American Dental Studios
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 39.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1039.1/100
- Best for Expats#838/100
- Best for Dental Implants#934/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#827.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#442.3/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Site references only local anaesthesia (e.g. for root canal); no sedation or GA option mentioned anywhere checked. [a1]
Summary
English-speaking practice run by an American-trained dentist, with locations at Piazza Vescovio, near FAO (Circo Massimo) and in Ostia Lido; services include implants, veneers, crowns, root canals and whitening.
Additional locations: Viale Aventino (near FAO) and Via Carlo Del Greco 89, Ostia Lido. Free initial exam, X-ray and estimate advertised.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
- Reputation & Reviews: 4 of 9.5 verifiable points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 2 of 7 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist rome; mentioned for: english speaking dentist rome; mentioned for: dental implants rome; mentioned for: emergency dentist rome; mentioned for: rome 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 [a1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Jack Edward Shapiro, DDS (University of Michigan). [a1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [a1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [a1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [a1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Site is primarily in English. [a1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [a1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published [a1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [a1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [a1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [a1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [a1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed Free exam/X-ray/estimate advertised. [a1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [a1] | 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) Piazza Vescovio location is listed on Google under the practice's registered name 'Studio odontoiatrico associato smile center' (same address/phone); no rating was previously recorded. [american-dental-studios-deepen] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [american-dental-studios-deepen] | 0.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on WhatClinic (Infernetto/Ostia-area listing, phone 3339061799 matches the practice's mobile appointment line). [american-dental-studios-deepen-2] | 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 X-ray included in free initial assessment. [a1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [a1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Implant placement / restorative surgery. [a1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Explicitly targets English-speaking/expat patients. [a1] [sq] | 2/2 |
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 [a1] [sq] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Free initial exam. [a1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [a1] | 1/1 |
| ? | 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 Rome", "English speaking dentist Rome", "dental implants Rome", "emergency dentist Rome", "Rome dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Rome [american-dental-studios-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Rome [american-dental-studios-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Rome [american-dental-studios-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Rome [american-dental-studios-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Rome dental clinic for expats [american-dental-studios-deepen-7] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ? | 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. Jack Edward Shapiro [a1] | General/restorative dentistry, implants (DDS, University of Michigan) | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No treatment prices published beyond free initial exam offer. [a1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- 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://americandentalstudios.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +39 06 8621 1546 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Piazza Vescovio, 15, 00199 Roma, Italy |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| a1 | https://americandentalstudios.com/ | Site references only local anaesthesia (e.g. for root canal treatment); no sedation or general anaesthesia option mentioned. | 2026-08-26 |
| sq | search:English speaking dentist Rome / Rome dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| american-dental-studios-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Studio+odontoiatrico+associato+sm… | Google rating 5.0 (8 reviews) as of 2026-08-26, listed as 'Studio odontoiatrico associato smile center' at Piazza Vescovio 15, phone +39 06 8621 1546 matching stored contact. | 2026-08-26 |
| american-dental-studios-deepen-2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/italy/rome/american-dental-studios | WhatClinic profile for American Dental Studios shows phone 3339061799, matching the site's mobile appointment number; one review present. | 2026-08-26 |
| american-dental-studios-deepen-3 | search:best dentist Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'prominent dentist Rome'. | 2026-08-26 |
| american-dental-studios-deepen-4 | search:english speaking dentist Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'english speaking dentist Rome' (previously recorded true in July; not seen today). | 2026-08-26 |
| american-dental-studios-deepen-5 | search:dental implants Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'dental implants Rome'. | 2026-08-26 |
| american-dental-studios-deepen-6 | search:emergency dentist Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'emergency dentist Rome'. | 2026-08-26 |
| american-dental-studios-deepen-7 | search:dentist for expats Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'dentist for expats Rome' (previously recorded true in July; not seen today). | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | 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 | 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). |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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