Dental World Manila
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 57.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#157.4/100
- Best for Expats#154/100
- Best for Dental Implants#155/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#337/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#157/100
- Best for Families / Children#160.1/100
- 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/GA info found on homepage despite implant/bone-grafting services.
Summary
Multi-branch dental group established 1996 with an in-house lab, offering a broad range of services including implants, orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, CBCT and X-ray. States DOH and DOT accreditation and PDA membership; English website with photos, no published prices.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13.5 of 15 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)
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 Head dentist Dr. Malony Santos plus several first-name-only team members. [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 [dental-world-manila-refresh] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [dental-world-manila-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [dental-world-manila-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints Some reviews cite prices higher than expected (e.g. cleaning/filling); not clearly systematic. [s2] | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s2] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Yelp, Instagram, TikTok, dental-tourism directories. [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 Dental X-ray listed. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT listed among services. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Braces and clear aligners; Invisalign provider. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery, sinus lift, bone grafting. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Serves balikbayans and dental tourists per directories. [s2] | 2/2 |
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 | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Daily 10am-7pm. [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 Manila", "English speaking dentist Manila", "dental implants Manila", "emergency dentist Manila", "Manila dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Manila Named in 'best dentist Manila' results. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Manila [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Manila [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Manila [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Manila dental clinic for expats Named in expat/dental-tourism results. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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. Malony Santos [s1] | Implant dentistry (head dentist) | 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; some reviews report higher-than-expected charges. [s1] [s2]
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: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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://dentalworld.com.ph |
|---|---|
| Phone | +63-2-8556-0373 |
| https://www.facebook.com/DentalWorldManila/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Unit WZ 222, 2nd Level, Wellness Zone, North Parking Bldg., Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City; also QC (St. Luke's & SM North EDSA) and Makati (Centuria) |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://dentalworld.com.ph/ | Branches, contacts, dentist name, services incl. CBCT/X-ray, DOH/DOT/PDA claims, English site | 2026-07-12 |
| s2 | https://www.facebook.com/DentalWorldManila/ | Facebook ~86% recommend/70 reviews; mixed price feedback; dental-tourism clientele | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:best dentist Manila / Manila dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| dental-world-manila-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dental+World+Manila-+SM+Mall+of+A… | Google rating 4.1 (175 reviews) for Dental World Manila - SM Mall of Asia 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 Google rating 4.1 (175 reviews) and place URL for the Mall of Asia branch; no sedation/GA info found on site. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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