Clínica Dental Dra. Mónica Sanjur
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 9.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #16 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#169.4/100
- Best for Expats#1612.5/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#163.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1215.8/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
Summary
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.
Two phone numbers appear consistently: 720-1152 (landline) and 6748-0006 (cell/WhatsApp). The 2014 healthcare referral list (vive-boquete.blogspot.com) lists this clinic, and the Boquete App listing (accessed 2026-08-18) still shows her as active. The Waze pin places the clinic on Av. A Este, Bajo Boquete; the Boquete App note says 'near Boquete Library'. No MINSA licence or AOP registration number is published on any accessible source.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- Information Transparency: 7 of 18 verifiable points (missing: has a working website; dentist specializations listed; service list published; english website version)
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 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; google indexing quality; 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 website found; clinic present only in directories and the Boquete App listing [s1] [s2] | 0/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dra. Mónica Sanjur named as practitioner across all sources [s1] [s2] [s3] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed no specializations or postgraduate qualifications published in any accessible source [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos no accessible photos found | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Service list published no service list published on any accessible channel; general dental practice inferred from context [s1] [s2] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phone 720-1152, WhatsApp 6748-0006, email [email protected] consistently listed; Google Maps link on Boquete App [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version no website; English spoken by dentist per multiple expat sources [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Av. A Este, Bajo Boquete confirmed by Waze pin and multiple directories; nearby landmark 'Boquete Library' noted on Boquete App [s2] [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] | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed a single expat review (Best in Panama) mentions 'a filling fixed for under $50' but this is a patient anecdote, not a published price | 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 accessible via public mirrors; underlying Maps page not directly verified | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency Boquete App listing active as of 2026-08-18; expat forum thread active through at least 2024 [s1] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints no complaint pattern found; expat forum and Boquete App comments are consistently positive; expat exchange thread notes 'all expats seem to recommend her' [s1] [s4] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence no confirmed active Facebook page found; Instagram @dra_monicasanjur exists but was not accessible without login | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence no TripAdvisor listing found [s4] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms listed on Boquete App, vive-boquete.blogspot.com healthcare referral list (2014, still referenced), Waze; Páginas Amarillas Panama listing exists [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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English spoken; consistently recommended by expat community in forums and Boquete App over multiple years [s1] [s4] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp link available on Boquete App listing for +507 6748-0006 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English spoken per Boquete App listing and expat forum endorsements [s1] [s4] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations no website or social channel accessible | 0/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours hours not published on any accessible source; expat forum suggests by-appointment practice | 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 found in search results for the five canonical city queries [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 does not appear in search results for Boquete dental queries; presence is limited to local directories not indexed prominently [s4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages no website [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. No website or accessible channel where a licence could be verified.
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — Dra. Sanjur is named but no professional licence number or AOP registration 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: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
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 | +507 720-1152 |
|---|---|
| +507 6748-0006 | |
| Address | Av. A Este, 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.app/n/dra-monica/ | dentist name Dra. Mónica Sanjur, phone +507.720.1152, WhatsApp +507.6748.0006, location near Boquete Library, English spoken, Google Maps link present | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.waze.com/live-map/directions/pa/provincia-de-chiriqui/b… | map pin: Av. A Este, Bajo Boquete, Chiriquí; clinic name; independent location confirmation | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://vive-boquete.blogspot.com/2014/02/news-boquete-health-care-… | Dra. Monica Sanjur listed in Boquete expat healthcare referral list: phone 720-1152, cell 6748-0006; establishes longstanding local practice | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | search:the five canonical city queries | AI and search visibility: Dra. Sanjur does not appear in results for the five canonical city queries on 2026-08-18; expat forum references note community recommendation | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
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