Phuket Dental Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 55.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1155.6/100
- Best for Expats#1155/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1051/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1060.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#957/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- 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 anaesthesia info found on clinic website.
Summary
Long-established clinic in Phuket Town founded by Dr. Prasert Theplaong, with an English-language website that publishes price ranges for its main treatments. Services centre on orthodontics, crowns and bridges, veneers, whitening, cleaning and implants. The website states the clinic opened in November 1994; the site also claims the only on-site dental laboratory in Phuket for crowns and veneers.
Published prices: teeth cleaning THB 800-1,800, porcelain veneer THB 9,000, whitening THB 8,000-9,000, crown & bridge THB 12,000-16,000, implant with crown THB 60,000-80,000, orthodontics THB 45,000-60,000. Mobile phone +66 89 469 5571. Establishment year differs between own site (November 1994) and WhatClinic (2002). Hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-18:30 per own site.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 2 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist phuket; mentioned for: english speaking dentist phuket; mentioned for: dental implants phuket; mentioned for: emergency dentist phuket; mentioned for: phuket dental clinic for expats; structured data on website)
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 Owner Dr. Prasert Theplaong named on site; WhatClinic profile lists 5 dentists [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Specialist fields (implantology, prosthodontics, endodontics) listed on WhatClinic profile; own site names owner only [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Address and map published Address published; map embed not verified | 0/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed THB 800-1,800 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed Filling price not seen on fetched pages | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Crown & bridge THB 12,000-16,000 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Implant with crown THB 60,000-80,000 [s1] | 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) as of 2026-08-26 [phuket-dental-center-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [phuket-dental-center-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [phuket-dental-center-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms WhatClinic profile [s2] | 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 [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English website; English/Thai listed as languages on WhatClinic [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available LINE contact icon displayed on website; LINE ID not published [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed One WhatClinic review notes a quick response with clear information | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s2] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Sat 09:00-18:30 per own website [s1] | 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 Phuket", "English speaking dentist Phuket", "dental implants Phuket", "emergency dentist Phuket", "Phuket dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Phuket [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Phuket [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Phuket [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Phuket [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Phuket dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD found on homepage (checked 2026-07-04) [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Own domain indexed and appearing in search results [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 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: 83103000456 (Private Healthcare Facility Operating License, Dept. of Health Service Support — valid to 31 Dec 2032 / 31 ธันวาคม 2575) (Matched via registry name search 'ทันตกรรม ภูเก็ต' — entry 'คลินิกทันตกรรมภูเก็ตเด็นทัลเซ็นเตอร์' at เลขที่ 371/95 ถนนเยาวราช ตำบลตลาดใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองภูเก็ต จังหวัดภูเก็ต is an exact match to clinic's own address (371/95 Yaowarat Rd., Phuket Town).) [phuket-dental-center-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Prasert Theplaong [s1] | Owner; general dental services (22+ years experience) | 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
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: Address and map published
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- 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
- 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://www.phuketdentalcenter.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +66 76 255 336 |
| https://www.facebook.com/phuketdentalcenter/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 371/95 Yaowarat Rd., Phuket Town, 83000, Phuket |
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.phuketdentalcenter.com/ | Official website: address, phones, email, Facebook, LINE icon, opened November 1994 by Dr. Prasert Theplaong, service list, THB price ranges, hours Mon-Sat 09:00-18:30, English content | 2026-07-04 |
| s2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/thailand/phuket-province/phuket… | Five named dentists with specializations (cosmetic, implantology, prosthodontics, endodontics), languages English/Thai, ServiceScore 5.5 from 21 interactions, year listed as 2002 | 2026-07-04 |
| sq | search:best/english/implants/emergency/expats dentist Phuket | AI/search visibility scout check 2026-07-04: presence or absence in top results for the five fixed queries | 2026-07-04 |
| phuket-dental-center-lic | https://hosp.hss.moph.go.th/ | Registry result for 'ทันตกรรม ภูเก็ต': 'คลินิกทันตกรรมภูเก็ตเด็นทัลเซ็นเตอร์', เลขที่ 371/95 ถนนเยาวราช ตำบลตลาดใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองภูเก็ต จังหวัดภูเก็ต, เลขที่ใบอนุญาตประกอบกิจการ 83103000456, ใช้ได้ถึงวันที่ 31 ธันวาคม 2575. | 2026-08-25 |
| phuket-dental-center-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Phuket+Dental+Center/@7.9042197,9… | most recent visible review approx. 2 months before 2026-08-26 (Sharok Mosavi) | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website (phuketdentalcenter.com), address, and phone unchanged. Captured first-time Google rating 4.8 (71 reviews) with coordinates and Maps URL. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against Thailand's Private Healthcare Facility Verification registry: clinic establishment license FOUND (83103000456, valid to 31 Dec 2032) at an exact address match. The sole named doctor (clinic owner Dr. Prasert Theplaong) recorded null against the Dental Council of Thailand register (Thai-script-only exact-match requirement confirmed live). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: site live at https://www.phuketdentalcenter.com, name/address/phone confirmed unchanged. Google Maps unreachable this session, so reputation/geo were not re-checked. No changes. |
| 2026-07-08 | Added Licensing & Credentials (methodology v1.1): clinic licence and dentists/their licence numbers. |
| 2026-07-04 | Initial data collection. |
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