Clínica Dental Dr. Virgilio Castillero
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 49.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
49.4/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1049.4/100
- Best for Expats#1147.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1046/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1233.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#952.7/100
- 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 (drvirgiliocastillero.com) has no anesthesia/sedation info.
Summary
Clinic led by Dr. Virgilio Castillero focused on oral rehabilitation and implants, also offering orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and cosmetic work. Website lists the named doctors and services with WhatsApp contact, and its contact page gives the address (Vía España, Plaza Regency, 9th floor) with a map; site is Spanish-only.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 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)
- 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
16 / 20
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 [s1] | 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 The contact page gives the address and an embedded map [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
11.5 / 20
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 [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-refresh] | 1/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner has replied to reviews on Google: 1 of the 9 reviews read carry an owner reply; the latest reply is dated 2025-08-01 (to a review of 2024-08-20). [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-15] [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Only one negative review found, no repeated theme [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns Six five-star reviews fall on 2025-01-15 to 2025-01-17, but the reviewers have varied histories (1 to 28 reviews) and the texts differ, so nothing else points to manipulation and no pattern is recorded. [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-15] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-2] [s1] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No clinic profile on WhatClinic, Bookimed or Trustpilot, and Dental Departures lists no clinics in Panama (checked 2026-10-01). [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-17] [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-18] [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-19] [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-20] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray The clinic page says it has its own digital X-ray unit ("Equipos de radiografía ... un equipo de radiografías digitales"). [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-16] | 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 | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
4.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ✗ | Pre-visit consultation possible Booking goes through WhatsApp or a general contact form; no service or time selection [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-11] [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-4] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours The clinic's contact page publishes Saturday hours (9:00-12:00); its Google listing shows Saturday closed [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-12] [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-13] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
3 / 10
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. [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-5] | 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. [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-6] | 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. [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-7] | 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. [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-8] | 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. [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-9] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website The site’s structured data names the practice as an Organization [clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-3] | 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Virgilio Castillero [s1] | Oral rehabilitation | not verified |
| Dra. Geraldine Ogando [s1] | Pediatric dentistry | 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
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- 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 | http://drvirgiliocastillero.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +507 6754-2371 |
| +507 6754-2371 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/drvirgiliocastillero/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Principal de Via Espana, Plaza Regency, Piso 9, Panama City |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | http://drvirgiliocastillero.com/ | Homepage and contact page, read as text on 2026-09-25 including the page source: no TripAdvisor link | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://www.facebook.com/drvirgiliocastillero/ | Facebook page | 2026-07-14 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dr.+Virgilio+Castillero+%7C+Impla… | Google rating 4.9 (27 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4400777265564896747&hl=en | Histogram 1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 26; lowest-rated first: single 1★ review (2024-08-20) about unresolved jaw pain, no second matching complaint among the reviews read | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dr%20Vir… | TripAdvisor search 2026-09-25: 12 results, none matching (unrelated "Dr."-named US attractions and museums) | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-3 | https://drvirgiliocastillero.com/ | Homepage page source, read as text on 2026-09-25: Yoast JSON-LD with "@type":["Person","Organization"] named "Dr. Virgilio Castillero" | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-4 | https://drvirgiliocastillero.com/contacto/ | Contact page read as text on 2026-09-25: a general form (name, phone, e-mail, "Cuéntanos tus dudas"); no service or time selection | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-5 | 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 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-6 | 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 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-7 | 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 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-8 | 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 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-9 | 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 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4400777265564896747&hl=en | Owner reply 2025-08-01 to a 1★ review: "Estimado/a Bernd, No tenemos ningun registro de atencion a su nombre en nuestra clinica..." | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-11 | https://drvirgiliocastillero.com/ | Homepage read as text on 2026-09-25: the "Agendar CITA" buttons open WhatsApp (50767542371) with a pre-filled message | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-12 | https://drvirgiliocastillero.com/contacto/ | Contact page read as text on 2026-09-25: "Lunes a Viernes - 8AM a 5PM", "Sábado - 9AM a 12MD" | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4400777265564896747&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00, Saturday and Sunday closed | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-14 | https://drvirgiliocastillero.com/contacto/ | Contact page read as text on 2026-09-25: "Vía España, Plaza Regency, piso 9, Panamá" with an embedded Google map of that address | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4400777265564896747&hl=en | Google listing "Dr. Virgilio Castillero | Implantes Dentales en Panamá" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental clinic), read 2026-10-05 in 6 review pages (the five lowest-rated, the five newest and 4 further sets of five by relevance, rating or interface language): rated 4.9 from 27 reviews (1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 26); 9 distinct reviews read, dated 2024-01-10 to 2025-12-12, 1 with an owner reply | 2026-10-05 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-16 | https://drvirgiliocastillero.com/la-clinica/ | "La Clínica" page of the clinic's website, read 2026-10-01: eight treatment rooms; "Equipos de RADIOGRAFÍA - Además, tenemos un equipo de radiografías digitales, que brinda imágenes de alta calidad en segundos"; CAD-CAM equipment | 2026-10-01 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-17 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/panama/panama-city | WhatClinic: its Panama City dentist listing (24 of the 25 profiles it declares loaded) and its profile sitemaps (36 Panamanian dentist profiles), read 2026-10-01: no profile for Dr. Virgilio Castillero or Plaza Regency | 2026-10-01 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-18 | https://us-uk.bookimed.com/sitemap-us-uk-clinic.xml | Bookimed: its clinic sitemap (2,127 clinics) has only a plastic-surgery clinic in Panama, no dental clinic (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-19 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/drvirgiliocastillero.com | Trustpilot: no company page for drvirgiliocastillero.com (page not found, checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| clinica-dental-dr-virgilio-castillero-deepen-20 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/panama | Dental Departures: no clinic listing for Panama, the country page returns not found (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Re-assessed the clinic's Google reviews on 2026-10-01: the January 2025 cluster of five-star reviews has individual texts from established accounts, so no suspicious review pattern is asserted and the criterion is left open. |
| 2026-10-01 | Read the clinic's website and the review platforms on 2026-10-01: its own digital X-ray unit is recorded; it has no profile on WhatClinic, Bookimed, Trustpilot or Dental Departures, so presence on other review platforms is recorded as absent. |
| 2026-10-01 | Read 9 of the clinic's Google reviews on 2026-10-01: a burst of five-star reviews within a few days stands out against the rest of the listing, so a suspicious review pattern is recorded. |
| 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 Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews, hours) and the clinic's homepage and contact page, read as text because the site shows a security challenge to direct requests. Recorded: the owner replies to a critical review; no recurring complaints; booking through WhatsApp or a general contact form; the contact page gives the address (Vía España, Plaza Regency, 9th floor) with a map and publishes Saturday hours (9:00-12:00), while the Google listing shows Saturday closed; Organization structured data; no TripAdvisor listing. The Google listing shows the phone +507 398-2092, while the clinic's site gives +507 6754-2371 (also its WhatsApp); the card keeps the site's number. Still unverified: equipment, emergency care, work with foreign patients, English, and whether a cluster of reviews in January 2025 reflects ordinary patient feedback. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: address was unset - added from Google Business listing (Via Espana, Plaza Regency, Piso 9); phone confirmed via site unchanged; captured rating 4.9 (27 reviews); no sedation info on site. |
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