Changelog
Every data update, correction, and methodology change is logged here and in each clinic's own change history. The rating updates whenever the underlying public data changes.
| Date | Subject | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Methodology v1.3.1 | Clarified that the publication criteria refer to the clinic’s own channels: a service list, the names of the dentists and a price list count when the clinic itself publishes them (its website, its social profiles or its own Google Business profile) — registers, directories and review sites do not, and a time-limited promotional offer is not a price list. Added a third state for a dentist’s licence, "checked, not found in the public register": a dentist we searched for in the national register and did not find is now recorded as checked-but-unverified with the date of the check, instead of being shown either as "not checked yet" or as the "not published" red flag. Neither change alters any weight or penalty; the red-flag rule still fires only on a verified negative. Also corrected the wording of the penalty note under the ranking table, which rendered as "20−" in right-to-left dictionaries. |
| 2026-08-26 | Aesthetic Dental Centre - Da Nang | Deepen 2026-08-26: no website or phone on file, none found. IMPORTANT — could not locate any Google Maps listing for this clinic under its stored name or address (107 Le Dinh Duong) via multiple targeted searches; a broad-radius search returned zero plausible matches (results jumped to unrelated clinics across SE Asia), so operatingStatus is left 'unclear' rather than confirmed open, and no rating/reviews/coordinates could be captured this round. The clinic still appears on WhatClinic and a second independent directory (dentalclinicvietnam.com) at the same address, both re-verified live today, but neither confirms current operating status independently of Maps. No stored uncited sources to triage (only s1, already cited); visibility scout 5 queries (absent from all 5). |
| 2026-08-26 | Australian Dental Clinic - Da Nang | Deepen 2026-08-26: website live; Google rating/review count newly captured via Maps (4.7, 265 reviews, place URL+coords); added dentaltrip.io and idcdanang.com competitor guide as new external sources, re-cited s2 (vietnam-dental.com, re-verified live) to englishSpoken; visibility scout 5 queries (present in 4 of 5, strongest local-pack presence in cohort). |
| 2026-08-26 | Citi Dental Clinic - Da Nang | Deepen 2026-08-26: clinic now has its own website (citidental.vn), previously unset — newly observed, but the site is minimal/under construction; Google rating/review count newly captured via Maps (4.7, 85 reviews, place URL+coords); no second brand-new independent source found beyond Maps and the already-cited WhatClinic listing (re-verified live today, still only s1). No stored uncited sources to triage (only s1, already cited); visibility scout 5 queries (present in best-dentist/english-speaking/emergency). |
| 2026-08-26 | Da Nang Implant Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Implant Da Nang) | Deepen 2026-08-26: website live; Google rating/review count rechecked via Maps (4.9, 784 reviews, up from 124 — place URL+coords captured); added dentaltrip.io as new external source and re-cited dentaldepartures.com (s2, still live, shows a legacy 4.96/124 snapshot) to offersImplantology; visibility scout 5 queries (present via image carousel for best-dentist/english-speaking, local-pack+own-site for implants). |
| 2026-08-26 | Dana Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Dana) | Deepen 2026-08-26: website live; Google rating/review count rechecked via Maps (4.6, 266 reviews, place URL+coords); added dentaltrip.io as new external source, re-cited s2 (whatclinic.com, re-verified live, 'Very Good' ServiceScore) to onOtherPlatforms; visibility scout 5 queries (present in best-dentist/implants/emergency). |
| 2026-08-26 | Dr. Bao Dental Clinic - Dental Implant Center | Deepen 2026-08-26: website confirmed live via browser (drbao-clinic.com blocks direct WebFetch with 403/bot-protection, and page-content read was also denied by browser-extension permissions for this domain — only the front-page banner text was retrievable); Google rating/review count rechecked via Maps (4.8, 390 reviews, up from 321 — place URL+coords captured); added dentaltrip.io as new external source and re-cited s2 (own site) to hasWebsite and s3 (dentaldepartures, legacy 4.84/321 snapshot) to offersImplantology; visibility scout 5 queries (present via video results for implants, own-site organic for emergency). |
| 2026-08-26 | Hi-Care Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Hi-Care) | Deepen 2026-08-26: website live; Google rating/review count rechecked via Maps (5.0, 973 reviews, up from 386 — place URL+coords); website now also publishes a specific Ministry of Health licence number ('được bộ y tế cấp phép hoạt động số 01170/ĐNA - GPHĐ') not present at last check — flagging for licensing.clinicLicense follow-up since this delta format has no licensing slot; added dentaltrip.io and bestdentistdanang.com as new external sources, re-cited s2 (smilejet.app) to offersImplantology; visibility scout 5 queries (absent from all 5, despite highest review count in cohort — weak AI/search visibility outlier worth noting). |
| 2026-08-26 | Hi-Care Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Hi-Care) | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. site says 90% of implant cases need no pain medication, describing a local-technique approach; no GA/deep sedation documented |
| 2026-08-26 | Hi-Care Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Hi-Care) | Own-site check 2026-08-26 against the clinic's live website: confirmed the published Vietnam MoH operating-licence number 01170/ĐNA-GPHĐ and recorded it in licensing.clinicLicense (previously left null with no slot to hold the number). |
| 2026-08-26 | IDC Danang (International Dental Clinic) | Deepen 2026-08-26: website live; phone corrected to 0236 3887 588 per Maps and site (stored was 0236 3886 588, one digit off); Google rating/review count newly captured via Maps (4.6, 97 reviews, place URL+coords) plus reviewRecency (very recent activity); re-cited s2 (whatclinic.com, re-verified) to onOtherPlatforms; visibility scout 5 queries — strongest performer in the cohort, present in all 5 queries including two clinic-authored dedicated landing pages (emergency, expats) that rank. |
| 2026-08-26 | Magic Dentist | Deepen 2026-08-26: clinic now has its own website (magicdentist.vn), previously unset — newly observed, led by 'bác sĩ Khoa' (matches stored Dr. Huynh Khoa) with 30+ years' experience per site; Google rating/review count rechecked via Maps (4.8, 107 reviews, up from 57 — place URL+coords); added ohdental.vn as new external source (confirms clinic expanded to 2 branches); visibility scout 5 queries (present via image carousel for best-dentist only). No stored uncited sources to triage (only s1, already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | My Smile Dental Clinic | Deepen 2026-08-26: clinic now has its own website (mysmileclinic.vn), previously unset — newly observed; Google rating/review count newly captured via Maps (4.8, 797 reviews — highest review count in the deepen cohort — place URL+coords) plus reviewRecency; note a separate, unrelated 'My Smile Dental clinic / Nha khoa' single-doctor listing exists at a different address (95 Pham Van Nghi) — not conflated with this clinic. No stored uncited sources to triage (only s1, already cited); visibility scout 5 queries (absent from all 5 despite very high review volume). |
| 2026-08-26 | Paris Dental - Da Nang (Nha Khoa Paris) | Deepen 2026-08-26: website live; Google rating/review count newly captured via Maps for the Da Nang branch specifically (4.8, 123 reviews, place URL+coords); re-cited s2 (mytour.vn, re-verified live, address now shown as '263 Hoang Dieu') to offersSurgery; visibility scout 5 queries (absent from all 5, weakest AI/search visibility in the deepen cohort despite being a national chain). |
| 2026-08-26 | Passion Dental Clinic | Deepen 2026-08-26: IMPORTANT — passiondental.com.vn (with and without www) no longer resolves in DNS (getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND) and is unreachable by direct fetch or browser navigation; however the clinic is clearly still operating (Google Maps listing active with photos/owner posts from within the last few months, phone +84 704 993 579 live, 'Passion Dental Clinic - Nha khoa Passion Đà Nẵng' 5.0/102 reviews). Recommend flagging contacts.website as broken rather than removing the fact of the business. Google rating/review count newly captured via Maps (place URL+coords); re-cited s2 (dentaltrip.io, still live) to offersImplantology; visibility scout 5 queries (absent from all 5). |
| 2026-08-26 | Passion Dental Clinic | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s1 [https://www.passiondental.com.vn/en]: https://www.passiondental.com.vn/en (getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND www.passiondental.com.vn, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Picasso Dental Clinic - Da Nang | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live, network now 6 locations incl. 2 in Da Nang); Google rating/reviews rechecked via Maps for the Vinmec-branch listing specifically (5.0, 12 reviews, place URL+coords captured) — sharply down from stored 185 reviews, most likely because the CBD branch (222 Phan Chau Trinh) now has its own separate Maps listing rather than a real reputation drop; added idcdanang.com competitor guide as new external source; visibility scout 5 queries (present in best-dentist/english-speaking/emergency, absent from implants/expats); pruned s2 (serenitydentalclinic.com) — today it serves what appears to be Picasso's own promotional content under a different domain (matching phone/branding) with numbers inconsistent with the figure it was originally cited for, so it is not a genuine independent source. |
| 2026-08-26 | TGM Dental - Da Nang Branch (Nha Khoa Tam Gia Minh) | Deepen 2026-08-26: website live; street number corrected to '01 An Thuong 24' per Google Maps (stored was '08'); Google rating/review count captured for the Da Nang-branch-specific Maps listing (4.8, 157 reviews, place URL+coords) — distinct from a same-brand Hoi An listing; re-cited s2 (whatclinic.com, re-verified, shows a much lower 3.2/5 WhatClinic-only score); no second brand-new external source found beyond Maps for this smaller listing; visibility scout 5 queries (absent from all 5). |
| 2026-08-26 | Viet Anh Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Viet Anh) | Deepen 2026-08-26: clinic now has its own website (nhakhoavietanh.com.vn), previously unset — newly observed; Google rating/review count newly captured via Maps for the CS1/12 Trieu Nu Vuong branch listing (4.9, 746 reviews, place URL+coords); re-cited s2 (hanamihotel.com, re-verified live) to specializationsListed; visibility scout 5 queries (absent from all 5, despite very high review count). |
| 2026-08-26 | Viet Anh Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Viet Anh) | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s2 [https://hanamihotel.com/en/teeth-whitening-in-da-nang/]: https://hanamihotel.com/en/teeth-whitening-in-da-nang/ (unable to verify the first certificate; if the root CA is installed locally, try running Node.js with --use-system-ca, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Viet Anh Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Viet Anh) | Link-rot re-check 2026-08-26 (round 2): s2 (hanamihotel.com/en/teeth-whitening-in-da-nang/) was flagged cited-dead by the fleet sweep but re-fetched directly 2026-08-26 and is live with matching content (specialization/credentials description unchanged) — a false positive. specializationsListed was already double-sourced with s1 (dentaltrip.io, live); dropped s2 in favor of the still-live s1 and pruned it, since re-verifying s2 would not have changed anything about the fact. |
| 2026-08-26 | Win Smile Dental Clinic - Da Nang | Deepen 2026-08-26: website live; Google rating/review count newly captured via Maps (5.0, 79 reviews, place URL+coords); re-cited s2 (dentaltrip.io, re-verified live) to specializationsListed; visibility scout 5 queries (absent from all 5). |
| 2026-08-25 | Aesthetic Dental Centre - Da Nang | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'Aesthetic' -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Australian Dental Clinic - Da Nang | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'Australian'/'Úc' -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Citi Dental Clinic - Da Nang | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'Citi' (only unrelated HCMC businesses) -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Da Nang Implant Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Implant Da Nang) | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'Implant Đà Nẵng'/'Nha Khoa Implant' -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Dana Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Dana) | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH registries: no reachable Da Nang facility/dentist register exists; HCMC portal searches for the clinic and Dr. Tuan returned no genuine match -> all left null (transliteration ambiguity for the doctor, whose name is only a common given name). |
| 2026-08-25 | Dr. Bao Dental Clinic - Dental Implant Center | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH registries: no reachable Da Nang facility/dentist register exists; HCMC portal searches for the clinic and both named doctors (2 variants each) returned no genuine match -> all left null (transliteration ambiguity for doctors). |
| 2026-08-25 | Hi-Care Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Hi-Care) | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'Hi-Care'/'Hi Care' -> clinicLicense left null despite the clinic's own 'MoH-licensed' claim. |
| 2026-08-25 | IDC Danang (International Dental Clinic) | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'IDC'/'International Dental' -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Magic Dentist | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH registries: no reachable Da Nang facility/dentist register exists; HCMC portal searches for the clinic and both named doctors (2 variants each) returned no genuine, jurisdiction-matched hit -> all left null (transliteration ambiguity for the doctors, whose names are only single given names). |
| 2026-08-25 | Methodology v1.3.0 | Corrected how the two licensing red flags are applied ("Clinic operating licence not published" and "Dentists / their licences not listed"). Previously they were applied whenever licensing data was absent from our records, which treated unchecked data as a negative finding — contrary to the methodology's own rule that unverified data is a fact about our coverage, not about the clinic. Both flags now apply only where we have verified that the information is not published. Manual licensing flags that rested on unverified data were removed from the affected clinics. No other scoring rules changed; most scores rise because the incorrect penalty is removed. |
| 2026-08-25 | My Smile Dental Clinic | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'My Smile' -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Paris Dental - Da Nang (Nha Khoa Paris) | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: HCMC portal lists several HCMC-based Nha Khoa Paris branches under national licence numbers but no Da Nang branch entry (registry is HCMC-jurisdiction only; no reachable Da Nang facility register exists) -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Passion Dental Clinic | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH registries: no reachable Da Nang facility/dentist register exists; HCMC portal searches for the clinic and Dr. Dang Hoang Thanh Tung (Latin + diacritic variant) returned zero matches -> all left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Picasso Dental Clinic - Da Nang | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry (thongtin.medinet.org.vn): no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'Picasso'/'Nha khoa Picasso' (only unrelated HCMC businesses) -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | TGM Dental - Da Nang Branch (Nha Khoa Tam Gia Minh) | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'Tam Gia Minh'/'TGM' -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Viet Anh Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Viet Anh) | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH registries: no reachable Da Nang facility/dentist register exists; HCMC portal returned only unrelated same-name HCMC businesses for the clinic and zero matches for Dr. Tran Xuan Viet Anh -> all left null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Win Smile Dental Clinic - Da Nang | License verification 2026-08-25 against HCMC DOH facility registry: no reachable Da Nang facility register exists; HCMC portal returned no genuine match for 'Win Smile' -> clinicLicense left null. |
| 2026-08-23 | Methodology v1.2.0 | Added an informational "Sedation & general anaesthesia" availability field to every clinic and a new "Sleep Dentistry (Sedation / GA)" list, for patients who cannot tolerate — or would rather not be awake for — treatment. This field is informational and does not change any transparency score. |
| 2026-07-08 | Methodology v1.1.0 | Added licensing transparency: clinics are now penalised when they do not publish their operating licence, or do not list their dentists together with their professional licence numbers. Each clinic page now shows a Licensing & Credentials section. |
| 2026-07-03 | Methodology v1.0.0 | Initial public methodology. |