An independent, open-methodology index of dental clinics in Panama. We score publicly verifiable factors — information transparency, price transparency, reputation signals, documented infrastructure, communication accessibility, and search visibility — on a 100-point scale. We do not rate clinical quality, and we do not sell ranking positions.
| # | City | Avg score | Clinics listed | Highest-scoring clinic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 58.7 | 5 | Clínica Ford (Ford Dental Spa) (67.8) |
| 2 | David | 48.2 | 7 | Clínica Dental Especializada Halphen (57.8) |
| 3 | Coronado | 46.7 | 2 | Clínica Dental Coronado (47.8) |
| 4 | Boquete | 44.3 | 3 | Odonto Smile Clinic (63.3) |
City score = the average Transparency & Trust score of the clinics listed in that city in this index. It reflects how publicly verifiable local clinics are — not clinical quality — and covers only the clinics listed here.
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| # | Clinic | Score/100 | Info | Prices | Reviews | Infra | Comms | Visibility | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clínica Ford (Ford Dental Spa) | 67.8 | 20/20 | 2/15 | 15/20 | 13/15 | 7/10 | 4/10 | — |
| 2 | Odonto Smile Clinic | 63.3 | 18/20 | 0/15 | 14/20 | 11/15 | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| 3 | Dental One | 61.1 | 20/20 | 0/15 | 15.5/20 | 9.5/15 | 8.5/10 | 1.5/10 | — |
| 4 | Pacific Dental Clinic | 58.3 | 18/20 | 0/15 | 13/20 | 11/15 | 7/10 | 3.5/10 | — |
| 5 | Clínica Dental Especializada Halphen | 57.8 | 18/20 | 0/15 | 13.5/20 | 13.5/15 | 6/10 | 1/10 | — |
| 6 | Clínica Dental Life | 55 | 20/20 | 0/15 | 11/20 | 10/15 | 7/10 | 1.5/10 | — |
| 7 | Dentologic Panamá | 52.8 | 18/20 | 0/15 | 9/20 | 9.5/15 | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| 8 | Clínica de Especialidades Dentales San Antonio | 51.7 | 20/20 | 0/15 | 9.5/20 | 7.5/15 | 7/10 | 2.5/10 | — |
| 9 | Clínica Dental Obarrio | 51.1 | 20/20 | 0/15 | 6/20 | 11.5/15 | 7/10 | 1.5/10 | — |
| 10 | Odonto Advance Panamá | 50 | 18/20 | 0/15 | 13/20 | 4/15 | 8.5/10 | 1.5/10 | — |
| 11 | Clínica Dental Coronado | 47.8 | 12/20 | 0/15 | 12/20 | 11.5/15 | 2.5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| 12 | Clínica de Arte Dental | 46.1 | 16/20 | 0/15 | 10/20 | 9.5/15 | 4.5/10 | 1.5/10 | — |
| 13 | VIAL Centro Médico Dental | 45.6 | 14/20 | 0/15 | 7/20 | 9.5/15 | 5.5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| 14 | Clínica Dental Dra. Khristel Gutiérrez | 42.8 | 12/20 | 0/15 | 11.5/20 | 8/15 | 6/10 | 1/10 | — |
| 15 | Clínica Dental Chiriquí | 40.6 | 16/20 | 0/15 | 3/20 | 9.5/15 | 4.5/10 | 3.5/10 | — |
| 16 | Clínica Orthomed | 38.3 | 12/20 | 2/15 | 6/20 | 9/15 | 4.5/10 | 1/10 | — |
| 17 | Clínica Dental Dra. Mónica Sanjur | 26.7 | 7/20 | 0/15 | 9/20 | 2/15 | 6/10 | 0/10 | — |
Clinics are excluded from a profile when the qualifying service is verifiably absent or when we could not verify the data needed for this profile.
Scores are normalized to a 100-point scale per the open methodology, including a red-flag penalty of up to 20 points. Category columns show raw points. Unverified data scores 0 points and is listed on each clinic page as "unverified", not as a negative finding.
Bilingual clinic with locations in Marbella and Costa del Este, an English website version, and a dedicated dentists page listing named specialists. Offers general dentistry, orthodontics, periodontics, implants, pediatric dentistry and emergency consultations, and markets to international patients with accommodation and pickup assistance. No published price list.
Odonto Smile Clinic is a privately owned general and cosmetic dental practice on the second floor of Plaza San Francisco in Alto Boquete. The clinic is operated by Dr. Dagmar Ríos, who trained in general dentistry in Panama City and completed additional implant training in Brazil. The English-language website lists a range of services including general dentistry, restorative work, implants, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and aesthetic procedures. The clinic markets to dental tourists from the US, Canada, and Europe and offers online consultations. A 2021 expat blog confirms a cleaning price of USD 40 and a USD 10 consultation fee. Multiple independent directories list the clinic and patient reviews describe a modern, clean facility with English-speaking staff.
Clinic in the Town Center Costa del Este complex with a full English website, a team page listing named specialists, and a broad service list including orthodontics, invisible aligners, implants, pediatric dentistry, endodontics and maxillofacial surgery. WhatsApp contact is published. No prices are published.
Dental clinic inside Hospital Punta Pacífica (first floor, suite 132) in Panama City, founded in 2006 according to its Google listing. Its Spanish-language website presents six dentists - in orthodontics, oral rehabilitation, periodontics and implantology, endodontics and pediatric dentistry - and treatments from prophylaxis and whitening to implants, maxillofacial surgery and emergency care; appointments are booked through a WhatsApp chat or a contact form. No prices are published. A WhatClinic aggregator listing reports a 4.8 score from 45 reviews; its Google listing shows 4.8 from 16 reviews (September 2026).
Clínica Dental Especializada Halphen is a long-established dental clinic in David led by Dr. Mauricio Halphen Cargiulo, a specialist in endodontics with postgraduate training from UBA Buenos Aires and a dental degree from Universidad Pontificia Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. The clinic claims over 40 years of operation and more than 150,000 patients served. Procedures are performed under microscopic magnification. Services cover endodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, dental implants, periodontics, and oral rehabilitation. The clinic's website and Facebook page publish no prices.
Orthodontics and aesthetic-dentistry clinic on Vía España with a second location in Costa del Este. Website lists named specialists, an English version, service pages and diagnostic imaging (radiographs and tomography). Offers implants, orthodontics and maxillofacial surgery. Publishes a WhatsApp link but no prices.
Dentologic Panamá is a multi-specialty private dental clinic founded in July 2022 by Dra. Vilma L. Gómez G., a periodontist who holds a master's degree from the University of Panama (2019) and postgraduate training from Texas A&M University. The clinic offers seven documented specialty areas including periodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and maxillofacial surgery. Dra. Gómez is a member of the Panamanian Dental Association (AOP). A prosthodontics specialist, Dra. Patricia Santamaría, is also on the team.
Clínica de Especialidades Dentales San Antonio, operating under the website panamadentalclinic.com, is a multi-specialty private clinic in the Doleguita area of David led by Doctora Luz Magalys Serrano. The clinic markets itself partly to dental tourists, offering preferential scheduling for patients visiting on vacation and discounts for senior citizens. Services include orthodontics, periodontics, implantology, general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and children's dentistry. Dental work is described as carrying a five-year guarantee.
Full-service clinic in the Obarrio district with an English website version, a dedicated specialists page listing multiple named dentists, and published diagnostic capabilities including CT/CBCT and digital X-rays. Offers orthodontics, implants, pediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and maxillofacial surgery. No prices are published.
Odonto Advance Panamá is a private, endodontics-focused dental practice in David, Chiriquí, led by Dr. Juan Carlos Ortiz Hugues, a specialist trained in Argentina. It documents apical surgery and complex root-canal retreatment using surgical microscopes and three-dimensional imaging, and holds a 4.7 rating from 41 Google reviews.
Clínica Dental Coronado is a multi-dentist private practice on the first floor of Coronado Mall in Chame, Panamá Oeste. Multiple independent community sources and expat directories identify it as one of the two main dental practices in the Coronado beach-expat corridor. Its storefront lists general and cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and implants, crowns and bridges. Its storefront board names Dr. Manuel Chang Wong, Dra. Julia de Cano and Dr. Roderick Zorita, and an expat reviewer describes Dr. Wong as English-speaking.
Clínica de Arte Dental is a private dental and general-medicine practice in David, Chiriquí, led by Dr. Malca. It documents general dentistry, implants, orthodontics, complex extractions and endodontics, and holds a 4.9 rating from 28 Google reviews.
VIAL Centro Médico Dental is a combined medical and dental clinic at the Bayside Center in Playa Coronado, in operation since July 2012. It was founded by Dr. Aldring Atencio, who had previously led the dental department at the San Fernando Coronado Clinic. The dental department offers orthodontics, oral rehabilitation, maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, implants and aesthetic work. It is consistently cited by expat sources as the primary English-speaking dental option in the Coronado corridor; in June 2026 its Instagram announced a second branch at Consultorios ONDGO in La Chorrera. A WhatsApp number is published; the clinic's former website domain (vialdental.com) no longer carries clinic content and, as of September 2026, shows an unrelated company's site.
Clínica Dental Dra. Khristel Gutiérrez is a general dental practice on Vía Boquete in Bajo Boquete operated by Dra. Khristel Gutiérrez. The clinic maintains an active Instagram account with over 3 600 followers and a Facebook page. Its Google listing lists services including cleanings, fillings, endodontics, crowns, implants, orthodontics and extractions, and its Facebook page presents a visiting periodontist and implantologist, Dr. Genaro Fung. English is spoken. Its Google listing shows a 4.6 rating from 15 reviews. The clinic has no dedicated website; contact is via phone, WhatsApp, email, Instagram, and Facebook. No prices are published on any accessible channel.
Clínica Dental Chiriquí is a multi-specialist private dental clinic in the Chiriquí Center commercial plaza on Vía Interamericana in David. The clinic lists six named dentists covering general dentistry, orthodontics, maxillofacial surgery, and pediatric dentistry. It operates an on-site Advanced Dental Digital Center with documented panoramic, cephalometric, and periapical X-ray units, an intraoral scanner, a diode laser, and a 3D printer for prosthetics. The clinic serves both local patients and those from across Panama and has operated for approximately 15 years.
Clínica Orthomed is an orthodontics and general dentistry clinic in David with two locations. It is directed by Dra. Lissy Elizabeth Torres Clemente, an orthodontics specialist and listed member of the Sociedad Panameña de Ortodoncia y Ortopedia Dentofacial (SPO). A second dentist, Dr. Numalo G. Scott G., covers general dentistry and dental aesthetics. Services include orthodontics with Myobrace, general and pediatric dentistry, teeth whitening, prosthetics, and extractions. The Facebook page has approximately 877 likes.
Clínica Dental Dra. Mónica Sanjur is a long-established general dental practice on Avenida A Este in Bajo Boquete. Dra. Sanjur has been recommended by the local expat community for many years and is consistently mentioned in expat forums and the Boquete App. She speaks English. The clinic has no dedicated website. Contact is by phone, cell/WhatsApp, and email. No service list or prices are published on any accessible channel. The clinic's persistent appearance in expat healthcare referral lists spanning more than a decade suggests an established local reputation.
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