Al-Waqaiabah Dental Specialty Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 40.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 11 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
40.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1140.8/100
- Best for Expats#1038.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#943/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#944.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#1123.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1038.3/100
- 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
Summary
Independent dental clinic in Al Hambar, Sohar, open Saturday to Thursday in morning and evening sessions. Its only own channel is its Google listing, which gives its phone and hours but no dentist names, treatment list or prices; it has no website.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- Information Transparency: 6 of 20 verifiable points (missing: has a working website; dentist names listed; dentist specializations listed; service list published; english website version)
- 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)
- Communication & Service: 2.5 of 6 verifiable points (missing: whatsApp / LINE available; convenient opening hours)
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
6 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✗ | Has a working website No independent website found; Google listing and WhatClinic profile carry no website link [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/4 |
| ✗ | Dentist names listed Corrected: the clinic has no website or Facebook page of its own, and its Google listing, which it manages, names no dentist; the names came from a directory. [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-3] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Corrected: no dentist or qualification is published on the clinic's own channel, its Google listing; the credentials came from a directory. [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Visitor photos on the Google listing show the treatment room and reception [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Service list published Corrected: the clinic's Google listing, its only own channel, lists no treatments. [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-3] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Corrected: the clinic's Google listing publishes its phone, +968 7999 1362, in plain text. [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version No website exists to have an English version [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] [sm] | 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 on the clinic's Google listing, its only own channel; it has no website. [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-3] [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No website and no prices on the Google Business Profile [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No website and no prices on the Google Business Profile [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No website and no prices on the Google Business Profile [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No website and no prices on the Google Business Profile [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No website and no prices on the Google Business Profile [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No website and no prices on the Google Business Profile [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
15.5 / 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) Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged, and the published rating reproduces from the star histogram 175/6/2/0/2 (5*->1*). [sm] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Read live on the Google Maps place page 2026-09-03; the star histogram 175/6/2/0/2 (5*->1*) on the same page sums to 185. The 184 recorded on 2026-09-02 is superseded. [sm] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-09 (listing read 2026-09-26). [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews None of the 15 reviews read, 11 of them dated within the last 24 months (newest 2026-09-09), carries an owner reply, and the reply block of the listing was readable. [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No complaint appears among the eight visible reviews. The histogram carries 2 one-star and 2 three-star reviews that the relevance-ordered preview did not surface. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 175/6/2/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The distribution retains 2 one-star, 2 three-star and 6 four-star reviews of 185, the visible reviews span four months to six years - the widest spread in the oman set - wording is individual and one reviewer describes arriving as a holidaymaker, and reviewer accounts run from 1 to 43 reviews including four Local Guides. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 175/6/2/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Active Facebook presence Facebook searches by its name with the city, by its Arabic name with the city and by its phone number found no page of the clinic [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on WhatClinic twice - its own profile and the national emergency-dentist directory page. [s1] [s2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9.5 / 15
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 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Braces including Invisalign; consultant orthodontist on staff. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Two independent Google reviews describe wisdom-tooth removals at the clinic [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients "Private patients welcome"; public health insurance also accepted. [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
2.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available No website; no WhatsApp number visible on the Google Business Profile [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken Dentists listed as speaking English, Arabic, Hindi. [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Thu & Sat-Sun 9am-1pm, 4:30-8:30pm; closed Friday. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
5 / 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 [sqb] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Oman [sqc] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Oman [sqd] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Oman dental clinic for expats [sqe] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No website exists to carry structured data [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages No website exists to have dedicated service pages [al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
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
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low No dentists identified anywhere (-2 pts) — No dentist names published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- 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
| Phone | +968 79991362 |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Al Hambar, Sohar, 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://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/oman/suhar/alwaqaiabah-dental-s… | Address, dentist roster, services, hours, ratings, review excerpts | 2026-09-02 |
| s2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/oman/emergency-dentists | National emergency-dentist directory page naming this clinic (opened 2026-09-02) | 2026-09-02 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al+Waqaibah+Dental+Speciality+cli… | Live Maps place card found by name+city search (listed on Maps as "Al Waqaibah Dental Speciality clinic"; phone +968 7999 1362 shown). Rating 4.9 (184 reviews), geo-coordinates as shown, in the Al Hambar area matching the clinic's own address. | 2026-09-03 |
| sqa | search:best dentist Sohar | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-02 (top-up) — named in the WhatClinic and QanoMed listings shown for this query | 2026-09-02 |
| sqb | search:English speaking dentist Sohar | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-02 (top-up) — QanoMed profile explicitly lists "languages spoken: English, Arabic" | 2026-09-02 |
| sqd | search:emergency dentist Sohar | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-02 (top-up) — named directly in WhatClinic's "Emergency Dentist Consultation in Oman" listing and QanoMed's "Emergency Dentist" service tag | 2026-09-02 |
| sqe | search:Sohar dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-02 (top-up) | 2026-09-02 |
| sqc | search:dental implants Sohar | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-03 (aiMention top-up) — named directly in the whatclinic.com top result and the results summary for this query. | 2026-09-03 |
| al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7631005994039993829&hl=en | Google listing read 2026-09-25: no website field; phone +968 7999 1362; no prices and no WhatsApp number on the profile; social pages not readable; visitor photos show the treatment room and the reception (2020-10-24, 2025-04-20); two independent reviews describe wisdom-tooth removals at the clinic (2025-05-28, 2026-04-26) | 2026-09-25 |
| al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7631005994039993829&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.9 from 188 reviews; star histogram 1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 6 / 5★ 178; newest review dated 2026-09-09. | 2026-09-26 |
| al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-2 | https://www.facebook.com/ | Facebook searches on 2026-09-30 by its name with the city, by its Arabic name with the city and by its phone number: no page of the clinic | 2026-09-30 |
| al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-3 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7631005994039993829&hl=en | Google listing "Al Waqaibah Dental Speciality clinic", managed by the business, read on 2026-09-30: category Specialized clinic; located by its map pin in Sohar; phone +968 7999 1362; no website; hours Saturday to Thursday 9 AM to 12:30 PM and 4:30 to 8 PM; the owner's description, a short promotional text, names no dentist and lists no treatments or prices; all four photos were uploaded by visitors | 2026-09-30 |
| al-waqaiabah-dental-specialty-clinic-deepen-4 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7631005994039993829&hl=en | Google listing "Al Waqaibah Dental Speciality clinic" (Specialized clinic), read 2026-10-05 in three review orders (the five lowest-rated, the five newest and the five most relevant): rated 4.9 from 188 reviews (1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 6 / 5★ 178); 15 distinct reviews read, dated 2018-03-19 to 2026-09-09, 0 with an owner reply | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-05 (its lowest-rated and newest reviews with the star histogram): no owner replies found. |
| 2026-09-30 | Re-read 2026-09-30 on the clinic's own Google listing, its only channel: dentist names, specializations and service list corrected to not published (they came from a directory), contact details corrected to clear (its phone is on the listing); the dentist entries that rested on the directory were removed. |
| 2026-09-30 | Searched Facebook for the clinic by its name with the city, by its Arabic name with the city and by its phone number; none of the searches found a page of the clinic. Recorded absence from Facebook. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 8 reviews were checked for owner replies; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-09). |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google listing (reviews, photos and contact details) and its WhatClinic profile. Recorded: no independent website - neither the Google profile nor WhatClinic lists one - so no prices, WhatsApp number, English site version, structured data or service pages are published; visitor photos of the treatment room and reception; wisdom-tooth removals described in two independent reviews; phone +968 7999 1362 from the Google profile. Google rating 4.9 from 188 reviews, newest review 2026-09-09. Still unverified: Facebook and TripAdvisor presence, X-ray and CBCT equipment, and pediatric care. |
| 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. googleReviewCount 184 -> 185 (histogram sum on the live page); reviewRecency null -> within_year. recurringComplaints false; suspiciousReviewPatterns false. |
| 2026-09-03 | aiMention top-up: ran the five canonical city queries fresh (2026-09-03) to settle the remaining null aiMention_* values (1 true / 0 false). |
| 2026-09-02 | Top-up: live Google Maps card found by name+city search — rating 4.9 (184 reviews) and precise geo captured (previously no Maps URL/geo at all); AI-visibility re-verified across all 5 canonical Sohar queries (the five canonical city queries found; no implants-specific mention). |
| 2026-09-02 | Initial data collection for the Oman Dental Transparency & Trust Index. |
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