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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | American Dental Studios | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Centro Dentistico Primo (Roma Aurelia) | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Centro Odontoiatrico Prati | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | LCO - Le Cliniche Odontoiatriche (Roma Eur) | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Methodology v1.4.0 | Narrowed the "Opaque or bait pricing" red flag to what its published definition describes. Until now the flag was applied automatically to every clinic that does not publish a price list — a harsher statement than the evidence supports, since the catalogue defines the flag as complaints about final bills materially exceeding quoted prices, or advertised prices that are not honoured. Not publishing prices is already scored: it costs the clinic points in the price transparency category, and it is not, on its own, evidence of bait pricing. The automatic rule is removed, so the flag and its 2-point penalty come off about 1,300 clinic pages across the index; no clinic gains a flag, and no weight, severity or other scoring rule changed. The flag can still be recorded against a clinic by hand with cited sources, and about 210 clinics carry such an entry today; we are reviewing those entries in a follow-up pass, because some of them were also written for nothing more than an unpublished price list. |
| 2026-09-07 | Odontosmile - Pronto Soccorso Odontoiatrico | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | OIS Dental | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Studi Dentistici Mazzei & Partners | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Studio Dentistico Ortuso | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Studio Dr. Michael Schmitz | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-09-07 | Studio Roberto Annibali | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 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 | American Dental Studios | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/operating status (open, Google lists no hours); found Piazza Vescovio location's Google listing under registered name 'Studio odontoiatrico associato smile center' (5.0/8, address+phone match) plus a WhatClinic listing (Infernetto/Ostia, phone match) as a second independent source; sedation researched (false, local anaesthesia only); visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true, down from 2/5 in July); no uncited sources found in stored data (a1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | American Dental Studios | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site references only local anaesthesia (e.g. for root canal); no sedation or GA option mentioned anywhere checked. |
| 2026-08-26 | Centro Dentistico Primo (Roma Aurelia) | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/operating status (open; owner's Google post notes August rotating-branch coverage for the network); recorded first-ever Google rating 4.7/154; sedation researched (false, network-wide conscious-sedation page confirms patient stays responsive); could not find a second independent external source despite Trustpilot/PagineGialle/FNOMCeO attempts; visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true); no uncited sources found in stored data (f1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | Centro Dentistico Primo (Roma Aurelia) | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Network page explicitly describes conscious sedation ('sedo-anestesia'): patient breathes independently and responds to verbal/physical stimuli - not asleep/unaware. |
| 2026-08-26 | Centro Odontoiatrico Prati | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/Google reputation/operating status (open); Google review count updated to 257 (was 137 via DocDental aggregate); sedation researched (false, conscious sedation for pediatric only, local anaesthesia for implants); visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true, down from 1/5 in July); no uncited sources found in stored data (p1/p2/sq all already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | Centro Odontoiatrico Prati | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Conscious sedation offered only for pediatric patients; implants explicitly done under local anaesthesia. |
| 2026-08-26 | Clinica Cicero (Dr. Emanuele Cicero) | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live today, no longer 403 to the fetcher)/contacts/operating status (open); recorded first-ever Google rating 5.0/129; sedation researched (false, explicit 'local anesthesia only; conscious sedation available' statement); could not find a second independent external source beyond Google Maps despite FNOMCeO/US-Embassy-list/WhatClinic attempts; visibility scout 5 queries (4/5 true, bestDentist dropped out vs July); no uncited sources found in stored data (h1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | Clinica Cicero (Dr. Emanuele Cicero) | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site explicitly states local anaesthesia only, with conscious (awake) sedation available for anxious patients - not general anaesthesia. |
| 2026-08-26 | LCO - Le Cliniche Odontoiatriche (Roma Eur) | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/operating status (open); recorded first-ever Google rating 3.8/14 (previously unset); sedation researched but no info found on site (left null, honest omission); tried MioDottore/PagineGialle/Trustpilot/FNOMCeO searches for a second independent external source without success - only the fresh Google Maps citation could be added; visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true); no uncited sources found in stored data (l1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | Odontosmile - Pronto Soccorso Odontoiatrico | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/operating status (open 24h, confirmed on Google too); recorded first-ever Google rating 4.0/33; sedation researched but no info found (implantologia/servizi sub-pages both 404, left null); could not find a second independent external source despite WhatClinic/MioDottore/FNOMCeO attempts; visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true, down from 1/5 in July); no uncited sources found in stored data (d1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | OIS Dental | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/Google reputation/operating status (open); Google Maps rating corrected to 4.9/434 (was 4.8/95 via since-defunct NiceLocal aggregate - nicelocal.it now redirects off-site); sedation researched (false, conscious sedation only); visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true, down from 1/5 in July); no uncited sources found in stored data (o1/o2/sq all already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | OIS Dental | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site lists 'sedazione cosciente' (conscious sedation) as a treatment option; no GA/sleep dentistry mentioned. |
| 2026-08-26 | Studi Dentistici Mazzei & Partners | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/Google reputation/operating status (open); Google Maps now shows 4.9/415 for the Via Napoleone III location (was self-reported only); added WhatClinic as a new independent source (onOtherPlatforms); visibility scout 5 queries (4/5 true); no uncited sources found in stored data (s1/s2/sq all already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | Studio Dentistico Dott.ssa Cristina Greco | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/operating status - FLAG: clinic is on a scheduled summer closure through 30 Aug 2026 per the owner's own Google post (reopens 31 Aug), so operatingStatus recorded as 'unclear' rather than 'open'; recorded first-ever Google rating 4.5/91; sedation researched (false, local anaesthesia only for implants); could not find a second independent external source despite MioDottore/WhatClinic/FNOMCeO attempts; visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true, down from 1/5 in July); no uncited sources found in stored data (g1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | Studio Dentistico Dott.ssa Cristina Greco | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Implantology page states implants are placed under local anaesthesia only; no sedation/GA option found on site. |
| 2026-08-26 | Studio Dentistico Ortuso | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/operating status (open 24h, confirmed on Google too); recorded first-ever Google rating 4.8/366; sedation researched but no info found (left null); tried FNOMCeO registry - a 'Giuseppe Ortuso' match found but registered in Modena (not Rome), so NOT cited as it does not confirm this Rome clinic's dentist; could not find a second qualifying independent source despite this and WhatClinic/MioDottore attempts; visibility scout 5 queries (2/5 true); no uncited sources found in stored data (e1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | Studio Dr. Michael Schmitz | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live/bookable), contacts, operating status - FLAG: Google Maps lists this clinic as 'Temporarily closed' as of today though the site itself is live, so operatingStatus recorded as 'unclear' rather than 'open'; recorded first-ever Google rating 3.5/32 (notably lower than other cohort clinics, with recent critical reviews); sedation researched but no info found (left null); could not find a second independent external source despite MioDottore/WhatClinic/FNOMCeO attempts; visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true, down from 1/5 in July); no uncited sources found in stored data (c1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | Studio Roberto Annibali | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/operating status (open); recorded first-ever Google rating 5.0/216; confirmed Dr. Roberto Annibali's active registration via Italy's national FNOMCeO dentist registry (2nd independent source, DOB/city match); sedation researched (false, conscious sedation only); visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true, down from 1/5 in July); no uncited sources found in stored data (b1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-08-26 | Studio Roberto Annibali | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Implant page lists 'la sedazione cosciente' (conscious sedation) among techniques used; no GA/sleep dentistry claim. |
| 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 | American Dental Studios | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Centro Dentistico Primo (Roma Aurelia) | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Centro Odontoiatrico Prati | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Clinica Cicero (Dr. Emanuele Cicero) | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | LCO - Le Cliniche Odontoiatriche (Roma Eur) | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Odontosmile - Pronto Soccorso Odontoiatrico | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | OIS Dental | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Studi Dentistici Mazzei & Partners | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Studio Dentistico Dott.ssa Cristina Greco | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Studio Dentistico Ortuso | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Studio Dr. Michael Schmitz | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Studio Roberto Annibali | 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. |