Carreira Dental Clinic - Porto
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 28.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #15 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1528.6/100
- Best for Expats#1523.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1320/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1421/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- 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 anaesthesia/sedation info found on home/Porto pages (carreiradentalclinic.pt)
Summary
Porto branch of the Carreira Dental Clinic group (which also has units in Aveiro, Águeda, Viseu and Oliveira de Azeméis), founded in 2020 and specialising in dental implantology and oral rehabilitation. Publishes a Facebook and Instagram presence. A specific Google rating for the Porto unit was not verified. Prices not published.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
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)
- Communication & Service: 1 of 3 verifiable points (missing: whatsapp / line available)
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 | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | English website version | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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 [carreira-dental-clinic-porto-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [carreira-dental-clinic-porto-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms [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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
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 | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
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 | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Porto | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Porto | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Porto | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Porto dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | 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: 150739 (ERS - Numero de Registo, Estado: Registado) (Registry: ERS. Searched 'Carreira' (too generic, 20+ unrelated surname matches) then 'Carreira Dental Clinic' at www2.ers.pt/DMZ/Pesquisa - 3 results (Porto, Oliveira de Azemeis, Viseu branches, all entity 'CVA DENTAL LDA'); selected the bare 'CARREIRA DENTAL CLINIC' entry, address Rua Antonio Cardoso 391 R/C (matches clinics.json exactly). No named doctors to check. Checked 2026-08-25.) [carreira-dental-clinic-porto-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Dentist names listed
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist Porto
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Porto
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Porto
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Porto
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Porto dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- 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://carreiradentalclinic.pt/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +351 220 925 530 |
| https://www.facebook.com/carreiradentalclinic/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | R. de António Cardoso 391, 4150-079 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://carreiradentalclinic.pt/ | Group, implantology specialisation | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://www.facebook.com/carreiradentalclinic/ | Facebook presence | 2026-07-14 |
| carreira-dental-clinic-porto-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/CARREIRA+DENTAL+CLINIC+-+Porto/@4… | Google rating 4.8 (59 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| carreira-dental-clinic-porto-lic | https://www2.ers.pt/dmz/pesquisa/DetalheEstabelecimento.aspx?id=475800 | Estabelecimento 'CARREIRA DENTAL CLINIC', Numero de Registo 150739, Estado Registado, Entidade 'CVA DENTAL LDA', address Rua Antonio Cardoso 391 R/C, 4150-079 Porto matches exactly. | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25: clinic license found via ERS, Numero de Registo 150739, address matches exactly (distinguished from same-brand Oliveira de Azemeis and Viseu branches). No named doctors on file for this clinic. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live; corrected address to R. de António Cardoso 391, 4150-079 Porto (worklist had 385, 4150-742); captured first phone number +351 220 925 530 (previously unset); captured first Google rating 4.8 (59 reviews); added geo coordinates. |
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