Clínica Bessa
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 39.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #8 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#839.3/100
- Best for Expats#835/100
- Best for Dental Implants#337/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#140/100
- Best Price Transparency#1324.5/100
- 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 site (clinicabessa.pt); only a patient review mentions ordinary local anaesthesia
Summary
Clinic in the Boavista/Bessa area of Porto, operating since 2008 under Dr. Edgar Felgueiras. Offers implantology, All-on-4, Invisalign, oral surgery, radiology and a 24-hour dental emergency service. Aggregate Google/directory ratings around 4.8 from ~310 reviews. Website is Portuguese only; 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)
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 [s1] | 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 [s1] | 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) [s1] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [clinica-bessa-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | 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 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | 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 [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 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: ERS Nº 10515 | Licenca de Funcionamento Nº 1615/2011 (Registry: ERS. Self-published on the clinic's own site (clinicabessa.pt footer/contactos), which names the legal entity as 'Clinica de Medicina Dentaria Dr. Edgar Felgueiras, Lda.' -- matching the clinical director on file. Checked 2026-08-25.) [clinica-bessa-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Edgar Felgueiras [s1] [clinica-bessa-doclic] | Clinical Director | Registered — Ordem dos Medicos Dentistas (Porto / Porto) |
Red Flags
- low No dentists identified anywhere (-2 pts) — No dentist names published (derived from data).
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -4 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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://www.clinicabessa.pt/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +351 223 321 239 |
| https://www.facebook.com/ClinicaBessa/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Avenida do Bessa 171, 4100-012 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://www.clinicabessa.pt/contactos/ | Name, address, phone, email, services, Facebook, hours | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://docdental.pt/clinicas-dentais/porto/ | 4.8 rating from ~310 reviews | 2026-07-14 |
| clinica-bessa-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cl%C3%ADnica+Bessa/@41.1648879,-8… | 540 Google reviews as of 2026-08-25 (was 310) | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-bessa-lic | https://www.clinicabessa.pt/ | Footer/contacts section shows 'ERS Nº 10515', 'Licenca Funcionamento Nº 1615/2011', and legal entity name 'Clinica de Medicina Dentaria Dr. Edgar Felgueiras, Lda.' | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-bessa-doclic | https://www.omd.pt/pesquisa-de-medicos-dentistas/ | searched: 'Edgar Felgueiras' - 1 exact-name result, Distrito: Porto, Concelho: Porto. Also matches the clinic's own legal name 'Clinica de Medicina Dentaria Dr. Edgar Felgueiras, Lda.' published on clinicabessa.pt. | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25: clinic license found self-published (ERS No 10515 / Licenca 1615/2011) on clinicabessa.pt, naming clinical director Dr. Edgar Felgueiras as the legal entity's namesake; OMD registry search confirms Dr. Edgar Felgueiras registered in Porto. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website, address, phone, and rating (4.8) unchanged; Google review count increased to 540 (was 310); added geo coordinates. |
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