How we verify
License and disciplinary status
We match each dentist's federal NPI to the state dental board's license file and show the status the board reports, with a link to the official record. The Texas and Florida files also carry a disciplinary-action flag, which we check for every dentist attached to the practice in the NPI registry; the California file carries none, so California profiles say so and link to the board's lookup. Where a state does not publish a roster (currently New York) we say the license is not independently verified and link you to the board.
Ownership
We flag likely DSO or corporate affiliation from public business records and a maintained list of major dental service organizations, so you know whether a practice is independent or part of a chain. We show the basis for every flag.
Reviews, hours, insurance and services
Ratings, review counts and hours come from the practice's public Google listing. Accepted insurance, services, technology and financing are read from the practice's own website. We only show what the practice publishes, and never fabricate a value.
What we never publish
We are a consumer directory. We never publish work emails, direct dials, or personal social profiles. Business contact data stays out of these pages.