Clínica Ford (Ford Dental Spa)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 67.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
67.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#167.8/100
- Best for Expats#166.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#164.7/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#171.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#150.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#170/100
- Best for Families / Children#172.8/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Wisdom-tooth page states only local anesthesia or conscious sedation depending on case. [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-sedation]
Summary
Bilingual clinic with locations in Marbella and Costa del Este, an English website version, and a dedicated dentists page listing named specialists. Offers general dentistry, orthodontics, periodontics, implants, pediatric dentistry and emergency consultations, and markets to international patients with accommodation and pickup assistance. No published price list.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 2 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
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
20 / 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 [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Genuine treatment-room and reception photos on the Google listing [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
2 / 15
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 [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed The implant page gives an indicative figure: a dental implant "can be 1700-1800" for the complete treatment. [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-17] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
15 / 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) re-confirmed via live Google Maps browse, as of 2026-08-26; unchanged from stored value [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-refresh-3] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-refresh-3] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest dated review 2026-09-08 [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-11] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner (Dr. Richard Ford) replies personally to both positive and negative reviews [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints At least two independent reviews describe being charged more than the price quoted [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Rating not 100% 5★, dates spread over years, mixed reviewer histories [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor profile found for the clinic in Panama City; the clinic's own website does not mention TripAdvisor [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-12] [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-13] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on WhatClinic (7 reviews, rating 4.4/5). [s2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
13 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray The clinic says it assesses each periodontal case with charting and radiographs, and that X-rays are taken at the prosthesis consultation. [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-16] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
7 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Every 'Schedule an appointment' button opens a WhatsApp chat pre-filled with an appointment request [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-14] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Weekdays close by 17:30, no Saturday or Sunday hours [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-10] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
4 / 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 present for "best dentist Panama City, Panama", re-run as "best dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama" on 2026-09-25. [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Panama Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Panama City, Panama" on 2026-09-25. [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Panama Named (as "Clinica Ford & Dental Spa") in the AI summary for "dental implants Panama City, Panama" on 2026-09-25. [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-4] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Panama Not present for "emergency dentist Panama City, Panama", re-run as "emergency dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama" on 2026-09-25. [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Panama dental clinic for expats Not present in the top web results for "Panama City, Panama dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-25. [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website The website carries schema.org JSON-LD describing the practice as a Dentist with its address. [clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-15] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
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
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Richard Ford [s1] | Periodontics and implants | not verified |
| Dr. Kathy Turner [s1] | Endodontics | not verified |
| Dr. Javier Trejos [s1] | Orthodontics | not verified |
| Dr. Aurora Domínguez [s1] | Pediatric dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Melina Franco [s1] | Oral rehabilitation / prosthetics / aesthetics | not verified |
| Dr. Patricia Santamaria [s1] | Prosthodontics | not verified |
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: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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://www.clinicaford.com/en/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +507 223-4742 |
| https://www.facebook.com/clinicaford | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Royal Center, Tower A, 10th floor, Calle 53 Este, Marbella, Panama City (branch in Costa del Este) |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://www.clinicaford.com/en/ | address, phone, dentists, services, English site | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/panama/panama-city/clinica-ford… | WhatClinic: profile of Clinica Ford Dental Spa - Marbella, Royal Center, Tower A 10th Floor, Panama City; 7 reviews, rating 4.4/5 (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-sedation | https://www.clinicaford.com/en/dental-extraction/wisdom-tooth-extra… | 'usually performed under local anesthesia or conscious sedation' | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cl%C3%ADnica+Ford+Dental+Spa+%7C+… | Marbella (primary) branch Google rating 4.8 as of 2026-08-25, read as text; review count not shown in the copied view. Address 'Calle 53 Este Edificio Royal Center, Torre A, Piso 10, Panama' matches stored address. | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-refresh-2 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cl%C3%ADnica+Ford+Dental+Spa+%7C+… | Google rating 4.8 for Clínica Ford Dental Spa, Royal Center Torre A, as of 2026-08-26 (read as text; this canonical place URL was reached by resolving the clinic's own maps.app.goo.gl short link found on its website; address and phone on the rendered listing matched the clinic; exact review count not visible on this render) | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-refresh-3 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ford+Clinic+Dental+Spa/@8.9783316… | Google rating 4.8 (82 reviews) for Ford Clinic Dental Spa / Clínica Ford Dental Spa, Calle 53 Este Edificio Royal Center Torre A Piso 10, as of 2026-08-26; same place ID as the clinic's already-stored Maps URL, filling in the previously-missing review count | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4706309748866501125&hl=en | Review 2024-02-28 (9 prior reviews): "I was quoted $35 for a simple filling over the phone and then was charged $165 after the procedure. Total rip off."; review 2023-08-22 (477 prior reviews, Local Guide): "I was charged a much higher price than originally quoted" | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-2 | search:best dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama | Web search on 2026-09-25 for "best dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama" (re-run of "best dentist Panama City, Panama"): results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x2), yelp.com (x3), arzuersoy.com, giannadentist.com, baytowndentalcenter.com, medicaltourismpackages.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-3 | search:English speaking dentist Panama City, Panama | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–10 were findadentist.ada.org, whatclinic.com (x2), pancarefl.org, panamarelocationtours.com, giannadentist.com, medicaltourismpackages.com (x3), allaboutpanamacity.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-4 | search:dental implants Panama City, Panama | Web search on 2026-09-25: AI-generated summary named "Clinica Ford & Dental Spa" among recommended clinics. | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-5 | search:emergency dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama | Web search on 2026-09-25 for "emergency dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama" (re-run of "emergency dentist Panama City, Panama"): results 1–9 were whatclinic.com, emergencydentistsusa.com, marinapointedental.com, emergencydentistpanamacity.com, forestparkdentalpc.com, standrewsdentalcenter.com, en.wikipedia.org, lynnhavendentalspecialists.com, emergency-dentist.org; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-6 | search:Panama City, Panama dental clinic for expats | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were vivatropical.com, tripadvisor.com, expatfocus.com, panamarelocationtours.com, panamaexpatexplorer.com (x3), worldpanamarealestate.com, medicaltourismpackages.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-7 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4706309748866501125&hl=en | Photo strip: a treatment room with dental chair, wall-mounted TV and staff member; a reception/lobby area with the clinic's own decor (uploaded 2026-09) | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-8 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4706309748866501125&hl=en | Owner reply 2024-02-05: "Dear Nt. This is Dr. Richard Ford. I am really sorry you had a bad experience..."; reply 2025-03-25: "Estimado LS, Lamentamos saber que su experiencia..." | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4706309748866501125&hl=en | Histogram 1★ 4 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 75 (91.5% 5★, not 100%); reviews dated 2023-04 to 2026-09 from accounts with 1-477 prior reviews; no date burst | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4706309748866501125&hl=en | Google Business Profile hours: Mon-Fri 8:00-12:30 and 13:30-17:30; Saturday and Sunday closed | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4706309748866501125&hl=en | Google listing, newest reviews first, 2026-09-25: newest review 2026-09-08 (5★), then 2026-08-25 and 2026-06-02 | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-12 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Clinica%… | A search for "Clinica Ford Dental Spa Panama City" returned only an unrelated Panama City Beach, Florida tourism page, no dental clinic listing | 2026-09-29 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-13 | https://www.clinicaford.com/en/ | Homepage read in full; no reference to tripadvisor.com anywhere on the page | 2026-09-29 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-14 | https://www.clinicaford.com/en/ | Homepage read 2026-09-29: each "Schedule an appointment" button links to #whatsapp, which opens the WhatsApp chat (+507 6281-5168) pre-filled with "Hi, I come from clinicaford.com (page: Clínica Ford), and I would like to book an appointment." | 2026-09-29 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-15 | https://www.clinicaford.com/en/ | Clinic website home page (English), page source read 2026-10-01: a schema.org JSON-LD graph in the <head> describes the practice as a Dentist / Organization with a Place, postal address (Royal Center, Calle 53 Este), WebSite and WebPage entities. | 2026-10-01 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-16 | https://www.clinicaford.com/en/periodontics-in-panama/ | Clinic website, periodontics page read 2026-10-01: "At Clinica Ford, we assess each case with periodontal charting and radiographs"; a thorough periodontal study "includes a set of radiographs". The fixed-prosthesis page adds that at the consultation "x-rays will also be taken". | 2026-10-01 |
| clinica-ford-ford-dental-spa-deepen-17 | https://www.clinicaford.com/en/dental-implants-in-panama/ | Clinic website, dental implants page read 2026-10-01: under "Dental Implant Cost in Panama" it states "The average cost of a dental implant can be 1700-1800 for the complete treatment", adding that the cost varies with the number of implants or teeth needed. | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Re-read the clinic's website clinicaford.com on 2026-10-01: it carries schema.org structured data, says each periodontal case is assessed with radiographs, and its implant page gives an indicative cost of 1700-1800 for a complete implant treatment, so all three are now recorded. |
| 2026-09-29 | Read the clinic's website on 2026-09-29. Recorded: every "Schedule an appointment" button opens a WhatsApp chat pre-filled with an appointment request. Still unverified: X-ray, CBCT and structured data. |
| 2026-09-29 | The clinic's website opened normally on 2026-09-29 and was read in full: it carries no TripAdvisor link, and a name-and-city search on TripAdvisor found no matching profile. Recorded: not listed on TripAdvisor. |
| 2026-09-25 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Panama City, Panama queries: present for "dental implants Panama City, Panama"; not present for "best dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama", "English speaking dentist Panama City, Panama", "emergency dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama", "Panama City, Panama dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews, hours, photos); the clinic's own site (clinicaford.com) showed a security challenge on every attempt that day, including as text, so it could not be read. Recorded from the Google listing: genuine treatment-room and reception photos; the owner replies personally to reviews, including negative ones; at least two independent reviews describe being charged more than the price quoted; weekday-only hours with no evening or weekend opening. Still unverified: X-ray/CBCT equipment, online booking, structured data and TripAdvisor presence. |
| 2026-08-26 | Live Google Maps browse 2026-08-26: filled in the previously-missing review count (82) for the already-stored 4.8 rating; same place ID as the clinic's existing Maps URL, confirming identity. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 4.8 (review count not visible on this render) with coordinates and canonical Maps place URL, obtained by resolving the clinic's own maps.app.goo.gl short link. Also noted the site separately lists the Costa del Este branch via a direct maps cid link (cid=11771662021544553704), not used here since the Marbella location is the primary stored address. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: website live, both branch addresses and shared phone (+507 223-4742) unchanged. Captured Google rating 4.8 for the primary Marbella location (review count not visible via a copy) and its pin coordinates; the separate Costa del Este branch listing shows its own 4.9 rating on Google Maps, noted here but not recorded as the clinic's primary value. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Wisdom-tooth page states only local anesthesia or conscious sedation depending on case. |
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