Clínica Médica Dentária de Merelim
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 25/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #24 of 26 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2425/100
- Best for Expats#2322/100
- Best for Dental Implants#2221/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#2312.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#1824.1/100
Summary
Clínica Médica Dentária de Merelim is a multidisciplinary dental clinic operating since 1998 in the São Pedro de Merelim suburb of Braga. The clinic lists ten dentists with individual specializations covering orthodontics, endodontics/oral surgery, periodontology, pediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, implantology, and general practice. A WhatsApp contact is published. Directory aggregators report a rating of 5.0 from 343 reviews (sourced from Google). No ERS registration number or price list was found on publicly accessible pages.
Phone numbers: +351 253 625 311 (landline), +351 939 791 794 (mobile, also WhatsApp). The clinic has operated since 1998 and complements dentistry with general medicine, clinical analyses, podology, psychology, and nutrition. DocDental lists 343 reviews with 5/5 rating but notes the clinic is not formally verified on their platform. No ERS number was found in website footer or via search. No price list published. Website in Portuguese only. The clinic also has an Instagram account (@cmdmerelim).
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)
- 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 Ten dentists named: Dra. Sandra Mota Borges (Orthodontics/Invisalign), Dra. Marlene Silva (Oral Hygiene), Dra. Cláudia Heleno (Endodontics/Oral Surgery), Dra. Clara Verdasca (Periodontology), Dra. Pethine Dalsasso (Pediatric Dentistry), Dra. Eduarda Coelho (Restorative Dentistry), Dra. Joana Fernandes (Prosthodontics/Aesthetic Dentistry), Dr. Alberto (Implantology/Oral Surgery), Dr. Carlos Veiga (Prosthodontics/Aesthetic Dentistry), Dr. André Costa (Pediatric Dentistry/General Practice) [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Specialization stated for each dentist on the team page [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Orthodontics (traditional and transparent), Invisalign, dental implants, pediatric dentistry, oral hygiene, endodontics, whitening, composite and porcelain veneers, orofacial harmonization, preventive care listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Landline, mobile/WhatsApp, email, Facebook, Instagram on website [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Website in Portuguese only [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Full address with landmark consistent across official site and directories; location is outside Braga city center (São Pedro de Merelim suburb) [s1] [s2] | 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 list found on official website [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) Google Maps rating not directly verifiable; DocDental reports 5.0/343 reviews, sourced from Google but not independently confirmed; DocDental also notes the clinic is not formally verified on their platform | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume DocDental reports approximately 343 reviews; not independently verifiable | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints No accessible complaint corpus found | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence facebook.com/clinicamdmerelim linked from official site [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms DocDental listing (5.0/343 reviews, unverified); Doctoralia listing found [s2] | 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 X-ray equipment not explicitly documented on accessible pages | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Dental implants listed; Dr. Alberto specializes in implantology and oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Orthodontics, Invisalign offered; Dra. Sandra Mota Borges is an Invisalign specialist with 25 years of experience [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery offered by Dra. Cláudia Heleno and Dr. Alberto [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry offered; two pediatric specialists on team (Dra. Pethine Dalsasso, Dr. André Costa) [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care No emergency or urgent care claim found | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients No international patient program or English-language service documented | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp +351 939 791 794 on official website [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken No English-language content or multilingual staff claim found | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Treatment pages with descriptions for main specialties [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours Opening hours not found on official website or accessible directory pages | 0/1.5 |
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 ranks for clinic name searches; clinic appears prominently in Braga dental directory listings [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate pages for orthodontics, implants, pediatric dentistry, and other specialties [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. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dra. Sandra Mota Borges [s1] | Orthodontics, Invisalign | not published |
| Dra. Cláudia Heleno [s1] | Endodontics and Oral Surgery | not published |
| Dra. Clara Verdasca [s1] | Periodontology | not published |
| Dra. Pethine Dalsasso [s1] | Pediatric Dentistry | not published |
| Dra. Joana Fernandes [s1] | Prosthodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry | not published |
| Dr. Alberto [s1] | Implantology and Oral Surgery | not published |
| Dr. Carlos Veiga [s1] | Prosthodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry | not published |
Dentists are named, but their professional licence numbers are not published — penalty applied.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its dentists with their professional licence numbers (derived from data).
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -10 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted)
- Reputation & Reviews: Google review volume
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- 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://clinicamdmerelim.pt/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +351 253 625 311 |
| +351 939 791 794 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/clinicamdmerelim/ | |
| Address | Rua da Ramoa, Loja B – Lote A, 4700-860 São Pedro de Merelim, 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://clinicamdmerelim.pt/ | Clinic name, address Rua da Ramoa Loja B Lote A, phones +351 253 625 311 / +351 939 791 794, email [email protected], WhatsApp +351 939 791 794, Facebook @clinicamdmerelim, Instagram @cmdmerelim, 10 dentists with specializations, services, no ERS number, no price list, operating since 1998 | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://docdental.pt/clinica-dental/clinica-de-merelim/ | DocDental listing: 5.0/343 reviews (Google-sourced, clinic not verified on DocDental); address confirmed; no insurance accepted; no hours available on listing | 2026-08-18 |
| sq | search:the five canonical city queries (the five canonical city queries Braga) | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Clínica Médica Dentária de Merelim does not appear in top answers for any of the five queries | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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