Al Rabeeh Dental Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 81.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 11 ranked clinics · Last checked: 7 October 2026
81.1/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#181.1/100
- Best for Expats#178.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#180/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#182.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#166.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#180/100
- Best for Families / Children#183.3/100
- 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
Summary
Multi-specialist dental group with two Muscat branches (Al Khoud and Maabilah), operating since 2011 with a large in-house team covering implantology, orthodontics, oral surgery and pediatric dentistry, in English and Arabic.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 17 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 15 of 15 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 8 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 6 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant 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
20 / 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 13 named dentists listed, e.g. Shukoor Manakkat (Implantologist), John Thomas (Orthodontist), Muhammad Ahmad Gulzar (Oral Surgery). [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Own-hosted gallery of real patient/staff photos with branch names in filenames [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s2] [sm] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
6 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published The site gives one price range (a scaling session from OMR 20 to 40, among the gum-treatment questions) and a free consultation with X-ray for new patients; there is no price list. [prices-recheck-2026-10-07] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed The clinic's gum-treatment page states a professional scaling session typically starts from OMR 20 to 40 [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price on any service page, the services overview or the blog [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No crown price on any service page, the services overview or the blog [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed Implant page and implant-cost article give no price or range [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-5] [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Free consultation for new patients [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed X-ray included free with the new-patient consultation [s1] | 2/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
17 / 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) Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged, and the published rating reproduces from the star histogram 928/18/4/3/10 (5*->1*). [sm] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged; the star histogram 928/18/4/3/10 (5*->1*) sums to the published count. [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest visible review dated "a month ago". Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 928/18/4/3/10 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews 8 of the 8 visible reviews carry a published reply from the owner. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 928/18/4/3/10 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Three 2024 reviews describe the same unannounced closure under previous management that left treatment unfinished; histogram 1★13/2★3 of 970 [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-10] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No manipulation signal: diverse wording, dates spanning years, mixed account histories [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Not found on TripAdvisor; no TripAdvisor link on the clinic's pages [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-7] [s2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No current profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed or Trustpilot, nor on TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-01). [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-9] [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-7] [al-rabeeh-dental-center-platforms] [al-rabeeh-dental-center-platforms-2] [al-rabeeh-dental-center-platforms-3] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
15 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Digital X-ray/imaging mentioned. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) Cone-beam CT used for implant planning [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Same-day emergency appointments at both branches [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients The clinic's own article for expats says consultations are held in English and lists passport and insurance card for a first visit [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
7 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✗ | Pre-visit consultation possible Contact form is name/phone/email/message only, no service or time selection [s2] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each service page explains what the procedure involves, not just its name [al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-4] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Open 7 days/week, 9:30am-9:30pm (reduced hours Friday morning). [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
8 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Oman", "English speaking dentist Oman", "dental implants Oman", "emergency dentist Oman", "Oman dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Oman [sqa] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Oman Clinic runs a dedicated landing page titled "best-dentists-in-muscat-english-speaking". [sqa] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Oman [sqd] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Oman [sqb] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Oman dental clinic for expats [sqc] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website schema.org Dentist/Organization entity on the site [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Shukoor Manakkat [s1] | Implantologist | not verified |
| John Thomas [s1] | Orthodontist | not verified |
| Muhammad Ahmad Gulzar [s1] | Oral Surgery | 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
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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://alrabeeh.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +968 24271369 |
| +968 77531000 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/Alrabeehdentalcenteroman/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Al Barakat Street, Al Khoud, Seeb 112, Muscat, Oman |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://alrabeeh.com/ | Services, dentist roster, hours, English/Arabic site, self-published MOH licence number. Re-read 2026-09-25: "a free consultation and X-ray for new patients"; "Walk-ins are welcome. Same-day emergency appointments are available at both branches"; JSON-LD with Organization and Dentist entities plus MedicalProcedure entries per service | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://alrabeeh.com/contact-us/ | WhatsApp, address, Google Maps links for both branches. Re-read 2026-09-25: the contact form asks only for name, phone, e-mail and message (no service, date or time choice); no tripadvisor.com link on this or the other 42 pages read | 2026-09-25 |
| s3 | https://www.facebook.com/Alrabeehdentalcenteroman/ | Facebook presence | 2026-09-02 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al+Rabeeh+Dental+Center+Al+khoud/… | Address and geo-coordinates for the Al Khoud branch; live Maps place card re-opened 2026-09-02 showing rating 4.9 (963 reviews) directly on the card. | 2026-09-03 |
| sqa | search:best dentist Muscat / English speaking dentist Muscat | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-02 |
| sqb | search:emergency dentist Muscat | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-02 |
| sqc | search:Muscat dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-02 |
| sqd | search:dental implants Muscat | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-02 (top-up) | 2026-09-02 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen | https://alrabeeh.com/gallery/ | Gallery page: photos such as "Happy Omani customers after Treatment - Al Rabeeh Dental Center Oman", "A joyful Omani patient with expert dentists at Al Rabeeh Dental Center" hosted on the clinic's own wp-content/uploads path | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-2 | https://alrabeeh.com/service/gum-treatment/ | Gum-treatment FAQ, read 2026-09-25: "What is the cost of gum treatment in Muscat, Oman? ... A professional scaling session typically starts from OMR 20 to 40, while advanced surgical treatments may be higher. A detailed estimate is provided after your initial consultation" | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-3 | https://alrabeeh.com/service/general-dentistry/ | General-dentistry page ("A cavity caught at 2 mm is a 15-minute filling") gives no filling price; Services overview and all eight service pages (general, cosmetic, orthodontics, implant, root canal, pediatric, gum, surgery), facilities, about, contact, the Arabic services page and 23 blog posts including the cost articles, read 2026-09-25: no filling figure | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-4 | https://alrabeeh.com/services/ | Services overview and all eight service pages (general, cosmetic, orthodontics, implant, root canal, pediatric, gum, surgery), facilities, about, contact, the Arabic services page and 23 blog posts including the cost articles, read 2026-09-25: no crown price; the veneer and implant cost articles give no figures. Each service is described, e.g. "Oral Surgery: Safe, precise extractions and oral-maxillofacial procedures by experienced surgical specialists" | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-5 | https://alrabeeh.com/service/dental-implant/ | Implant page read 2026-09-25: "We use the most up-to-date technology available, including cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and digital planning software, to plan your surgery"; the page covers candidacy, planning and timeline and explains costs "after your consultation", with no price or range | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-6 | https://alrabeeh.com/dental-implant-cost-factors-oman/ | Implant-cost article read 2026-09-25: "There is no standard price because there is no standard patient"; no figure given | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-7 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Al+Rabee… | TripAdvisor typeahead for "Al Rabeeh Dental", 2026-09-25: 12 results (places, mosques, hotels), none the clinic | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-9 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/oman/seeb | WhatClinic: its Seeb dentist listing (4 clinics) and Muscat listing (3 pages, 18 clinics shown of 19 declared), checked against its profile sitemaps (28 dentist profiles in Oman; the 10 not shown in these listings opened) and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name, have no current profile for Al Rabeeh Dental Center; a former profile address, seeb/al-rabeeh-dental-center, now leads to the Seeb listing, so that profile has been removed (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16371493329526618077&hl=en | lowest-rated reviews include "May we know when you will re-open the clinic... no information was passed" (2024-09-10), "Make sure to let your clients know if you're closing for good" (2024-08-17) and "closed from... without telling anyone" (2024-10-10); the clinic's own reply identifies a management change ("we are the new management members"). Google listing 2026-09-24: 4.9 from 970 reviews, histogram 1★13/2★3/3★4/4★18/5★932, newest review 2026-09-24. | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-11 | https://alrabeeh.com/best-dentists-in-muscat-english-speaking/ | Article read 2026-09-25, written for "expats and international residents in Muscat": "Al Rabeeh's clinical team fits this. The consultation happens in English, not just the appointment booking"; a first visit needs "Your civil ID or passport ... and your insurance card if relevant" | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16371493329526618077&hl=en | Newest and lowest samples (10 reviews) show individual wording, dates from 2017 to 2026, reviewer account histories from 1 to multiple reviews; histogram 1★13/2★3/3★4/4★18/5★932 of 970, read 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-platforms | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/oman | Dental Departures: has no Oman location (its Oman page returns "not found" and its clinic search recognises no Oman or Muscat location); no profile for Al Rabeeh Dental Center (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-platforms-2 | https://us-uk.bookimed.com/sitemap-us-uk-clinics-country.xml | Bookimed: none of the 53 countries in its clinic sitemaps is Oman, and its clinic sitemap (2,127 clinics) has no Al Rabeeh Dental Center (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| al-rabeeh-dental-center-platforms-3 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/alrabeeh.com | Trustpilot: no company page for alrabeeh.com (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| prices-recheck-2026-10-07 | https://alrabeeh.com/service/gum-treatment/ | Read 2026-10-07: the gum-treatment page answers the question on cost with "A professional scaling session typically starts from OMR 20 to 40"; the home page offers "a free consultation and X-ray for new patients". No other figure on the two pages. | 2026-10-07 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Re-checked on 2026-10-07, limited to the price entries: the clinic's site gives one price range, a scaling session from OMR 20 to 40, and offers new patients a free consultation with an X-ray. One priced treatment is not a price list, so the general entry on published prices stays at no; its note said no figure was published anywhere and now says what is. Nothing else on the card was re-read. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's website (home, about, all eight service pages, gallery, facilities, contact page, sitemap and blog, in English and Arabic), its Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews), TripAdvisor and the WhatClinic Muscat and Seeb directories. Recorded: free consultation and X-ray for new patients; a scaling price (from OMR 20 to 40) on the gum-treatment page; no filling, crown or implant price anywhere on the site; CBCT used for implant planning; same-day emergency appointments; an English-language article for expat patients; genuine team photos; per-service explanations; schema.org Dentist markup; a general enquiry form rather than online booking with an estimate; not listed on TripAdvisor or WhatClinic. Corrected: recurring complaints are now recorded - three 2024 reviews describe the same unannounced closure under previous management. Google rating 4.9 from 970 reviews, newest review 2026-09-24. |
| 2026-09-03 | Reputation pass 2026-09-03 (browser): the clinic's Google Maps place page was reopened on its Reviews tab and the star histogram, the visible reviews, their dates, their reviewer profiles and the owner replies were read. reviewRecency, respondsToReviews, recurringComplaints and suspiciousReviewPatterns set from that read, each carrying the sample size and the read order on the criterion itself. reviewRecency null -> within_3_months. recurringComplaints false; suspiciousReviewPatterns false. |
| 2026-09-02 | Top-up: live Google Maps rating/review-count captured (4.9, 963 reviews); AI-visibility re-verified across all 5 canonical Muscat queries (implants query added). |
| 2026-09-02 | Initial data collection for the Oman Dental Transparency & Trust Index. |
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