Maltepe Dental Clinic (Özel MDC Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 63.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #8 of 14 ranked clinics · Last checked: 24 September 2026
63.2/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#863.2/100
- Best for Expats#864.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#957.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1041.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#870.2/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)not ranked
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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented FAQ explicitly: 'Full narcosis is not possible'; offers conscious sedation on request + local anaesthesia [maltepe-dental-clinic-sedation]
Summary
Kadıköy clinic focused on implant and cosmetic dentistry for international patients, reporting around 20 years of operation and patients from many countries.
Holds a Health Tourism Certificate per its site.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19 of 20 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 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
18 / 20
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 Dr. Yusuf Ilhan and Dr. Alper Gurhan named. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Named dentists shown without detailed specializations. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published The site gives the full address with a Google Maps link. [maltepe-dental-clinic-g5] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
19 / 20
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 2026-09-24 [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-24 [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-24 [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews in German and other languages [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints 1–2★ reviews are 10 of 394 on Google; the five lowest are about different things. [maltepe-dental-clinic-g5-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram not uniform (96% 5★), dates spread, reviewer accounts have histories [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Clinic's own site links to its Facebook page [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; no TripAdvisor link on the clinic's own channels [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-2] [s1] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Trustpilot: page for its own domain, rated 4.8, with patient reviews dated up to September 2026 and replies from the clinic (checked 2026-10-01). [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-10] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
10 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray 3D/CBCT imaging documented for implant planning implies on-site digital X-ray imaging [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT scans documented for implant planning [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Single/multiple, All-on-4, All-on-6, guided surgery. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Orthodontics Full treatments menu read; no orthodontics/braces service [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral, pre-implant and periodontal surgery. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry Full treatments menu read; no pediatric dentistry service [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-4] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care Home, about, contact and FAQ pages read; no same-day/emergency care documented [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-5] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
8.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Saturday hours published on the Google listing [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
5 / 10
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 Not in the local results or on the first page of web results for "best dentist Istanbul" on 2026-10-08. [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-11] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Istanbul Not in the local results or on the first page of web results for "English speaking dentist Istanbul" on 2026-10-08. [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-11] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Istanbul Not in the local results or on the first page of web results for "dental implants Istanbul" on 2026-10-08. [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-11] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Istanbul Not present in the top web results for "emergency dentist Istanbul" on 2026-09-24. [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-9] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Istanbul dental clinic for expats Not in the local results or on the first page of web results for "Istanbul dental clinic for expats" on 2026-10-08. [maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-11] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Organization and Person schema present sitewide [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
Ranking leaders in AI answers
The queries above are this index's own check. The three leading clinics have also been measured in full: how often ChatGPT and Gemini name them when a patient asks them to recommend a dentist.
- #1Dentgroup Dental Clinics51.6 of 100View report →
- #2Dentakay Dental Clinics52.5 of 100View report →
- #3CityDent Istanbul Dental Clinic26 of 100View report →
Measured by Ansmeter, 7 October 2026 – 8 October 2026. Ansmeter is an affiliated service. Its figure is not part of this rating and does not affect positions — scores change only when public data changes.
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: not published on the clinic’s website — red flag applied [maltepe-dental-clinic-lic] [s1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Yusuf Ilhan [s1] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Alper Gurhan [s1] | — | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -4 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Communication & Service: Response speed
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://www.maltepedentalclinic.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +90 545 231 53 29 |
| +90 545 231 53 29 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Koşuyolu Mah. Koşuyolu Cad. No:51/1, 34718 Koşuyolu, Kadıköy, 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://www.maltepedentalclinic.com/ | Site links to facebook.com/Maltepe-Dental-Clinic-1438262683088605 | Homepage, treatments, contact and FAQ pages link to Facebook; no TripAdvisor link on any of them (read 2026-09-24) | JSON-LD on the homepage, treatments, contact, FAQ and guided-implant pages includes an Organization entity (plus WebSite, MedicalWebPage, BreadcrumbList) | 2026-09-24 |
| sq5 | search:Istanbul dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-sedation | https://www.maltepedentalclinic.com/faq/ | 'Full narcosis is not possible during the procedure' — conscious sedation offered on request | 2026-08-23 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maltepe+Dental+Clinic/@41.0094864… | Google rating 4.9 (385 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-lic | https://shgmturizmdb.saglik.gov.tr/TR-94837/yetkili-diger-saglik-te… | Full İstanbul section of the Yetkili Diğer Sağlık Tesisleri and Yetkili Muayenehaneler lists searched for 'Maltepe Dental'/'MDC'; no matching facility name found — only the generic district name 'Maltepe' recurs for unrelated clinics | 2026-08-25 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3145017305114347487&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-24: 4.9 from 387 reviews; histogram 5★370 / 4★3 / 3★4 / 2★0 / 1★10 | Google listing 2026-09-24: 387 reviews total | Newest-sorted review dated 2026-09-24 (today) | Owner reply 2026-09-18 to Joel Adu Poku: "Lieber Joel, Vielen Dank für Ihre herzlichen Worte..." | Newest 5-star reviews from accounts with 2-21 prior reviews (several Local Guides), dated across a month; no burst pattern | Google Business Profile hours: Saturday 9 AM–12:30 PM | 2026-09-24 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Maltepe%… | 12 results returned, all unrelated attractions/hotels; no Maltepe Dental Clinic entity | 2026-09-24 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-3 | https://www.maltepedentalclinic.com/dental-treatments/implants/guid… | "Guided implant surgery is a state-of-the-art technique that uses 3D imaging (CBCT scans) ... to plan the exact position, depth, and angle of dental implants" | "uses 3D imaging (CBCT scans) and specialized software to plan the exact position, depth, and angle of dental implants" | 2026-09-24 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-4 | https://www.maltepedentalclinic.com/dental-treatments/ | Full treatments index (implants, crowns, cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery, periodontal surgery, root canal, fillings, dentures) lists no orthodontics | Full treatments index has no pediatric/children's dentistry category | 2026-09-24 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-5 | https://www.maltepedentalclinic.com/contact-us/ | Contact page lists phone numbers only; no emergency/same-day appointment wording found on this or the home/about/FAQ pages | 2026-09-24 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-6 | search:best dentist Istanbul | Web search on 2026-09-24: result 4 — https://www.maltepedentalclinic.com/, title "Dental Implants & Cosmetic Dentistry in Istanbul | Maltepe Dental Clinic", the clinic’s own domain. | 2026-09-24 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-7 | search:English speaking dentist Istanbul | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were dentgroup.com.tr, omeristanbul.com, dtozlemozcan.com (x2), en.wikipedia.org, dentist-istanbul.com, dentatur.com, istanbuldentalcenter.com, dentalcentreistanbul.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-8 | search:dental implants Istanbul | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were youtube.com, avedentturkey.com, dentaldepartures.com, turkeydentalimplants.net, euroistanbul.com, quartzclinique.com, istanbuldentalcenter.com, hayatmed.com, all-on-x.online; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-9 | search:emergency dentist Istanbul | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com, gcclinic.com.tr, adildentclinics.com, mosdenthospital.com, drozlemozcan.com, dentist-istanbul.com, dtozlemozcan.com, dryusufisler.com, qanomed.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-10 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/maltepedentalclinic.com | Trustpilot: company page "Maltepe Dental Clinic" for maltepedentalclinic.com, the clinic's own domain, rated 4.8 ("Excellent"), with patient reviews dated up to 25 September 2026 and replies signed by the clinic team (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-g5 | https://www.maltepedentalclinic.com/ | Home page read 2026-10-02: contact block "Özel MDC Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği, Koşuyolu Mahallesi Koşuyolu Caddesi No. 51/1 34718 Koşuyolu, Kadıköy Istanbul / Turkey" with a Google Maps link to the clinic's place | 2026-10-02 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-g5-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3145017305114347487&hl=en | Lowest-sorted Google reviews read on 2026-10-02: 1–2★ are 10 of 394 (2.5 %); the five lowest are about veneers and implants that did not match the promise (2026-04), a transfer and an X-ray at the patient's cost (2019-08), crowns and veneers that need redoing (2024-08), a hurried dentist (2020-01) and an uninterested one (2018-03) — no complaint is shared by three | 2026-10-02 |
| maltepe-dental-clinic-deepen-11 | search:best dentist Istanbul / English speaking dentist Istanbul / dental implants Istanbul / emergency dentist Istanbul / Istanbul dental clinic for expats | The five canonical Istanbul queries on 2026-10-08 (google.com, English, Turkey, non-personalised, read at 07:45 local time, before the clinics open; no AI Overview was shown; the three local results and the first page of web results were read). For "emergency dentist Istanbul" the local results at that hour were three round-the-clock practices. | 2026-10-08 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Visibility re-checked on 2026-10-08 with the canonical Istanbul queries, read once for every clinic of the list; local results and the first page of web results counted (no AI Overview was shown). The clinic appears in 0 of the four general queries. The emergency query was read before opening hours, when its local results are round-the-clock practices; a clinic not found in it is not marked absent. |
| 2026-10-02 | Complaint pattern re-read on the clinic's own Google listing (4.9 from 394): the lowest reviews are about different things; the billing flag, which rested on a review widget, is removed. |
| 2026-10-01 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: Trustpilot page rated 4.8 with recent reviews; the Trustindex widget page is no longer cited for this. |
| 2026-09-24 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-24 for four Istanbul queries — "best dentist Istanbul", "English speaking dentist Istanbul", "dental implants Istanbul" and "emergency dentist Istanbul": present for "best dentist Istanbul"; not present for "English speaking dentist Istanbul", "dental implants Istanbul" and "emergency dentist Istanbul". |
| 2026-09-24 | Re-read on 2026-09-24: the clinic’s website (full treatments index, guided-implant-surgery page, about, contact and FAQ pages) and its Google listing. Recorded: CBCT/3D imaging for implant planning, no orthodontics, pediatric or emergency service, a Facebook link, structured data on the site, Saturday hours, owner replies in several languages and updated Google figures (4.9 from 387 reviews, newest within 3 months). Not found in TripAdvisor’s own search. Still unverified: presence on other review platforms beyond those already recorded. |
| 2026-09-07 | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Turizmi Yetkili Diğer Sağlık Tesisleri/Muayenehaneler lists and the clinic's own site: not found under any searched name variant, and the site itself publishes only certificate images, no license number — recorded as verified-false; both named doctors could not be checked — no accessible individual-dentist registry. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, name/address/phone unchanged, clinic open; newly captured Google rating 4.9 (385 reviews, both previously unset), Maps place URL, and pin coordinates. |
| 2026-08-23 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. FAQ explicitly: 'Full narcosis is not possible'; offers conscious sedation on request + local anaesthesia |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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