New York S Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 52/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1152/100
- Best for Expats#1148.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1147/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#948.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#1233/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1251/100
- 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
- Reputation & Reviews: 17.5 of 20 points.
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.
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 as of 2026-09-26; previously 140 [new-york-s-dental-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [new-york-s-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to Google reviews: 6 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 6 of them recent (within the last 12 months), the latest reply dated 2026-08-29. [new-york-s-dental-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints The lowest-rated Google reviews read as bare ratings: three of the four carry no text and the fourth says only “Don’t do it.”; 1–2★ ratings are 2 of 115 (1.7 %), so no complaint repeats. [new-york-s-dental-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No burst and no templated texts: the 10 reviews read (dated 2026-04-22 to 2026-09-29) fall on 8 different days, at most 4 five-star reviews fall within any 3 days (under 10 % of the 115 reviews), and no two open with the same wording. [new-york-s-dental-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence Not established: the clinic's website (26 pages read 2026-10-02) links no Facebook page and none was found under its website or Instagram name; Facebook itself could not be searched that day. | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on Naver Place, South Korea's main local review platform, with 71 visitor reviews. [new-york-s-dental-presence] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
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 JSON-LD on the homepage declares MedicalClinic. [new-york-s-dental-deepen] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | 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: New York S Dental Clinic — HIRA-registered dental clinic (Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service detailed-condition institution finder), Seoul, Jongno-gu, Yulgok-ro 2-gil 7, Somerset Palace Seoul, Unit 309 (Susong-dong) (HIRA detailed-criteria institution search (region = Seoul / Jongno-gu, type = dental clinic): searched name variants, typed in Hangul, 'Nyuyok Eseu' (New York S, 0 results) then 'Nyuyok' (New York, 29 results across Seoul) narrowed with district = Jongno-gu; returned 'Nyuyok S Chigwa-uiwon', located in 'Seomeoset Paelliseu Seoul' (Somerset Palace Seoul written in Hangul), 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]
Red-flag penalty applied: -3 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- 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
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 (the record on file previously had only 'Somerset Palace Seoul, Jongno-gu') and phone +82 2-722-0875 (record on file previously unset). | 2026-08-26 |
| new-york-s-dental-lic | https://www.hira.or.kr/ra/dtlCndHospSrch/dtlCndHospSrch.do?pgmid=HI… | searched: New York, region=Seoul/Jongno-gu, category=dental clinic — returned 'New York S Dental Clinic', Seoul, Jongno-gu, Yulgok-ro 2-gil 7, Somerset Palace Seoul, Unit 309 (Susong-dong) | 2026-08-26 |
| new-york-s-dental-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1221613955410654840&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.9 from 171 reviews; star histogram 1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 165; newest review dated 2026-09-23. | 2026-09-26 |
| new-york-s-dental-presence | https://m.place.naver.com/hospital/2037730675/home | Naver Place page of New York S Dental Clinic, Gwanghwamun (category: dentist), Room 309, 7 Yulgok-ro 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul — the card's address: 71 visitor reviews; phone 0507-1339-0876, a Naver forwarding number (read 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| new-york-s-dental-deepen | https://www.nysdentalclinic.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD declares the type MedicalClinic, alongside FAQPage. | 2026-10-02 |
| new-york-s-dental-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1221613955410654840&hl=en | Google listing "S (New York S Dental Clinic) : English-speaking Dentists in Jongno, Seoul" (Dentist; Room 309, Somerset Palace Seoul 7, Yulgok-ro 2-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea), read 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first): 4.9 from 115 reviews (1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 109); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2026-04-22 to 2026-09-29, 6 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (10 distinct reviews, dated 2026-04-22 to 2026-09-29; 4.9 from 115): owner replies true; recurring complaints false; suspicious review patterns false. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's website HTML on 2026-10-02: structured data: present. |
| 2026-10-02 | Presence re-checked: presence on other review platforms — yes. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review count 171 (was 140) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26. |
| 2026-09-07 | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against HIRA (Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service): clinic confirmed as registered Nyuyok S Chigwa-uiwon 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 — no search route to Google, Maps, Bing, DuckDuckGo or Yandex was available on the date of reading. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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