Centro Nacional de Ortodoncia (CNO)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 42.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #13 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1342.8/100
- Best for Expats#1243/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1339.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1327/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#1147/100
- 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 Site (cnopanama.com) has no anesthesia/sedation info; mainly orthodontics.
Summary
Orthodontics-focused, mall-based network with branches at C.C. El Dorado, Los Andes Mall and Albrook Mall. Appointments can be booked through the clinic's online scheduling system or via WhatsApp. Offers orthodontics, implants, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and digital panoramic X-rays. Site is Spanish-only; only promotional/financing pricing was found via third parties.
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)
- Reputation & Reviews: 8.5 of 20 verifiable points (missing: no recurring complaints; no suspicious review patterns; tripAdvisor presence; other review platforms)
- AI & Search Visibility: 3 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Panama City; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Panama City; mentioned for: dental implants Panama City; mentioned for: emergency dentist Panama City; mentioned for: Panama City dental clinic for expats)
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 Corrected: a named pediatric dentist is credited on the clinic's own Instagram feed, embedded on its homepage [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-8] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clear contact details [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | English website version [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 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 figures found on the homepage read in full [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-9] | 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 No price for X-rays or any other service on the site [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-10] | 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 [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-refresh] | 1/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to at least one critical review [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Multiple independent reviews describe rude/unhelpful reception staff [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | No suspicious review patterns Three 5-star reviews arrived on the same day, two from single-review accounts, the day after a 1-star review [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-15] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; no link on the clinic's own site [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-2] [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-12] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Bookimed (checked 2026-10-01). [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-platforms] [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-platforms-2] [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-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 [s1] | 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 Full service list on the homepage; no emergency/same-day care mentioned [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-13] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Panama City", "English speaking dentist Panama City", "dental implants Panama City", "emergency dentist Panama City", "Panama City dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Panama City Not present for "best dentist Panama City, Panama", re-run as "best dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama" on 2026-09-25. [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Panama City Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Panama City, Panama" on 2026-09-25. [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Panama City Not present in the top web results for "dental implants Panama City, Panama" on 2026-09-25. [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Panama City Not present for "emergency dentist Panama City, Panama", re-run as "emergency dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama" on 2026-09-25. [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Panama City dental clinic for expats Not present in the top web results for "Panama City, Panama dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-25. [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-7] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Organization entity present in the page's JSON-LD [centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-14] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
Ranking leaders in AI answers
The queries above are this index's own check. The three leading clinics have also been measured in full: how often ChatGPT and Gemini name them when a patient asks them to recommend a dentist.
- #1Clínica Ford (Ford Dental Spa)49.5 of 100View report → report in Spanish
- #2Dental One34.1 of 100View report → report in Spanish
- #3Clínica Dental Obarrio29.6 of 100View report → report in Spanish
Measured by Ansmeter, 8 October 2026. Ansmeter is an affiliated service. Its figure is not part of this rating and does not affect positions — scores change only when public data changes.
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Dra. Jimena Cavero [s1] | Pediatric dentistry | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- medium Suspicious review patterns (-5 pts) — Suspicious review patterns recorded in the data (derived).
Red-flag penalty applied: -5 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- 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://cnopanama.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +507 6008-1069 |
| +507 6008-1069 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/CnoPanama/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro, C.C. El Dorado, Plaza Central, Local 2, Panama City (branches at Los Andes Mall and Albrook Mall) |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://cnopanama.com/ | "Agenda Tu Cita" links to a dedicated Dentalink/HealthAtom booking system (ff.healthatom.io) branded for Centro Nacional de Ortodoncia, with branch, dentist and specialty availability fields | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://www.facebook.com/CnoPanama/ | Facebook page | 2026-07-14 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Centro+Nacional+de+Ortodoncia/@9.… | Google rating 3.9 (56 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1199367582286694316&hl=en | Review 2026-06-30 (1 prior review): "Atencion pesima desde que colocaron a un chico en el dorado..."; review 2026-01-31 (5 prior reviews): "marcada por la mala educacion en recepcion..."; review 2026-06-06 (8 prior reviews): "Aqui en el Dorado son unos prepotentes" | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Centro%2… | TripAdvisor search 2026-09-25: 12 results, none matching (Spain tourism/museum pages unrelated to this clinic) | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-3 | 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 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-4 | 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 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-5 | search:dental implants Panama City, Panama | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x2), baldwinfamilydental.com, oralsurgerypanamacity.com, baytowndentalcenter.com (x2), panamacitysmiles.com, panamacitygeneraldentist.com, medicaltourismpackages.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-6 | 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 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-7 | 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 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-8 | https://cnopanama.com/ | Instagram post embedded on the homepage: "En CNO, la Dra. Jimena Cavero @jimena.odontopediatra hace que cada visita sea una experiencia positiva para los ninos" | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-9 | https://cnopanama.com/ | Homepage (the site's only page, per its sitemap) read in full 2026-09-25: no price list or price ranges; the only figure is a financing plan "desde B/.20 quincenales" | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-10 | https://cnopanama.com/ | Homepage (the site's only page, per its sitemap) read in full 2026-09-25: no price for any service, X-rays included; the only figure is a financing plan "desde B/.20 quincenales" | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1199367582286694316&hl=en | Owner reply 2026-02-01 to a 1★ review: "Hola Angelo como estas, es lamentable que tu situacion sea tan frustante, el dia lunes conversara con la doctora..." | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-12 | https://cnopanama.com/ | Homepage read in full: only a generic theme icon-font class references "tripadvisor", not an actual link | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-13 | https://cnopanama.com/ | Homepage lists Ortodoncia, Odontopediatria, Cirugia Oral y Maxilofacial, Implantologia Dental and other categories; no emergency/urgencia item | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-14 | https://cnopanama.com/ | JSON-LD @type values found: Organization (id "cnopanama.com/#organization"), alongside page-level WebSite/WebPage types | 2026-09-25 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1199367582286694316&hl=en | Reviews by jennie colmenares, Johayna Villar and Shaday Caballero, all 5 stars and all dated 2026-07-01, on a base of 55; jennie colmenares and Shaday Caballero have posted only that one review each. The preceding day, 2026-06-30, carries a 1-star review from Nivia Angeles Batalla | 2026-09-29 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-platforms | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/panama/panama-city | WhatClinic: its Panama City dentist listing (3 pages, 24 clinics) and its Panama listing (3 pages, 26 clinics), checked against its profile sitemaps (36 dentist profiles in Panama, the 10 not shown in the listings opened one by one) and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name (not found), have no profile for Centro Nacional de Ortodoncia (CNO) (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-platforms-2 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/ | Dental Departures: lists no clinic in Panama (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| centro-nacional-de-ortodoncia-cno-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 | Checked the review pattern: three 5-star reviews arrived on the same day, two from single-review accounts, right after a 1-star review. Recorded: signs of manipulation confirmed. |
| 2026-09-25 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Panama City, Panama queries: not present for "best dentist Panama City, Republic of Panama", "English speaking dentist Panama City, Panama", "dental implants 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 clinic's website (a single page) and its Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews). Corrected: a named pediatric dentist (Dra. Jimena Cavero) is credited in the clinic's own Instagram posts embedded on its homepage, so dentist names are published. Recorded: no prices on the site (only a financing plan); the owner replies to reviews, including critical ones; recurring complaints about reception staff across independent reviews; online booking through a scheduling system with branch and dentist selection; Organization structured data; no emergency care or TripAdvisor listing. Still unverified: CBCT, English support, work with foreign patients, and whether a same-day cluster of five-star reviews on 2026-07-01 reflects ordinary patient feedback. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status, Google reputation): no changes; captured rating 3.9 (56 reviews, mixed recent feedback on billing). |
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