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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Bondi Junction Dental Clinic | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/hours (unchanged) and confirmed open; Google Business listing verified but still has zero reviews (rating/review-count remain unset); searched multiple platforms (Bing directory queries, Doctify, dentistssydneycbd.com.au-style local directories, AHPRA - no individual dentist is named on the clinic's own site to look up) and found no qualifying independent external source beyond the clinic's own website and its unrated Google listing - reported as an honest gap rather than a guess; visibility scout 5 queries found no mentions; sedation unchanged (null - no info found); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Bridge Street Dental Clinic (Dr Elena Donets) | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; newly observed Google rating 4.9 from 33 reviews (was unrated) under the Google Business name 'Sydney CBD Dentist Bridge Street'; added 2 independent external sources (AHPRA, dentistssydneycbd.com.au directory) corroborating Dr Elena Donets and contact details; visibility scout 5 queries found no mentions; sedation unchanged (null - no info found); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Lumière Dental Centre | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; newly observed Google rating 5.0 from 195 reviews (was unrated); added AHPRA register as an independent external source confirming Dr Ahmed Elkhatib; visibility scout 5 queries found an implants mention; sedation = false (all sedation types described as conscious); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Lumière Dental Centre | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Offers inhalation, oral and IV sedation, all described as conscious; patient remains awake. |
| 2026-08-26 | Macquarie Dental | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/hours (unchanged) and confirmed open; Google rating re-verified at 4.9 from 249 reviews (up from 244); added 2 independent external sources (AHPRA register, Doctify) corroborating named dentists; visibility scout across 5 queries found implants and emergency mentions; no uncited existing sources found in clinics.json to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; Google rating re-verified at 4.9 from 549 reviews (up from 535); added 3 independent external sources (AHPRA, topexperts.com.au, Doctify) beyond own site; visibility scout 5 queries found a best-dentist AI-overview mention; sedation = true (general anaesthesia via hospital accreditation + in-house twilight sedation); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Offers twilight sedation in-house; Dr Cai holds surgical accreditation at Westmead Private and Strathfield Private Hospitals for general anaesthesia procedures. |
| 2026-08-26 | Simply Dental Chatswood | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (relocated - now 2A Blakesley St, Chatswood, phone unchanged) and confirmed open; Google rating re-verified at 4.9 from 308 reviews (up from 165); added 2 independent external sources (AHPRA, Doctify) corroborating named dentists; visibility scout 5 queries found no mentions; sedation unchanged (null - no info found); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/prices (unchanged) and confirmed open; newly observed Google rating 4.8 from 138 reviews (was unrated) under the Google Business name 'Sydney CBD Dentistry | Cosmetique Dental'; added Doctify as an independent external source, which - unlike the clinic's own site - names 5 specialists (addresses context for the existing no_dentists_listed redFlag, though the own site remains unchanged); visibility scout 5 queries found no mentions for the exact canonical wording; sedation unchanged (null - no info found); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; newly observed Google rating 4.8 from 87 reviews (was unrated); added AHPRA register as an independent external source confirming all 3 named dentists; visibility scout 5 queries found an implants mention; sedation = false (IV sedation explicitly leaves patient responsive); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. IV sedation ("twilight sedation"/"sleep dentistry" branding) explicitly described as patient remaining responsive; no general anaesthesia offered. |
| 2026-08-26 | Sydney Dental Implant Centre | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; newly observed Google rating 5.0 from 27 reviews (was unrated); added 2 independent external sources (AHPRA, topexperts.com.au) beyond own site; visibility scout 5 queries found an implants mention; sedation unchanged (null - only local anaesthesia mentioned on site); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Sydney Dental Surgeons | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; Google rating independently verified at 4.9 (57 reviews) via Maps, superseding the prior self-reported 5.0/19 figure sourced only from the clinic's own site; added Doctify as an external source naming a specialist not listed on the own site (name unconfirmed against AHPRA); visibility scout 5 queries found an english-speaking organic-ranking mention; sedation = false (IV sedation explicitly conscious); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Sydney Dental Surgeons | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. IV sedation offered but explicitly conscious sedation; patient stays awake and responsive. |
| 2026-08-26 | The Paddington Dental Surgery | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; newly observed Google rating 5.0 from 525 reviews (was unrated); added 3 independent external sources (AHPRA, topexperts.com.au, Doctify); visibility scout 5 queries found a best-dentist AI-overview mention; sedation = true (general anaesthesia via external anaesthetist referral); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | The Paddington Dental Surgery | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Offers general anaesthesia via referral to an anaesthetist at a nearby day surgery. |
| 2026-08-26 | TLC Dental (Dr Leonard Hoffenberg) | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked smiledocs.com.au profile/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; Google rating directly verified at 5.0 from 252 reviews via Maps, superseding the prior directory-reported 4.9/188 figure (Google Business listing now stands alone as 'TLC Dental'); added 2 independent external sources (AHPRA, topexperts.com.au) beyond the smiledocs.com.au profile; visibility scout 5 queries found no mentions; sedation = false (only nitrous oxide/oral sedation described, both conscious); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | TLC Dental (Dr Leonard Hoffenberg) | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Only oral sedation and nitrous oxide ("happy gas") offered, both explicitly conscious; no IV/twilight/general anaesthesia mentioned. |
| 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. |
| 2026-08-23 | 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. |
| 2026-07-12 | Bondi Junction Dental Clinic | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Bridge Street Dental Clinic (Dr Elena Donets) | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Lumière Dental Centre | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Macquarie Dental | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Simply Dental Chatswood | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Sydney Dental Implant Centre | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Sydney Dental Surgeons | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | The Paddington Dental Surgery | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | TLC Dental (Dr Leonard Hoffenberg) | Initial data collection. |
| 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. |