Guatemala Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 57.9/100 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#157.9/100
- Best for Expats#257.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#356.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#260.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#244.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#260.2/100
- 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 guatemaladental.com.
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) as of 2026-08-25 [guatemala-dental-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [guatemala-dental-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ? | 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. 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. Oscar Guerra [s2] [s6] | Implantology / restorative dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Rodrigo Guerra [s6] | — | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low Aggressive marketing practices (-1 pts) — Heavy dental-tourism savings messaging ('Save 70% on US prices'). [s2] [s7]
Red-flag penalty applied: -1 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: 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/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +502 2301-5400 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| 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 |
| guatemala-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Guatemala+Dental/@14.5807253,-90.… | Google rating 4.9 (180 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live and address unchanged; recorded previously-unset phone +502 2301-5400; captured Google rating 4.9 (180 reviews), Maps URL and geo coordinates. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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