XL Smile – Clínica Dentária
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 31.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #20 of 26 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2031.8/100
- Best for Expats#1927.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1827.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1819.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#1331.6/100
Summary
XL Smile is a two-location private dental clinic founded by dentists who graduated from the University of Coimbra. The Coimbra clinic on Rua do Brasil employs five dentists whose OMD registration numbers are listed on the website, covering implantology, orthodontics (including invisible aligners and interceptive paediatric orthodontics), endodontics, restorative dentistry, periodontology, temporomandibular dysfunction, and oral harmonisation. Panoramic, cephalometric, and intraoral digital radiography are documented on-site.
Also reachable at mobile +351 96 116 16 45. ERS registration E128382, ERS licence 10949, company ERS no. 17889; INPI brand registration 498117. Doctoralia lists a different address (Edifício Diaton, Calçada do Gato, 3000-199) which may reflect a former or satellite location; the official website address (Rua do Brasil 305) is used. No Google rating accessible via open mirrors. No pricing published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- AI & Search Visibility: 2.5 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 Pedro Morais (OMD #5160), Helena Madeira (OMD #5157), Andreia Mendes (OMD #8512), Ana Ralho (OMD #12394), David Simões Martins (periodontology, doctoral-level) [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Implantology/same-day teeth (Pedro Morais), orthodontics/paediatric (Helena Madeira), TMD/orofacial pain (Andreia Mendes), restorative/endodontics (Ana Ralho), periodontology (David Simões Martins) [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Dental treatments, implantology, orthodontics, invisible aligners, interceptive orthodontics, same-day fixed teeth, endodontics, oral harmonisation [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Landline, mobile, email, Facebook, Instagram on website [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Website is Portuguese-only [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Full street address published on clinic-specific page [s1] | 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 pricing published on the website [s1] | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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 accessible via open mirrors; no rating retrieved from accessible directory sources | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No complaint patterns found in search results [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence facebook.com/xlsmile; 280 likes per search snippet [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [s3] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Doctoralia listing; Instagram profile; Unisaúde directory listing [s3] | 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 Panoramic (ortopantomografia), cephalometric (telerradiografia digital), and intraoral digital radiography documented on clinic page [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT not mentioned in accessible sources | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Implantologia and same-day fixed teeth listed; Pedro Morais specialises in implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Traditional orthodontics, invisible aligners (Suresmile), and interceptive paediatric orthodontics [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery Oral surgery not explicitly listed in accessible content | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Helena Madeira certified in paediatric dentistry; interceptive orthodontics for children offered [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available Not mentioned on website | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Individual treatment pages with procedure descriptions [s1] [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon–Fri 9:30–12:30 and 14:30–19:30; Saturday by appointment 9:00–13:00 [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 [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Portugal [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Portugal [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Portugal [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Portugal dental clinic for expats [s4] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality Official pages accessible and listed on directories, but low review volume reduces SERP visibility [s3] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Individual pages for orthodontics, aligners, implantology, pediatric dentistry [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. |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Morais [s1] [s2] | Implantology, Oral Rehabilitation, Clinical Director (Coimbra) | OMD #05160 |
| Helena Madeira [s2] | Orthodontics, Functional Jaw Orthopedics, Pediatric Dentistry, Clinical Director (Seia) | OMD #05157 |
| Andreia Mendes [s2] | Occlusion, Orofacial Pain, Temporomandibular Dysfunction | OMD #08512 |
| Ana Ralho [s2] | Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics | OMD #12394 |
| David Simões Martins [s2] | Periodontology, Periodontal Surgery | not published |
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -6 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
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- 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://www.xlsmile.pt/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +351 239 703 758 |
| https://www.facebook.com/xlsmile/ | |
| Address | Rua do Brasil, Nº 305, 3030-175 Coimbra, 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.xlsmile.pt/clinica-coimbra | Address Rua do Brasil 305, 3030-175 Coimbra; phone +351 239 703 758; mobile +351 96 116 16 45; email [email protected]; ERS E128382, ERS licence 10949, company ERS 17889; hours Mon–Fri 9:30–19:30, Sat by appt; panoramic, cephalometric, intraoral digital X-ray; Facebook and Instagram | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.xlsmile.pt/equipa | Full team: Pedro Morais OMD #5160 (implantology), Helena Madeira OMD #5157 (orthodontics/paediatric), Andreia Mendes OMD #8512 (TMD/orofacial pain), Ana Ralho OMD #12394 (restorative/endodontics), David Simões Martins (periodontology); dental assistants Andrea Ferreira, Patrícia Campos | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | search:XL Smile Coimbra avaliações google facebook reviews | Facebook 280 likes; Doctoralia and Unisaúde listings found; Instagram profile; no Google rating retrieved; no TripAdvisor listing; no complaint patterns | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | search:the five canonical city queries | Canonical visibility checks 2026-08-18: XL Smile does not appear in top search or AI answers for the five standard queries | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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