Clínica Caniço
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 53.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #21 of 26 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2153.9/100
- Best for Expats#1950.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#2050.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#2136.3/100
- 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 No sedation or anaesthesia info found on site.
Summary
Clínica Caniço is a private dental clinic on Avenida da Liberdade in Braga, in operation for approximately 27 years. The clinic publishes its ERS registration number (E113426) and its full team of nine dentists, led by clinical director Dr. Sérgio Caniço who specializes in implantology, oral rehabilitation, aesthetics, and periodontology. The clinic offers a dental tourism program targeting Portuguese patients living abroad. Multiple insurance plans are accepted including ADSE, Multicare, Médis, AdvanceCare, Allianz, and Generali. No price list is published.
Phone numbers found: +351 253 263 470 (landline) and +351 911 968 272 (mobile) per official site; FadadoDente lists +351 910 742 089. ERS number E113426 and NIF 504316311 confirmed on clinic website. Credit intermediary number 0007996 (Banco de Portugal) also listed, indicating financing options. No WhatsApp number published. No individual OMD numbers found for dentists despite names being published. Dental tourism page targets Portuguese diaspora but does not explicitly mention English-speaking staff. Opening hours per FadadoDente: Mon–Sat 09:00–19:30.
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: 3.5 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Portugal; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Portugal; mentioned for: dental implants Portugal; mentioned for: emergency dentist Portugal; mentioned for: Portugal 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 Nine dentists named: Dr. Sérgio Caniço (Clinical Director, Implantology/Oral Rehabilitation/Aesthetics/Periodontology), Dr. Bernardo Machado (Advanced Surgery and Implantology, Endodontics), Dr. David Gomes, Dra. Carla Veloso (Fixed Orthodontics, Invisalign, Clear Ortho), Dra. Ana Barros, Dr. Ricardo Borges, Dra. Rita Rodrigues, Dra. Elisa, Dr. Diogo [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Specializations stated for at least four dentists including the clinical director and senior clinicians [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Dental implants (fixed teeth in 1 day), ceramic veneers, invisible aligners, aesthetic dentistry, advanced implantology, digital diagnostics, orthodontics, periodontology, oral rehabilitation listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Two phone numbers and Facebook on official site; secondary phone via directory [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Website in Portuguese only; no English version found [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Full address (Av. da Liberdade 156, salas 5 e 6) consistent across official site and directories [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 Website states treatment timelines and costs are personalized per diagnosis; no published price list [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) as of 2026-08-25 [clinica-canico-braga-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [clinica-canico-braga-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [clinica-canico-braga-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 5 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-09-25 (read 2026-09-26). [clinica-canico-braga-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints No accessible complaint corpus found; Portal da Queixa not checked for this clinic | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence facebook.com/clinicacanico linked from official site [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms DocDental profile of the clinic with its own review form and no DocDental reviews yet, read on 2026-10-01. [clinica-canico-braga-g4-docdental] | 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 diagnostics including X-ray mentioned; advanced imaging documented on implant pages [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) No explicit CBCT/3D scanner reference found on accessible pages | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Advanced implantology and same-day fixed teeth are core services; Dr. Sérgio Caniço and Dr. Bernardo Machado specialize in implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Fixed orthodontics, Invisalign, Clear Ortho offered; Dra. Carla Veloso is an Invisalign Provider [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Dr. Bernardo Machado has residency in advanced surgery; oral surgery implied by implant and periodontology services [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry not found on accessible service pages | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care No emergency or urgent care claim found | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Dedicated dental tourism page targeting Portuguese residents living abroad; three-day treatment package offered [s5] | 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; only phone and Facebook listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken Dental tourism page targets Portuguese diaspora but no explicit English-speaking staff claim found | 0/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Contact/booking form available on website [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Dedicated pages per treatment with procedure descriptions [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon–Sat 09:00–19:30 per FadadoDente [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Portugal", "English speaking dentist Portugal", "dental implants Portugal", "emergency dentist Portugal", "Portugal dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Portugal [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Portugal [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Portugal [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Portugal [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Portugal dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Official site pages rank for clinic name and Braga implant queries [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate pages for implantology, periodontology, orthodontics, dental tourism [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. 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: ERS E113426 (ERS registration number E113426 published on clinic website footer and dental tourism page. Operating license date 20/01/2011. NIF 504316311.) [s1] [s5]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Sérgio Caniço [s2] | Implantology, Oral Rehabilitation, Aesthetics, Periodontology (Clinical Director) | not verified |
| Dr. Bernardo Machado [s2] [clinica-canico-braga-doclic] | Advanced Surgery and Implantology, Endodontics | not verified |
| Dra. Carla Veloso [s2] [clinica-canico-braga-doclic] | Fixed Orthodontics, Invisalign | 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
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- 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://clinicacanico.pt/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +351 253 263 470 |
| https://www.facebook.com/clinicacanico/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Av. Padre Júlio Fragata 52, 4710-413 Braga, Portugal |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://clinicacanico.pt/ | Clinic name, address Av. da Liberdade 156 salas 5-6, phones +351 253 263 470 and +351 911 968 272, Facebook, ERS E113426, NIF 504316311, services, dental tourism, no price list | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://clinicacanico.pt/dentista-braga/ | Nine dentists listed with names and specializations; Dr. Sérgio Caniço as clinical director; no OMD numbers | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://fadadodente.pt/clinica/clinica-canico-braga | Aggregated Google-sourced rating 4.9/241 reviews; opening hours Mon–Sat 09:00–19:30; phone +351 910 742 089; insurance list (ADSE, Multicare, Médis, AdvanceCare, Allianz, Generali) | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | https://clinicacanico.pt/turismo-dentario-portugal-braga/ | Dental tourism program for Portuguese diaspora; ERS E113426 confirmed in page footer; no English-language content or explicit English-staff claim | 2026-08-18 |
| sq | search:best dentist Braga / English speaking dentist Braga / dental implants Braga / emergency dentist Braga / Braga dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Clínica Caniço does not appear in top answers for any of the five queries | 2026-08-18 |
| clinica-canico-braga-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cl%C3%ADnica+Cani%C3%A7o/@41.5535… | Google rating 4.8 (312 reviews) as of 2026-08-25; address Av. Padre Júlio Fragata 52, 4710-413 Braga (updated by business 9 weeks ago) | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-canico-braga-doclic | https://clinicacanico.pt/melhor-clinica-dentaria-em-braga/#equipa | Own-site team page names this dentist (read 2026-09-10): "Dr. Bernardo Machado" heading with photo captioned "Dr.Bernardo - Estética e Implantologia Avançada" (Aesthetics and Advanced Implantology). This URL was not among the pages the original A-1 read fetched for this card. | 2026-09-10 |
| clinica-canico-braga-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13318512220105526505&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.9 from 320 reviews; star histogram 1★ 9 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 4 / 5★ 304; newest review dated 2026-09-24; 5 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-25. | 2026-09-26 |
| clinica-canico-braga-g4-docdental | https://docdental.pt/clinica-dental/clinica-canico/ | DocDental profile of Clínica Caniço, Braga, read 2026-10-01: the clinic's own review section ("Avaliações da Clínica") has no reviews yet and carries a "write a review" form; the 4.9 from 189 shown at the top of the page is not made of DocDental reviews | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Other review platforms: now cited to the clinic's own DocDental profile (no DocDental reviews yet); the Fada do Dente page, which repeats the Google rating, no longer counts here. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-25). |
| 2026-09-10 | Name-verification pass 2026-09-10: Dr. Bernardo Machado and Dra. Carla Veloso confirmed via the clinic's own team page (https://clinicacanico.pt/melhor-clinica-dentaria-em-braga/#equipa), a URL not fetched in the original check. Source added per doctor; license values left exactly as on record (both null). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: correction - both the clinic's own website and its Google Maps profile now show Av. Padre Júlio Fragata 52, 4710-413 Braga (Maps profile updated by the business 9 weeks ago), replacing the stored Av. da Liberdade 156, Salas 5 e 6, 4715-037 Braga; phone unchanged, clinic open; recorded first Google rating 4.8 (312 reviews) and geo coordinates. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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