Dental Atelier
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 57.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 27 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1257.2/100
- Best for Expats#1449.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1258/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#850.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#1172.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Only nitrous oxide ("rajský plyn") relaxation offered — conscious, not general anaesthesia or deep sedation [s_da_home]
Summary
Four-dentist Žilina clinic led by implant/oral surgeon Oleksandr Kholodnyak, offering microscope-assisted dentistry, Digital Smile Design, All-on-4 and nitrous-oxide relaxation, with a full published price list; no English site version.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist slovakia; mentioned for: english speaking dentist slovakia; mentioned for: dental implants slovakia; mentioned for: emergency dentist slovakia; mentioned for: slovakia 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 [s_da_home] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s_da_home] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s_da_home] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s_da_home] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s_da_home] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version [s_da_home] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s_da_maps] | 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 [s_da_cennik] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Complex dental hygiene €80 [s_da_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Composite filling €80-110 [s_da_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Metal-ceramic €280; all-ceramic (E-max/Zircon) €350-380 [s_da_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Implant placement €650 [s_da_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Initial comprehensive exam €25; preventive checkup €20 [s_da_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Panoramic €20; intraoral €5; CT €60 [s_da_cennik] | 2/2 |
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 2026-08-27 [s_da_maps] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [s_da_maps] | 1.5/3 |
| ✗ | Review recency Visible review sample dated 2-4 years before 2026-08-27 access; more recent reviews may exist beyond the sample shown [s_da_maps] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews [s_da_maps] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ? | Other review platforms | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray [s_da_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CT examination €60 [s_da_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology All-on-4 fixed prosthetics [s_da_home] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Dentoalveolar and implant surgery is the head dentist's specialty [s_da_home] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care "Zubná pohotovosť" listed [s_da_home] | 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 international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible [s_da_cennik] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 7:00-15:30; other times by arrangement only [s_da_home] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Slovakia", "English speaking dentist Slovakia", "dental implants Slovakia", "emergency dentist Slovakia", "Slovakia dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Slovakia [sq-best] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Slovakia [sq-english] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Slovakia [sq-implants] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Slovakia [sq-emergency] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Slovakia dental clinic for expats [sq-expats] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 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
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Oleksandr Kholodnyak [s_da_home] [s_skzl_kholodnyak] | Dentoalveolar and implant surgery (Head Dentist) | Confirmed in SKZL register — name match, checked 2026-08-27 |
| Maksym Yehorov [s_da_home] [s_da_maps] | Microscope-assisted dentistry | not verified |
| Volodymyr Danatsko [s_da_home] | Implant planning and prosthodontics | 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
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Reputation & Reviews: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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.dentalatelier.sk |
|---|---|
| Phone | +421910214444 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Komenského 52, 010 01 Žilina, Slovakia |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s_da_home | https://www.dentalatelier.sk | Dentist names, specializations, services, hours, contacts | 2026-08-27 |
| s_da_cennik | https://www.dentalatelier.sk/cennik | Published price list | 2026-08-27 |
| s_da_maps | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dental+Atelier/@49.2147008,18.737… | Google rating 4.9 (91 reviews), address, phone, geo, review sample naming Dr. M. Yehorov | 2026-08-27 |
| s_skzl_kholodnyak | https://skzl.sk/overenie/ | SKZL register confirm/deny check for 'Oleksandr Kholodnyak': confirmed listed | 2026-08-27 |
| sq-best | search:best dentist Slovakia | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
| sq-english | search:English speaking dentist Slovakia | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
| sq-implants | search:dental implants Slovakia | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
| sq-emergency | search:emergency dentist Slovakia | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
| sq-expats | search:Slovakia dental clinic for expats | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Initial data collection for Slovakia dental transparency index. |
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