday–Thursday 10 AM–7 PM; Friday–Sunday closed2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-deepen-22https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4316609289414124941&hl=enReviewer accounts show 2-72 prior reviews; histogram 5★ 84 / 3★ 1 / 1★ 7 (91% 5★, not literally 100%)2026-09-25
smile-vallarta-gbp-2026-09-26https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4316609289414124941&hl=enGoogle listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.7 from 92 reviews; star histogram 1★ 7 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 84; newest review dated 2026-09-15.2026-09-26
smile-vallarta-deepen-23https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555904108754Page "Smile Vallarta" (Puerto Vallarta): address Blvd. Fco. Medina Ascencio 2898, matching the clinic, and a link to a website named after Dr. Alejandro Sanchez, the clinic's dentist; 7 followers, 1 review, a single post from January 20242026-09-30
smile-vallarta-deepen-24https://smilevallartadental.com/The clinic's website "Smile Dental Vallarta | Dr. Alejandro Sánchez", in English, read in full on 2026-09-30 (home, prices, implants, veneers, crowns and before-and-after pages): Dr. Alejandro Sánchez, serving the area for over 19 years, from general and family dentistry to cosmetic, rehabilitation and implant dentistry; address Boulevard Francisco Medina Ascencio #2898, Puerto Vallarta, Jal. 48335; phone +52 322 688 5174; e-mail smilevallarta@gmail.com; a WhatsApp chat; a services FAQ listing checkups, cleanings, whitening, orthodontics, implants and cosmetic treatments; a photo of Dr. Sánchez with a patient at the clinic's reception wall bearing his illuminated name sign2026-09-30
smile-vallarta-deepen-25https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4316609289414124941&hl=enGoogle listing "Smile Vallarta Dentist", managed by the business, read 2026-09-30: address Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio, Marina Vallarta, inside Plaza Palmas between Intercam bank and Aquha bar, with a map pin; phone +52 322 688 5174; website smilevallartadental.com; business description naming Dr. Sanchez and general to advanced cosmetic dentistry; rating 4.7 from 92 reviews2026-09-30
smile-vallarta-deepen-26https://smilevallartadental.com/dental-implants-in-puerto-vallarta/Implants page of the clinic's website, read 2026-09-30: treatment "under the professional care of Dr. Alejandro Sánchez, an experienced dental implant specialist"; English-speaking dentist and bilingual staff2026-09-30
smile-vallarta-deepen-27https://smilevallartadental.com/prices-list/Prices page of the clinic's website, read 2026-09-30: an itemized list in Mexican pesos with approximate US and Canadian dollar amounts - composite fillings from $1,200 MXN, exam and evaluation $500 MXN (no charge if a treatment plan is scheduled), cleaning $600 MXN, whitening, extractions, PFM crowns $8,000 MXN, E.Max crowns $9,000 MXN, bridges and implant stages2026-09-30
smile-vallarta-deepen-28https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4316609289414124941&hl=enGoogle listing "Smile Vallarta Dentist" (Dentist; minutes from airport,Between Intercam bank and Aquha bar inside plaza palmas, Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio, Marina Vallarta, 48335 Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico), read 2026-10-05 in 3 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first, most relevant first): 4.7 from 92 reviews (1★ 7 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 84); 15 distinct reviews read, dated 2019-05-27 to 2026-09-15, 0 with an owner reply.2026-10-05

Change History

DateChange
2026-10-05Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-05 in 3 review orders (15 distinct reviews, dated 2019-05-27 to 2026-09-15; 4.7 from 92): owner replies false.
2026-09-30Re-read the clinic's website (in full) and its Google listing on 2026-09-30: published prices corrected to yes, as the website carries an itemized price list (the earlier value rested on an aggregator listing); website, dentist, specialization, clinic photos, services, contacts, English version and address now rest on the clinic's own website and Google listing.
2026-09-30Read the clinic's own Facebook page: it carries the clinic's address and links a site named after its dentist, but has a single post, from January 2024, and one review. Recorded: no active presence on Facebook.
2026-09-29Corrected 2026-09-29: review count 92 (was 87) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26.
2026-09-25Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five pending Puerto Vallarta queries: not present for "best dentist Puerto Vallarta", "English speaking dentist Puerto Vallarta", "dental implants Puerto Vallarta", "emergency dentist Puerto Vallarta", "Puerto Vallarta dental clinic for expats".
2026-09-25Re-read on 2026-09-25: all pages in the clinic's website navigation (home, prices list, implants, crowns, veneers) and its Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews). Recorded: cleaning, filling, crown, implant and a conditional exam fee all priced, no X-ray price; orthodontics offered but no pediatric or emergency care; a WhatsApp chat widget with a live number; open until 7 PM Monday to Thursday, closed Friday to Sunday; no structured data; separate service pages; four independent reports of poor-quality restorative work; no signs of manipulated reviews. Not listed on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: owner replies (none among the ten reviews read out of 92).
2026-08-26Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in an external-link check (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. smile-vallarta-doclic [https://cedulaprofesional.sep.gob.mx/cedula/presidencia/indexAvanzada.action]: https://cedulaprofesional.sep.gob.mx/cedula/presidencia/indexAvanzada.action (attempt1: getaddrinfo EAI_AGAIN cedulaprofesional.sep.gob.mx; attempt2 (+30s): Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: cedulaprofesional.sep.gob.mx:443, timeout: 10000ms), other->stable-dead on recheck)
2026-08-25License verification 2026-08-25 against SEP RNP (dentists) and CLUES (clinics): both national registries unreachable from this environment — Smile Vallarta's clinic license and Dr. Alejandro Sanchez's cédula could not be verified; left null, not marked false.
2026-08-25Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed address and phone; website has moved to smilevallartadental.com (old wixsite.com/dental link still resolves with matching content, kept working as fallback); Google rating changed to 4.7 (was 4.8); captured first review count of 87; added geo coordinates and Maps URL.

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