FILE №0067 Clinic reviews
Fidelity Dental Bali, Seminyak, Indonesia: clinical review
A five-category clinical assessment of Fidelity Dental Bali, Seminyak (Jalan Sunset Road 50x), based on publicly available clinic materials and the Indonesian regulatory framework. Fidelity Dental names three clinicians: drg. Mirza Aquaries (described as senior implantologist and periodontist), drg. Adhi Muliaharta (aesthetic and full-mouth rehabilitation focus), and drg. Bayu Kandel Arbawa (aesthetic and restoration). The principal gaps: the 'implantologist and periodontist' dual specialisation claim for drg. Mirza warrants verification against PDGI Sp. qualifications; implant brands are not named; PDGI registration numbers are not published; and no peer-reviewed outcomes data appears in PubMed.
Disclosure. No payment, travel, accommodation, equipment, or other consideration was received in connection with this review. The same five-category clinical-standards framework applied to every other clinic in this series has been applied without adjustment. The publication’s full standing disclosures are at /disclosures/.
What this review is and is not
This is a desk review. I have not visited Fidelity Dental Bali. My evidence is: the Revive Medical Bali aggregator profile; the Indonesian regulatory baseline established in the Bali International Dental Center review; and the peer-reviewed literature.
The ‘implantologist’ credential question
In Indonesia’s regulated dental specialist system, the relevant qualifications for the procedures drg. Mirza is described as performing are:
- Sp. Perio (Spesialis Periodonsia): the registered periodontics specialist title, requiring a state-accredited post-graduate programme at one of Indonesia’s recognised dental schools (Airlangga, Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, Padjadjaran).
- Sp. BM (Spesialis Bedah Mulut): the registered oral and maxillofacial surgery specialist title, also requiring a post-graduate programme, and the title most relevant to complex implant surgical cases.
“Implantologist” is not one of the nine registered dental specialist titles in Indonesia. Any dentist may perform implant placement in Indonesia; specialist titles indicate post-graduate training in a defined discipline, not merely an implant-focused practice.
Whether drg. Mirza holds Sp. Perio, Sp. BM, both, or neither is not stated in the aggregator profile. A patient should ask, in writing before booking: does drg. Mirza hold Sp. Perio or Sp. BM registration with the PDGI? The PDGI e-Sertifikasi portal at sertifikasi.pdgi.or.id/cek-dokter-gigi can confirm current registration once the PDGI number is obtained from the clinic.
This question is not a finding that drg. Mirza lacks qualifications; it is a finding that the public-facing description does not allow a patient to determine what those qualifications are, and the distinction between a self-described implantologist and a Sp. BM-registered oral surgeon matters clinically for complex implant cases involving bone grafting or sinus augmentation.
Category 1: Clinical governance and registration
Category 2: Procedure-specific competence evidence
Category 3: Infection control and sterilisation standards
Category 4: Continuity of care for international patients
Category 5: Transparency of corporate and ownership structure
What would change this assessment
- Confirmation of whether drg. Mirza holds Sp. Perio or Sp. BM specialist registration, with the PDGI registration number.
- PDGI registration numbers for all three named clinicians.
- Named implant system (brand and model) with documented five-year survival data.
- A written international-patient continuity protocol with warranty terms.
- An independently audited sterilisation or quality management certification.
Questions a patient should ask before booking
- Does drg. Mirza Aquaries hold Sp. Perio or Sp. BM specialist registration with PDGI, and what is the PDGI registration number?
- What implant system will be used (brand and model)?
- What is your written protocol for post-treatment complications after I return home?
- Does the clinic hold any independently audited quality management or sterilisation certification?
Overall finding
CONCERN: three named clinicians and implant/periodontal specialist claim are positives; ‘implantologist’ descriptor requires Sp. qualification verification; implant brand not disclosed.
Fidelity Dental Bali is in an intermediate transparency position in this series: better than fully anonymous clinics on the treating-clinician axis, worse than BIDC and Sunset Dental on credential specificity and implant-brand disclosure. The specialist qualification verification step is the most consequential due-diligence action for a patient planning implant or surgical treatment here.
See also
- Bali International Dental Center, Denpasar: clinical review
- GiO Dental Care, Denpasar: clinical review
- The dental tourism trust gap
Sources
- Revive Medical Bali: Best Dentists in Bali 2026: revivemedicalbali.com
- PDGI e-Sertifikasi: sertifikasi.pdgi.or.id
- Doughty et al., British Dental Journal 2025, PMC11870843: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sources
How to cite this filing
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Maloney R. Fidelity Dental Bali, Seminyak, Indonesia: clinical review. The Maloney Review. 6 June 2026. https://ritamaloney.com/editorial/clinic-reviews/fidelity-dental-bali-seminyak/