Dentalcore - Centro Médico Dentário
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 39.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#739.7/100
- Best for Expats#934.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#635.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#238.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#926.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#540.4/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Site documents conscious sedation only ("minimal depression of consciousness"), with a sedation dentist listed [s1]
Summary
Multidisciplinary dental clinic based in Matosinhos (greater Porto) with additional units at CUF facilities. Offers implantology, orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, endodontics and more, with a large listed team and an emergency line. Website is Portuguese only and prices are not published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
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] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | 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) as of 2026-08-25 [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-refresh] | 1/3 |
| ? | 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 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | 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: 107653 (ERS Registo, PENIN & SANTOS REIS - CLINICA DENTÁRIA, LDA) (Registry: ERS. CORRECTED 2026-08-26: the 2026-08-25 'false' determination (based on ERS name searches for 'Dentalcore' / 'Centro Medico Dentario' variants, and a footer-only check of dentalcore.pt) was refuted by an adversarial spot-check. The clinic's own site's Termos e Condicoes page (not the footer) names the operating legal entity as 'Centro Medico Dentario' (da Penin & Santos Reis, Lda. / Miguel Penin & Henrique Santos Reis, Lda. / Angel & Reis — Medicina Dentaria Lda.). Searching ERS (www2.ers.pt/DMZ/Pesquisa) for 'Penin' surfaced an exact establishment match: 'PENIN & SANTOS REIS - CLINICA DENTÁRIA, LDA', Numero de Registo 107653, Estado Registado, Entidade 'PENIN & SANTOS REIS-CLÍNICA DENTÁRIA, LDA' (NIF/NIPC 502193212, Estado Registado), Morada 'ESTRADA EXTERIOR DA CIRCUNVALAÇÃO 14632, 4450-098 MATOSINHOS' (matches the clinic's on-file address 'Estrada Ext. Circunvalação, 14632, 4450-097 Matosinhos' bar a one-digit postal-code variance), Responsavel Tecnico 'Henrique José Oliveira dos Santos Reis' — corroborating the clinic's own listed clinical director 'Dr. Henrique Reis'. Re-checked 2026-08-26.) [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-lic] [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-lic-2] [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-lic-3]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Miguel Santana [s1] [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-doclic] | Implantology / Occlusion (Clinical Direction) | Registered — Ordem dos Medicos Dentistas (Porto / Porto) |
| Dr. Henrique Reis [s1] [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-doclic] | Implantology / Occlusion (Clinical Direction) | Registered — Ordem dos Medicos Dentistas (Porto / Matosinhos), as 'Henrique Santos Reis' |
| Dr. João Bravo [s1] [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-doclic] | Implantology | Registered — Ordem dos Medicos Dentistas (Porto / Porto) |
| Dr. Duarte Senra [s1] [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-doclic] | Orthodontics | Registered — Ordem dos Medicos Dentistas (Porto / Porto), Especialidade: Ortodontia |
| Dr. Ana Marinho [s1] [dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-doclic] | Pediatric Dentistry | Registered — Ordem dos Medicos Dentistas (Porto / Matosinhos), as 'Ana Roleira Marinho', Especialidade: Odontopediatria |
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
- 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: 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.dentalcore.pt/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +351 229 376 497 |
| https://www.facebook.com/DentalCoreCMD/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Estrada Ext. Circunvalação, 14632, 4450-097 Matosinhos (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.dentalcore.pt/ | Name, address, phone, services, dentist names, emergency line, Facebook | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://docdental.pt/clinica-dental/centro-medico-dentario-sede/ | Aggregate patient comments (5-star average) | 2026-07-14 |
| dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Centro+M%C3%A9dico+Dent%C3%A1rio-… | Google rating 4.8 (31 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-lic | https://www2.ers.pt/dmz/pesquisa/DetalheEstabelecimento.aspx?id=450035 | Estabelecimento 'PENIN & SANTOS REIS - CLINICA DENTÁRIA, LDA', Numero de Registo 107653, Estado Registado, Entidade 'PENIN & SANTOS REIS-CLÍNICA DENTÁRIA, LDA' NIF/NIPC 502193212 (Estado Registado), Morada 'ESTRADA EXTERIOR DA CIRCUNVALAÇÃO 14632, 4450-098 MATOSINHOS, Matosinhos, Porto', Responsavel Tecnico 'Henrique José Oliveira dos Santos Reis' (Ordem dos Medicos Dentistas). | 2026-08-25 |
| dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-lic-2 | https://www2.ers.pt/DMZ/Pesquisa/Pesquisa.aspx | searched: 'Penin' - 8 results, including 'PENIN & SANTOS REIS - CLINICA DENTÁRIA, LDA' (Registado) and other Penin/Santos-Reis-linked Dentalcore-group establishments ('CENTRO MEDICO DENTARIO (INSTITUTO CUF - PORTO)', 'CENTRO MEDICO DENTARIO (SAO JOAO DA MADEIRA)'). | 2026-08-25 |
| dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-lic-3 | https://www.dentalcore.pt/termos-e-condicoes/ | Page names the operating legal entity as 'Centro Medico Dentario (da Penin & Santos Reis, Lda. / Miguel Penin & Henrique Santos Reis, Lda. / Angel & Reis — Medicina Dentaria Lda.)', supplying the name variant used to find the ERS record; this text is not on the homepage footer, which shows only a copyright line. | 2026-08-25 |
| dentalcore-centro-medico-dentario-doclic | https://www.omd.pt/pesquisa-de-medicos-dentistas/ | searched: 'Ana Marinho' - 2 results; the Porto one is 'Ana Roleira Marinho', Concelho: Matosinhos, Especialidades: Odontopediatria (matches clinics.json specialization 'Pediatric Dentistry'); the other result is Distrito: Braga (different person). | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 initially recorded clinic license as FALSE (ERS registry, 3 name variants, no match; clinic's own site footer publishes no license number either). CORRECTED 2026-08-26 after adversarial spot-check: the clinic's Termos e Condicoes page lists legal-entity name variants ('Penin & Santos Reis, Lda.' etc.) missed by the original search; ERS search on 'Penin' found the clinic registered as 'PENIN & SANTOS REIS - CLINICA DENTÁRIA, LDA', Numero de Registo 107653, Estado Registado, address and Responsavel Tecnico matching the clinic exactly. All 5 named doctors remain confirmed registered with OMD by name/district/specialty match (unchanged). |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site documents conscious sedation only ("minimal depression of consciousness"), with a sedation dentist listed |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website, address and phone; captured first Google rating 4.8 (31 reviews); added geo coordinates. Site documents conscious sedation only, not deep/general anaesthesia. |
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