Sundental Centre
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 66.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #4 of 11 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
66.7/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#466.7/100
- Best for Expats#758.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#463.7/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#764.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#648.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#868.5/100
- 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
General dental clinic on the first floor of Al Khuwair Plaza, Muscat, next to McDonald's and the Shell station. Its website names six dentists, including a specialist orthodontist, lists single-sitting root canal treatment, fixed bridges, gum and sensitive-teeth care, whitening, preventive care with sealants and fluoride and children's dentistry, and welcomes international patients.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 2 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; 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; pre-visit consultation possible)
- AI & Search Visibility: 3.5 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Oman; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Oman; mentioned for: dental implants Oman; structured data on website)
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 Live own website found via the clinic's Google Business Profile (not on file before) [sundental-centre-deepen] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed The clinic's team page names six dentists, among them Dr. Suhail Saiyad and Dr Shivanand Venkatesh. [sundental-centre-deepen-9] [sundental-centre-deepen-2] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Team page gives each dentist's qualifications and specialty [sundental-centre-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Visitor photos on the clinic's Google listing show its reception with the clinic's signage; website images are stock [sundental-centre-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published The clinic's website lists root canal treatment, fixed bridges, gum treatment, whitening, sensitive-teeth care, preventive care with sealants and fluoride, and children's dentistry. [sundental-centre-deepen-10] [sundental-centre-deepen-6] [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone +968 9596 1234 and an e-mail address on the clinic's website and Facebook page; the same phone on its Google listing. [sundental-centre-deepen-11] [sundental-centre-deepen-12] [sundental-centre-deepen-13] [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Site is served in English throughout [sundental-centre-deepen-4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published The clinic's own site and its Google listing give Al Khuwair Plaza, next to McDonald's and the Shell station, with a map link. [s1] [s2] [sm] [sundental-centre-deepen-8] [sundental-centre-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
2 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published No general price list: the clinic's website gives only two single prices (a power cleaning package, RO 15; one whitening session, OMR 74), its Facebook page none. [sundental-centre-deepen-10] [sundental-centre-deepen-12] [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Bleeding-gum page lists a power cleaning package at RO 15 [sundental-centre-deepen-5] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling service or price listed [sundental-centre-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed "Fixed Bridges" service has no price figure [sundental-centre-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No implant service or price listed [sundental-centre-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation price stated [sundental-centre-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No X-ray service or price listed [sundental-centre-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
19 / 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) As of 2026-09-03, live Google Maps place page, re-read in a browser: 4.8 across 233 reviews - unchanged from the 2026-09-02 reading. Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged, and the published rating reproduces from the star histogram 206/18/1/2/6 (5*->1*). [sm] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-26; previously 233 [sundental-centre-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest visible review dated "3 weeks 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 206/18/1/2/6 (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 206/18/1/2/6 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No complaint appears among the eight visible reviews. The histogram carries 6 one-star, 2 two-star and 1 three-star review 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 206/18/1/2/6 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The distribution retains 6 one-star, 2 two-star, 1 three-star and 18 four-star reviews of 233, the visible reviews span three weeks to six months, wording is individual and names four different dentists (Dr Suhail, Dr Radhika Shetty, Dr. Naveen, Dr. Rafi), and reviewer accounts run from 1 to 9 reviews. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 206/18/1/2/6 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Site links to the clinic's own Facebook page [sundental-centre-deepen-4] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Not found on TripAdvisor; no TripAdvisor link on the site [sundental-centre-deepen-7] [sundental-centre-deepen-4] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms WhatClinic: 4.3/5 from 2 verified reviews; ServiceScore 7.7/10 from 6 interactions. [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
13 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Team page lists a specialist orthodontist; a clinic banner advertises braces and aligners [sundental-centre-deepen-2] [sundental-centre-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Gum surgery, extractions. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Listing states the clinic welcomes international patients. [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 Only a phone number and email given, no WhatsApp/LINE link found [sundental-centre-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ✗ | Pre-visit consultation possible No online booking widget, only phone/email contact [sundental-centre-deepen-8] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each service has a short explanation of what it involves [sundental-centre-deepen-6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Closes at 8-8:30 PM every open day; site also states it opens on Fridays, contradicting the GBP hours [sundental-centre-deepen-3] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
3.5 / 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 [sqc] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Oman [sqd] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Oman [sqe] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Oman [sqb] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Oman dental clinic for expats [sqf] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD found on the homepage [sundental-centre-deepen-4] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate URL per treatment [sundental-centre-deepen-6] | 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. Suhail Saiyad [sundental-centre-deepen-9] [sundental-centre-deepen-2] | Family dentistry | 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
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- 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 | http://www.sundentalmuscat.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +968 95961234 |
| https://www.facebook.com/sundentalcentre/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | First Floor, Al Khuwair Plaza (same building as Bin Ateeq restaurant), next to McDonald's and the Shell station, Al Khuwair, 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://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/oman/muscat/sundental-centre | Address, services, hours, ratings, reviews | 2026-09-02 |
| s2 | https://www.expat.com/en/business/middle-east/oman/muscat/6_health/… | Independent expat business directory listing, dentist name, address, phone | 2026-09-02 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sun+Dental+Centre/@23.5961963,58.… | Live Maps place card found by name+city search (business listed on Maps as "Sun Dental Centre", in Al Khuwair rather than the Ghubra label used by the aggregator listings — phone +968 9596 1234 matches the clinic's WhatClinic-listed phone +968 95961234 exactly, confirming identity). Rating 4.8 (233 reviews), geo-coordinates as shown. | 2026-09-03 |
| sqb | search:emergency dentist Muscat | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-02 (top-up) — WhatClinic's "Emergency Dentist Consultation Clinics in Muscat" listing names Sundental Centre among all 3 Muscat entries | 2026-09-02 |
| sqc | search:best dentist Muscat | Not visible in top results for "best dentist Muscat" on 2026-09-03. | 2026-09-03 |
| sqd | search:English speaking dentist Muscat | Not visible in top results for "English speaking dentist Muscat" on 2026-09-03. | 2026-09-03 |
| sqe | search:dental implants Muscat | Not visible in top results for "dental implants Muscat" on 2026-09-03. | 2026-09-03 |
| sqf | search:Muscat dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-03 (aiMention top-up) — the expat.com "Dentists in Muscat" directory page (the clinic's own cited listing source) is the top result for this query. | 2026-09-03 |
| sundental-centre-deepen | http://www.sundentalmuscat.com/ | Google's own listing gives "website": "http://www.sundentalmuscat.com/"; the live site loads with genuine content: "Welcome to Sun Dental Center... We strive to render quality dental care... at affordable prices" | 2026-09-25 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-2 | https://www.sundentalmuscat.com/start/team-2/ | Team page read 2026-09-25: "Dr. Suhail Saiyad Family dentist Since year 2000"; "Dr Shivanand Venkatesh BDS, MDS Specialist Orthodontist"; "Dr Shavina Gupta Family dentist, BDS, MDS Experienced in Root Canal"; "Dr Radhika Shetty BDS, MDS Experienced in Root Canal" | 2026-09-25 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-3 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7799207420710770939&hl=en | Google listing read 2026-09-25: website field http://www.sundentalmuscat.com/, phone +968 9596 1234, address Al Khuwair Plaza; hours Saturday-Thursday 10 AM-8/8:30 PM, Friday closed; visitor photos show the reception with the "SUN DENTAL CENTRE" sign (2024-04-22) and a clinic banner for braces and aligners (2024-09-07) | 2026-09-25 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-4 | https://www.sundentalmuscat.com/start/ | Home page read 2026-09-25: English-language site (html lang en-US) "Welcome to Sun Dental Center"; "Dental tourism", "International testimonials" and insurance sections; "Open on Fridays"; footer link to https://www.facebook.com/sundentalcentre/; no JSON-LD; none of the site's 17 pages links to TripAdvisor | 2026-09-25 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-5 | https://www.sundentalmuscat.com/start/bleeding-gum/ | Read 2026-09-25: "Professional cleaning by your dentist ... Our new power cleaning package (RO 15/-)" | 2026-09-25 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-6 | https://www.sundentalmuscat.com/start/all-services/ | All 17 pages of the site read 2026-09-25 (home, services list, eight service pages, insurance, reviews, gallery, clinic photo, team, contact): separate explained service pages (root canal, fixed bridges, bleeding gum, whitening, sensitive teeth, preventive, sealant, fluoride); prices only for a power cleaning package (RO 15) and whitening (OMR 74); no filling, crown, implant, consultation or X-ray price; contacts are phone +968 9596 1234 and e-mail only, no WhatsApp link | 2026-09-25 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-7 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Sun+Dent… | TripAdvisor typeahead for "Sun Dental Centre", 2026-09-25: 12 results (Sun City Center places and hotels), none the clinic | 2026-09-25 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-8 | https://www.sundentalmuscat.com/start/contact-us/ | Contact page read 2026-09-25: address, phones +968 9596 1234 and e-mail sundentalghubra@hotmail.com; no form, booking widget or WhatsApp link | 2026-09-25 |
| sundental-centre-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7799207420710770939&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 248 reviews; star histogram 1★ 7 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 19 / 5★ 219; newest review dated 2026-09-17. | 2026-09-26 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-9 | https://www.sundentalmuscat.com/start/team-2/ | Team page of the clinic's website, read on 2026-09-30: Dr. Suhail Saiyad (family dentist, since 2000), Dr Rafi Ahmed Siddiqui (general dentist), Dr Shivanand Venkatesh (BDS, MDS, specialist orthodontist), Dr Shavina Gupta (family dentist, BDS, MDS, experienced in root canal), Dr Radhika Shetty and Dr Rawan Al Siyabi | 2026-09-30 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-10 | https://www.sundentalmuscat.com/start/all-services/ | Services page and all 17 pages of the clinic's website, read on 2026-09-30: single-sitting root canal treatment, fixed bridges, treatment of bleeding gums, teeth whitening, sensitive teeth, preventive dentistry, sealants, fluoride treatment and children's dentistry; the only prices are a power cleaning package at RO 15 and one whitening session at OMR 74; no general price list | 2026-09-30 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-11 | https://www.sundentalmuscat.com/start/contact-us/ | Contact page of the clinic's website, read on 2026-09-30: Al Khuwair Plaza, before Burjeel Hospital, next to McDonald's and the Shell station, same building as Bin Ateeq restaurant; phone +968 9596 1234; e-mail sundentalghubra@hotmail.com | 2026-09-30 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-12 | https://www.facebook.com/sundentalcentre/ | Facebook page "Sundental" (28K followers), linked from the clinic's website, read on 2026-09-30: the contact section gives Al Khuwair Plaza, the phone +968 9596 1234, an e-mail address and the website; its About text describes orthodontic treatment (braces, clear aligners, retainers); the only posts of the past year are two images of 2025-11-17, the clinic's banner and logo with its phone, e-mail, website and Ministry of Health licence 1760, with no prices | 2026-09-30 |
| sundental-centre-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7799207420710770939&hl=en | Google listing "Sun Dental Centre", managed by the business, read on 2026-09-30: first floor, Al Khuwair Plaza, next to McDonald's and the Shell station, Muscat, with its map pin; phone +968 9596 1234; website sundentalmuscat.com | 2026-09-30 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Re-read 2026-09-30 on the clinic's own website (all pages), Facebook page and Google listing: dentist names, service list, contacts and the absence of a general price list now rest on them; the summary no longer lists implants and gum surgery, which its own channels do not mention; the dentist entry corrected to Dr. Suhail Saiyad, family dentist; Facebook page recorded. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review count 248 (was 233) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: found the clinic's own website through its Google listing and read all 17 of its pages, plus the Google listing (reviews and photos) and TripAdvisor. Recorded: a live English-language site with a team page naming a specialist orthodontist and each dentist's qualifications; a power cleaning package at RO 15; own Facebook page; explained treatments on separate pages; evening hours to 8-8:30 PM; reception photos with the clinic's signage on its Google listing; the clinic's address is Al Khuwair Plaza, next to McDonald's and the Shell station. No price for fillings, crowns, implants, consultation or X-rays; no WhatsApp link; contact by phone and e-mail only; no structured data; not listed on TripAdvisor. The site says the clinic opens on Fridays while the Google listing shows Friday closed. Google rating 4.8 from 248 reviews. Still unverified: CBCT and whether staff speak English beyond the English website. |
| 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. |
| 2026-09-03 | Google rating and review count re-read live in a browser on the Maps place page (cid 7799207420710770939, "Sun Dental Centre"): 4.8 / 233, unchanged and therefore corroborated against the older 4.7 / 169 third-party snapshot. |
| 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 / 3 false). |
| 2026-09-02 | Top-up: live Google Maps card found by name+city search (phone match) — rating 4.8 (233 reviews) and precise geo captured; AI-visibility checked across all 5 canonical Muscat queries (emergency-dentist mention found). |
| 2026-09-02 | Initial data collection for the Oman Dental Transparency & Trust Index. |
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