Clínica Dental Especializada Halphen
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 57.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #5 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
57.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#557.8/100
- Best for Expats#556.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#356.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#639.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#465.4/100
- 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 Site returned HTTP 403 (blocked) on all fetch attempts; no content accessible.
Summary
Clínica Dental Especializada Halphen is a long-established dental clinic in David led by Dr. Mauricio Halphen Cargiulo, a specialist in endodontics with postgraduate training from UBA Buenos Aires and a dental degree from Universidad Pontificia Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. The clinic claims over 40 years of operation and more than 150,000 patients served. Procedures are performed under microscopic magnification. Services cover endodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, dental implants, periodontics, and oral rehabilitation. The clinic's website and Facebook page publish no prices.
Two related entities appear in public registries: 'Clínica Halphen' (clinicamhalphen.com, website inaccessible/403 during research) and 'Clínica Dental Especializada Halphen' (clinicadentalhalphen.com, returned 403 for specialists page). Panadata.net lists the legal entity CLINICA DENTAL ESPECIALIZADA HALPHEN as a Sociedad Civil, registered approximately 3 years ago (folio N_25053220), with full director details behind a paywall. Additional phone from vymaps.com: 775-3344. Hours from micita.pa: Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13.5 of 15 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)
- 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
18 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Franklin (Frank) Halphen Márquez is presented on the specialists page of the clinic's website and in its Facebook posts. [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-14] [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-13] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed endodontics (postgrad UBA Buenos Aires), orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, implants, periodontics, oral rehabilitation; microscopic magnification procedures [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos The website's specialists page shows a genuine photo of the clinic's named specialist next to his CV [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published endodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, implants, periodontics, oral rehabilitation listed on website [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phone 775-3344, WhatsApp 6161-2100, email [email protected], Facebook confirmed across multiple sources [s2] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Site navigation (5 pages checked) is Spanish-only; no English toggle found [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Av. 2da Oeste 04, David, Chiriquí confirmed via micita.pa and vymaps.com [s2] [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 No price list: the clinic's website (home, procedures and dental-tourism pages) gives no figure, and its Facebook page gives no price in the past year. [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-14] [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-2] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No price figures on the clinic's procedures, dental-tourism or home pages [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No price figures on the clinic's procedures, dental-tourism or home pages [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No price figures on the clinic's procedures, dental-tourism or home pages [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No implant price on the clinic's website or on its Facebook page in the past year. [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-14] [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No price figures on the clinic's procedures, dental-tourism or home pages [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No price figures on the clinic's procedures, dental-tourism or home pages [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
13.5 / 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) as of 2026-09-25 [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-12] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25 [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-12] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest review 2026-09-15 (Google, newest reviews first) [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-5] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to recent reviews [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Corrected: low-rated reviews repeatedly describe inflated treatment costs and problems with crowns [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram not 100% positive at base 40; dates spread over years; no manipulation signals [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-6] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page facebook.com/clinicahalphen confirmed [s3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No profile found on TripAdvisor: its own search does not return this clinic (checked 2026-10-01). [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-i9] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Has its own page on Guías Médica (address and phone of the clinic); no patient reviews there yet. [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-g5] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
13.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Digital dental radiography described on the site's procedures page [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) website mentions 'implantes en 3D' suggesting 3D imaging for implant planning [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics brackets ~$800 listed on micita.pa [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Maxillofacial surgery, including complex extractions, described on the site [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry odontopediatria listed as specialty; children's prophylaxis price on booking platform [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care emergency care not explicitly documented | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Dedicated dental-tourism program for international patients, with airport transfer and testimonials [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-4] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
6 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp +507 6161-2100 [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible appointment booking available via micita.pa platform [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations procedures described by specialty on website [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Monday-Friday 08:00-18:00, Saturday 09:00-12:00 per micita.pa [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
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 [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 JSON-LD present but only page-type entities (WebPage/WebSite/BreadcrumbList/ImageObject), no business entity [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-9] | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality clinic appears in directory results and search snippets but website was inaccessible during research [s4] | 1/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages All treatments are popup sections on one /procedimientos/ page, not separate URLs [clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-10] | 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
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
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
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://halphendental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +507 6071-7500 |
| +507 6161-2100 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/clinicahalphen/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Avenida 2da Oeste 04, 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://clinicamhalphen.com/ | clinic name Clínica Halphen, address David Chiriquí, phones +507 6161-2100 / 7752565, email [email protected], services (endodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, implants, oral rehabilitation, 'implantes en 3D'), hours Mon-Fri 09:00-12:00/16:00-18:00 Sat 09:00-12:00; Dr. Mauricio Halphen Cargiulo lead dentist | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.micita.pa/pro/clinica-halphen-dr-mauricio-halphen-david | address Av. 2a Oeste 04 David Chiriquí; phone +507 6161 2100; hours Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00; sample prices: sealants ~$35, abscess $400, children's prophylaxis $35, brackets $800, implant surgery $800, implant discovery $300, fixed retainers $100; specialty: endodontics, implants, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral rehabilitation; Dr. Mauricio Halphen confirmed | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://www.facebook.com/clinicahalphen/ | Facebook page existence confirmed for Clínica Halphen in David | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | search:the five canonical city queries for David Panama dental clinics | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Clínica Dental Especializada Halphen does not appear by name in top answers for the five canonical city queries; Panadata legal entity registration confirmed; no TripAdvisor listing found; no complaint pattern identified in accessible snippets | 2026-08-18 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Halphen+Clinica/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0… | Google rating 4.4 (38 reviews) for 'Halphen Clinica', Av. 2a Oeste, David, as of 2026-08-26; website halphendental.com and phone +507 6071-7500 match the clinic's stored contacts exactly. A separate, differently-branded nearby profile 'clinica Halphen. Dr Mauricio Halphen' (4.7, 20 reviews) was also found at the same street but not used since its website (clinicamhalphen.com) does not match the clinic's stored contacts. | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen | https://halphendental.com/ | Homepage, /procedimientos/ and /turismo-dental/ read 2026-09-25: identical 5-item Spanish-only navigation (Inicio, Especialistas, Procedimientos, Casos de éxito, Turismo dental); no language switcher present | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-2 | https://halphendental.com/procedimientos/ | Home, /procedimientos/ (12 treatment sections) and /turismo-dental/ read 2026-09-25: no dollar figures or price ranges for any treatment; the tourism page mentions only "descuentos especiales" without figures | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-3 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2362498093484229909&hl=en | Google listing, lowest-rated first, 2026-09-25 (5 of 40 reviews are 1★): Karen V. 2019-07-30 "Los diagnósticos son exagerados y lo hacen para darte un precio excesivamente elevado"; T. Cohen 2024-05-08 "Esta clínica se enfoca en INFLAR costos de tratamiento"; Neil Smith 2017-12-26 permanent crown redone, "can't chew on one side"; Jasmine Jj 2023-01-27 crown-adjustment complaint dismissed | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-4 | https://halphendental.com/turismo-dental/ | 'Turismo Dental en Panamá' page (read 2026-09-25): airport pickup and transfers, hotel partnerships, virtual pre-travel consultations, and testimonials from 'pacientes internacionales' (Canada, other countries) | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-5 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2362498093484229909&hl=en | Newest of 5 reviews (newest first, read 2026-09-25): 2026-09-15, drane watson, no text | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-6 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2362498093484229909&hl=en | Histogram (2026-09-25): 1★:5 3★:1 5★:34 of 40; reviews read dated 2017-2026, distinct named accounts, no date spike | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-7 | https://halphendental.com/procedimientos/ | 'Radiología Dental' section (read 2026-09-25): 'Nuestras radiografías digitales reducen significativamente la exposición a la radiación' | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-8 | https://halphendental.com/procedimientos/ | 'Cirugía Maxilofacial' section (read 2026-09-25): corrects deformities, repairs fractures, and performs 'extracciones complicadas como las de las muelas del juicio' | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-9 | https://halphendental.com/ | Homepage JSON-LD (Yoast schema graph, read 2026-09-25) contains only WebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList and WebSite nodes; no Dentist/MedicalClinic/Organization/LocalBusiness type present | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-10 | https://halphendental.com/procedimientos/ | /procedimientos/ (read 2026-09-25) presents all 12 treatments as same-page popup sections reached via #elementor-action anchors; no treatment has its own URL | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2362498093484229909&hl=en | Google listing, newest reviews first, 2026-09-25: owner replies "Thank you for your trust" dated 2026-09-05 and 2026-07-19 | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2362498093484229909&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: 4.5 from 40 reviews; histogram 5★ 34 / 4★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 1★ 5 | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-13 | https://halphendental.com/especialistas/ | Page shows "Franklin Halphen Márquez" with a detailed individual CV (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá 2007-2011, prosthodontics postgraduate UAG 2014-2016, implantology specialty in Brazil 2012-2014) next to his own photo, not a generic stock image | 2026-09-29 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-deepen-14 | https://www.facebook.com/clinicahalphen/ | Facebook page "Clinica Halphen | David" (364 followers), read 2026-09-30 with every post of the past year (16 posts, to 2026-09-14): cases of porcelain veneers, crowns, implants and full rehabilitations; a 2026-07-29 post image names Dr. Frank Halphen Márquez, "Advanced esthetic dentistry, prosthodontics and dental implants"; its contact section gives +507 6071-7500 and [email protected]; no post, intro or section gives a price | 2026-09-30 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-i9 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Clinica%… | TripAdvisor's own search for "Clinica Halphen David", run 2026-10-01, returns 12 results, none of them this clinic (e.g. Lucy Clinica & Spa, Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico; Wellness Spa By Clinica Antienvejecimiento, Medellin, Colombia; Canacu Clinica Y Spa, San Jose, Costa Rica) | 2026-10-01 |
| clinica-dental-especializada-halphen-david-g5 | https://guiasmedica.com/directorio/clinica-dental-especializada-hal… | Guías Médica page "Clínica Dental Especializada Halphen", Av. 2a Oeste, David, Chiriquí, phone +507 6071-7500 (the clinic's phone), hours and a description of the practice led by Dr. Frank Halphen; its own review section reads "Aún no hay reseñas" with a sign-in to write one (read 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | onOtherPlatforms: false -> true. The clinic has its own page on Guías Médica, a Panamanian medical directory with patient reviews. |
| 2026-10-01 | Searched TripAdvisor, WhatClinic and Dental Departures and re-read its MiCita booking profile on 2026-10-01: presence on other review platforms corrected to none found - the booking profile and business directories recorded earlier carry no reviews. |
| 2026-09-30 | Re-read the clinic's Facebook page (every post of the past year) on 2026-09-30, with its website as read on 2026-09-25 and 2026-09-29: published prices and the implant price corrected to not published, as neither the website nor the Facebook page gives a price (the earlier values rested on a booking platform's sample prices); dentist names now rest on the website's specialists page and the Facebook posts. |
| 2026-09-29 | Read the website's specialists page. Recorded that the staff photo shown is the clinic's own named specialist, not stock imagery. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's website (home, procedures and dental-tourism pages, plus its structured data) and its Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews). Recorded: digital X-ray and maxillofacial surgery on the procedures page; a dental-tourism programme for international patients; no business entity in the site's structured data; all treatments are sections of one page rather than separate pages; no price figures on the pages read; the owner replies to recent reviews; Google 4.5 from 40 reviews, newest 2026-09-15. Corrected: low-rated reviews repeatedly describe inflated treatment costs and problems with crowns, so a recurring-complaints pattern is now recorded (previously marked as none found). Still unverified: genuine premises or team photos, same-day emergency care, and whether staff speak English. |
| 2026-08-26 | Live Google Maps browse 2026-08-26: captured previously-unreachable rating (4.4, 38 reviews) and canonical place URL for Halphen Clinica, matched against a same-address duplicate/related profile via exact website+phone identity. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: WEBSITE DEAD/HIJACKED — stored clinicadentalhalphen.com now serves an unrelated Indonesian-language online-gambling site, confirmed via two fetch attempts. Found and confirmed the clinic's current site at https://halphendental.com/ (matching name, area — Av. 2a Oeste, David/Doleguita, Chiriquí — and services); its Google Maps listing (which names this same new domain, plus a second domain clinicahalphen.com.pa that did not resolve) confirms the clinic open. PHONE CORRECTED to +507 6071-7500 (from stored +507 775-3344), consistent on both the new site and its Maps listing. A 4.4 rating was visible on the Maps search snippet but lacked a citable place URL, so was not recorded. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: stored website https://clinicadentalhalphen.com/ no longer serves clinic content — the domain now hosts unrelated online-gambling promotional material ('CLICKBET88' slot/bonus content), indicating the domain has lapsed or been repurposed by a third party. No successor site could be identified — no search could be run that day — and no Google Maps link could be located. Stored address/phone/rating could not be reverified today; operating status unclear pending a later recheck. |
| 2026-08-25 | Removed manual red flag(s) no_clinic_license, no_doctor_credentials: they asserted unpublished licensing while the underlying data was unverified (null means "not checked", not "not published"). See methodology v1.3.0. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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