Medibracara – Clínica Dentária
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 30.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #21 of 26 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2130.3/100
- Best for Expats#2126.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1628.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#722.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
Summary
Medibracara is a private dental clinic on the third floor of a building on Avenida da Liberdade in central Braga, located opposite the Theatro Circo. The clinic names four dentists on its website. Equipment includes a Sirona Orthophos XG 3D CBCT, MEDIT I700 intraoral scanner, and Class B autoclave. Selected procedure prices are published (endodontic treatment 120–200 EUR per tooth; whitening 130–250 EUR). No ERS registration number was found on the official website. Insurance accepted for PSP, GNR, and Exército personnel only.
Two phone numbers listed: +351 915 007 790 (mobile) and +351 253 681 232 (landline). Mobile number used on Portal da Queixa and business directories. No WhatsApp published. Portal da Queixa profile shows zero complaints and no reviews (N/A satisfaction index). DocDental lists the clinic with 4.9/78 reviews. The website is in Portuguese only. No ERS number found in footer or legal pages. Some aesthetic/medical prices also listed (Botox 200–350 EUR, hyaluronic acid 300–500 EUR per syringe).
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- 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 Four dentists named: Dr. Filipe Amado, Dr. António Mendes, Prof. Dr. Carlos Falcão, Dr. Ana João Silva [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Dentist names listed but no specializations or qualifications stated per dentist on the website [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Dental implants, veneers, Damon System orthodontics, fixed prosthetics, whitening, endodontics, invisible aligners, oral hygiene listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Two phones and email on contact page; Facebook linked [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Website in Portuguese only [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Full address including floor and room consistent across official site and Portal da Queixa [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 Selected prices published for whitening (130–250 EUR in-office, ~130 EUR home trays, 250–350 EUR combined), endodontics (120–200 EUR per tooth); aesthetic prices also listed (Botox, fillers) [s1] | 3/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed No cleaning/scaling price found | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed No filling price found | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed Fixed prosthetics mentioned but no crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed Implants offered but no price published; WhatClinic lists implant consultation from 40 EUR but this is not attributable to the clinic's own publication | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed WhatClinic lists dentist consultation from 40 EUR but this is not confirmed on the official site | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed No X-ray price found | 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) DocDental reports 4.9/78 reviews, sourced from Google but not directly verifiable | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume Directory aggregators report approximately 78 reviews; not directly verifiable | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Zero complaints on Portal da Queixa (N/A satisfaction index, no data); a small number of positive patient mentions found via business directory search [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence facebook.com/medibracara linked from official site [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms DocDental listing (4.9/78 reviews); Portal da Queixa profile (no complaints); WhatClinic listing (no reviews scored) [s3] [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 Sirona Orthophos XG documented — this is a combined panoramic/CBCT unit [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) Sirona Orthophos XG 3D is a CBCT-capable unit per clinic equipment list [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Implants listed as core service; Dr. Ana João Silva described as having placed thousands of implants [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Damon System braces and invisible aligners offered [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery Oral surgery not explicitly listed as a separate category | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry not found on accessible pages | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care No emergency or urgent care claim found | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients No international patient program or multilingual staff claim found | 0/2 |
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 published on official site; only phone and email [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | 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 Service pages with procedure descriptions for main treatments [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon–Fri 09:30–13:00 and 15:00–20:00, Sat 09:00–13:00 [s1] | 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 ranks for clinic name and Braga dental searches [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Individual pages exist for implants, endodontics, whitening, orthodontics [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. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Filipe Amado [s1] | — | not published |
| Dr. António Mendes [s1] | — | not published |
| Prof. Dr. Carlos Falcão [s1] | — | not published |
| Dr. Ana João Silva [s1] | Implantology (described as placing thousands of implants) | 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).
Red-flag penalty applied: -8 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted)
- Reputation & Reviews: Google review volume
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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://medibracara.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +351 253 681 232 |
| https://www.facebook.com/medibracara | |
| Address | Avenida da Liberdade 642, 3.º andar, sala 4, 4710-249 São Lázaro, 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://medibracara.com/ | Clinic name, address Av. da Liberdade 642 3.º andar sala 4, phones +351 915 007 790 / +351 253 681 232, email [email protected], Facebook, opening hours, services, equipment (Sirona Orthophos XG CBCT, MEDIT I700), four dentist names, selected prices (whitening, endodontics, aesthetic treatments), insurance (PSP, GNR, Exército) | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://portaldaqueixa.com/brands/medibracara-clinica-dentaria | Portal da Queixa profile: zero complaints, N/A satisfaction index, confirms address and contact details | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://docdental.pt/clinicas-dentais/braga/ | DocDental Braga listing: Medibracara appears with 4.9/78 reviews | 2026-08-18 |
| sq | search:the five canonical city queries (the five canonical city queries Braga) | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Medibracara 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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