Clínica Dental Especializada Halphen
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 36.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#236.3/100
- Best for Expats#237/100
- Best for Dental Implants#333.2/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#234.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#337.7/100
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. Sample prices are listed on the micita.pa booking platform.
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: 16 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 1 of 7 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)
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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Mauricio Halphen Cargiulo identified as lead dentist/specialist [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 website returned 403 during research; could not verify photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 website inaccessible during research; language not verifiable | 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
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published sample prices on micita.pa booking profile [s2] | 3/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed children's prophylaxis ~$35 listed; adult cleaning price not separately itemized | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed implant surgery ~$800 (placement), implant discovery phase ~$300 listed on micita.pa [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | 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 non-Google mirrors | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints search results and booking platform show positive patient comments; no complaint pattern identified [s4] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page facebook.com/clinicahalphen confirmed [s3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [s4] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms listed on micita.pa with sample prices and services; Páginas Amarillas; Panadata legal registry [s2] [s4] | 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 explicitly documented in accessible sources | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 bone grafts mentioned in implant context; dedicated oral surgery not explicitly listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
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
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 | 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 website inaccessible; structure not verifiable | 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. Mauricio Halphen Cargiulo [s1] [s2] | Endodontics | 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) — MINSA facility operating licence not published on any accessible page; Panadata registration (Sociedad Civil, folio N_25053220) is a corporate record, not a MINSA health facility licence
- low Dentists / their licences not listed (-3 pts) — Lead dentist degree institutions named but no professional licence number published
Red-flag penalty applied: -7 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown 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: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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://clinicadentalhalphen.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +507 775-3344 |
| +507 6161-2100 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/clinicahalphen/ | |
| 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 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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