Clínica Dental Coronado
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 26.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #13 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1326.1/100
- Best for Expats#1326/100
- Best for Dental Implants#729/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#149.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1026.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#929.7/100
Summary
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. The clinic lists general and specialized dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, maxillofacial surgery, implants, pediatric dentistry, digital X-ray and cosmetic work. Reviewer evidence identifies Dr. Manuel Chang Wong as English-speaking; three additional dentist names appear in directory listings.
Two phone numbers circulate: 345-3610 (playacommunity.com directory listing) and 6931-0696 (coronado-golf.com POI listing, confirmed in multiple search result snippets referencing the Calle Las Cruces / Coronado Golf Torre address). The clinic has no independently confirmed official website; the Facebook page facebook.com/clinica.dentalcoronado exists but its full business details are not accessible without login. The email [email protected] appears in one directory listing but context suggests this is the submitting user's email, not a clinic contact; it was not used. Dentist names (Dr. Manuel Chang Wong, Dra. Julia de Cano, Dr. Enzo Cano, Dr. Roderick Zorita) surface in search-result snippets referencing the coronado-golf.com POI page, which was not directly retrievable. Dr. Enzo Cano also has a separate hulilabs.com listing for a Panama City practice (Royal Center), suggesting part-time or dual-location work. One published price for cleaning is $40, sourced from an expat reviewer quoting their experience at the clinic.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
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 No working official website found across multiple searches and directory listings; only a Facebook page and third-party directory listings. [s1] [s2] [s3] | 0/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Manuel Chang Wong, Dra. Julia de Cano, Dr. Enzo Cano, and Dr. Roderick Zorita named in search-result snippet referencing coronado-golf.com POI; the coronado-golf.com domain itself was not retrievable. [s3] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Dentist specializations not published; only the collective clinic description 'skilled professionals with vast experience in different areas of general and specialized dentistry' is available. [s1] [s3] | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Orthodontics, maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, periodontics, dental implants, pediatric dentistry, digital dental X-ray, tooth whitening, aesthetic crowns and bridges listed on playacommunity.com directory. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone +507 6931-0696 confirmed in multiple sources; 345-3610 in one directory. Facebook page confirmed. No email or website. [s1] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version No website; directory listings are in English but these are third-party. No confirmed English-language official channel. [s1] [s2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Coronado Mall, 1st floor, Local No. 14 confirmed across playacommunity.com and multiple search snippets. Waze link confirms Panamá Oeste location. [s1] [s3] | 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 price list published by the clinic itself. Prices referenced only in expat reviewer accounts. [s1] [s2] | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed Expat reviewer reports paying $40 for cleaning but this is a review account, not a published price list. | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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) Google Maps rating not verifiable through accessible sources. | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints One expat forum post describes a negative experience at an unnamed Coronado 'gringo area' dentist involving aggressive treatment; this is not confirmed to be Clínica Dental Coronado specifically and was not attributed to this clinic. | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence facebook.com/clinica.dentalcoronado confirmed in search results. [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | TripAdvisor presence Clinic mentioned in Playa Coronado TripAdvisor forum thread; no standalone TripAdvisor listing confirmed. [s4] | 0.5/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on playacommunity.com, coronadoconciergepanama.com, wanderlog.com, and referenced in search snippets from coronado-golf.com. [s1] [s3] | 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 Digital dental X-ray listed in the playacommunity.com service description. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Maxillofacial surgery listed in the service description. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry listed in the service description. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients TripAdvisor forum thread and expat blogs document foreign patients visiting the clinic. Dr. Manuel Chang Wong noted to speak English in reviewer accounts. [s4] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken Reviewer account on TripAdvisor forum and expat blog sources describe Dr. Manuel Wong as speaking 'very good English'. [s4] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00, Saturday 09:00–13:00 per playacommunity.com directory listing. [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 Panama", "English speaking dentist Panama", "dental implants Panama", "emergency dentist Panama", "Panama dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Panama Clinic pages appear in results for the five canonical city queries. [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Panama Clinic pages appear in results for the five canonical city queries. [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Panama Clinic pages appear in results for the five canonical city queries. [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Panama No emergency dental service documented for this clinic; does not appear in emergency-query results. [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Panama dental clinic for expats Clinic pages appear in results for the five canonical city queries. [s5] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website No accessible official website to check for structured data. | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality Third-party directory listings (playacommunity.com, coronadoconciergepanama.com) rank for clinic name and Coronado dental queries; no own web pages. [s5] | 1/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages No official website; no dedicated service pages. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
Licensing & Credentials
Whether the clinic publishes its operating licence and the dentists working there together with their professional licence numbers. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Manuel Chang Wong [s3] [s4] | — | not published |
| Dra. Julia de Cano [s3] | — | not published |
| Dr. Enzo Cano [s3] | — | not published |
| Dr. Roderick Zorita [s3] | — | not published |
Dentists are named, but their professional licence numbers are not published — penalty applied.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its dentists with their professional licence numbers (derived from data).
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -10 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted)
- Reputation & Reviews: Google review volume
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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
| Phone | +507 6931-0696 |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/clinica.dentalcoronado/ | |
| Address | Coronado Mall, 1st floor, Local No. 14, Coronado, Chame, Panamá Oeste, Panama |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://playacommunity.com/business-directory/health-personal-care/… | address (Coronado Mall, 1st floor, local #14), hours (Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 9-1), service list (orthodontics, maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, periodontics, implants, pediatric, digital X-ray, whitening, cosmetic); clinic self-description | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.facebook.com/clinica.dentalcoronado/ | Facebook page existence confirmed in search results; page content not retrievable without login | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | search:Clinica Dental Coronado Panama Dr. Wong dentist names phone | Phone +507 6931-0696; dentist names Dr. Manuel Chang Wong, Dra. Julia de Cano, Dr. Enzo Cano, Dr. Roderick Zorita from coronado-golf.com POI snippet; Waze map confirms Panamá Oeste location; Coronado Concierge listing | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1022784-i15173-k7230883-Dent… | TripAdvisor Playa Coronado forum thread mentions Clínica Dental Coronado; reviewer describes Dr. Manuel Wong as English-speaking with 'wonderful bedside manner'; root canal and cap quoted at $700, cleaning at $40; international patients documented | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | search:the five canonical city queries for Coronado Panama dental | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Clínica Dental Coronado directory pages appear in top results for city queries on the five canonical city queries; not present for emergency query | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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