Mesa Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 64.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 12 July 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#164.2/100
- Best for Expats#161.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#159.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#160/100
- Best Price Transparency#160.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#163.8/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
Summary
General and cosmetic dental practice in the Clairemont/Mesa area of San Diego led by Dr. Qadeer (USC graduate). Offers implants, Invisalign, crowns, fillings, extractions and emergency care. Publishes a new-patient exam/x-ray/cleaning special.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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 [s-mesa-web] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Qadeer named and featured. [s-mesa-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Cosmetic, implant and general dentistry described. [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s-mesa-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Address and Google Maps link on site. [s-mesa-web] | 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 New-patient special: $59.99 exam, X-rays and cleaning. [s-mesa-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Included in $59.99 new-patient special. [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s-mesa-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s-mesa-web] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed Free implant consultation offered; no per-implant price. [s-mesa-web] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Free consultation for implants and Invisalign. [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Included in $59.99 new-patient special. [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
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) ~4.9 across ~760 Google reviews per aggregators. [s-mesa-rev] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume Approximate; aggregator-reported. [s-mesa-rev] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [s-mesa-rev] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s-mesa-web] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp (443+ reviews), BBB. [s-mesa-rev] | 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 [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign / clear aligners. [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Extractions, implant placement. [s-mesa-web] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s-mesa-web] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s-mesa-web] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s-mesa-web] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Free consultations offered. [s-mesa-web] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s-mesa-web] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Thu 9-5, Fri 8-1; weekends closed. [s-mesa-web] | 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 San Diego", "English speaking dentist San Diego", "dental implants San Diego", "emergency dentist San Diego", "San Diego dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist San Diego Appears in 'dentist San Diego' search results. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist San Diego | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants San Diego [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist San Diego Listed among family/emergency dental practices. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: San Diego dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s-mesa-web] | 1.5/1.5 |
Licensing & Credentials
Whether the clinic publishes its operating licence and the dentists working there together with their professional licence numbers. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Qadeer [s-mesa-web] | General / cosmetic / implant dentistry | not published |
Dentists are named, but their professional licence numbers are not published — penalty applied.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its dentists with their professional licence numbers (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -8 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist San Diego
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: San Diego dental clinic for expats
- 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://mesadentalsd.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1-858-877-9540 |
| https://www.facebook.com/ | |
| Address | 6215 Beadnell Way, San Diego, CA 92117 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s-mesa-web | https://mesadentalsd.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, dentist, services, hours, new-patient price, photos. | 2026-07-12 |
| s-mesa-rev | https://www.yelp.com/biz/mesa-dental-san-diego-3 | Rating and review count across Google/Yelp. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:dentist San Diego | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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