Dentistry of San Francisco
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 58.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 24 September 2026
58.9/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1158.9/100
- Best for Expats#1155.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1052.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#759.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#1141.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1059.8/100
- 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 No sedation/anesthesia info found on petrinismiles.com homepage
Summary
General and cosmetic dental practice near Union Square led by Dr. Joseph, DDS. The website lists dentists, a broad service range and office photos. Prices are not published.
Prices not published (USD). Dr. Petrini also referenced on the practice pages.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 17 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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 1.5 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist San Francisco; mentioned for: English speaking dentist San Francisco; mentioned for: dental implants San Francisco; mentioned for: emergency dentist San Francisco; mentioned for: San Francisco 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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s1] [dentistry-of-san-francisco-doclic] [dentistry-of-san-francisco-doclic-2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [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] [dentistry-of-san-francisco-lic] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
17 / 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 2026-09-24 [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-16] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-24 [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-17] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Most recent visible reviews dated 'a month ago' / '2 months ago' / '4 months ago' as of 2026-08-26. [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews across years, most recently 2026-09-11. [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Both low-rated reviews (2 of 262) describe being recommended or sold treatment they felt was unnecessary [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-11] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 98.5% 5-star (not literal 100%); dates span 2016-2026; reviewer accounts have real histories. [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence TripAdvisor search returns no matching business; no TripAdvisor link on site or GBP. [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-12] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp page linked from its website, at 500 Sutter St Suite 600: 4.5 from 48 reviews, claimed by the practice. [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-18] [dentistry-of-san-francisco-i9-2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Digital X-rays described as a diagnostic tool used by the practice. [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) Equipment/procedures pages describe X-rays only; no CBCT or panoramic imaging mentioned. [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-13] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign and orthodontics listed. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Surgical instructions and after-extraction care pages document tooth extractions. [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online appointment-request form lets patients specify a consultation visit type. [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-9] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Office hours Mon-Thu 8am-5pm only; no Friday, weekend, or evening hours (GBP confirms). [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-10] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
1.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist San Francisco", "English speaking dentist San Francisco", "dental implants San Francisco", "emergency dentist San Francisco", "San Francisco dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist San Francisco [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist San Francisco [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants San Francisco [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist San Francisco [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: San Francisco dental clinic for expats [dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD or microdata about the business on any of the 149 pages in the site map [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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: NPI 1699515544 (DR. S. JOSEPH, DDS, INC. - NPPES National Provider Registry) (NPPES NPI Registry organization-name search for 'Dentistry of San Francisco' (the clinic's own site name), enumeration_type=NPI-2, state=CA: 1 result. Searched 2026-08-25.) [dentistry-of-san-francisco-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Joseph, DDS [s1] [dentistry-of-san-francisco-doclic] | General & cosmetic dentistry | 63834 | California dental licence number as the dentist lists it in the federal NPI Registry (NPI 1679982219); taken from that record, not from the Dental Board of California. |
| Dr. Petrini [s1] [dentistry-of-san-francisco-doclic-2] | — | 25186 | California dental licence number as the dentist lists it in the federal NPI Registry (NPI 1841493145); taken from that record, not from the Dental Board of California. |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- 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
| Website | https://www.petrinismiles.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | (415) 986-5323 |
| https://www.facebook.com/DentistryofSF/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 500 Sutter St Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA |
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.petrinismiles.com/ | Source of all 149 sitemap pages (home, contact, practice, procedure and blog pages) read 2026-09-24: no application/ld+json script and no itemtype/typeof markup | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-lic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1699515544 | NPPES organizational record for DR. S. JOSEPH, DDS, INC. (NPI 1699515544, status Active), practice address 500 Sutter St Suite 600, San Francisco - exact match to the clinic's address; authorized official Sunny Joseph, Owner. | 2026-08-25 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-doclic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1679982219 | NPPES record for SUNNY SHAMS JOSEPH, DDS (NPI 1679982219, status Active) lists CA taxonomy 'Dentist' with license 63834. Identified via the clinic's own organizational NPI (DR. S. JOSEPH, DDS, INC., authorized official Sunny Joseph, Owner) at the exact clinic address 500 Sutter St Suite 600, San Francisco. | 2026-08-25 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-doclic-2 | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1841493145 | NPPES record for JOHN J PETRINI, Doctor Dental Surgery (NPI 1841493145, status Active) lists primary CA taxonomy 'Dentist, General Practice' with license 25186, practice address 500 Sutter St #600, San Francisco - exact match to the clinic's address. | 2026-08-25 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dentistry+of+San+Francisco+-+Gene… | Google rating 5.0 (260 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 for 'Dentistry of San Francisco - General & Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Joseph, DDS', 500 Sutter St #600. | 2026-08-26 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-2 | search:best dentist San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-3 | search:english speaking dentist San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-4 | search:dental implants San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-5 | search:emergency dentist San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-6 | search:dentist for expats San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-7 | https://www.petrinismiles.com/procedures/cleanings-prevention/denta… | Page text: "Dental radiographs (x-rays) are essential, preventative, diagnostic tools..." describing x-rays taken by the practice. | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-8 | https://www.petrinismiles.com/procedures/surgical-instructions/afte… | Dedicated "Surgical Instructions" and "After Tooth Extractions" post-operative care pages documenting extractions performed by the practice. | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-9 | https://www.petrinismiles.com/contact/appointment-request/ | Appointment request form field: "Please describe the nature of your appointment (e.g., consultation, check-up, etc.)". | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-10 | https://www.petrinismiles.com/contact/ | Contact page: "Office Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday-Thursday." Google Business Profile confirms Mon-Thu 8 AM-5 PM, Fri/Sat/Sun closed. | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13366862318034914377&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-24, lowest-rated reviews: Alec Bell (2★, 2024-01-21) "Dr Joseph recommended a deep cleaning on all my teeth ... (~$1400 out of pocket). I got a second opinion ... recommended no treatment"; Cal HappyCamper (2★, 2023-05-20) "upsells non stop Invisalign ... provides services you never asked for" | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-12 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dentistr… | TripAdvisor's own typeahead search for the clinic's name returned zero matching business results (only unrelated San Francisco attractions); no TripAdvisor link found on the clinic's site or Google listing. | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-13 | https://www.petrinismiles.com/procedures/cleanings-prevention/denta… | Dedicated x-ray procedure page and full 149-URL sitemap read; no CBCT, cone beam, panoramic, or 3D imaging mentioned anywhere. | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-14 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13366862318034914377&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-24: owner replies present on 7 of 9 reviews read across newest/lowest sorts, most recent reply 2026-09-11 ("Thanks for the stellar review, Ranch."). | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13366862318034914377&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-24: histogram 258/262 (98.5%) 5-star, not literal 100%; review dates across both sorts span 2016-2026; reviewer accounts show established histories (23, 195, 21, 18, 14 reviews) - no burst pattern. | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-16 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13366862318034914377&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-24: 5.0 from 262 reviews (was 260 on 2026-08-26); histogram 5-star 258 / 4-star 2 / 3-star 0 / 2-star 2 / 1-star 0. | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-17 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13366862318034914377&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-24: 262 reviews (was 260 on 2026-08-26), rating 5.0. | 2026-09-24 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-i9-2 | https://www.petrinismiles.com/reviews/ | The clinic's reviews page, read 2026-10-01: an embedded Birdeye review widget; the site's header and footer link the clinic's Yelp page (yelp.com/biz/dentistry-of-san-francisco-dr-joseph-dds-san-francisco-3) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentistry-of-san-francisco-deepen-18 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/dentistry-of-san-francisco-general-and-cos… | Yelp business page "Dentistry of San Francisco - General & Cosmetic, Dr. Joseph DDS", 500 Sutter St Suite 600, read 2026-10-02: 4.5 from 48 reviews, claimed, website petrinismiles.com | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Re-read on 2026-09-24: the clinic's website (procedures, technology, hours and payment-options pages) and its Google listing. Recorded: digital X-rays on site, no CBCT or panoramic equipment described, tooth extractions documented, an online appointment-request form supporting consultation requests, and Monday-Thursday-only office hours closing at 5pm (no evening or weekend hours). Google rating remains 5.0, now from 262 reviews (up from 260), with owner replies to recent reviews and no signs of review manipulation; both low-rated reviews describe being recommended or sold treatment the reviewer felt was unnecessary, a repeating complaint theme. No TripAdvisor listing found. |
| 2026-08-26 | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/Google reputation via live Google Maps visit (rating 5, 260 reviews) and operating status; added external sources (Maps place page + NPPES registry citations); ran 5-query AI/search visibility scout; no uncited sources existed to triage. confirmed dentistryofsanfrancisco.com is a redirect alias, not a distinct site. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry (federal, open): the clinic's registered legal entity DR. S. JOSEPH, DDS, INC. (NPI 1699515544) found at the exact clinic address, owned by Dr. Sunny Joseph (CA lic. 63834, matching the site's 'Dr. Joseph, DDS'); Dr. Petrini also found with CA license 25186 and exact address match. |
| 2026-07-08 | Initial data collection. |
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