New York S Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 41.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1241.1/100
- Best for Expats#1238.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1237/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#1039.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#1225/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1241/100
- 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 accessible pages (home, doctors).
Summary
English-speaking dental clinic located inside the Somerset Palace Seoul in Jongno-gu, oriented toward foreign patients. Offers aesthetic prosthetics, whitening, implants, resin restorations, zirconia crowns, Invisalign and general dentistry. Led by Dr. MinJi Kim and Dr. KyungJin Kim, described as US-trained.
Exact street address, phone and hours were not published on the reviewed page; the address is given at building level (Somerset Palace Seoul).
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
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)
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 [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clear contact details No phone, email or exact address on the reviewed page. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Address and map published Only building name given; no exact address or map. [s1] | 0/2 |
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 [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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 2026-08-26 [new-york-s-dental-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [new-york-s-dental-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [new-york-s-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | 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 | 0/0.5 |
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 Invisalign. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Emergency services referenced in search summary. [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] [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 Team described as native/fluent English speakers. [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Seoul", "English speaking dentist Seoul", "dental implants Seoul", "emergency dentist Seoul", "Seoul dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Seoul Cited as well-known among foreigners in best-dentist results. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Seoul [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Seoul [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Seoul [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Seoul dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [sq] | 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: 뉴욕S치과의원 — HIRA-registered 치과의원 (건강보험심사평가원 세부조건별 의료기관 찾기), 서울특별시 종로구 율곡로2길 7, 서머셋팰리스서울 309호 (수송동) (HIRA 세부조건별 의료기관 찾기 (지역=서울/종로구, 종별=치과의원): searched name variants '뉴욕에스' (0 results) then '뉴욕' (29 results across Seoul) narrowed with 구=종로구; returned '뉴욕S치과의원', located in '서머셋팰리스서울' which matches clinics.json's 'Somerset Palace Seoul, Jongno-gu' exactly. 2026-08-26.) [new-york-s-dental-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. MinJi Kim [s1] | US-trained; general and cosmetic dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. KyungJin Kim [s1] | General and cosmetic dentistry | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low No verifiable address (-3 pts) — Only the building (Somerset Palace Seoul) is given; no exact street address, phone or map on the reviewed page. [s1]
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No treatment prices published on the reviewed page. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -5 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- 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
- Reputation & Reviews: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- 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.nysdentalclinic.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +82-2-722-0875 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Room 309, Somerset Palace Seoul, 7 Yulgok-ro 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
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.nysdentalclinic.com/ | Clinic name, area, dentists, services, English support | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.seoulenglishdentist.com/ | English-speaking care in Jongno, foreigner focus, emergency services | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:best dentist Seoul / English speaking dentist Seoul | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| new-york-s-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/%EB%89%B4%EC%9A%95S%EC%B9%98%EA%B… | Google rating 4.9 (140 reviews) as of 2026-08-26. Maps gives the full address as Room 309, Somerset Palace Seoul, 7 Yulgok-ro 2-gil, Jongno District (worklist previously had only 'Somerset Palace Seoul, Jongno-gu') and phone +82 2-722-0875 (worklist previously unset). | 2026-08-26 |
| new-york-s-dental-lic | https://www.hira.or.kr/ra/dtlCndHospSrch/dtlCndHospSrch.do?pgmid=HI… | searched: 뉴욕, 지역=서울/종로구, 종별=치과의원 — returned '뉴욕S치과의원', 서울특별시 종로구 율곡로2길 7, 서머셋팰리스서울 309호 (수송동) | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against HIRA (건강보험심사평가원): clinic confirmed as registered 뉴욕S치과의원 inside Somerset Palace Seoul, matching the building-level address on file. No public name-searchable dentist licence register exists in South Korea (lic.mohw.go.kr is document/barcode verification only) — both named doctors left null with that note. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website live at nysdentalclinic.com, name unchanged, clinic open. The site itself still gives no phone or full street address (only 'Jongno-gu, Seoul'); Google Maps supplied the fuller address (Room 309, Somerset Palace Seoul, 7 Yulgok-ro 2-gil) and a phone number (+82-2-722-0875, previously unset) — recorded. Newly captured rating 4.9 (140 reviews, most recent review ~1 month old) with pin coordinates. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status): no changes. Site (home, /doctors) publishes no phone number and no full street address beyond "Jongno-gu, Seoul", consistent with the stored partial address. Google reputation not captured — search tools unreachable this session (WebSearch budget exhausted; Google/Maps/Bing/DuckDuckGo/Yandex blocked). |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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