DentSpa
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 56.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#156.9/100
- Best for Expats#257/100
- Best for Dental Implants#252/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#438.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#261.7/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#156.9/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented FAQ states clinic offers 'both sedation and general anesthesia' for complex cases in contracted hospital ORs [dentspa-sedation]
Summary
Istanbul dental group emphasizing comfort-focused ('Smile & Relax') premium care for international patients, with a large specialist team and multilingual coordination.
Reports 50+ dental professionals and multiple branches. Address per third-party listing (Şişli/Fulya). WhatsApp referenced for aftercare but number not shown on homepage.
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)
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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clear contact details No direct phone/email on homepage; contact via forms/WhatsApp. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Address from third-party listing; map not confirmed on homepage. [s2] | 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 Approximate pricing only via consultation. [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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) as of 2026-08-25 (listing name: DentSpa Healthcare Group / DentSpa Sağlık Grubu; was 4.9 in the prior check) [dentspa-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [dentspa-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [dentspa-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | 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 On Trustpilot, Bookimed and medical-tourism platforms. [s1] [s2] | 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 Complimentary X-ray with initial consultation. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Clear aligners. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Jaw surgery, bone grafting, sinus lift, frenectomy. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken Coordinators in English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Italian, German. [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Virtual consultation offered. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 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 Istanbul", "English speaking dentist Istanbul", "dental implants Istanbul", "emergency dentist Istanbul", "Istanbul dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Istanbul [sq1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Istanbul | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Istanbul | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Istanbul | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Istanbul dental clinic for expats [sq5] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
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: International Health Tourism Authorization (listed as 'Özel Dentspa Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği', T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Yetkili Diğer Sağlık Tesisleri list) (T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Turizmi Yetkili Diğer Sağlık Tesisleri list, İstanbul filter. Variants tried: 'DentSpa', 'DentSpa Healthcare Group', 'Dent Spa'. Matched row 808 by exact address (Teşvikiye Mah., Hakkı Yeten Cad., Terrace Fulya) and exact phone match (0850 255 8888). Checked 2026-08-25.) [dentspa-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Bürkan Berkay Baş [s1] | Prosthodontics | not verified |
| Serdar Yılmaz [s1] | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | not verified |
| Madina Gulverdiyeva [s1] | Prosthodontics | not verified |
| Damla Öztürk [s1] | Periodontology | not verified |
| Tuğçe Akın [s1] | Prosthodontics | not verified |
| Şükran Baycan [s1] | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 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) — Only approximate pricing via consultation; no itemized list. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Istanbul
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Istanbul
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Istanbul
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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://dentspa.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +90 850 255 8888 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Fulya, Terrace Fulya Center 1, K:M4 No:11, 34365 Şişli, İstanbul |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://dentspa.com/ | Official site: dentists, services, English/multilingual, photos, X-ray, ratings, regulatory claims. | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.medicaltourismco.com/clinic/turkey/istanbul/dentspa-ist… | Third-party listing: Şişli/Fulya address, platform presence. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq1 | search:best dentist Istanbul | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| sq5 | search:Istanbul dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| dentspa-sedation | https://dentspa.com/international-guests/ | 'we offer both sedation and general anesthesia options when needed, especially for complex cases and surgeries' | 2026-08-23 |
| dentspa-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/DentSpa+Healthcare+Group/@41.0549… | most recent reviews posted 2 and 22 hours before this 2026-08-25 visit | 2026-08-25 |
| dentspa-lic | https://shgmturizmdb.saglik.gov.tr/TR-94837/yetkili-diger-saglik-te… | Row 808, İstanbul: 'Özel Dentspa Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği' — Özel Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği — Teşvikiye Mahallesi Hakkı Yeten Caddesi Terrace Fulya — phone 0 850 255 88 88, matching the clinic's stored phone (+90 850 255 8888) exactly | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Turizmi Yetkili Diğer Sağlık Tesisleri list: found — 'Özel Dentspa Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği', İstanbul, exact address and exact phone match; all 6 named doctors could not be checked — no accessible individual-dentist registry. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live and address unchanged, clinic open; recorded a phone number (+90 850 255 8888, previously unset); Google rating moved from the stored 4.9 to 4.8 and review count is newly captured at 4260; recorded Maps place URL and pin coordinates. |
| 2026-08-23 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. FAQ states clinic offers 'both sedation and general anesthesia' for complex cases in contracted hospital ORs |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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