Dental City Guatemala
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 66.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #5 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#566.1/100
- Best for Expats#567.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#560.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#445.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#373.2/100
- 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) — Not verified No mention of general anaesthesia, sedation, or nitrous oxide found on dentalcityguatemala.com.
Summary
Clinic in Distrito Miraflores (Zona 11) led by Dr. Luis Argueta, offering preventive, restorative, esthetic and surgical dentistry with an English-language site oriented toward international patients.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 18 of 20 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
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 Dr. Luis Argueta named as principal dentist. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Service categories listed; specialties per dentist not detailed. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Own-hosted team photo and named-dentist photo on the homepage [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 [s1] | 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 [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed Full services page describes cleaning with no price figure [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed "White Cavity Fillings" described with no price [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed "Crowns" described with no price [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed "Implants" described with no price [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-8] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation fee figure found [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-9] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No standalone X-ray price figure found [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-10] | 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 [dental-city-guatemala-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [dental-city-guatemala-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-25 [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-11] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to every read review, including one from 2018 [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-2] [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Histogram carries zero reviews at 1-2★ [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 5★ share 98.4% (not literally 100%), accounts with history, dates spread across years, individualized owner replies [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Clinic's own site links to its Facebook page [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-21] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; no TripAdvisor link on the clinic's own channels [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-3] [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-14] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on WhatClinic with an 8.7 "Excellent" ServiceScore [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-4] | 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 Digital X-rays explicitly part of the standard exam [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) Equipment described in detail (digital x-rays, digital scanner, 3D technology for gum work) without a CBCT/cone-beam/tomography claim, despite offering implants and bone grafting [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-16] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Already documented; re-confirmed on the full services page [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-17] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisible aligners offered [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-18] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Surgical services category listed. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry Full four-category services page (Preventive/Restorative/Esthetic/Surgical) has no pediatric item [dental-city-guatemala-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care Full services page has no emergency/same-day category [dental-city-guatemala-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English site; affordability/comfort messaging. [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
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 Contact form explicitly usable to book an appointment [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-19] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Saturday morning hours [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-20] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Guatemala City", "English speaking dentist Guatemala City", "dental implants Guatemala City", "emergency dentist Guatemala City", "Guatemala City dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Guatemala City [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Guatemala City [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Guatemala City [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Guatemala City [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Guatemala City dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD includes an Organization entity [dental-city-guatemala-deepen-22] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | 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.
- #1Guatemala Dental31.5 of 100View report → report in Spanish
- #2Dental Experts Guatemala38.8 of 100View report → report in Spanish
- #3RoDa Dental30.8 of 100View report → report in Spanish
Measured by Ansmeter, 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 checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Luis Argueta [s1] | Principal dentist / general dentistry | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
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://dentalcityguatemala.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +502 2474-0306 |
| +502 5131-5171 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 19 avenida 2-78, Distrito Miraflores, Zona 11, Oficina 811, Guatemala City 01011 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/ | Homepage images self-hosted as dental-city-guatemala-team-photo-2025.webp and dental-city-meet-dr-luis-argueta-2025.webp | 2026-09-25 |
| sq | search:best dentist Guatemala City | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| dental-city-guatemala-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dental+City+Guatemla+-+Cl%C3%ADni… | Google rating 5.0 (62 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | All services under Preventive, Restorative, Esthetic and Surgical categories read in full; no pediatric/children's dentistry item | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12117404237420848513&hl=en | Reviewer accounts include 1-7 prior reviews; review dates span 2018-2026 with no burst; 5★ share is 62/63 (98.4%); each review gets a distinct, personalized reply | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-3 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dental+C… | TripAdvisor TypeAhead search for the clinic name returns only unrelated geo entries (Guatemala City, New York City, Mexico City), no dental-clinic result | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-4 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/guatemala/guatemala-city/dental… | WhatClinic profile "Dental City - Dental Clinic in Guatemala", ServiceScore 8.7 "Excellent" from 24 interactions | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-5 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | "Exams and Cleanings" described in detail (digital X-rays, plaque removal, polish, fluoride) with no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-6 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | "White Cavity Fillings" item under Restorative has no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-7 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | "Crowns" item under Restorative has no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-8 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | "Implants" item under Surgical has no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-9 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | No consultation price figure on the full categorized services page | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-10 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | Digital X-rays mentioned only as part of the exam description, with no price figure attached | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12117404237420848513&hl=en | Google reviews read 2026-09-25: most recent dated 2026-08-29 | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12117404237420848513&hl=en | All 5 reviews returned carry a personalized owner reply, e.g. reply dated 2026-08-29 to deliza santizo: "Muchas gracias por sus palabras..." | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12117404237420848513&hl=en | Histogram 5★62/4★0/3★1/2★0/1★0 (63 total) — no 1-2★ reviews at all | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-14 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/ | Clinic's own site and Google listing carry no link to a tripadvisor.com profile | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-15 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | "Our dental exam includes a complete set of digital x-rays, an oral exam..." | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-16 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | Exam and Gum Reduction sections describe "digital scanner" and "3D technology" but never CBCT, cone beam or tomography | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-17 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | "Implants" listed under Surgical with a full description | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-18 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | "Invisible Aligners: The most easy and efficient way for adults and teens to straighten their teeth" | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-19 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/services/ | "Contact Us: Use this form to request a quote, book an appointment, or send any general inquiries you may have" | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-20 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12117404237420848513&hl=en | Google Business Profile hours: Sat 8:30-13:00 | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-21 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/ | Site links to https://www.facebook.com/DentalCityGuate in its social icons | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-city-guatemala-deepen-22 | https://dentalcityguatemala.com/ | Site-wide read: JSON-LD types found include Organization, alongside page-level types (BreadcrumbList, WebPage, WebSite) | 2026-09-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's full English-language services page and homepage plus its Google listing. Recorded: no price figures anywhere on the site for any of the six standard services; genuine named team and dentist photos; digital X-rays confirmed, CBCT not documented despite implant and bone-grafting services; invisible aligners offered, no pediatric or emergency category; a Facebook link, a WhatClinic listing (8.7 Excellent) and structured business markup; a booking-capable contact form; owner replies to every review found, including one from 2018; zero reviews at 1-2 stars; no manipulation signals. No TripAdvisor presence found. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged; captured Google rating 5.0 (62 reviews), Maps URL and geo coordinates. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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