The Maloney Review

Independent specialist analysis of dental tourism, clinical standards, and treatment options.

34 clinics reviewed — 7 fail 23 concern 2 mixed 2 pass

ClinicVerdict
Australian Dental Clinic, HanoiFAIL
Bangkok International Dental Center (BIDC), ThailandCONCERN
Bumrungrad International Hospital Dental Center, Bangkok, ThailandCONCERN
Dent Estet, Bucharest, RomaniaCONCERN
Dentakay, IstanbulCONCERN
Dental Centre Turkey, AntalyaFAIL
Dental tourism in MexicoCONCERN
Dental tourism in ScandinaviaPASS
DentGroup Istanbul, TurkeyCONCERN
Dentum, Zagreb, CroatiaCONCERN
East Rose Dental Clinic, Ho Chi Minh CityFAIL
Elite Dental, Ho Chi Minh CityPASS
Estetik International, IstanbulCONCERN
Greenfield Dental Clinic, HanoiFAIL
Helvetic Clinics, BudapestCONCERN
Home Dental Hanoi (Nha Khoa Home)CONCERN
Indexmedica, KrakówCONCERN
Kreativ Dental Clinic, BudapestCONCERN
KT Dental Centre™, Ho Chi Minh CityCONCERN
Malo Clinic, Lisbon, PortugalCONCERN
Maltepe Dental Clinic, IstanbulCONCERN
Metal Dental Clinic, Da NangFAIL
MyDentist Turkey, AlanyaFAIL
Nhân Tâm Dental, Ho Chi Minh CityMIXED
Odontika, Vilnius, LithuaniaCONCERN
Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital Dental Clinic, Bangkok, ThailandCONCERN
Smile Centrum, Prague, Czech RepublicCONCERN
Thantakit International Dental Center, Bangkok, ThailandCONCERN
Thuy Anh Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Thùy Anh), HanoiCONCERN
Vejthani Hospital / Dentalis & Dental Implant Center, Bangkok, ThailandCONCERN
Vera Clinic Istanbul, TurkeyFAIL
Viet Phap International Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Quốc Tế Việt Pháp), HanoiCONCERN
Westcoast International Dental Clinic, VietnamMIXED
Worldwide Dental & Plastic Surgery Hospital, Ho Chi Minh CityCONCERN
  1. Clinic reviews

    Vera Clinic Istanbul, Turkey: dental review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Vera Clinic Istanbul's dental division: a hair transplant tourism operation that co-markets dentistry under the 'Vera Smile' brand. Two UK corporate entities, four named dentists with no verifiable …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  2. Clinic reviews

    Thuy Anh Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Thùy Anh), Hanoi: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Thuy Anh Dental Clinic (Nha Khoa Thùy Anh), Hanoi: a Vietnamese-patient-facing local clinic, registered as a household business (Hộ Kinh Doanh) since 2022, with a named orthodontist principal from …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  3. Clinic reviews

    Smile Centrum, Prague, Czech Republic: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Smile Centrum Prague (Smile Centrum s.r.o., IČO 03496902), based on the Czech Business Register, the Czech Dental Chamber regulatory framework, EU Directive 2011/24/EU on cross-border healthcare, and …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  4. Clinic reviews

    Odontika, Vilnius, Lithuania: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Odontika, Vilnius, based on the Lithuanian Dental Chamber register at lncp.lt/dentalregister/, the State Health Care Accreditation Agency (VASPVT) framework, Dr. Ieva Day-Stirrat's publicly stated …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  5. Clinic reviews

    MyDentist Turkey, Alanya: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of MyDentist Turkey, Alanya, conducted as a desk review against UK Companies House, the Joint Commission International accredited-organisation directory, the Turkish Ministry of Health's International …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  6. Clinic reviews

    Malo Clinic, Lisbon, Portugal: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Malo Clinic Lisbon: Dr. Paulo Malo's PubMed record (the most substantial founder-credential case in this European review series), the All-on-4 evidence base and its documented limitations, the …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  7. Clinic reviews

    KT Dental Centre™, Ho Chi Minh City: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of KT Dental Centre™, Ho Chi Minh City, operated in collaboration with TCare Dental Centre Australia (ABN 86 658 185 178, NSW, independently verified). HCMC operating licence 09364/HCM-GPHD stated. …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  8. Clinic reviews

    Kreativ Dental Clinic, Budapest: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Kreativ Dental Clinic, Budapest, based on Companies House public records, the Hungarian Operational Register, the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive (2011/24/EU), and peer-reviewed literature on …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  9. Clinic reviews

    Indexmedica, Kraków: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Indexmedica, Kraków, based on Companies House public records, the Polish Central Register of Physicians and Dental Practitioners (rejestr.nil.org.pl), the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  10. Clinic reviews

    Home Dental Hanoi (Nha Khoa Home): clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Home Dental Hanoi, a single-site German-trained-dentist-founded clinic in Hai Bà Trưng District. Principal's University of Hamburg Master of Dentistry graduation has been editorially verified. The …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  11. Clinic reviews

    Helvetic Clinics, Budapest: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Helvetic Clinics, Budapest, based on Companies House search, the Hungarian Operational Register, the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive (2011/24/EU), and the publicly accessible English-language …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  12. Clinic reviews

    Estetik International, Istanbul: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Estetik International, Istanbul, a multi-specialty aesthetic medicine group whose founder Dr. Bülent Cihantimur has two verifiable first-author peer-reviewed publications listing the clinic as his …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  13. Clinic reviews

    Dentum, Zagreb, Croatia: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Dentum Zagreb, based on Croatian Commercial Court Register records, UK Companies House, the Croatian Dental Chamber (HKDM) regulatory framework, EU Directive 2011/24/EU and its post-Brexit implications …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  14. Clinic reviews

    DentGroup Istanbul, Turkey: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of DentGroup Istanbul, a large Turkish dental tourism chain claiming 14 clinics and 200-plus dentists. Named dentists have verifiable Turkish dental school affiliations, which is a meaningful baseline. …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  15. Clinic reviews

    Dental tourism in Mexico: a market-level regulatory review

    Market-level desk review of Mexican dental tourism: the cédula profesional verification system, COFEPRIS facility-registration framework, Los Algodones context, CDC Yellow Book infection-risk documentation, and what Australian, NZ, UK, and …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  16. Clinic reviews

    Dent Estet, Bucharest, Romania: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Dent Estet (DENT ESTET CLINIC S.A., CUI 15801244), based on the Romanian Trade Register, the CMSR mandatory-registration framework, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy credentials, EU …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  17. Clinic reviews

    Bangkok International Dental Center (BIDC), Thailand: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Bangkok International Dental Center (BIDC): Thailand's first JCI-accredited dental clinic, parent company Dental Corporation Public Co., Ltd. listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET ticker: D), …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  18. Clinic reviews

    Maltepe Dental Clinic, Istanbul: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Maltepe Dental Clinic, Istanbul, the most credential-transparent Turkish dental tourism operation reviewed to date. One co-founder holds a verifiable UK General Dental Council registration. The clinic …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

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    Dental Centre Turkey, Antalya: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Dental Centre Turkey, Antalya, based on the clinic's published content, a verified UK Advertising Standards Authority ruling, and Companies House public records. The review surfaces a structural …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

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    Dentakay, Istanbul: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Dentakay, Istanbul, based on publicly available information about the clinic's founder credentials, accreditation claims, and marketed procedures. Verifiable credentials are sparse; several award and …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  21. Clinic reviews

    Greenfield Dental Clinic, Hanoi: registration and credentials review

    A primary-source review of the registration, credentials, and statistical claims published by Greenfield Dental Clinic, Hanoi, Vietnam, against the Hanoi Department of Health practitioner registry and the Vietnamese national business …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

  22. Clinic reviews

    Australian Dental Clinic, Hanoi: the misleading-affiliation review

    A primary-source review of Australian Dental Clinic, 3 Nguyễn Du, Hà Nội. The clinic has used the word 'Australian' in its trade name since 2006. The clinic's own published bio of its founder shows a Ho Chi Minh City graduate with no …

    Dr. Rita Maloney

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    Metal Dental Clinic, Da Nang: clinical review

    A five-category clinical assessment of Metal Dental Clinic, Da Nang, Vietnam, based on patient treatment records, post-treatment radiographs, and video documentation of procedures in progress.

    Dr. Rita Maloney