# Irvine Smile Dentistry, Irvine: a dentist in Irvine (2026 guide)

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/irvine-smile-dentistry-irvine-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 3 sources. Updated 2026-08-12. Owner review: not yet.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/irvine-smile-dentistry-irvine-ca

## Photos

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## In short

Irvine Smile Dentistry, located at 4902 Irvine Center Dr, is a beloved dental practice in Irvine, California, known for its warm and welcoming atmosphere. With a remarkable rating of 4.9 from 123 reviews, patients often express gratitude for the attentive care provided by Dr. Christine Thu Phung and her team. Many visitors appreciate the friendly staff and the family-oriented environment that makes dental visits feel less daunting. While experiences can vary, the overall sentiment highlights a commitment to patient comfort and satisfaction, making it a favored choice for families in the area.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Dentist |
| Address | 4902 Irvine Center Dr Ste 101, Irvine, CA 92604, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Tue 9 AM to 6 PM · Closed Wed · Thu to Fri 9 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sun |
| Phone | (949) 552-1701 |
| Medical director | Nothing found |
| Rating | 4.9 across 123 reviews on Google |
| Known for | Irvine Smile Dentistry is best known for its friendly and accommodating dental services, making visits enjoyable and stress-free for families and individuals alike. |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Nothing found |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | October 8, 2026, 7:26 AM |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 4902 Irvine Center Dr Ste 101, Irvine, CA 92604, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | Irvine Smile Dentistry welcomes you and your family to our practice. With a focus on individualized care in a relaxed, stress-free and very friendly environment, our goal everyday is to see our patients smile, for life. We believe that a smile tells a thousand words, and we are dedicated to giving our patients high-quality dental care. We offer a full range of dental services to meet all your dental needs. Our goal is for you to leave our office with a memorable and enjoyable dental experience. We are a family friendly dental practice! With a personalized and professional approach to your care, we are always available to answer questions and give you the best dental services you need. We look forward to meeting you soon. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Tue 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Wed Closed · Thu to Fri 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Location info | Name | Irvine Smile Dentistry | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (949) 552-1701 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Family dentistry | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | General dentistry | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Links | Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/100089261956686 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 8, 2026 |
| Links | Website | https://www.irvinesmiledentistry.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |


## Services and prices

These are the 2 services Irvine Smile offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Family dentistry | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess |
| General dentistry | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess |


### Known for

- Irvine Smile Dentistry is best known for its friendly and accommodating dental services, making visits enjoyable and stress-free for families and individuals alike.


## The team

Nothing found


## Visiting Irvine Smile

Address: 4902 Irvine Center Dr Ste 101, Irvine, CA 92604, USA. Phone: (949) 552-1701. Hours: Mon to Tue 9 AM to 6 PM · Closed Wed · Thu to Fri 9 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by Irvine Smile on its Google Business Profile: "Irvine Smile Dentistry welcomes you and your family to our practice. With a focus on individualized care in a relaxed, stress-free and very friendly environment, our goal everyday is to see our patients smile, for life.

We believe that a smile tells a thousand words, and we are dedicated to giving our patients high-quality dental care. We offer a full range of dental services to meet all your dental needs. Our goal is for you to leave our office with a memorable and enjoyable dental experience.

We are a family friendly dental practice! With a personalized and professional approach to your care, we are always available to answer questions and give you the best dental services you need. We look forward to meeting you soon."


### When to go

Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.


### Parking and getting in

Nothing found


### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Irvine Center-Yale | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Yale Ave @ Irvine Center Dr OB | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Irvine Center-Yale | Transit station | 3 min walk |
| Wildwood Park | Park | 3 min walk |
| Yale Ave @ Irvine Center Dr IB | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Irvine Center-Yale | Bus stop | 4 min walk |


## Reputation

4.9 average across 123 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 11, 2026.)

 (AI guess, from 123 reviews.)


### What people like

- Custom fitted mouth guards


### What people do not like

- Front receptionist's rude behavior
- Long waits past the appointment time
- Insurance handling issues


### Press

No press story about Irvine Smile found yet.


### Awards

None named yet.


### Directories

Directory listings not read yet.


## Recent updates from Irvine Smile

Irvine Smile hasn't posted an update here yet.


## Questions people ask


### Booking here, how does it work?

No answer yet


### walking in for a consult, what happens

No answer yet


### reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints?

No answer yet


### Worth the hype at Irvine Smile?

No answer yet


### Finance options, anyone used them?

No answer yet


### parking at Irvine Smile, where does everyone put the car?

No answer yet


### anything new from Irvine Smile lately?

No answer yet


### Is numbing included here or is it extra?

No answer yet


### the good stuff about Irvine Smile, what is it?

No answer yet


### going rate for dentists locally, any idea

No answer yet


### services here, what do people go in for?

No answer yet


### best dentist in Irvine

No answer yet


### opening hours at Irvine Smile, what are they these days?

No answer yet


### cancellation list here, is there one

No answer yet


### Open Wednesdays here?

No answer yet


### are the injectors here nurses or doctors

No answer yet


### anyone been to both here and Dentists of Irvine?

No answer yet


## What AI gets wrong about Irvine Smile

We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Irvine Smile. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 8, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.


## The AI Score: 26 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Irvine dentists run 25 to 67. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Irvine Smile scores 26, below the Irvine average of 32. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Irvine Smile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 42 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 0 of 17 answers that recommended anyone. 5 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 94 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 54 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 58 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 37 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology


## How AI decides what to tell you about a dentist

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google for a med spa, the AI does not visit each business. It reads what is already written about it: the business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp and RealSelf, news stories, licensing boards and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That is why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it is not, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that says "the nurse did half a syringe in my lips and it looks natural" is far more useful to an AI than one that says "great place."


## How to choose a dentist in California, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and matter more than any rating. This is general information, not medical advice.

- Look up every injector. Doctors are listed by the California medical board, and nurses and nurse practitioners by its nursing board. Both lookups are free.
- Ask who does the injections, and check that person's license.
- Ask for the price per unit of Botox and per syringe of filler, not per area.
- Read reviews that name a provider and a treatment. Vague praise is easy to fake.
- Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
- Ask whether they dissolve filler and when they would tell you not to add more.


## How to read the marks on this page

- Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
- Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
- AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.


## About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

- Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
- Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
- Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Irvine Smile if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Irvine Smile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Irvine Smile Dentistry | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.irvinesmiledentistry.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Irvine, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City Irvine Smile is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the dentists in Irvine, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best dentists in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine/dentist
- Best businesses in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine


### Nearby

- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno
- /palo-alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## Frequently asked questions


### What is AI search optimization for local business?

Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.


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### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?

Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.


### Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.


### I own Irvine Smile Dentistry. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJjQCdpCvd3IAROf4LuudT-sw (accessed Aug 11, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 8, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [3] irvinesmiledentistry.com, https://www.irvinesmiledentistry.com/ (accessed Oct 8, 2026)