# Affinity Dental Center, Santa Ana: a dentist in Santa Ana (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/santa-ana/affinity-dental-center-santa-ana-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 24 sources. Updated 2026-10-20. Owner review: not yet. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/santa-ana/affinity-dental-center-santa-ana-ca ## Photos - ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmuwyu08s00mvyeqdfxctdsrl%2F0.jpg) - ![Photo 2](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmuwyu08s00mvyeqdfxctdsrl%2F1.jpg) - ![Photo 3](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmuwyu08s00mvyeqdfxctdsrl%2F2.jpg) - ![Photo 4](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmuwyu08s00mvyeqdfxctdsrl%2F3.jpg) - ![Photo 5](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmuwyu08s00mvyeqdfxctdsrl%2F4.jpg) ## In short Affinity Dental Center is a dentist in Santa Ana, CA. Its AI Score is 29 of 100, which is poor. 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 | 1920 17th St #100, Santa Ana, CA 92705, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (714) 953-6881 | | Medical director | Nothing found | | Rating | 4.6 across 542 reviews on Google | | Known for | Oral surgery | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Nothing found | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | October 12, 2026, 6:47 PM | ## 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 | 1920 17th St #100, Santa Ana, CA 92705, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Location info | Description | "Affinity Dental Center is Santa Ana’s leading multi-specialty dental clinic, providing expert care in General, Cosmetic, and Emergency Dentistry for over 30 years. Our team specializes in high-success Dental Implants, Invisalign clear aligners, and Painless Root Canals (Endodontics). Conveniently located near MainPlace Mall and the Santa Ana Elks Lodge, we serve patients throughout Santa Ana (92705), Tustin, Orange, and Garden Grove. We prioritize patient comfort with state-of-the-art technology and offer same-day emergency dental appointments. We accept most PPO/HMO insurance plans and offer 0% interest-free financing. Hablamos Español. Call today for your complimentary New Patient Exam and Digital X-ray!" | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Location info | Name | Affinity Dental Center | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (714) 953-6881 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | | Services | Service | Abri perchetti r d h | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Aiham machhadani d d s endodontics | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Amanda grey r d h | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Betsy melchor hygienist | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Cindy rafter r d h | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Clarissa | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Community health | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Cosmetic dentistry | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Dental implants | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Emergency dental | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Emergency dentistry | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Emergency tooth extraction | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Endodontics root canals | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Family dentistry | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | General dentistry | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Invisalign clear aligners | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Kimberky payne r d h | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Mariya kim r d h | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Online scheduling | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Oral surgery | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Orthodontics braces | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | P atient information | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Pediatric dentistry | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Raquel reza r d h | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Root canals | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Saloni mody thakkar r d h | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Smile makeover cosmetic dentistry | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Teeth whitening | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Services | Service | Tram nguyen r d h | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Links | Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/affinitydentalcenter.santaana | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Links | Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/affinitydentalcenter | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 12, 2026 | | Links | Website | https://affinitydentalcenter.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 6, 2026 | ## Services and prices These are the 28 services Affinity Dental offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oral surgery | | | | Confirmed | | Dental implants | | | | Confirmed | | Emergency dentistry | | | | Confirmed | | Emergency dental | | | | Confirmed | | Tram nguyen r d h | | | | Confirmed | | Endodontics root canals | | | | Confirmed | | Family dentistry | | | | Confirmed | | General dentistry | | | | Confirmed | | Mariya kim r d h | | | | Confirmed | | Online scheduling | | | | Confirmed | | Pediatric dentistry | | | | Confirmed | | Raquel reza r d h | | | | Confirmed | | Root canals | | | | Confirmed | | Saloni mody thakkar r d h | | | | Confirmed | | Teeth whitening | | | | Confirmed | | Emergency tooth extraction | | | | Confirmed | | Cindy rafter r d h | | | | Confirmed | | Clarissa | | | | Confirmed | | Community health | | | | Confirmed | | Cosmetic dentistry | | | | Confirmed | | Betsy melchor hygienist | | | | Confirmed | | Amanda grey r d h | | | | Confirmed | | Aiham machhadani d d s endodontics | | | | Confirmed | | Kimberky payne r d h | | | | Confirmed | | P atient information | | | | Confirmed | | Smile makeover cosmetic dentistry | | | | Confirmed | | Abri perchetti r d h | | | | Confirmed | | Orthodontics braces | | | | Confirmed | ### Known for Affinity Dental Center excels in emergency dental care and is well-regarded for its friendly atmosphere and attentive staff. Patients appreciate the welcoming environment and personalized service. - Oral surgery: 20% of reviews (AI guess, counted across 5 reviews) ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting Affinity Dental Address: 1920 17th St #100, Santa Ana, CA 92705, USA. Phone: (714) 953-6881. Hours: Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked October 6, 2026 at 10:41 AM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by Affinity Dental on its Google Business Profile: ""Affinity Dental Center is Santa Ana’s leading multi-specialty dental clinic, providing expert care in General, Cosmetic, and Emergency Dentistry for over 30 years. Our team specializes in high-success Dental Implants, Invisalign clear aligners, and Painless Root Canals (Endodontics). Conveniently located near MainPlace Mall and the Santa Ana Elks Lodge, we serve patients throughout Santa Ana (92705), Tustin, Orange, and Garden Grove. We prioritize patient comfort with state-of-the-art technology and offer same-day emergency dental appointments. We accept most PPO/HMO insurance plans and offer 0% interest-free financing. Hablamos Español. Call today for your complimentary New Patient Exam and Digital X-ray!"" ### When to go Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Tacos Lindo Michoacan | Mexican restaurant | 1 min walk | | Any's tacos | Mexican restaurant | 2 min walk | | El Yaqui Tacos y Mariscos | Mexican restaurant | 2 min walk | | Enchanted Coffee Santa Ana | Coffee shop | 2 min walk | | 17th-Williams | Bus stop | 2 min walk | | 17th-Williams | Transit station | 2 min walk | ## Reputation 4.6 average across 542 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read October 6, 2026.) While many commend the quality of dental work, significant concerns about scheduling and billing practices persist. (AI guess, from 542 reviews.) ### What people like - Thorough dental cleanings - Smooth oral surgery experiences - Friendly and attentive staff ### What people do not like - Long waits past the appointment time - Disorganization in scheduling - Billing department lacks transparency ### Press No press story about Affinity Dental found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Listed on 2 of the 35 directories we checked. | Directory | Listed | | --- | --- | | Alignable | Not listed | | Angi | Not listed | | Apple Maps | Not listed | | BBB | Listed | | Birdeye | Not listed | | Booksy | Not listed | | Brownbook | Not listed | | Chamber of Commerce | Not listed | | Cylex | Not listed | | DexKnows | Not listed | | Facebook | Listed | | Foursquare | Not listed | | Fresha | Not listed | | Groupon | Not listed | | Healthgrades | Not listed | | Hotfrog | Not listed | | Houzz | Not listed | | Manta | Not listed | | MapQuest | Not listed | | MerchantCircle | Not listed | | Nextdoor | Not listed | | NPI No. | Not listed | | Psychology Today | Not listed | | RealSelf | Not listed | | Sharecare | Not listed | | Superpages | Not listed | | Thumbtack | Not listed | | Trustpilot | Not listed | | Tupalo | Not listed | | Vagaro | Not listed | | Vitals | Not listed | | Yellowbook | Not listed | | Yellow Pages | Not listed | | Yelp | Not listed | | Zocdoc | Not listed | ## Recent updates from Affinity Dental Affinity Dental hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### booked my first appointment here, how does it go No answer yet ### when is this place actually dead? No answer yet ### pain wise, what is it like here No answer yet ### anything new from Affinity Dental lately? No answer yet ### Affinity Dental, any chance to book in this week? No answer yet ### anywhere on 17th to sit while I wait No answer yet ### how much is a first visit around here No answer yet ### best dentist in Santa Ana, CA No answer yet ### bad experiences at Affinity Dental, anyone? No answer yet ### who is actually holding the needle here? No answer yet ### discounts for coming back, is that a thing No answer yet ### Can I get in this week at Affinity Dental? No answer yet ### Any names worth asking for? No answer yet ### is the lot here ever full? No answer yet ### On a budget in Santa Ana, is Affinity Dental the one? No answer yet ### worth it or not, what do the regulars say No answer yet ### planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip No answer yet ### opening hours here, what are they these days? No answer yet ### Insurance and payment here? No answer yet ### what do I actually do when I get to Affinity Dental in Santa Ana? No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about Affinity Dental We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Affinity Dental. These are the answers that disagree with the record. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 20, 2026. No capture has disagreed with the record yet. ## The AI Score: 29 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Santa Ana dentists run 23 to 49. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Affinity Dental scores 29, below the Santa Ana average of 30. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Affinity Dental | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | 40 | 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 | 13 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 3 of 23 answers that recommended anyone. 3 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 81 | 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 | 56 | 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 | 77 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 77 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good | 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 Affinity Dental 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 Affinity Dental | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Affinity Dental Center | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://affinitydentalcenter.com/ | Subject of this page | | Santa Ana, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City Affinity Dental 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 Santa Ana, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best dentists in Santa Ana: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-ana/dentist - Best businesses in Santa Ana: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-ana ### 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 - /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine - /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno ### 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. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### 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 Affinity Dental Center. 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:ChIJe6VMB4PZ3IARbZCdWkn-gMo (accessed Oct 6, 2026) - [2] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/aiham-machhadani-d-d-s-endodontics/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [3] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/amanda-grey-r-d-h/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [4] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/betsy-melchor-hygienist/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [5] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/cindy-rafter-r-d-h/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [6] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/clarissa/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [7] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/santa-ana-community-health/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [8] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/cosmetic-dentistry-santa-ana/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [9] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/dental-implants-santa-ana/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [10] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [11] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/services/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [12] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/emergency-tooth-extraction-santa-ana/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [13] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/family-dentistry-santa-ana/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [14] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/abri-perchetti-r-d-h/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [15] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/kimberky-payne-r-d-h/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [16] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/mariya-kim-r-d-h/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [17] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/online-scheduling/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [18] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/pediatric-dentistry-santa-ana/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [19] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/raquel-reza-r-d-h/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [20] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/saloni-mody-thakkar-r-d-h/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [21] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/santa-ana-smile-makeover-cosmetic-dentistry/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [22] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/teeth-whitening-santa-ana/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [23] affinitydentalcenter.com, https://affinitydentalcenter.com/tram-nguyen-r-d-h/ (accessed Oct 12, 2026) - [24] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 20, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 12, 2026)