Clínica de Arte Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 46.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 29 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1246.1/100
- Best for Expats#1344.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1243/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1131.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#1050.1/100
- 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
Summary
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.
The Google Business Profile name is 'Clinica de Arte Dental y Clínica Médica Sur' (the same site also runs a general-medicine service line); the clinic's own branding and domain are 'Clínica de Arte Dental'. No MINSA operating licence number found; no publicly reachable registry of dental clinics was found to check it against.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 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)
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 Live WordPress site with home, about, services, contact and promotions pages [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Homepage 'Meet Dr. Malca' section names him with a photo and a short bio [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Homepage calls him a specialist with over 10 years' experience but names no dental specialization; the about page names no dentist [s1] [s3] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Own-hosted homepage photo shows Dr. Malca at his desk with a dental model, not stock imagery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Services page lists general dentistry, implants, orthodontics, complex extractions, panoramic X-ray and dental scanning, and endodontics, plus a general-medicine line [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone, email and a WhatsApp link are published and the phone matches the Google listing [s4] [s6] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Every page is in Spanish (lang="es"); no English version in the site's sitemap or menu [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Street address published alongside an embedded Google Maps iframe on the contact page [s4] | 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 No standing price list on any page; the promotions page carries only time-limited promotional prices [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed A cleaning price appears only in time-limited promotions (a school-holiday offer and a Friday offer valid until 28 August) [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed A filling price appears only in a school-holiday promotional post [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No crown price found on the homepage, services, about, contact or promotions pages [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No implant price found on the homepage, services, about, contact or promotions pages [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation price or free-consultation offer found on any page checked [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No X-ray price found on any page checked [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] | 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 2026-09-29 [s6] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-29 [s6] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest review dated 2026-07-11 (Google listing, sorted by newest) [s6] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews The latest owner reply read on the Google listing is dated 2025-01-28; the newest review (2026-07-11) has none | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Histogram carries no 1-2★ reviews out of 28; the five lowest-rated reviews (3★ to 5★) show no repeated complaint [s6] [s7] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence Not established: the clinic's website links only its Instagram account; the "Arte Dental" pages found belong to clinics in other countries (checked 2026-10-02). | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence TripAdvisor's own search returns no matching result, and neither the site nor the Google listing links to a TripAdvisor profile [s9] [s1] [s6] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms Absent from WhatClinic's David, Panama directory page; neither the site nor the Google listing links to another review platform [s10] [s1] [s6] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Services page documents panoramic X-ray and dental scanning [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) The services page names panoramic X-ray and a dental scanner without saying whether the scanner is a cone-beam CT unit | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Services page documents complex dental extractions [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Promotions page (the clinic's own Instagram feed) offers fillings for adults and children and cleanings for children aged 9 and up [s5] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | 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 wa.me WhatsApp link and a WhatsApp chat widget on the site [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken Only one review (2023-08-05) mentions English; the clinic's own pages do not state it | 0/2.5 |
| ✗ | Pre-visit consultation possible The booking buttons lead to a generic name/email/phone/message form and the WhatsApp chat opens with a generic greeting; neither offers service or time selection [s4] [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each service on the services page has a short explanatory description, not just a name [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Saturday 9am-1pm on the Google listing; the site's footer gives Saturday 9am-12pm [s6] [s2] | 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 Panama", "English speaking dentist Panama", "dental implants Panama", "emergency dentist Panama", "Panama dental clinic for expats".
| ? | Mentioned for: best dentist Panama | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Panama | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Panama | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Panama | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Panama dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Homepage JSON-LD includes an Organization entity for the clinic [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages All services are listed on one shared services page, not on separate URLs [s2] | 0/1.5 |
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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Malca [s1] | — | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist Panama
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Panama
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Panama
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Panama
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Panama dental clinic for expats
- 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://clinicadeartedental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +507 6941-1522 |
| +507 6941-1522 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Entre Vanceguros S.A y Lavandería Happy Clean, C. G Sur, David, Provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://clinicadeartedental.com/ | Homepage (read 2026-09-29): a 'Meet Dr. Malca' section with his photo and a short bio ('specialist focused on precision… over 10 years of experience'); Organization JSON-LD; wa.me/+50769411522 WhatsApp link and a chat widget that opens with a generic enquiry message; the 'Book your appointment' and 'Schedule your consultation' buttons link to the contact page; footer links to Google Maps and Instagram (no Facebook or TripAdvisor link); page language Spanish (lang="es") | 2026-09-29 |
| s2 | https://clinicadeartedental.com/servicios/ | Services page (read 2026-09-29): general dentistry, specialised dental implants, orthodontics (braces), complex dental extractions, panoramic X-ray and dental scanner ('digital diagnostic technology that provides detailed images'), specialised endodontics, plus a medicine section (general medicine, nursing, diabetes and hypertension control); each with a short descriptive paragraph; all menu links point to this one URL; footer hours Mon-Fri 1-6pm, Sat 9am-12pm, Sun closed; no prices | 2026-09-29 |
| s3 | https://clinicadeartedental.com/nosotros/ | About page (read 2026-09-29): a general team description ('professionals specialised in different areas of dentistry') with no dentist named on this page and no prices | 2026-09-29 |
| s4 | https://clinicadeartedental.com/contacto/ | Contact page (read 2026-09-29): phone 6941-1522, email [email protected], street address 'Entre Vanceguros S.A y Lavandería Happy Clean, C. G Sur, David, Provincia de Chiriquí', embedded Google Maps iframe; the contact form asks only for full name, email, phone number and a message, with no service or time selection; no prices | 2026-09-29 |
| s5 | https://clinicadeartedental.com/promociones/ | Promotions page (read 2026-09-29), an embedded feed of the clinic's own Instagram posts: a school-holiday 'special promotion' with white fillings for adults and children at $40 and cleaning for adults and children aged 9 and up at $25; a separate Friday offer of cleaning for B/.25.00, 'valid every Friday in August, until 28 August'; no standing price list; no crown, implant, consultation or X-ray price anywhere in the feed | 2026-09-29 |
| s6 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2539014459830670808&hl=en | Google listing sorted by newest reviews (read 2026-09-29): rating 4.9 from 28 reviews, histogram 5★26/4★1/3★1/2★0/1★0; phone +507 6941-1522 and website link clinicadeartedental.com, matching the site; hours Tue-Fri 1-6:30pm, Sat 9am-1pm, Sun closed, Mon 1-6:30pm; listing claimed; newest review 2026-07-11 (Betzy Samudio vega, no owner reply); owner replies dated 2025-01-28 (to a 2025-01-24 review) and 2024-10-16 | 2026-09-29 |
| s7 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2539014459830670808&hl=en | Google listing sorted by lowest reviews (read 2026-09-29): the five lowest-rated reviews are 3★ (2015, garbled text), 4★ (2020, a question about braces), and three 5★ reviews from 2012-2023 praising Dr. Malca, one from a Local Guide with 117 reviews; no repeated complaint theme; no owner replies among these five | 2026-09-29 |
| s9 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Clinica%… | TripAdvisor's own type-ahead search for 'Clinica de Arte Dental Malca' (read 2026-09-29) returns only unrelated results (spas and massage or aesthetic clinics in other countries); no result for this clinic | 2026-09-29 |
| s10 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/panama/david | WhatClinic's 'Dentists in David, Panama' directory page (read 2026-09-29) lists one David practice (Odontologicas Specialties Clinic, Calle A Sur) and does not include Clínica de Arte Dental | 2026-09-29 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Added to the directory on 2026-09-29 after reading the clinic's website (home, services, about, contact and promotions pages) and its Google listing (newest, lowest and Spanish-language reviews). Recorded a named dentist with a genuine homepage photo, a six-item dental service list plus a general-medicine line, panoramic X-ray, a WhatsApp channel, and a 4.9 rating from 28 reviews with no recurring complaints. No standing price list was found, only time-limited promotional pricing for cleanings and fillings. Still unverified: a Facebook page, CBCT imaging, emergency care, sedation, work with international patients and whether the clinic currently answers reviews. |
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