Odonto Smile Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 63.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#263.3/100
- Best for Expats#263/100
- Best for Dental Implants#259/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#266/100
- Best Price Transparency#342.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#367.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#366.8/100
- 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) — Not verified No sedation or anesthesia info found on home/services pages.
Summary
Odonto Smile Clinic is a privately owned general and cosmetic dental practice on the second floor of Plaza San Francisco in Alto Boquete. The clinic is operated by Dr. Dagmar Ríos, who trained in general dentistry in Panama City and completed additional implant training in Brazil. The English-language website lists a range of services including general dentistry, restorative work, implants, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and aesthetic procedures. The clinic markets to dental tourists from the US, Canada, and Europe and offers online consultations. A 2021 expat blog confirms a cleaning price of USD 40 and a USD 10 consultation fee. Multiple independent directories list the clinic and patient reviews describe a modern, clean facility with English-speaking staff.
Two WhatsApp numbers appear across sources: 6068-5138 (official website) and 6798-7430 (Boquete App listing). Email [email protected] also appears in the Boquete App listing alongside the official [email protected]. Hours differ slightly by source: official site says Mon–Fri 8 am–5 pm; one search snippet says 9 am–5 pm. The official site hours (8–5) are used. No MINSA licence number or AOP registration is published anywhere.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 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)
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. Dagmar Ríos named as owner and head dentist; described as 'internationally trained team' but no other dentist names are published [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Dr. Ríos's training background (general dentistry, implant specialization) is described narratively but no formal specialty titles or board certifications are listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos multiple interior clinic photos on the official website [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published general dentistry, cleanings, restorations, extractions, implants (single-tooth, All-on-4), veneers, crowns, bridges, whitening, orthodontics, pediatric care, digital smile design, full-mouth rehabilitation [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phone +507 6068-5138, email [email protected], WhatsApp listed on official site; additional WhatsApp 6798-7430 and Gmail address on Boquete App [s1] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version website is written entirely in English [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published address (Plaza San Francisco, Entrada de Palmira, Alto Boquete) confirmed across official site, Boquete App, and Best in Panama directory [s1] [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 no price list on the official website; site states patients save up to 70% vs home-country prices but gives no figures [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed USD 40 cleaning price reported by an expat blogger in July 2021 (s4) but not published by the clinic itself [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed USD 10 consultation fee reported by expat blogger in 2021 (s4) but not published on the clinic's own channels [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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) as of 2026-09-26; previously 4.8 [odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-gbp-2026-09-26] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-26; previously 20 [odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-gbp-2026-09-26] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-25 (listing read 2026-09-26). [odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 2 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-09-23 (read 2026-09-26). [odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints no complaint pattern found across Best in Panama reviews and expat blog [s3] [s4] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns insufficient public review volume accessible to assess patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page facebook.com/Dra.DagmarRios linked from official site [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No profile found on TripAdvisor: its own search does not return this clinic, and the clinic's website does not link one (checked 2026-10-01). [odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-i9] [odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-i9-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Bookimed (checked 2026-10-01). [odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-platforms] [odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-platforms-2] [odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-platforms-3] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ? | On-site X-ray no X-ray equipment explicitly documented on official site or in any accessible source | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) '3D scanning technology' is referenced on the website and in DoPanama article but is described in the context of eliminating dental impressions (consistent with an intraoral scanner, not CBCT); CBCT not confirmed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology single-tooth implants and All-on-4 listed as core services; Dr. Ríos has implant specialization training from Brazil [s1] [s5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics orthodontics listed on official website and Boquete App [s1] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery tooth extractions including wisdom teeth listed on website [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry pediatric dental care listed on official site and Boquete App [s1] [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care emergency dental services listed in DoPanama article; online consultations offered for scheduling [s5] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English website, dental tourism content, expat blog confirms English-speaking staff; flexible scheduling for international patients documented [s1] [s4] [s5] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp +507 6068-5138 listed on official site; secondary WhatsApp 6798-7430 on Boquete App [s1] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English-language website; expat blogger (2021) confirmed receptionist had 'flawless English' [s1] [s4] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible online consultations for treatment planning explicitly offered to international patients [s5] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations each service category described in plain English on the official website [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Mon–Fri 8:00 am–5:00 pm only; closed weekends; limited for working patients [s1] [s3] | 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 Odonto Smile appears prominently in search results for the five canonical city queries [s6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Panama Odonto Smile appears prominently in search results for the five canonical city queries [s6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Panama Odonto Smile appears prominently in search results for the five canonical city queries [s6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Panama Odonto Smile appears in results for the five canonical city queries including emergency [s6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Panama dental clinic for expats Odonto Smile appears prominently in search results for the five canonical city queries [s6] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website structured data presence not verified; the site's markup could not be inspected | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality odontosmileclinic.com ranks at or near top for multiple Boquete dental queries; multiple pages indexed [s6] | 2/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages site navigation not fully verified; service URLs were 404 during research; homepage lists services but individual sub-pages could not be confirmed | 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
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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://odontosmileclinic.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +507 6068-5138 |
| +507 6068-5138 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/Dra.DagmarRios/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 2nd floor, Plaza San Francisco, Entrada de Palmira, Alto 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://odontosmileclinic.com/ | official website: clinic name, address (Plaza San Francisco, Entrada de Palmira, Alto Boquete), phone +507 6068-5138, email [email protected], English site, service list, Dr. Dagmar Ríos as owner/head dentist, interior photos, Mon–Fri 8–5 hours, dental tourism content | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://dopanama.com/articles/discover-panalife-odonto-smile-in-boq… | Dr. Dagmar Ríos credentials (general dentistry training Panama City, implant specialization Brazil), service list including veneers/implants/crowns, online consultations, veneer pricing $4 000–6 000 USD mentioned | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://boquete.bestinpanama.com/profile/MTQ5OHw4NzU5Nw | address confirmation (Entrada de Palmira, Alto Boquete), phone 6068-5138, hours Mon–Fri 8–5, 5-star directory rating, positive patient reviews describing painless experience and cleanliness | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | https://ourlivesoverseas.wordpress.com/2021/09/18/our-first-visit-t… | independent expat blog: confirms Dr. Dagmar Rios at Plaza San Francisco Alto Boquete; English-speaking staff (receptionist 'flawless English'); cleaning $40, consultation $10 (July 2021); clinic described as bright, clean, modern equipment | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | https://boquete.app/n/odonto/ | second WhatsApp 6798-7430, alternate email [email protected], full service list including pediatric care and emergency, hours confirmation | 2026-08-18 |
| s6 | search:best dentist Boquete / English speaking dentist Boquete / dental implants Boquete / emergency dentist Boquete / Boquete dental clinic for expats | AI and search visibility assessment: Odonto Smile appears in top results for the five canonical city queries run on 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-18 |
| odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6429050783750991622&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.9 from 32 reviews; star histogram 1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 31; newest review dated 2026-09-25; 2 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-23. | 2026-09-26 |
| odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-i9 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Odonto%2… | TripAdvisor's own search for "Odonto Smile Clinic Boquete", run 2026-10-01, returns 12 results, none of them this clinic (e.g. Smile Organic Farm Cooking School, Chiang Mai, Thailand; The Plummer Building - Mayo Clinic Historical Suite, Rochester, Minnesota; Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos Saloon, Savannah, Georgia) | 2026-10-01 |
| odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-i9-2 | https://odontosmileclinic.com/ | The clinic's website, homepage read 2026-10-01: English-language site of the clinic; no link to or mention of TripAdvisor | 2026-10-01 |
| odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-platforms | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/panama | WhatClinic: it has no Boquete dentist listing (that address returns not found), and its Panama dentist listing (3 pages, 26 clinics), checked against its profile sitemaps (36 dentist profiles in Panama, the 10 not shown in the listing opened one by one; the only one filed under Boquete is Clínica Rohrmoser at El Dorado Mall, Panama City) and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name (not found), has no profile for Odonto Smile Clinic (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-platforms-2 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/ | Dental Departures: lists no clinic in Panama (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| odonto-smile-clinic-boquete-platforms-3 | https://bookimed.com/clinics/country=panama/ | Bookimed: lists no dental clinic in Panama (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Presence on other review platforms re-checked: no profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Bookimed, so this criterion is now no. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: Google rating 4.9 (was 4.8) and review count 32 (was 20) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-25); owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-23). |
| 2026-08-26 | Live Google Maps browse 2026-08-26: captured genuine Google rating (4.8, 20 reviews) and canonical place URL for Odonto-Smile Clinic, replacing the previously-recorded non-Google directory estimate. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status): no changes. A 4.8 rating was visible on a Google Maps search snippet but no citable place URL, review count, or coordinates could be obtained (no maps link found on the site), so it was not recorded. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status): no changes. Site live with current hours (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm); address and phone match stored data. No Google Maps link found on the site, and no search could be run that day, so rating/geo were not captured. |
| 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. |
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