Bocobo Dental Care Co.
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 47.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#747.4/100
- Best for Expats#645/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1038/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#243.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#534.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#650.7/100
- 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/GA info found on site.
Summary
Ermita (Manila) clinic established 2007 offering general, cosmetic and orthodontic care, guided (3D navigator) implants and emergency treatment. Two dentists named with post-nominal credentials; English website with photos, no published prices.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 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 manila; mentioned for: english speaking dentist manila; mentioned for: dental implants manila; mentioned for: manila 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 Dr. Kristine Marcial and Dr. Kaelen Daulo named with credentials. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [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 [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 [bocobo-dental-care-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [bocobo-dental-care-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency [bocobo-dental-care-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Instagram, WhatClinic, Yelp listings. [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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology 3D navigator-guided implant system. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign and braces. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Emergency dental treatments offered. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online consultation booking page present. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours Mon-Sat 8am-5pm; Sundays by appointment. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Manila", "English speaking dentist Manila", "dental implants Manila", "emergency dentist Manila", "Manila dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Manila [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Manila [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Manila [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Manila Surfaced in 'emergency dentist Manila' results. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Manila dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality Own site indexed but limited third-party/Google review footprint. [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [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. Kristine Marcial [s1] | DMD, FPFA | not verified |
| Dr. Kaelen Daulo [s1] | DMD, FICD, FPFA | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices published on the website. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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://www.bocobodentalcare.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +63-2-85221921 |
| https://www.facebook.com/bocobodentalcare/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 3rd Floor, Bocobo Commercial Center, 1253 J. Bocobo St. corner Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila 1000 |
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.bocobodentalcare.com/ | Address, contacts, two named dentists with credentials, services, emergency, English site, photos | 2026-07-12 |
| s2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/philippines/ermita/bocobo-denta… | Other-platform listing (3 reviews) | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:emergency dentist Manila | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| bocobo-dental-care-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bocobo+Dental+Care+Co./@14.578069… | Google rating 4.7 (250 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, phone, and open status; captured new Google rating 4.7 (250 reviews) and place URL; no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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