Clínica Dental y de Ortodoncia Ibarra
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 47.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1247.8/100
- Best for Expats#1047.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1240/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#835.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- 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 Site (clinicadentalibarra.com) has no anesthesia/sedation info.
Summary
Orthodontics-focused clinic on Avenida Balboa (with a second branch in David, Chiriquí) offering Invisalign, lingual and Damon-system orthodontics, laser therapy, smile design, whitening, implants and periodontics. The site has a photo gallery, service pages and published WhatsApp contact but no English version and no prices.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 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: 1.5 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; 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.
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
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 [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-refresh] | 0.5/3 |
| ✗ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2025-08-14 (listing read 2026-09-26). [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-gbp-2026-09-26] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews At least one owner reply found among the readable reviews [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No negative reviews at all in the listing [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 100% 5★ but base well under 30, dates spread over years with accounts that have review history [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; no link on the clinic's own site [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-2] [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-12] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms Absent from the WhatClinic Panama City directory; no other-platform badge on the clinic's own site [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-3] [s1] | 0/0.5 |
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] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Tooth extraction documented as a service [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care Full services page read; no emergency/same-day care listed [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-4] | 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. [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-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-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-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-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-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-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-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-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-9] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No schema.org/JSON-LD markup found in the page source [clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-14] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | 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. Samuel Ibarra [s1] | Orthodontics / founder | 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
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- 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://clinicadentalibarra.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +507 302-0049 |
| +507 6574-9425 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/clinicadentalydeortodonciaibarra | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | PH Interplus, Piso 21, Oficina 7, Avenida Balboa, Panama City (branch in David, Chiriquí) |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://clinicadentalibarra.com/ | Homepage and services page read in full: no other review-platform link or badge found | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://clinicadentalibarra.com/contacto/ | Contact page read 2026-09-25 (title "Contáctanos y cotiza sin compromiso"): "Escríbenos si estás interesado en coordinar una cita o simplemente cotizar sin ningún compromiso", followed by a form (name, phone, e-mail, message) | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cl%C3%ADnica+Dental+Ibarra+-+Orto… | Google rating 5.0 (11 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3973473502545011184&hl=en | Histogram 1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 11 (base 11, not >30); reviews dated 2021-2025 from accounts with 3-119 prior reviews | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Clinica%… | TripAdvisor search 2026-09-25: 12 results, none matching (Ibarra, Ecuador tourism pages, a Medellin dental clinic) | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/panama/panama-city | Directory listing (2 pages) checked 2026-09-25 does not include this clinic | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-4 | https://clinicadentalibarra.com/servicios | Services page read 2026-09-25: extracciones, odontopediatría, ortodoncia, implantes and the other listed procedures; no emergency or urgent-care item (the site's pages are home, nosotros, servicios, galería, contacto) | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-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-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-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-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-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-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-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-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-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-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3973473502545011184&hl=en | Owner reply 2022-01-21 to a 5★ review: "Muchas gracias por compartirnos tu experiencia" | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3973473502545011184&hl=en | Histogram 1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 11: all 11 reviews are 5★ | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-12 | https://clinicadentalibarra.com/ | Homepage and services page read in full: no tripadvisor.com link found | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-13 | https://clinicadentalibarra.com/servicios | Service page: "Extracciones Dentales - Es el procedimiento para extraer piezas dentales. Normalmente es utilizado para extraer piezas dentales en malas posiciones o realmente afectadas." | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-deepen-14 | https://clinicadentalibarra.com/ | Full homepage HTML read: no occurrence of "schema.org" anywhere in the source | 2026-09-25 |
| clinica-dental-y-de-ortodoncia-ibarra-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3973473502545011184&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 5 from 11 reviews; star histogram 1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 11; newest review dated 2025-08-14. | 2026-09-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency older than a year (newest review dated 2025-08-14). |
| 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 (home, services and contact pages) and its Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews, hours). Recorded: an owner reply among the readable reviews; no complaints (all 11 reviews are five-star) and no signs of manipulation; tooth extraction is a documented service; no emergency care in the services list; the contact page invites patients to request a no-obligation quote online; not listed on TripAdvisor or WhatClinic; no structured data on the site. Still unverified: X-ray/CBCT equipment and work with foreign patients (not described on the pages read). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status, Google reputation): no changes; captured rating 5.0 (11 reviews). |
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