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

20/100

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

10 / 20

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

0 / 15

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

3.5 / 20

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

8 / 15

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

4.5 / 10

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

1 / 10

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
WhatsApp+507 6720-6311
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/clinicadentaldrakhristelgutierrez/
AddressVía Boquete, Bajo Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama

Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.

Sources

IDSourceWhat it supportsAccessed
s1https://boquete.bestinpanama.com/profile/MTQ5OHw4NzU5OAclinic 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 children2026-08-18
s2https://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 endorsement2026-08-18
s3https://www.waze.com/live-map/directions/pa/provincia-de-chiriqui/b…map pin confirming location on Vía Boquete, Bajo Boquete; plus-code QHR5+HJV2026-08-18
s4search:the five canonical city queriesAI and search visibility: clinic does not appear prominently in results for the five canonical city queries on 2026-08-182026-08-18

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