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
2026-10-16	Methodology v1.4.2	Clarified when dentist names count: a name published by the clinic counts when it lets a patient find the dentist in a professional register; a first name alone is not enough, nor is a first name with a patronymic where surnames are in use. Applied the same day to the clinics whose own channels name their dentists by first name only, which lose the points for dentist names. No other score changes.
2026-10-07	Methodology v1.4.1	Added a limit on re-checks made at a clinic's request: the next request from the same clinic about its own page is taken up no sooner than one month after the last re-check made at its request, which is dated in the clinic's change history; requests sent earlier are not processed. Corrections reported by anyone else are handled as before. No score changes.
2026-10-05	Dr. Douglas Smith's Dental Clinic	Google indexing quality measured as poor after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-05 (no website of its own, none listed).
2026-10-05	Heusner Professional Dentistry	Google indexing quality measured as poor after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-05 (no website of its own, none listed).
2026-10-05	Innova Dental Care	Google indexing quality measured as partial after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-05 (own site not listed, though indexed).
2026-10-05	Jinxie Fang Dental Clinic	Google indexing quality measured as poor after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-05 (no website of its own, none listed).
2026-10-05	Matus Dental Clinic	Google indexing quality measured as poor after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-05 (no website of its own, none listed).
2026-10-05	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Google indexing quality measured as poor after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-05 (no website of its own, none listed).
2026-10-02	Advance Dental Care	Other review platforms corrected to none: the American Health Tourism entry is an unclaimed directory page with no reviews, and WhatClinic, Dental Departures and Bookimed list no clinic in Belize (checked 2026-10-02).
2026-10-02	Dalix Hernandez Dental Clinic	Other review platforms checked on 2026-10-02: no profile of the clinic.
2026-10-02	Dalix Hernandez Dental Clinic	Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (5 reviews read): nothing settled; owner replies to reviews left unassessed.
2026-10-02	Dr. Douglas Smith's Dental Clinic	Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (1 reviews read): nothing settled; recurring complaints, suspicious review patterns left unassessed.
2026-10-02	Dr. Megan Ryan Dental Clinic	Other review platforms checked on 2026-10-02: no profile of the clinic.
2026-10-02	Dr. Megan Ryan Dental Clinic	Reputation check 2026-10-05 on the clinic's Google listing (13 reviews read): nothing settled; owner replies to reviews left unassessed.
2026-10-02	Dr. Osbert O. Usher Dental Clinic	Other review platforms checked on 2026-10-02: no profile of the clinic.
2026-10-02	Dr. Osbert O. Usher Dental Clinic	Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (5 reviews read): nothing settled; recurring complaints left unassessed.
2026-10-02	Innova Dental Care	Other review platforms corrected to none: the American Health Tourism entry is an unclaimed directory page with no reviews, and WhatClinic, Dental Departures and Bookimed list no clinic in Belize (checked 2026-10-02).
2026-10-02	Innova Dental Care	Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (4 reviews read): nothing settled; recurring complaints, owner replies to reviews, suspicious review patterns left unassessed.
2026-10-02	Jinxie Fang Dental Clinic	Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (3 reviews read): nothing settled; recurring complaints, suspicious review patterns left unassessed.
2026-10-02	Matus Dental Clinic	Other review platforms checked on 2026-10-02: no profile of the clinic.
2026-10-02	Matus Dental Clinic	Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (2 reviews read): nothing settled; recurring complaints, owner replies to reviews, suspicious review patterns left unassessed.
2026-10-02	Palomo's Dental Center	Other review platforms checked on 2026-10-02: no profile of the clinic.
2026-10-02	San Pedro Dental Clinic	Read the clinic's Facebook page and its Google review on 2026-10-02: English-speaking care for foreign visitors with urgent problems recorded; contact is by phone, WhatsApp or Facebook message only.
2026-10-02	San Pedro Dental Clinic	Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (1 reviews read): nothing settled; recurring complaints, owner replies to reviews, suspicious review patterns left unassessed.
2026-10-02	The Dental Center	Other review platforms corrected to none: the American Health Tourism entry is an unclaimed directory page with no reviews, and WhatClinic, Dental Departures and Bookimed list no clinic in Belize (checked 2026-10-02).
2026-10-02	The Dental Center	Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): nothing settled; owner replies to reviews left unassessed.
2026-10-02	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Other review platforms corrected to none: the American Health Tourism entry is an unclaimed directory page with no reviews, and WhatClinic, Dental Departures and Bookimed list no clinic in Belize (checked 2026-10-02).
2026-10-02	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (5 reviews read): nothing settled; owner replies to reviews, suspicious review patterns left unassessed.
2026-10-01	Advance Dental Care	Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: facility page on American Health Tourism (same address and phone, no reviews yet); the directory listing cited before is not a review platform.
2026-10-01	Dr. Douglas Smith's Dental Clinic	Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: no profile of the clinic on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed or American Health Tourism; the directory listing cited before is not a review platform; changed from yes to no.
2026-10-01	Heusner Professional Dentistry	Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: no profile of the clinic on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed or American Health Tourism; the directory listing cited before is not a review platform; changed from yes to no.
2026-10-01	Innova Dental Care	Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: facility page on American Health Tourism (same address, no reviews yet); the directory listing cited before is not a review platform.
2026-10-01	San Pedro Dental Clinic	Checked WhatClinic, Dental Departures and Bookimed on 2026-10-01: none lists the clinic or any clinic in Belize, so presence on other review platforms is recorded as absent.
2026-10-01	The Dental Center	Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: facility page on American Health Tourism (same address and phone, no reviews yet); the directory listing cited before is not a review platform.
2026-10-01	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: facility page on American Health Tourism (same phone, no reviews yet); the directory listing cited before is not a review platform.
2026-09-29	Advance Dental Care	Corrected 2026-09-29: active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-07-23).
2026-09-29	Dalix Hernandez Dental Clinic	Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: with 5 Google reviews a missing owner reply shows nothing yet.
2026-09-29	Dalix Hernandez Dental Clinic	Re-read the clinic's own Facebook page. Confirmed its material is in English; prices are still not published (a post says "DM for prices").
2026-09-29	Dr. Douglas Smith's Dental Clinic	Corrected 2026-09-29: no recurring complaints and no suspicious review patterns now unverified: 1 Google review is too few to show a pattern; active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established.
2026-09-29	Dr. Megan Ryan Dental Clinic	Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 8 reviews were checked for owner replies.
2026-09-29	Dr. Osbert O. Usher Dental Clinic	Corrected 2026-09-29: no recurring complaints now unverified: 1–2★ ratings are 2 of 12 and the low reviews themselves were not read.
2026-09-29	Heusner Professional Dentistry	Corrected 2026-09-29: active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established.
2026-09-29	Innova Dental Care	Corrected 2026-09-29: no recurring complaints and no suspicious review patterns now unverified: 4 Google reviews are too few to show a pattern; clinic responds to reviews now unverified: with 4 Google reviews a missing owner reply shows nothing yet.
2026-09-29	Jinxie Fang Dental Clinic	Corrected 2026-09-29: no recurring complaints and no suspicious review patterns now unverified: 3 Google reviews are too few to show a pattern; active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established.
2026-09-29	Matus Dental Clinic	Corrected 2026-09-29: no recurring complaints now unverified: 2 Google reviews are too few to show a pattern; clinic responds to reviews now unverified: with 2 Google reviews a missing owner reply shows nothing yet; dentist names listed, dentist specializations listed and service list published now unverified: the clinic has no website and its social page was not checked for this.
2026-09-29	Matus Dental Clinic	Read the clinic's own Facebook page in full. Its About text is generic (no specific service list); no WhatsApp contact and no prices are published there.
2026-09-29	Palomo's Dental Center	Corrected 2026-09-29: active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established.
2026-09-29	San Pedro Dental Clinic	Corrected 2026-09-29: no recurring complaints now unverified: 1 Google review is too few to show a pattern; clinic responds to reviews now unverified: with 1 Google review a missing owner reply shows nothing yet.
2026-09-29	The Dental Center	Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 8 reviews were checked for owner replies; active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established.
2026-09-29	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: with 6 Google reviews a missing owner reply shows nothing yet.
2026-09-29	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Re-read the clinic's own Facebook page (About and public posts). Corrected: the treating dentist is named — a post on the feed is signed by Jolin Yi-Ching Huang, matching the page handle. Recorded that a procedure (dentures) is explained rather than just listed, and that no WhatsApp contact is published. Prices remain unpublished.
2026-09-25	Advance Dental Care	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google Business Profile (photos, category, hours, reviews) and a TripAdvisor search; the clinic has no website and no social page of its own was found. Recorded: a patron-uploaded listing photo shows a genuine treatment room; no prices published anywhere reachable; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: X-ray/CBCT equipment, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, work with foreign patients, WhatsApp contact, online consultation — no clinic-owned channel documents any of these.
2026-09-25	Dalix Hernandez Dental Clinic	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google listing, the public summary of its Facebook page, and a TripAdvisor search; the clinic has no website. Recorded: no prices published (its Facebook page asks patients to message for prices); emergencies and braces, both named on the clinic's own street sign shown on its Facebook page; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: English, X-ray/CBCT, implants, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, foreign-patient work, online consultation and presence on other review platforms.
2026-09-25	Dr. Douglas Smith's Dental Clinic	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google Business Profile (photos, category, hours, reviews) and a TripAdvisor search; the clinic has no website and no social page of its own was found. Recorded: a patron-uploaded listing photo shows the clinic's genuine storefront; no prices published anywhere reachable; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: dentist name, specialization, service list, X-ray/CBCT, implants, orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, emergency care, foreign-patient work, WhatsApp contact, English spoken and online consultation — no clinic-owned channel beyond an unclaimed Google listing exists to check any of these; the review base of 1 is too small to assess recurring complaints or suspicious patterns.
2026-09-25	Dr. Falck's Dental Clinic	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's own website (trading as Smart Smile Orthodontics Belize) in full, including its online booking page, and a TripAdvisor search. Recorded: no cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation or X-ray price anywhere on the site; no implants or children's dentistry in either of the clinic's own service lists; no emergency care documented; site content mainly in English; services named without explanation; no dedicated per-service pages, only a booking widget; no listing on TripAdvisor. Corrected: the booking page takes online appointments for five named treatments with a choice of time, which counts as online booking. Still unverified: on-site X-ray/CBCT equipment, work with foreign patients.
2026-09-25	Dr. Megan Ryan Dental Clinic	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the practice's website belizedentistry.com in full (home, booking, contact and six service pages), its Google listing and a TripAdvisor search. Corrected: the practice domain, recorded on 2026-09-10 as an under-construction holding page, now carries a full site, so a website is recorded. Recorded: no prices published anywhere on the site; no signs of manipulation in the review history; panoramic and CBCT imaging on site; orthodontics and pediatric dentistry offered with their own pages; no emergency care documented; visiting international specialists serving Belizean residents and expats; an online booking form with service, date and time selection; procedures explained on the service pages; six dedicated service pages; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: presence on other review platforms.
2026-09-25	Heusner Professional Dentistry	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google Business Profile and a TripAdvisor search; the clinic has no website and no social page of its own was found, and its listing carries zero photos. Recorded: no prices published anywhere reachable; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: dentist names, specializations, service list, genuine photos, X-ray/CBCT, implants, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, emergency care, foreign-patient work, WhatsApp contact and online consultation — no clinic-owned channel exists to check any of these; the listing has never been claimed by the business.
2026-09-25	Jinxie Fang Dental Clinic	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google Business Profile (photos, category, hours, reviews) and a TripAdvisor search; the clinic has no website and no social page of its own was found. Recorded: a patron-uploaded listing photo shows a genuine treatment room; no prices published anywhere reachable; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: dentist name, specialization, service list, X-ray/CBCT, implants, orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, emergency care, foreign-patient work, WhatsApp contact, English spoken and online consultation — no clinic-owned channel beyond an unclaimed Google listing exists to check any of these; opening hours also remain unpublished.
2026-09-25	Matus Dental Clinic	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google listing, the public summary of its Facebook page, and a TripAdvisor search; the clinic has no website. Recorded: no prices published on either channel; the clinic's own Facebook description is written in English; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: X-ray/CBCT, implants, orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, emergency care, foreign-patient work, WhatsApp contact, online consultation and presence on other review platforms; the base of 2 reviews is too small to assess review patterns.
2026-09-25	Palomo's Dental Center	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's own website in full (home page and the pricing, FAQ and per-service pages reachable from its sitemap) and a TripAdvisor search. Recorded: no cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation or X-ray price anywhere on the site — its "Pricing Table", "Pricing Plans", FAQ and one per-service page turned out to be unedited template demo content, not the clinic's own material; implant placement counted as oral surgery; no pediatric dentistry in the six-item service list; no WhatsApp/LINE link; no online consultation request beyond a general contact form; no listing on TripAdvisor. Corrected: the site's schema.org markup describes only the web page and site, not the practice, so structured data is no longer recorded. Still unverified: presence on other review platforms, on-site X-ray/CBCT equipment, work with foreign patients.
2026-09-25	San Pedro Dental Clinic	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google listing, the public summary of its Facebook page, and a TripAdvisor search; the clinic has no website. Recorded: no prices published; X-ray services, extractions and third-molar surgery, and braces, all from the ten-treatment banner on the clinic's own Facebook page; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: CBCT, implants, pediatric dentistry, emergency care, foreign-patient work, English, online consultation and presence on other review platforms.
2026-09-25	The Dental Center	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's own website in full (all 12 pages in its sitemap), its Google listing sorted by newest and lowest reviews, and a TripAdvisor search. Recorded: no cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation or X-ray price anywhere on the site; newest review from 2026-08-05; no signs of manipulation in the review history; digital X-ray documented but no CBCT; no emergency or same-day care documented; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: whether the clinic works with foreign patients, and whether its "Book Now" request form counts as an online consultation.
2026-09-25	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google listing (sorted by newest and lowest reviews), the public summary of its Facebook page, and a TripAdvisor search; the clinic has no website of its own. Recorded: no prices published on either channel; the clinic's own Facebook description is written in English; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: dentist specialization, X-ray/CBCT, implants, orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, emergency care, foreign-patient work, WhatsApp contact and online consultation.
2026-09-11	Advance Dental Care	Opening hours re-read: the Saturday surgery this criterion rests on is confirmed, with the one-hour disagreement between the clinic’s listing and the directory that mirrors it recorded rather than smoothed over.
2026-09-11	Dalix Hernandez Dental Clinic	Opening hours re-read in full on the clinic-managed listing: the Saturday morning surgery that this criterion rests on is now recorded with the whole published week.
2026-09-11	Dr. Falck's Dental Clinic	The three different Saturday closing times on this practice’s channels resolved in favour of the listing it manages itself (08:30–12:00): the second listing is unclaimed, and the website that gives a third time still carries its template’s unedited demonstration content. The repeated review wording recorded under review manipulation was re-read and stands as described.
2026-09-11	Innova Dental Care	The two telephone numbers on the practice’s own channels resolved: they are a landline and a WhatsApp mobile, published side by side on its own site, not a contradiction between channels. Opening hours re-read on both of its channels.
2026-09-11	Matus Dental Clinic	Town of the premises settled: the OpenStreetMap record, independent of the clinic, agrees with the clinic’s own Facebook page that the address is in Santa Elena, the twin town across the Macal river, and the address line now says so; the card stays with the San Ignacio clinics because the two towns share one municipality. Opening hours re-read in full on the practice-managed listing.
2026-09-11	ToothCare Dental Clinic	The two street numbers the clinic publishes on its own two channels resolved in favour of its Google listing: a reverse lookup of the listing’s pin in OpenStreetMap puts it on Riviera Street beside Quality Poultry Products, which is exactly where the clinic’s own March 2025 post says it moved to; the number on its Facebook page belongs to the premises it left.
2026-09-10	Advance Dental Care	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Advance Dental Care	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Advance Dental Care	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Dalix Hernandez Dental Clinic	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Dalix Hernandez Dental Clinic	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Dalix Hernandez Dental Clinic	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Dr. Douglas Smith's Dental Clinic	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Dr. Douglas Smith's Dental Clinic	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Dr. Douglas Smith's Dental Clinic	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Dr. Falck's Dental Clinic	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Dr. Falck's Dental Clinic	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Dr. Falck's Dental Clinic	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Dr. Megan Ryan Dental Clinic	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Dr. Megan Ryan Dental Clinic	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Dr. Megan Ryan Dental Clinic	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Dr. Osbert O. Usher Dental Clinic	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Dr. Osbert O. Usher Dental Clinic	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Dr. Osbert O. Usher Dental Clinic	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Heusner Professional Dentistry	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Heusner Professional Dentistry	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Heusner Professional Dentistry	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Innova Dental Care	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Innova Dental Care	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Innova Dental Care	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Jinxie Fang Dental Clinic	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Jinxie Fang Dental Clinic	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Jinxie Fang Dental Clinic	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Matus Dental Clinic	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Matus Dental Clinic	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Matus Dental Clinic	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	Palomo's Dental Center	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	Palomo's Dental Center	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	Palomo's Dental Center	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	San Pedro Dental Clinic	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	San Pedro Dental Clinic	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	San Pedro Dental Clinic	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	The Dental Center	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	The Dental Center	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	The Dental Center	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
2026-09-10	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified.
2026-09-10	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable.
2026-09-10	ToothCare Dental Clinic	Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time.
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.
2026-09-03	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.
2026-08-25	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.
2026-07-08	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.