Origem Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 56.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #17 of 26 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
56.1/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1756.1/100
- Best for Expats#1255.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1754/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1637.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#1561.8/100
- 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
Origem Dental Clinic is a private dental clinic on the second floor of a building on Rua Dr. Justino da Cruz in central Braga. The clinic publishes a team of eight dentists with named specializations and discloses one OMD membership number (15002, clinical director Dr. Alexandre Carvalho, Orthodontics). In-house equipment includes a panoramic X-ray unit, a CBCT scanner, intraoral scanner, and intraoral camera. Its website publishes no prices: quotes are given after an evaluation consultation. The clinic accepts Generali insurance and offers a WhatsApp contact channel.
The team page lists eight dentists with master or doctoral titles and stated specializations, but OMD numbers are provided only for the clinical director. No ERS registration number was found on the official website or in search results. Opening hours on the clinic's Google listing: Mon–Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–13:00.
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
16 / 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 Eight dentists named on the team page: Dr. Alexandre Carvalho (Clinical Director, Orthodontics), Dra. Marissa Carvalho (Implantology and Periodontology), Dra. Pamela Mertens (Dental Aesthetics), Dra. Sílvia Fogli (Facial Harmonization), Dra. Carolina Santos (Orthodontics), Dra. Érika Carrera (Facial Harmonization), Dr. André Rebolo (Health Sciences and Implantology), Dra. Patrícia Lopes (General Dentistry and Endodontics) [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Specialization stated for each dentist on the team page [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Dental implants, orthodontics (invisible aligners), aesthetic dentistry (veneers, restorations, whitening), oral rehabilitation, general dentistry, periodontology, oral surgery, endodontics, facial harmonization, TMD, pediatric dentistry listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone, WhatsApp, email, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube on contact page [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Website published in Portuguese only; no English version found [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Full street address and floor/room consistent across official site and directory [s1] [s3] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published No price list or price on the clinic's website, read in full, which says quotes are given after an evaluation, or on its Facebook page or Instagram in the past year. [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-2] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-5] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No cleaning or scaling price on the clinic's website, read in full, which says quotes are given after an evaluation, or on its Facebook page or Instagram in the past year. [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-2] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price on the clinic's website, read in full, which says quotes are given after an evaluation, or on its Facebook page or Instagram in the past year. [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-2] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No crown price on the clinic's website, read in full, which says quotes are given after an evaluation, or on its Facebook page or Instagram in the past year. [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-2] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No implant price on the clinic's website, read in full, which says quotes are given after an evaluation, or on its Facebook page or Instagram in the past year. [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-2] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation fee (nor a free one) on the clinic's website, read in full, which says quotes are given after an evaluation, or on its Facebook page or Instagram in the past year. [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-2] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No X-ray or imaging price on the clinic's website, read in full, which says quotes are given after an evaluation, or on its Facebook page or Instagram in the past year. [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-2] [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
13.5 / 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 2026-08-25 [origem-dental-clinic-braga-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [origem-dental-clinic-braga-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-16 (listing read 2026-09-26). [origem-dental-clinic-braga-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 5 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-09-18 (read 2026-09-26). [origem-dental-clinic-braga-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints No accessible complaint corpus found | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence facebook.com/origemdentalclinic linked from official site [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on DocDental and FadadoDente with aggregated Google rating; Doctoralia listing also found [s4] [s5] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
11.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Panoramic X-ray (orthopantomography) and intraoral X-ray documented on services page [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) The clinic's implants page says the 3D CBCT scan is done at the clinic itself. [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-3] [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Implants listed as core service; dedicated treatment page; Dr. André Rebolo specializes in implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Orthodontics including invisible aligners; two orthodontic specialists on team [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery listed among specialties [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry listed on services page [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care No emergency or urgent care service documented | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients WhatsApp channel exists but no explicit international-patient program or English-language service documented | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
6 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp +351 933 787 560 listed on contact page [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken No English-language page or explicit multilingual staff claim found | 0/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online appointment booking form on website [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Dedicated pages per treatment with procedure descriptions in Portuguese [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Open Monday to Friday until 19:00 and on Saturday mornings, per the clinic's Google listing. [origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-4] [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
3.5 / 10
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 and treatment pages rank prominently for clinic-name and Braga implant searches [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Individual pages exist for implants, orthodontics, aesthetics, periodontology, and other services [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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Alexandre Carvalho [s2] | Orthodontics (Clinical Director) | OMD 15002 |
| Dra. Marissa Carvalho [s2] | Implantology and Periodontology | not verified |
| Dra. Pamela Mertens [s2] | Dental Aesthetics | not verified |
| Dr. André Rebolo [s2] | Health Sciences and Implantology | not verified |
| Dra. Patrícia Lopes [s2] | General Dentistry and Endodontics | 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: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- 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://www.origemdentalclinic.pt/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +351 253 007 500 |
| +351 933 787 560 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/origemdentalclinic | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Rua Doutor Justino da Cruz, 154, 2.º andar, sala 02, 4700-314 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://www.origemdentalclinic.pt/ | Clinic name, address, phone +351 253 007 500, WhatsApp +351 933 787 560, email, Facebook, Instagram, services (implants, orthodontics, CBCT, X-ray, intraoral scanner), online booking | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.origemdentalclinic.pt/clinica | Own-site "Clínica" (team) page names this dentist (read 2026-09-10): "Dra. Pamela Mertens" caption on her team photo. This page was linked from the homepage but not itself fetched in the original check (only the homepage and one treatments sub-page were fetched). | 2026-09-10 |
| s3 | https://fadadodente.pt/clinica/origem-dental-clinic-clinica-dentari… | Aggregated Google-sourced rating 4.8 / 123 reviews; partial price list (consultation 20 EUR, cleaning 60 EUR, CBCT 50 EUR/arch, panoramic included with consultation); opening hours Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00, Sat 09:00–13:00 | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | https://docdental.pt/clinica-dental/origem-clinica-dentaria-protese… | DocDental listing confirms clinic existence and rating 4.8/89 reviews in Braga | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | https://www.origemdentalclinic.pt/tratamentos/implantes-dentarios-b… | Implant services page: Dr. Alexandre Carvalho OMD 15002 confirmed; no ERS number; CBCT use in treatment planning | 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: Origem Dental Clinic does not appear in top answers for any of the five queries | 2026-08-18 |
| origem-dental-clinic-braga-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Origem+Dental+Clinic/@41.5516817,… | Google rating 4.8 (131 reviews) as of 2026-08-25; address R. Dr. Justino Cruz n° 154 2 andar, Sala 2, 4700-314 Braga | 2026-08-25 |
| origem-dental-clinic-braga-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11036805342213320954&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 135 reviews; star histogram 1★ 6 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 128; newest review dated 2026-09-16; 5 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-18. | 2026-09-26 |
| origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen | https://www.origemdentalclinic.pt/ | The clinic's website read in full 2026-09-30 (every page of its sitemap and its blog articles: home, clinic and team, treatments, six treatment pages, clinical cases, contact, blog): no price for any treatment; its treatment pages answer "how much does it cost" with a quote given after an evaluation consultation, and its June 2026 article on implant costs gives no figure | 2026-09-30 |
| origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-2 | https://www.facebook.com/origemdentalclinic | Facebook page "Origem Dental Clinic | Braga", read 2026-09-30 with every post of the past year (122 posts, 2025-09-26 to 2026-09-29) and its contact section (address Rua Dr. Justino Cruz 154, 2nd floor, room 2, Braga; mobile +351 933 787 560; e-mail [email protected]; Instagram origemdentalclinic): no post or section gives a price; an October 2025 video post says the budget is set only after an in-person evaluation | 2026-09-30 |
| origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-3 | https://www.origemdentalclinic.pt/tratamentos/implantes-dentarios-b… | Implants page of the clinic's website, read 2026-09-30: "A TAC 3D (CBCT) é feita na própria clínica" (the 3D CBCT scan is done at the clinic itself) and a panoramic X-ray before any treatment; Dr Alexandre Carvalho named with OMD 15002; the implant fee depends on the number of implants and the prosthesis, set after an evaluation | 2026-09-30 |
| origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-4 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11036805342213320954&hl=en | Google listing "Origem Dental Clinic", managed by the business, read 2026-09-30: hours Monday to Friday 9:00-13:00 and 14:00-19:00, Saturday 9:00-13:00, Sunday closed; business description listing its specialties; no prices | 2026-09-30 |
| origem-dental-clinic-braga-deepen-5 | https://www.instagram.com/origemdentalclinic/ | Clinic's Instagram account @origemdentalclinic ("Origem Dental Clinic | Dentistas | Braga"; bio links WhatsApp booking), read 2026-09-30: 5,031 followers, 450 posts; the 119 posts of the past 12 months (2025-10-02 to 2026-09-29; every image viewed, every caption read) are team videos, educational carousels and testimonials with no price - a post of 2025-10-20 says an implant's cost is set only after an in-person evaluation; its "Tratamentos" highlight album holds one story of the past year, with no price | 2026-09-30 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Re-read the clinic's website (every page), its Facebook page (every post of the past year) and its Google listing on 2026-09-30: published prices and the cleaning, filling, consultation and X-ray prices corrected to not published, as the website gives no price and says quotes are given after an evaluation, and the Facebook page gives none (the earlier values rested on a directory listing); the summary no longer states a price list; opening hours now rest on the clinic's Google listing. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-16); owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-18). |
| 2026-09-10 | Name-verification pass 2026-09-10: Dra. Pamela Mertens and Dr. André Rebolo confirmed via the clinic's own "Clínica" team page (https://www.origemdentalclinic.pt/clinica), not previously fetched. Source added per doctor; license values left exactly as on record (both null). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address/phone unchanged, open on Google Maps; recorded first Google rating 4.8 (131 reviews) and geo coordinates. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against ERS (re-check with direct www2.ers.pt search, 2 name variants): still no ERS registration found for Origem Dental Clinic Braga; remains null (not verified-false — no city/district filter combination was exhaustively tried). |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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