San Francisco Cosmetic Dental Group
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 27.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #15 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1527.4/100
- Best for Expats#1525.5/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1520.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1529.5/100
- 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 sfcdg.com homepage has no sedation/anesthesia info (subpages not checked)
Summary
Cosmetic dental group in San Francisco associated with Dr. Aaron Elliot Rose. The clinic website was not directly retrievable during this review, so details are based on third-party listings. Prices are not published.
Prices not published (USD). Clinic website returned HTTP 403 during review; address and dentist drawn from Yelp/BBB listings. Source citations reconstructed 2026-07-08 (website + search aggregators); rating figures are search-sourced.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 5 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)
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 [s11] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Aaron Elliot Rose associated per Yelp listing. [s11] [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-doclic] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Website live 2026-08-26 (previously 403): lists General Dentistry, Teeth Whitening, Fillings, Dental Implants service pages and two named dentists, Dr. Aaron E. Rose, DMD and Dr. Garrison T. DePhillips, DDS. [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ? | Service list published | 0/3 |
| ? | Clear contact details | 0/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s11] | 2/2 |
| ? | Address and map published | 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 [s11] | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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 [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-08-26 [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Most recent visible reviews dated '2 months ago' / '5 months ago' / '7 months ago' as of 2026-08-26. [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s11] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Named a 'Cosmetic Dentist Finalist' in SFGATE's Bay Area readers'-poll roundup, July 2026. [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-8] | 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s11] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ? | 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 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 [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist San Francisco [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants San Francisco [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist San Francisco [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: San Francisco dental clinic for expats [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 0/1.5 |
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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Aaron Elliot Rose, DDS [s11] [san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-doclic] | Cosmetic dentistry | 43391 (California Dental Board license, per NPPES NPI Registry) |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: Service list published
- Information Transparency: Clear contact details
- Information Transparency: Address and map published
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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.sfcdg.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | (415) 398-2582 |
| https://www.facebook.com/sfcosmeticdentalgroup/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 1475 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s11 | search:San Francisco Cosmetic Dental Group San Francisco reviews | Google rating / reputation via search aggregators | 2026-07-08 |
| sq | search:best/english speaking/implants/emergency/expats dentist San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-08 | 2026-07-08 |
| san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-doclic | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1932209467 | NPPES record for AARON E. ROSE, D.M.D. (NPI 1932209467, status Active) lists CA taxonomy 'Dentist, General Practice' with license 43391, practice address 1475 Sansome St, San Francisco - exact match to the clinic's address. | 2026-08-25 |
| san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/SF+Cosmetic+Dental+Group/@37.8036… | Google rating 5.0 (215 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 for 'SF Cosmetic Dental Group', 1475 Sansome St. | 2026-08-26 |
| san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-2 | search:best dentist San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-3 | search:english speaking dentist San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-4 | search:dental implants San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-5 | search:emergency dentist San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-6 | search:dentist for expats San Francisco | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-7 | https://www.sfcdg.com/ | Own website, confirmed live 2026-08-26 (was HTTP 403 on 2026-07-08), lists services and named dentists Aaron E. Rose DMD and Garrison T. DePhillips DDS at 1475 Sansome St, (415) 398-2582. | 2026-08-26 |
| san-francisco-cosmetic-dental-group-deepen-8 | https://www.sfgate.com/best/map/best-dentists-san-francisco/ | SFGATE 'The prominent dentist in the Bay Area' (Best of Bay Area readers' poll write-up, published 2026-07-12) profiles San Francisco Cosmetic Dental Group, 1475 Sansome St, San Francisco, 415-398-2582 - exact address match. | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/Google reputation via live Google Maps visit (rating 5, 215 reviews) and operating status; added external sources (Maps place page + NPPES registry citations + SFGATE Best-of-Bay-Area press piece); ran 5-query AI/search visibility scout; no uncited sources existed to triage. clinic website sfcdg.com is now reachable (was HTTP 403 on 2026-07-08); phone (415) 398-2582 newly observed via Google Business Profile and SFGATE; second dentist Dr. Garrison T. DePhillips, DDS found on-site. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against NPPES NPI Registry: Dr. Aaron Elliot Rose found with CA license 43391 and exact practice-address match (this clinic's own website returned HTTP 403 during the original data collection, so no clinic-published license number could be cross-checked). No clinic-level NPI found under two business-name variants. |
| 2026-07-08 | Initial data collection. |
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