Clínica Dental Dra. Khristel Gutiérrez
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 20/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #15 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1520/100
- Best for Expats#1521.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1320/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#158.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1123.3/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
Summary
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. Directory sources confirm services including cleanings, fillings, endodontics, crowns, implants, orthodontics, and extractions. English is spoken. A 4.3-star rating is reflected in directory listings. The clinic has no dedicated website; contact is via phone, WhatsApp, email, Instagram, and Facebook. No prices are published on any accessible channel.
Two phone numbers appear across sources: +507 720-1018 (landline) and +507 6764-1662 (alternate cell, from mapsus.net which had an error page); the primary cell consistently listed is +507 6720-6311. The Waze pin places the clinic on Vía Boquete, Bajo Boquete; no street number is verifiable. Facebook and Instagram were not directly accessible (login walls); details sourced from directories and search-result snippets. No MINSA licence or AOP registration number published.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- AI & Search Visibility: 1 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist panama; mentioned for: english speaking dentist panama; mentioned for: dental implants panama; mentioned for: emergency dentist panama; mentioned for: panama dental clinic for expats; structured data on website; dedicated service pages)
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 dedicated website found; clinic operates via Facebook and Instagram only [s1] [s2] | 0/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dra. Khristel Gutiérrez named consistently as the practitioner across all sources [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed no formal specialty or postgraduate qualification published in accessible sources [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos Instagram account (@clinicadentalenboquete, 3 600+ followers) likely contains clinic photos but the page requires login to view content | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published orthodontics, dentures/prosthetics, cleanings, fillings, endodontics, crowns, implants, extractions listed in directory sources [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phone 720-1018, cell/WhatsApp 6720-6311, email [email protected] found across sources; Facebook and Instagram also listed [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version no website; social media content is primarily in Spanish; English spoken by dentist per directory note [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Vía Boquete, Bajo Boquete confirmed by Waze pin and Best in Panama directory; no street number verifiable [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 [s1] [s2] | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 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) 4.3-star rating reported in a search-result snippet and directory but the underlying Google Maps page was not directly accessible; not verified | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints no complaint pattern found; available snippets describe professional service, quick appointments, competitive pricing, and good treatment of children [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns insufficient accessible review data to assess | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page facebook.com/clinicadentaldrakhristelgutierrez confirmed; I Love Boquete community Facebook page also referenced this clinic positively [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence no TripAdvisor listing found [s4] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms listed on Best in Panama Boquete directory and referenced in I Love Boquete Facebook community [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 not documented in accessible sources | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology implants listed in directory service summary [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics orthodontics listed in directory service summary [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery extractions listed in directory service summary [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry review snippet mentions 'very good treatment with children' (Best in Panama) but pediatric dentistry not explicitly listed as a service | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English spoken by Dra. Gutiérrez per directory note; clinic is active in an expat-heavy town and listed on expat-oriented Boquete directories [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp +507 6720-6311 listed in directory [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English spoken noted in directory listing [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations no website; social media content not accessible without login | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Mon–Fri 9:00 am–7:00 pm, closed weekends per directory [s1] | 0/1.5 |
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 not prominently returned for the five canonical city queries; Odonto Smile dominates search results [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Panama [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Panama [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Panama [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Panama dental clinic for expats [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website no website; structured data not applicable [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality clinic appears in directory listings and one community Facebook reference in search results but does not rank on its own pages [s4] | 1/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages no 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
The clinic does not publish the dentists working there or their professional licence numbers — penalty applied.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — No MINSA operating licence number published on any accessible channel. The clinic has no website and no verifiable licence disclosure.
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — Dra. Gutiérrez is named but no professional licence number or AOP registration number is published on any accessible source.
- 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 suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
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 | +507 720-1018 |
|---|---|
| +507 6720-6311 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/clinicadentaldrakhristelgutierrez/ | |
| Address | Vía Boquete, Bajo Boquete, Chiriquí, 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://boquete.bestinpanama.com/profile/MTQ5OHw4NzU5OA | clinic name, address (Vía Boquete, Bajo Boquete), phone 720-1018, WhatsApp 6720-6311, hours Mon–Fri 9 am–7 pm, service list, English spoken, 4.3-star rating snippet, reviews noting professionalism and treatment of children | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.facebook.com/ilovebqt/posts/the-best-dental-clinic-in-t… | I Love Boquete community page post confirming Dra. Kristel Gutiérrez clinic; Facebook page URL clinicadentaldrakhristelgutierrez; community endorsement | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://www.waze.com/live-map/directions/pa/provincia-de-chiriqui/b… | map pin confirming location on Vía Boquete, Bajo Boquete; plus-code QHR5+HJV | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | search:the five canonical city queries | AI and search visibility: clinic does not appear prominently in results for the five canonical city queries on 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
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