How RatedDocs Vets Dentists: Six Checks, Pass or Fail
RatedDocs Quality Team · July 20, 2026 · 6 min read
Verified is not a popularity contest and it is not a score out of 100. A dentist is Verified only when all six files pass. There is no 98.
Pillars 1–2 — Licence and sterilization: active registration with the issuing body, plus a short process video and written protocol.
Pillars 3–4 — Education and original cases: certificates must match the procedures on the profile. Before/afters are scanned for copies, other dentists’ work, and AI generation.
Pillars 5–6 — Materials and warranty: brand names with invoices (purchase prices stay private), and written terms — how long, what is covered, what is not.
Fail one pillar and the dentist is not Verified. Payment never buys verification, a badge, ranking, or a particular result.
- •The 'Doctor, Not Clinic' Movement: Patients calling out referral agencies that sell access to marble clinic lobbies without guaranteeing which surgeon holds the scalpel.
- •Before-and-After Forensic Scrutiny: Social media sleuths exposing clinics that steal cosmetic cases from Beverly Hills ceramists and post them on international clinic Instagrams.
Clinical References & Authoritative Sources
Every clinical guideline and statistic in this guide is verified against recognized professional literature.
- CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2023)
- Principles of Ethics, Professionalism, and Peer Credential Verification — American Dental Association (ADA) (2024)
- Medical Device Clearance, Traceability, and Global Identifier Database — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (2024)
- Credentialing and Clinical Portfolio Review Standards for Aesthetic Dentistry — American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) (2023)
- ISO 17665: Sterilization of Health Care Products — Moist Heat Process Requirements — International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (2024)
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