Popdent
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 26.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #19 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 17 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1926.9/100
- Best for Expats#1922.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1922.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1918.4/100
- 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) — Not verified
Summary
Dental centre with an in-house dental laboratory and stated collaboration with oral surgeons; specific dentist names are not published on the reachable site pages. Slovenian-language only.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
- Medical Infrastructure: 4 of 9 verifiable points (missing: orthodontics; pediatric dentistry; emergency care)
- Communication & Service: 1 of 4.5 verifiable points (missing: whatsApp / LINE available; convenient opening hours)
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Slovenia; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Slovenia; mentioned for: dental implants Slovenia; mentioned for: emergency dentist Slovenia; mentioned for: Slovenia dental clinic for expats; structured data on website; dedicated service pages)
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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✗ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed No dentist name is published, so no specialization can be attributed [popdent-maribor-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 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 [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed The site is a single page with no price list [popdent-maribor-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed The site is a single page with no price list [popdent-maribor-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed The site is a single page with no price list [popdent-maribor-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed The site is a single page with no price list [popdent-maribor-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed The site is a single page with no price list [popdent-maribor-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed The site is a single page with no price list [popdent-maribor-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
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 [sm] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [sm] | 0.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency as of 2026-09-17 [popdent-maribor-deepen-5] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews Only 5 reviews dated within the last 24 months were read, none with an owner reply; fewer than ten, so whether the owner answers reviews stays open. [popdent-maribor-deepen-13] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No 1-2★ reviews at all [popdent-maribor-deepen-6] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 100% 5★ but base is 15, under the 30-review bar for that signal; dates spread, accounts of varied size [popdent-maribor-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence Not established: the clinic's website links no Facebook page, and the page address found under its name does not open (checked 2026-10-02). | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing; the clinic's own website has no TripAdvisor link [popdent-maribor-deepen-11] [popdent-maribor-deepen-12] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Bookimed (checked 2026-10-01). [popdent-maribor-i9] [popdent-maribor-i9-2] [popdent-maribor-platforms] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available No wa.me link found on the site [popdent-maribor-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each of the four service categories has an explanatory paragraph [popdent-maribor-deepen-8] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours No day closes at 19:00 or later, no weekend hours [popdent-maribor-deepen-9] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Slovenia", "English speaking dentist Slovenia", "dental implants Slovenia", "emergency dentist Slovenia", "Slovenia dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Slovenia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Slovenia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Slovenia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Slovenia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Slovenia dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website Homepage markup carries page-level types only, no entity describing the practice [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages Single-page site; the four service categories are sections of the homepage, not separate pages [popdent-maribor-deepen-10] | 0/1.5 |
Ranking leaders in AI answers
The queries above are this index's own check. The three leading clinics have also been measured in full: how often ChatGPT and Gemini name them when a patient asks them to recommend a dentist.
- #1OrthoDental Ljubljana49.4 of 100View report →
- #2Modri Zob - Zobozdravstveni center45.5 of 100View report →
- #3Artident60.5 of 100View report →
Measured by Ansmeter, 7 October 2026. Ansmeter is an affiliated service. Its figure is not part of this rating and does not affect positions — scores change only when public data changes.
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 & Medical Chamber licence
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low No dentists identified anywhere (-2 pts) — No dentist names published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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 | https://popdent.si/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +386 2 300 04 70 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Žolgarjeva ulica 7, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://popdent.si/ | Homepage JSON-LD graph read 2026-09-17 on this single-page site contains only WebPage, ReadAction, BreadcrumbList, ListItem, WebSite, SearchAction and EntryPoint - no Dentist, MedicalClinic, LocalBusiness or Organization entity for the practice | 2026-09-17 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Popdent+zobna+ordinacija,+d.o.o./… | Google rating 5.0 (15 reviews) as of 2026-08-27, address, geo | 2026-08-27 |
| sq | search:recommended dentist Maribor English speaking implants emergency expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-27 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=663979017802639014&hl=en | Base 15 (below the >30 threshold); rendered dates span Feb 2024-Jun 2026, no burst; accounts range 2-158 prior reviews | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-2 | https://popdent.si/ | Full single-page site describes only a "mlado ter ambiciozno ekipo" (young ambitious team) with no individual names or credentials | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-3 | https://popdent.si/ | Full homepage read: four service categories described in prose, no euro figures anywhere, no cenik link | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-4 | https://popdent.si/ | Same full-page read, no pricing anywhere | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-5 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=663979017802639014&hl=en | Newest exact-dated review among 5 rendered: 2026-06-08 | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-6 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=663979017802639014&hl=en | Histogram 5★ 15 of 15 (100%); all 5 reviews shown are 5-star | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-7 | https://popdent.si/ | Contact details are two phone numbers and an email only | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-8 | https://popdent.si/ | e.g. "Kadar pride do vnetja ali odmrtja zobne pulpe... je potrebno prizadet zob ustrezno očistiti in napolniti... vse posege opravimo brez bolečin" | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-9 | https://popdent.si/ | Delovni čas: Ponedeljek 14:00-18:00, Torek 8:30-12:30, Sreda 14:00-18:00, Četrtek 8:30-12:30, Petek 8:30-12:30 | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-10 | https://popdent.si/ | Navigation (Domov, Storitve[4 anchors], Kontakt) resolves entirely on one page | 2026-09-17 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-11 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Popdent | TripAdvisor autocomplete for the clinic's name returns zero results | 2026-09-29 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-12 | https://popdent.si/ | Clinic's homepage, read 2026-09-29 (117 KB), has no link to a TripAdvisor page | 2026-09-29 |
| popdent-maribor-i9 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/slovenia | WhatClinic: its Slovenia dentist listing (2 pages, 14 clinics) and its Ljubljana, Maribor and Kranj listings, checked against its profile sitemaps (15 dentist profiles in Slovenia; the one not shown in the listings opened) and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name (not found), have no profile for Popdent; none of its four Maribor profiles (BK Dental, Polyclinic Amber, Alfa Dental, Dent-IQ) is at the clinic's address (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| popdent-maribor-i9-2 | https://sitemaps.dentaldepartures.com/sitemap-clinics.xml | Dental Departures: its clinic sitemap (read 2026-09-30) and its clinic search for Slovenia (read 2026-10-01) list one Slovenian clinic, Artident Dentist Ljubljana (Dunajska c. 129); no profile for Popdent | 2026-10-01 |
| popdent-maribor-platforms | https://us-uk.bookimed.com/sitemap-us-uk-clinics-country.xml | Bookimed: none of the 53 countries in its clinic sitemaps is Slovenia, and its clinic sitemap (2,127 clinics) has no Popdent (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| popdent-maribor-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=663979017802639014&hl=en | Google listing "Popdent zobna ordinacija, d.o.o." (Dentist; Žolgarjeva ul. 7, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia), read 2026-10-02 in 4 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first, most relevant first, highest-rated first): 5.0 from 15 reviews (1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 15); 6 distinct reviews read, dated 2024-02-26 to 2026-06-08, 0 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Checked TripAdvisor's own search (zero results) and WhatClinic's Maribor directory: no listing on either platform. The clinic's website carries no TripAdvisor link. |
| 2026-09-17 | Re-read on 2026-09-17: the clinic's full site (a single page) and its Google listing. Recorded: no price list and no dentist specialization published on the single-page site; no WhatsApp/LINE; hours close by 18:00 with no weekend opening; no service pages of their own and no structured data describing the practice. Google rating 5.0 from 15 reviews, newest review 2026-06-08, no complaints or manipulation signs found. Still unverified: Facebook and TripAdvisor presence, X-ray/CBCT equipment. |
| 2026-08-27 | Initial data collection for the Slovenia Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via popdent.si and Google Maps. No dentist names are published on the site, and no clinic-scope Slovenian registry exists to check the clinic itself. |
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