Guatemala Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 41/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 12 July 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#241/100
- Best for Expats#341.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#340.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#244.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#228.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#344.2/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
Summary
Family-run clinic in Zona 15 established in 1987, led by Dr. Oscar Guerra and Dr. Rodrigo Guerra, focused on implants, cosmetic and restorative dentistry with an in-house CAD/CAM lab. Markets heavily to US/Canada dental-tourism patients.
Own website returned HTTP 401 during checks; details confirmed via WhatClinic and Medical Tourism Co listings.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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] [s2] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Oscar Guerra and Dr. Rodrigo Guerra named. [s2] [s6] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clear contact details Address published; direct phone/email not captured (site behind auth wall). [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s2] [s6] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] [s6] | 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 WhatClinic lists starting price ~EUR273; site quotes package prices for tourism patients. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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) | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | 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 WhatClinic ServiceScore 8.7, 4.9/5 across 28 verified reviews. [s1] | 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 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Gum surgery, extractions, full-mouth rehab. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Emergency consultations listed. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s2] [s6] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s2] [s6] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Remote consultation for tourism patients. [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Sat opening hours published. [s1] | 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] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Guatemala City [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Guatemala City [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Guatemala City dental clinic for expats [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 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. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Oscar Guerra [s2] [s6] | Implantology / restorative dentistry | not published |
| Dr. Rodrigo Guerra [s6] | — | not published |
Dentists are named, but their professional licence numbers are not published — penalty applied.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its dentists with their professional licence numbers (derived from data).
- low Aggressive marketing practices (-1 pts) — Heavy dental-tourism savings messaging ('Save 70% on US prices'). [s2] [s7]
Red-flag penalty applied: -9 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted)
- Reputation & Reviews: Google review volume
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- 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: Pediatric dentistry
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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://guatemaladental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Address | Blvd. Vista Hermosa 24-00, Zona 15, Vista Hermosa II, Edificio Domani, Oficina 1602/1201, Guatemala City 01015 |
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.whatclinic.com/dentists/guatemala/guatemala-city/guatem… | Address, hours, services, WhatClinic rating 4.9/28 | 2026-07-12 |
| s2 | https://guatemaladental.com/ | Clinic profile, English service, tourism focus (via search snippet) | 2026-07-12 |
| s6 | https://www.medicaltourismco.com/clinic/guatemala/guatemala-city/gu… | Dentist names, Zona 15 address, foreign patients | 2026-07-12 |
| s7 | https://www.dentavacation.com/listing/guatemala-dental/ | Marketing savings claims | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:best dentist Guatemala City | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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