Dental Esthetic Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 44.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 28 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#744.6/100
- Best for Expats#1040.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#739.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1026.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1043.8/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
Summary
Dental Esthetic Center is a private aesthetic and restorative dentistry clinic in the Cabral neighbourhood of Curitiba, directed by Dr. Rogério Marcondes (CRO-PR 11048). The clinic focuses on porcelain veneers, dental contact lenses, implants, aesthetic orthodontics, and digital smile design. Dr. Marcondes holds a doctorate in dental materials, a fellowship from Ohio State University, and was president of the Sociedade Brasileira de Odontologia Estética. The clinic reports treating over 12,000 patients and uses Israeli laser technology. Languages spoken include Portuguese, English, and Spanish per WhatClinic.
CRO-PR number 11048 for Dr. Marcondes is confirmed on both the clinic's own professionals page and WhatClinic. The clinic's Google rating of 4.9 from 109 reviews is sourced from DentMap (a Brazilian dental directory that aggregates Google Maps data); the Google Maps page itself was not directly accessed. WhatClinic ServiceScore is 6.2 from 3 interactions — low volume, not comparable to the Google figure. Only Dr. Marcondes is named publicly; no other team members are individually listed with credentials.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Rogério Marcondes named and profiled on the professionals page; no other dentists individually listed [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Restorative dentistry, aesthetic dentistry, implant prosthetics; doctorate and fellowship credentials listed for Dr. Marcondes [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published dental contact lenses, porcelain veneers, invisible restoration, implants, aesthetic orthodontics, whitening, gum surgery [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phone (41) 3252-6413 and email consistent across official site and directories [s1] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version website is in Portuguese only; English and Spanish spoken per WhatClinic but no English website version found [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published full street address published and consistent across sources [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 found on the official website [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [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) 4.9 stars from 109 reviews per DentMap (aggregates Google Maps data); direct Google Maps page not accessed [s4] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume 109 reviews per DentMap [s4] | 2/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints no complaint patterns found in WhatClinic or DentMap review summaries [s3] [s4] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page facebook.com/DentalEstheticCenter linked from official site [s1] [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [s6] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms listed on WhatClinic (ServiceScore 6.2, 3 interactions) and DentMap [s3] | 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 digital dentistry and laser equipment mentioned; X-ray not explicitly documented | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology implants in aesthetic areas and implant-supported prosthetics listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics aesthetic orthodontics listed as a service [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery gum surgery (corrective surgery for gums) listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry no pediatric dentistry found in service list [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care no emergency care documented [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English and Spanish listed as languages spoken per WhatClinic [s3] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available no WhatsApp or LINE found on official site | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English and Spanish listed as languages on WhatClinic [s3] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations each treatment described in plain language on the website [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours opening hours not found on official site or accessible directories | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Brazil", "English speaking dentist Brazil", "dental implants Brazil", "emergency dentist Brazil", "Brazil dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Brazil named in aggregator snippets for the five canonical city queries [s6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Brazil appears in results for the five canonical city queries via WhatClinic listing [s6] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Brazil [s6] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Brazil [s6] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Brazil dental clinic for expats named in medical tourism aggregator results for the five canonical city queries [s6] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality official site and clinic-name searches surface the clinic as a top result via aggregators [s6] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages individual treatment pages visible on site navigation [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. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Rogério Marcondes [s2] [s3] | Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry | CRO-PR 11048 |
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 or price ranges published (derived from data).
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 suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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://dentalestheticcenter.com.br/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +55 41 3252-6413 |
| https://www.facebook.com/DentalEstheticCenter/ | |
| Address | Rua Bom Jesus, 406 - Cabral, Curitiba - PR, 80035-010 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://dentalestheticcenter.com.br/ | clinic name, address, phone, email, service list, Israeli laser claim, 12,000 patients claim, Facebook link; website in Portuguese only | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://dentalestheticcenter.com.br/profissionais/ | Dr. Rogério Marcondes CRO-PR 11048, credentials: SBOE president, AACD, ADA member, Ohio State fellowship, doctorate dental materials UFPel, specialization restorative dentistry, implant prosthetics | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/brazil/curitiba/dental-esthetic… | address Rua Bom Jesus 406, ServiceScore 6.2 from 3 interactions, languages English/Spanish/Portuguese, wheelchair access, parking, payment plans | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | https://dentmap.com.br/dentistas/curitiba/dental-esthetic-center-ga… | Google rating 4.9 stars from 109 reviews (DentMap aggregates Google Maps data), address confirmed, phone (41) 3252-6413 | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | https://www.facebook.com/DentalEstheticCenter/ | active Facebook page confirmed | 2026-08-18 |
| s6 | search:the five canonical city queries | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Dental Esthetic Center referenced by aggregators (WhatClinic, booking.dentist, medicaltourismchat) in results for the five canonical city queries; not named in top organic editorial answers | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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