Bocca Clínica
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 58.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #8 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 24 September 2026
58.3/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#858.3/100
- Best for Expats#1054/100
- Best for Dental Implants#953/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1040.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#861.3/100
- 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 anaesthesia/sedation info found on site (boccaclinica.com)
Summary
Dental clinic near Parque da Cidade in Porto offering implantology, orthodontics, periodontology, endodontics, aesthetic and pediatric dentistry. Clinically directed by Dr. Jaime Guimarães. Displays an ERS operating licence (16639/2018) and a Facebook page. Website is Portuguese only and prices are not published. DocDental aggregates a 5.0 rating from patient comments.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 18 of 20 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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 3 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Porto; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Porto; mentioned for: dental implants Porto; mentioned for: emergency dentist Porto; mentioned for: Porto dental clinic for expats)
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.
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
18 / 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) [s1] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [bocca-clinica-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest dated review 2026-09-23 [bocca-clinica-deepen-10] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews with dated responses [bocca-clinica-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No reviews below 4 stars out of 112 [bocca-clinica-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Not a 100% 5-star histogram; dates spread over years; reviewers have review history [bocca-clinica-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; no link from the site or Google listing [bocca-clinica-deepen-2] [s1] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile on Doctoralia, WhatClinic, Trustpilot or Dental Departures (checked 2026-10-05); the DocDental page cited before only reproduces Google reviews. [bocca-clinica-g7] [bocca-clinica-g7-2] [bocca-clinica-g7-3] [bocca-clinica-g7-4] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ? | On-site X-ray | 0/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) On-site CT scanner documented on the clinic page [bocca-clinica-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
4 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online contact form lets patients select "Book a consultation" [bocca-clinica-deepen-4] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
3 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Porto", "English speaking dentist Porto", "dental implants Porto", "emergency dentist Porto", "Porto dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Porto Not present in the top web results for "best dentist Porto, Portugal" on 2026-09-24. [bocca-clinica-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Porto Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Porto, Portugal" on 2026-09-24. [bocca-clinica-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Porto Not present in the top web results for "dental implants Porto, Portugal" on 2026-09-24. [bocca-clinica-deepen-7] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Porto Not present in the top web results for "emergency dentist Porto, Portugal" on 2026-09-24. [bocca-clinica-deepen-8] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Porto dental clinic for expats Not present in the top web results for "Porto, Portugal dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-24. [bocca-clinica-deepen-9] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD Organization entity on the site [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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: 16639/2018 [s1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Jaime Guimarães [s1] [bocca-clinica-doclic] [bocca-clinica-omd-cedula] | Implantology (Clinical Director) | OMD 01057 | Confirmed in the OMD public register of dentists, which records the specialist title “Cirurgia Oral”; professional domicile on record: Porto, district of Porto. |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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://boccaclinica.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +351 221 127 828 |
| https://www.facebook.com/BoccaClinicaPorto/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Praceta Prof. Egas Moniz 48, 4100-221 Porto, Portugal |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://boccaclinica.com/ | Site's only listed social links are Facebook and Instagram; no TripAdvisor link on site or Google listing | Site-wide JSON-LD includes an Organization entity type (40/40 pages read) | 2026-09-24 |
| s2 | https://docdental.pt/clinicas-dentais/porto/ | 5.0 aggregate rating from ~99 comments | 2026-07-14 |
| bocca-clinica-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bocca+Cl%C3%ADnica/@41.1650612,-8… | 112 Google reviews as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| bocca-clinica-doclic | https://www.omd.pt/pesquisa-de-medicos-dentistas/ | searched: 'Jaime Guimaraes' - 1 exact-name result, Distrito: Porto, Concelho: Porto, Especialidades: Cirurgia Oral. Matches clinic's clinical director role. OMD's public search shows only name + district/concelho/specialty, no cédula number. | 2026-08-25 |
| bocca-clinica-omd-cedula | https://www.omd.pt/pesquisa-de-medicos-dentistas/ | OMD public register of dentists, read 2026-09-11 through the register's own search endpoint. Cédulas profissionais and professional domiciles as the register publishes them: "Jaime Guimarães" — Cédula profissional 01057, professional domicile Porto / Porto, Especialidades: Cirurgia Oral; the query "Jaime Guimaraes" returned 1 result(s) in the whole register, of which exactly one carries that name. | 2026-09-11 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11840029110159537534&hl=en | Owner reply dated 2026-08-25 to a review: "A equipa da Bocca Clínica agradece a sua excelente avaliação..." | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Bocca+Cl… | Name+city search returned no matching business, only unrelated hotels/restaurants/attractions | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-3 | https://boccaclinica.com/clinica/ | "Dispomos de um aparelho de tomografia computadorizada (TAC)... imagens em 3D... essencial para planear... implantes dentários" | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-4 | https://boccaclinica.com/contactos/ | Contact form field "Motivo" offers "Marcar Consulta" (book a consultation) as a reason for the request | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-5 | search:best dentist Porto, Portugal | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were www.whatclinic.com (x2), www.yelp.com (x4), perfeito-smile.com, www.booking.dentist, www.dentavacation.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-6 | search:English speaking dentist Porto, Portugal | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were www.whatclinic.com (x2), www.expatica.com, vita-center.com, englishspeakingdentists.com, oportoblog.com, en.wikipedia.org (x2), smilejet.app; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-7 | search:dental implants Porto, Portugal | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were www.whatclinic.com (x3), smile-porto.com (x2), perfeito-smile.com (x2), www.123.clinic (x2); the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-8 | search:emergency dentist Porto, Portugal | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were www.whatclinic.com (x2), www.dentista.com.pt, www.expatica.com, oportoblog.com, en.wikipedia.org (x2), vita-center.com, smilejet.app; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-9 | search:Porto, Portugal dental clinic for expats | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were imin-portugal.com, www.expatica.com, www.expatfocus.com, portodentalrating.com, vita-center.com, treatmentsinternational.com, perfeito-smile.com, viscura.org, newholidays.co.uk; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11840029110159537534&hl=en | Newest-sorted read: most recent review dated 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11840029110159537534&hl=en | Lowest-sorted read: histogram 1★ 0 / 2★ 0 of 112; lowest-rated review is 4 stars | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11840029110159537534&hl=en | Histogram 5★ 111/112 (one 4★); review dates from 2024 to 2026; reviewers show 2-13 prior reviews | 2026-09-24 |
| bocca-clinica-g7 | https://www.doctoralia.com.pt/sitemaps/monolith/sitemap.facility.xml | Doctoralia, read 2026-10-05: its sitemap of clinic pages (11,361) has only an unclaimed entry "Bocca Clínica" with no description and no opinions | 2026-10-05 |
| bocca-clinica-g7-2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/sitemaps/sitemap-brochure-0.xml | WhatClinic, read 2026-10-05: its clinic-profile sitemaps (202 dentist profiles in Portugal) have no profile of this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| bocca-clinica-g7-3 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/boccaclinica.com | Trustpilot, read 2026-10-05: no company page for boccaclinica.com, the clinic's website (page not found) | 2026-10-05 |
| bocca-clinica-g7-4 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/ | Dental Departures, read 2026-10-05: its clinic search lists two clinics in Portugal (CPRO in Lisbon and IPRO Clinic in Funchal), neither of them this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-05: the DocDental page cited before only reproduces Google reviews, and no profile of the clinic was found on Doctoralia, WhatClinic, Trustpilot or Dental Departures; changed from yes to no. |
| 2026-09-24 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-24 for five Porto, Portugal queries — "best dentist Porto, Portugal", "English speaking dentist Porto, Portugal", "dental implants Porto, Portugal", "emergency dentist Porto, Portugal" and "Porto, Portugal dental clinic for expats": not present for "best dentist Porto, Portugal", "English speaking dentist Porto, Portugal", "dental implants Porto, Portugal", "emergency dentist Porto, Portugal" and "Porto, Portugal dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-24 | Re-read on 2026-09-24: the clinic's website (treatments, clinic, contact pages) and its Google listing. Recorded: an on-site CT/CBCT scanner, an online consultation-request form, structured business data on the site, and no TripAdvisor listing. Google listing shows 112 reviews (5.0), newest 2026-09-23, with owner replies and no recurring complaint theme. Still unverified: plain X-ray equipment (only the CT/CBCT unit is described), emergency appointments (not listed among the clinic's treatments, though a patient review shown on its homepage describes an emergency visit), English-speaking staff and work with international patients (not documented on the site). |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against OMD: clinical director Dr. Jaime Guimaraes confirmed registered (Porto/Porto, Cirurgia Oral specialty). Clinic clinicLicense was already on file (16639/2018) and not re-searched. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website, address, phone, and rating (5.0) unchanged; captured first Google review count of 112; added geo coordinates. |
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