Večné Zuby — Smile Clinic Bratislava
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 70/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 27 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#370/100
- Best for Expats#367.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1066.3/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1078.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#268/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#170/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Full general anaesthesia €850; sedation €650 [s_smile_cennik]
Summary
Implant-focused clinic (branded 'Večné Zuby' / 'Eternal Teeth') opened with a British Ambassador ribbon-cutting as an English-speaking practice for expats, offering All-on-4/6 implants, sedation and general anaesthesia, and serving patients from over 26 countries.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 13 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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_smile_home] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s_smile_home] [s_smile_team] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Implantologist named; other team specializations not individually listed [s_smile_home] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s_smile_home] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s_smile_home] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Slovak, English, German, Korean versions [s_smile_home] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s_smile_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_smile_cennik] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Dental hygiene €70 [s_smile_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed White composite fillings mentioned but priced only 'at consultation', no figure published | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Implant crown €495 [s_smile_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Implant with abutment €920 [s_smile_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Free consultation (patient pays only for OPG X-ray €45) [s_smile_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed OPG X-ray €45 [s_smile_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_smile_maps] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [s_smile_maps] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest visible reviews dated ~3 months before 2026-08-27 access [s_smile_maps] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies visible on multiple reviews [s_smile_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 Featured on UK dental tourism site Dental Holiday [s_smile_press] | 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 [s_smile_cennik] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s_smile_home] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Surgical tooth extraction [s_smile_home] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Site states patients from more than 26 countries; opened as English-speaking clinic for expats with British Ambassador [s_smile_home] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s_smile_home] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s_smile_home] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible [s_smile_cennik] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 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] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Slovakia [sq-english] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Slovakia [sq-implants] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Slovakia [sq-emergency] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Slovakia dental clinic for expats [sq-expats] | 1/1 |
| ? | 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. |
|---|---|---|
| MUDr. Marek Salka [s_smile_home] [s_skzl_salka] | Implantológ (Implantologist) | Confirmed in SKZL register — name match, checked 2026-08-27 |
| Dr. Martin [s_smile_team] | Implantológ (Implantologist) | 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
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- 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.smileclinic.sk |
|---|---|
| Phone | +421949007180 |
| +421949007180 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Ivanská cesta, Ovocné sady 32, 821 04 Bratislava-Ružinov, Slovakia |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s_smile_home | https://www.smileclinic.sk | Dentist name, services, contacts, WhatsApp, languages | 2026-08-27 |
| s_smile_cennik | https://www.smileclinic.sk/cennik | Published price list including sedation/GA prices | 2026-08-27 |
| s_smile_team | https://www.smileclinic.sk/tim | Team page: 'Dr. Marek' and 'Dr. Martin' as lead implantologists | 2026-08-27 |
| s_smile_maps | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ve%C4%8Dn%C3%A9+Zuby+%E2%80%94+Sm… | Google rating 4.8 (293 reviews), address, phone, geo, review sample | 2026-08-27 |
| s_smile_press | https://dentalholiday.co.uk | UK dental-tourism press coverage of Smile Clinic Bratislava opening | 2026-08-27 |
| s_skzl_salka | https://skzl.sk/overenie/ | SKZL register confirm/deny check for 'Marek Salka': 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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