Phuket Dental Center

According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 63.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.

Overall rank: #8 of 13 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026

63.9/100

Positions by Rating Profile

  • Overall Transparency & Trust#863.9/100
  • Best for Expats#762/100
  • Best for Dental Implants#859.5/100
  • Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
  • Best Price Transparency#580.1/100
  • Best English-speaking Clinics#762.5/100
  • 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 sedation or anaesthesia info found on clinic website.

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Summary

Long-established clinic in Phuket Town founded by Dr. Prasert Theplaong, with an English-language website that publishes price ranges for its main treatments. Services centre on orthodontics, crowns and bridges, veneers, whitening, cleaning and implants. The website states the clinic opened in November 1994; the site also claims the only on-site dental laboratory in Phuket for crowns and veneers.

Published prices (website home page): teeth cleaning THB 800-1,800, porcelain veneer THB 9,000, whitening THB 8,000-9,000, crown & bridge THB 12,000-16,000, implant with crown THB 60,000-80,000, orthodontics THB 45,000-60,000; the price list page gives some different figures (cleaning and polishing THB 1,000-2,500, veneer THB 10,000, orthodontics THB 50,000-85,000). In a reply to a Google review in June 2026 the clinic said the prices on its website had not been updated. Mobile phone +66 89 469 5571, also offered for WhatsApp on the contact page. Establishment year differs between the clinic's website (November 1994) and a directory listing (2002). Hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-18:30 per own site.

Strengths

  • Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
  • Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
  • No red flags identified in public sources.

Weaknesses

  • AI & Search Visibility: 1 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Phuket; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Phuket; mentioned for: dental implants Phuket; mentioned for: emergency dentist Phuket; mentioned for: Phuket dental clinic for expats; structured data on website; dedicated service pages)

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

18 / 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 The website names the owner, Dr. Prasert Theplaong. [phuket-dental-center-deepen] [s1] 3/3
✗ Dentist specializations listed Corrected: the clinic's website and Facebook page name only the owner, Dr. Prasert Theplaong, as a qualified dentist with over 22 years' experience, without a specialty or degree. [phuket-dental-center-deepen] [phuket-dental-center-deepen-2] [phuket-dental-center-deepen-3] 0/2
✓ Real clinic photos A photo the clinic uploaded to its Google listing shows its waiting area. [phuket-dental-center-deepen-3] 2/2
✓ Service list published [s1] 3/3
✓ Clear contact details [s1] 2/2
✓ English website version [s1] 2/2
✓ Address and map published 371/95 Yaowarat Rd. in the website footer, with an embedded Google map on its location page and a pin on the Google listing. [phuket-dental-center-deepen-4] [phuket-dental-center-deepen-3] 2/2

Price Transparency

15 / 15

Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.

✓ Prices or price ranges published [s1] 3/3
✓ Cleaning price listed Teeth cleaning 800-1,800 Baht on the home page; cleaning and polishing 1,000-2,500 Baht on the price list page. [phuket-dental-center-deepen-5] [s1] 2/2
✓ Filling price listed Composite filling 1,500-3,000 Baht on the clinic's price list page. [phuket-dental-center-deepen-5] 2/2
✓ Crown price listed Crown and bridge 12,000-16,000 Baht on the home page; full ceramic crown 16,000 Baht on the price list page. [phuket-dental-center-deepen-5] [s1] 2/2
✓ Implant price listed Implant with crown THB 60,000-80,000 [s1] 2/2
✓ Consultation price listed Oral examination and treatment plan 400 Baht on the clinic's price list page. [phuket-dental-center-deepen-5] 2/2
✓ X-ray / imaging price listed Single X-ray 400 Baht on the clinic's price list page. [phuket-dental-center-deepen-5] 2/2

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 2026-08-26 [phuket-dental-center-refresh] 5/6
◐ Google review volume [phuket-dental-center-refresh] 1.5/3
◐ Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-06-22 (listing read 2026-09-26). [phuket-dental-center-gbp-2026-09-26] 1.5/3
✓ Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 4 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-06-03 (read 2026-09-26). [phuket-dental-center-gbp-2026-09-26] 2/2
? No recurring complaints 0/2
? No suspicious review patterns 0/2
✓ Active Facebook presence [s1] 1/1
✗ TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "Phuket Dental Center" and "Phuket Dental Centre" (2026-10-02); the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor. [phuket-dental-center-presence] [phuket-dental-center-presence-2] [phuket-dental-center-presence-3] 0/0.5
✓ Other review platforms WhatClinic profile [s2] 0.5/0.5

Medical Infrastructure

6 / 15

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] [s2] 2/2
✓ Orthodontics [s1] 2/2
? Oral surgery 0/2
? Pediatric dentistry 0/1.5
? Emergency care 0/1.5
✓ Works with international patients English website; English/Thai listed as languages on WhatClinic [s1] [s2] 2/2

Communication & Service

6 / 10

How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.

✓ WhatsApp / LINE available LINE contact icon displayed on website; LINE ID not published [s1] 2/2
? Response speed One WhatClinic review notes a quick response with clear information 0/1.5
✓ English spoken [s2] 2.5/2.5
? Pre-visit consultation possible 0/1.5
? Clear service explanations 0/1
✓ Convenient opening hours Mon-Sat 09:00-18:30 per own website [s1] 1.5/1.5

AI & Search Visibility

1 / 10

Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Phuket", "English speaking dentist Phuket", "dental implants Phuket", "emergency dentist Phuket", "Phuket dental clinic for expats".

✗ Mentioned for: best dentist Phuket [sq] 0/1
✗ Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Phuket [sq] 0/1
✗ Mentioned for: dental implants Phuket [sq] 0/1
✗ Mentioned for: emergency dentist Phuket [sq] 0/1
✗ Mentioned for: Phuket dental clinic for expats [sq] 0/1
✗ Structured data on website No JSON-LD found on homepage (checked 2026-07-04) [s1] 0/1.5
◐ Google indexing quality The clinic's own site first appears at position 9 of 9 in a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02, behind other listings. [phuket-dental-center-av3] 1/2
✗ Dedicated service pages Navigation read in full: 0 separate HTML service pages; treatments are listed on one page (/treatment.php) and each links to a PDF leaflet (e.g. /treatment/bridges.pdf). [phuket-dental-center-r6s3] 0/1.5

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: 83103000456 (Private Healthcare Facility Operating License, Dept. of Health Service Support — valid to 31 Dec 2032 (2575 BE)) (Matched via registry name search 'Thantakam Phuket' (dental, Phuket) — entry 'Khlinik Thantakam Phuket Denthan Sentoe' (Phuket Dental Center dental clinic) at No. 371/95 Yaowarat Road, Talat Yai subdistrict, Mueang Phuket district, Phuket province is an exact match to clinic's own address (371/95 Yaowarat Rd., Phuket Town).) [phuket-dental-center-lic]

Dentists & professional licences

DentistSpecializationLicence No.
Dr. Prasert Theplaong [s1]Owner; general dental services (22+ years experience)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 recurring complaints
  • Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
  • Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
  • Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
  • Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
  • Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
  • Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
  • Communication & Service: Response speed
  • Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
  • Communication & Service: Clear service explanations

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

Websitehttps://www.phuketdentalcenter.com
Phone+66 76 255 336
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/phuketdentalcenter/
Google MapsMap listing
Address371/95 Yaowarat Rd., Phuket Town, 83000, Phuket

Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.

Sources

IDSourceWhat it supportsAccessed
s1https://www.phuketdentalcenter.com/Official website: address, phones, email, Facebook, LINE icon, opened November 1994 by Dr. Prasert Theplaong, service list, THB price ranges, hours Mon-Sat 09:00-18:30, English content2026-07-04
s2https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/thailand/phuket-province/phuket…Five named dentists with specializations (cosmetic, implantology, prosthodontics, endodontics), languages English/Thai, ServiceScore 5.5 from 21 interactions, year listed as 20022026-07-04
sqsearch:best dentist Phuket / English speaking dentist Phuket / dental implants Phuket / emergency dentist Phuket / Phuket dental clinic for expatsAI/search visibility scout check 2026-07-04: presence or absence in top results for the five fixed queries2026-07-04
phuket-dental-center-lichttps://hosp.hss.moph.go.th/Registry result for 'Dental Phuket': 'Phuket Dental Center dental clinic', No. 371/95 Yaowarat Road, Talat Yai Subdistrict, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket Province, operating licence 83103000456, valid until 31 December 2575 BE (2032).2026-08-25
phuket-dental-center-refreshhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Phuket+Dental+Center/@7.9042197,9…most recent visible review approx. 2 months before 2026-08-26 (Sharok Mosavi)2026-08-26
phuket-dental-center-gbp-2026-09-26https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6679127437902793786&hl=enGoogle listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 71 reviews; star histogram 1★ 3 / 2★ 1 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 66; newest review dated 2026-06-22; 4 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-06-03.2026-09-26
phuket-dental-center-deepenhttps://www.phuketdentalcenter.com/All pages of the clinic's website (home, treatment, price list, testimonials, customers, contact, location and map) read on 2026-09-30, in English: the home page says the clinic was opened in November 1994 by Dr. Prasert Theplaong, a fully qualified and experienced dentist with more than 22 years' experience; no other dentist is named and no specialty or degree is given2026-09-30
phuket-dental-center-deepen-2https://www.facebook.com/phuketdentalcenter/Facebook page "Phuketdentalcenter" read on 2026-09-30: About section (address 371/95 Yaowarat-Samkong Rd., Talat Yai, Phuket 83000; phone 076 255 336; e-mail; website) and all posts: one in the past year (2026-06-21, a notice that Dr. Prasert is recovering from shoulder surgery), older ones showing orthodontic and crown cases; no other dentist is named and no specialty is given2026-09-30
phuket-dental-center-deepen-3https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6679127437902793786&hl=enGoogle listing read on 2026-09-30, managed by the business: address 371/95 Yaowarad Rd, Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket, with its map pin; phone 076 255 336; website phuketdentalcenter.com; a photo uploaded by the business shows the clinic's waiting area; no owner description; in a reply dated 2026-06-03 to a review, the clinic says the prices on its website have not been updated2026-09-30
phuket-dental-center-deepen-4https://www.phuketdentalcenter.com/location.phpLocation and map page (read 2026-09-30): an embedded Google map of the clinic's listing; the site footer gives the address 371/95 Yaowarat Rd., Phuket Town, Phuket 830002026-09-30
phuket-dental-center-deepen-5https://www.phuketdentalcenter.com/pricelist.phpPrice list page (read 2026-09-30), in Thai baht with US dollar equivalents: oral examination and treatment plan 400; single X-ray 400; teeth cleaning and polishing 1,000-2,500; composite filling 1,500-3,000; full ceramic crown 16,000; porcelain veneer 10,000; orthodontics 50,000-85,000; extractions 800-4,5002026-09-30
phuket-dental-center-av3search:"Phuket Dental Center" PhuketWeb search run on 2026-10-02 (English, US results) for the clinic's name and city: 9 results listed. Its own pages: phuketdentalcenter.com (home page, 9th). Listed before the first of them: two WhatClinic pages, a hospital page and five pages of other Phuket clinics.2026-10-02
phuket-dental-center-presencehttps://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Phuket%2…TripAdvisor's own type-ahead search for "Phuket Dental Center", read 2026-10-02: 12 results (destinations, attractions and businesses, hotels), none of them this clinic2026-10-02
phuket-dental-center-presence-2https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Phuket%2…TripAdvisor's own type-ahead search for "Phuket Dental Centre", read 2026-10-02: 12 results (destinations, attractions and businesses, hotels), none of them this clinic2026-10-02
phuket-dental-center-presence-3https://www.phuketdentalcenter.com/The clinic's own website, home page read 2026-10-02: links to its Facebook page, no link to TripAdvisor2026-10-02
phuket-dental-center-r6s3https://www.phuketdentalcenter.com/treatment.phpTreatment page listing bridges, dentures, whitening and other treatments, each linked to a PDF leaflet (read 2026-10-02)2026-10-02

Change History

DateChange
2026-10-02Read the clinic's own website (homepage, robots.txt, sitemap and service pages) for site structure: no separate service pages.
2026-10-02Online presence checked 2026-10-02: no TripAdvisor listing found.
2026-10-02Google indexing quality changed from good to partial after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02 (own site first listed at position 9 of 9).
2026-09-30Re-read 2026-09-30 on the clinic's own website (all pages), Facebook page and Google listing. Recorded: filling, consultation and X-ray prices from the clinic's price list page (composite filling from 1,500 Baht, examination and treatment plan 400 Baht, single X-ray 400 Baht), real clinic photos, and the address with a map. Corrected: dentists' specializations to not listed, as the clinic's own channels name only the owner, without a specialty. The notes now mention the clinic's statement that its website prices are not up to date.
2026-09-29Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within a year (newest review dated 2026-06-22); owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-06-03).
2026-08-26Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website (phuketdentalcenter.com), address, and phone unchanged. Captured first-time Google rating 4.8 (71 reviews) with coordinates and Maps URL.
2026-08-25License verification 2026-08-25 against Thailand's Private Healthcare Facility Verification registry: clinic establishment license FOUND (83103000456, valid to 31 Dec 2032) at an exact address match. The sole named doctor (clinic owner Dr. Prasert Theplaong) recorded null against the Dental Council of Thailand register (Thai-script-only exact-match requirement confirmed live).
2026-08-25Re-verification 2026-08-25: site live at https://www.phuketdentalcenter.com, name/address/phone confirmed unchanged. Google Maps was not checked; reputation and geo were not re-verified. No changes.
2026-07-08Added Licensing & Credentials (methodology v1.1): clinic licence and dentists/their licence numbers.
2026-07-04Initial data collection.

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