Smile Dental Turkey
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 49/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 13 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#349/100
- Best for Expats#348/100
- Best for Dental Implants#344.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#529.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#352.2/100
- 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 anaesthesia/sedation info found on clinic site.
Summary
Large health-tourism dental clinic in Fener, Muratpaşa (expanded facility opened 2021). Lists eight named dentists with specializations and experience, CBCT imaging, multilingual staff (EN/DE/RU/NL), and TDA/HealthTürkiye/ISO credentials. Prices are quote-only.
Phone not published on homepage; contact via WhatsApp link and email. WhatsApp exact number not shown, only a link.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
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 [s-smile-site] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed 8 named [s-smile-site] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Oral surgeon, prosthodontist, endodontist, cosmetic [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s-smile-site] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Email + WhatsApp; no phone on homepage [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s-smile-site] | 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 Quote-only; 'Save 80%' claim without figures [s-smile-site] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s-smile-site] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s-smile-site] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s-smile-site] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s-smile-site] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s-smile-site] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s-smile-site] | 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 2026-08-25 (observed via wanderlog.com mirror embedding the Google Maps place data; Google Maps' own live page is JS-rendered and inaccessible to automated fetch) [smile-dental-turkey-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [smile-dental-turkey-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s-smile-site] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ? | Other review platforms | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray CBCT / 3Shape scanners [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) Cone Beam CT [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology All-on-4/6, bone grafting, sinus lift [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery PhD oral surgeons on staff [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken EN/DE/RU/NL [s-smile-site] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online consultation [s-smile-site] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Antalya", "English speaking dentist Antalya", "dental implants Antalya", "emergency dentist Antalya", "Antalya dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Antalya [sq-best] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Antalya [sq-english] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Antalya [sq-implants] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Antalya [sq-emergency] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Antalya dental clinic for expats [sq-expats] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [s-smile-site] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s-smile-site] | 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 published on the clinic’s website — red flag applied [smile-dental-turkey-lic] [s-smile-site]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Özkan Özkaynak [s-smile-site] | Oral Surgeon (D.D.S. Ph.D.) | not verified |
| Uğur Gültekinler [s-smile-site] | Cosmetic Dentist (Co-Founder) | not verified |
| Özlem Gültekinler [s-smile-site] | Cosmetic Dentist | not verified |
| Ceyda Özkaynak [s-smile-site] | Oral Surgeon (D.D.S. Ph.D.) | not verified |
| Mehmet Fatih Özmen [s-smile-site] | Prosthodontist | not verified |
| Yekta Özsoy [s-smile-site] | Cosmetic Dentist | not verified |
| Fatma Uslu [s-smile-site] | Prosthodontist | not verified |
| Şule Anatürk [s-smile-site] | Endodontist | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices published; 'Save 80%' claim without figures. [s-smile-site]
Red-flag penalty applied: -6 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Reputation & Reviews: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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.smiledentalturkey.com/ |
|---|---|
| https://www.smiledentalturkey.com/ | |
| https://www.facebook.com/smiledentalturkeycom | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Fener, Bülent Ecevit Blv. No:85, 07160 Muratpaşa/Antalya, Türkiye |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s-smile-site | https://www.smiledentalturkey.com/ | Clinic's own website (checked 2026-08-25) claims AACI/ISO/HealthTürkiye accreditation and an 'official Health Tourism Certificate' but publishes no verifiable certificate/permit number | 2026-08-25 |
| sq-best | search:best dentist Antalya | AI/search mention | 2026-07-10 |
| sq-english | search:English speaking dentist Antalya | AI/search mention | 2026-07-10 |
| sq-implants | search:dental implants Antalya | AI/search mention | 2026-07-10 |
| sq-emergency | search:emergency dentist Antalya | AI/search mention | 2026-07-10 |
| sq-expats | search:Antalya dental clinic for expats | AI/search mention | 2026-07-10 |
| smile-dental-turkey-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/@36.857912,30.76139,17z/data=!4m1… | Google rating 4.8 (102 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| smile-dental-turkey-lic | https://shgmturizmdb.saglik.gov.tr/TR-94837/yetkili-diger-saglik-te… | Antalya section searched for 'Smile'; 16 differently-named Antalya '...Smile...' facilities found (e.g. 'Smile Center Turkey', 'Smileantalya', 'Smilepod'), none matching 'Smile Dental Turkey' or its Fener/Bülent Ecevit Blv. No:85 address | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Turizmi Yetkili Diğer Sağlık Tesisleri list, Özel Hastane Listesi and the clinic's own site: not found under any searched name variant despite the clinic itself claiming an 'official Health Tourism Certificate' — recorded as verified-false; all 8 named doctors could not be checked — no accessible individual-dentist registry. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, name/address unchanged, clinic not closed; newly captured Google rating 4.8 (102 reviews, both previously unset) plus Maps place URL and pin coordinates. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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