Changelog
Every data update, correction, and methodology change is logged here and in each clinic's own change history. The rating updates whenever the underlying public data changes.
| Date | Subject | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Clínica Ártica | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live), contacts, Google reputation (4.6/99) and operating status (open); added geo + Maps URL; added 2 new external sources (colombiahealthcare.com naming Dr. Arango/Dr. Mejia; WhatClinic listing) beyond Google Maps; visibility scout 5 queries run (present for englishSpeaking, emergency, expats); all 3 existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Clínica Colombiana de Implantes Dentales | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked contacts, Google reputation (4.8/168) and operating status (open) via Google Business Profile; own-site fetch failed today (connection refused, ECONNREFUSED) so 'website live' could not be independently re-confirmed by direct fetch, though the domain is linked and clickable from the active Google Business listing; added geo confirmation (matches stored geo closely) + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (medicaltourismchat.com) beyond Google Maps; visibility scout 5 queries run (present for implants only); both existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Clínica Colombiana de Implantes Dentales | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s1 [https://www.clinicacolombianadeimplantes.com/]: https://www.clinicacolombianadeimplantes.com/ (attempt1: Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: www.clinicacolombianadeimplantes.com:443, timeout: 10000ms); attempt2 (+30s): Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: www.clinicacolombianadeimplantes.com:443, timeout: 10000ms), other->stable-dead on recheck) |
| 2026-08-26 | Clínica Viena | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live), contacts, Google reputation (4.9/360) and operating status (open); added geo + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (Doctoralia) for a previously-null reputation.onOtherPlatforms; visibility scout 5 queries run (own site strongly ranks for bestDentist and emergency queries); both existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. Sedation research (separate file) found the clinic's own site explicitly documents conscious sedation only, patient stays aware -> recorded false. |
| 2026-08-26 | Clínica Viena | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site documents conscious sedation only; patient explicitly stays aware ('sin perder la conciencia'). |
| 2026-08-26 | Colombia Care Dental | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live), contacts, Google reputation (4.8/67) and operating status (open); added geo update (previous stored geo was ~1.2km off; corrected to the verified Google Business Profile pin) + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (WhatClinic) beyond Google Maps, and resolved the existing 'suspicious_reviews' concern with a direct rating comparison; visibility scout 5 queries run (present for implants, expats); both existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | DentiOral | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live), contacts, Google reputation (4.8/188, Belén sede) and operating status (open); added geo + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (colombiahealthcare.com) beyond Google Maps; visibility scout 5 queries run (present only for dental-implants query); all 4 existing sources already cited by prior license-verification pass, none uncited to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Dentisalud | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked network website (live, though homepage now shows a multi-city network rather than only Medellín) and confirmed the La Playa branch specifically via Google Business Profile (4.3/278) and a local directory; contacts/operating status (open) confirmed; added geo + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (colombiabz.com local directory) beyond Google Maps, and newly recorded recurringComplaints=true from two independent recent reviews describing billing/administrative issues; visibility scout 5 queries run (not present in any top-10 today); both existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. Sedation research (separate file) found the clinic's own blog documents general anaesthesia for zygomatic implants -> recorded true. |
| 2026-08-26 | Dentisalud | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site documents general anaesthesia used for zygomatic implant placement. |
| 2026-08-26 | English Speaking Dentist Medellin | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live), contacts and operating status (open); Google Business Profile is verified but has zero reviews so no googleRating value was set (only googleReviewCount=0, honestly reflecting no rating widget); added geo + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (SafetyWing nomad Care Map) for a previously-null reputation.onOtherPlatforms; visibility scout 5 queries run (strongly present for englishSpeaking, its core positioning); no existing sources needed re-citation. |
| 2026-08-26 | International Smiles | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live), contacts, Google reputation (4.9/776, very active) and operating status (open); added geo + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (WhatClinic, which also names lead dentist Dr. Adriana Castaño) beyond Google Maps; visibility scout 5 queries run (present for englishSpeaking, expats); both existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. Sedation research (separate file) found the clinic's own blog explicitly contrasts its sedation with general anesthesia ('remain awake but deeply relaxed') -> recorded false, not true. |
| 2026-08-26 | International Smiles | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site contrasts sedation with GA: 'most sedation options allow you to remain awake but deeply relaxed' — patient stays conscious. |
| 2026-08-26 | Medellin Dental Solutions | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live), contacts, Google reputation (4.7/31, listing titled after lead dentist Dr. Mejía) and operating status (open); added geo + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (WhatClinic directory) beyond Google Maps; visibility scout 5 queries run (present for englishSpeaking only); both existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Oral Imagen | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked contacts, Google reputation (5.0/139) and operating status (open) via Google Business Profile (which curiously has the generic display name 'Dental Clinic' rather than 'Oralimagen' - noted); own-site fetch failed today (no response) so 'website live' could not be independently re-confirmed by direct fetch, though the domain is linked from the active Google Business listing; added geo + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (DentaVacation top-10 page, distinct from the already-cited individual listing) beyond Google Maps; visibility scout 5 queries run (not present in any top-10 today, a decline from the prior 2026-07-12 scout which had it present for 3/5 queries - visibility appears to have dropped); both existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. Sedation could not be researched today (site unreachable) -> left null in the separate sedation file. |
| 2026-08-26 | Oral Imagen | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s1 [https://www.oralimagen.com/]: https://www.oralimagen.com/ (attempt1: Connect Timeout Error (attempted addresses: 2001:41d0:357:3d00::3d:443, 178.33.196.57:443, timeout: 10000ms); attempt2 (+30s): Connect Timeout Error (attempted addresses: 2001:41d0:357:3d00::3d:443, 178.33.196.57:443, timeout: 10000ms), other->stable-dead on recheck) |
| 2026-08-26 | Oral Láser | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live), contacts, Google reputation (3.8/66, lowest among this cohort) and operating status (open); added geo + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (Universidad de Antioquia health directory) beyond Google Maps; visibility scout 5 queries run (not present in top results for any query today despite advertising 24h emergency care); both existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. Sedation research (separate file) found the clinic's own site explicitly documents general anaesthesia as an option -> recorded true. |
| 2026-08-26 | Oral Láser | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site documents general anaesthesia as an option for extractions, root canals, implants and oral surgery. |
| 2026-08-26 | OralStudio | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live), contacts, Google reputation (5.0/959, very active) and operating status (open); added geo + Maps URL; added 1 new external source (Doctoralia professional profile) beyond Google Maps; visibility scout 5 queries run (not present in any top-10 today, despite very high Google rating/volume); both existing sources already cited, none uncited to triage. Sedation research (separate file) found the clinic's own site explicitly documents general anaesthesia for oral-rehabilitation cases -> recorded true. |
| 2026-08-26 | OralStudio | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site documents general anaesthesia used for oral-rehabilitation cases where it is described as indispensable. |
| 2026-08-25 | Clínica Ártica | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: found active habilitación for Clínica Ártica S.A.S. (codigohabilitacionsede 050011040201) matching address, phone and email exactly. No individual REPS record found for the 8 named specialists (they appear to work under the clinic's IPS habilitación rather than personal Profesional-Independiente registrations); ReTHUS is ID-only/blocked, so personal license numbers remain unverified (null, not false). |
| 2026-08-25 | Clínica Colombiana de Implantes Dentales | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: found active habilitación for Grupo Dos Mil Clínica Colombiana de Implantes Dentales S A (codigohabilitacionsede 050010549501), address/phone/email matching exactly. No individual REPS record found for the 3 named specialists; ReTHUS is ID-only/blocked, so personal license numbers remain unverified (null, not false). |
| 2026-08-25 | Clínica Viena | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: no single clinic-level habilitación under 'Clínica Viena', but all 7 named dentists (Peláez, Contreras, Otálvaro, Hernández, Lozano, Gutiérrez, Palacio) hold individual REPS Profesional-Independiente habilitación codes at the exact office address (Cl. 7 Sur #42-70, Of. 420, Edificio Forum) — strong positive evidence the practice operates on a licensed basis even without a single company-level number. |
| 2026-08-25 | Colombia Care Dental | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: Colombia Care Dental's office is registered to named dentist María Paulina Gutiérrez García's individual Profesional-Independiente habilitación (050012611701), serving as both the clinic-level and doctor-level finding; a same-building 'Colombia Care Hair Restoration S.A.S.' entry is registered for a non-health purpose and does not apply here. |
| 2026-08-25 | DentiOral | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS (Registro Especial de Prestadores de Servicios de Salud, datos.gov.co): found active habilitación for Inversiones Dentioral S.A.S. at both listed addresses (Almacentro and Belén). No individual REPS record found for the 4 named dentists; ReTHUS (national dentist registry) is ID-number-only and blocked from outside Colombia, so their personal license numbers remain unverified (null, not false). |
| 2026-08-25 | Dentisalud | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: found active habilitación for the Dentisalud network across all three locations named in clinics.json (La Playa, El Poblado, La Floresta), under two related legal entities. No individual dentists are named on the clinic's site, so no doctor-level lookups were performed. |
| 2026-08-25 | English Speaking Dentist Medellin | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: confirmed active habilitación for Su Consultorio S.A.S. (codigohabilitacionsede 050011430501), the legal entity clinics.json already names as operating this brand, at the same Torre Salud y Servicios building. No individual dentist is named on the clinic's site, so no doctor-level lookup was performed. |
| 2026-08-25 | International Smiles | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: no habilitación found under 'International Smiles' or 'Smiles' variants, and the clinic's own site publishes no license number. The clinic's street address does carry an active REPS habilitación under a different (unnamed-on-site) individual dentist, so recorded as null rather than verified-false. No doctors were named on the site to look up individually. |
| 2026-08-25 | Medellin Dental Solutions | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: no separate habilitación found under 'Medellin Dental Solutions'; own site has no license number either. Strong circumstantial evidence (identical address/phone to Clínica Ártica S.A.S., which is REPS-habilitated) indicates this is the same clinic under an expat-facing brand rather than an unlicensed operation — recorded as null, not false. |
| 2026-08-25 | Methodology v1.3.0 | Corrected how the two licensing red flags are applied ("Clinic operating licence not published" and "Dentists / their licences not listed"). Previously they were applied whenever licensing data was absent from our records, which treated unchecked data as a negative finding — contrary to the methodology's own rule that unverified data is a fact about our coverage, not about the clinic. Both flags now apply only where we have verified that the information is not published. Manual licensing flags that rested on unverified data were removed from the affected clinics. No other scoring rules changed; most scores rise because the incorrect penalty is removed. |
| 2026-08-25 | Oral Imagen | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: found active habilitación for Oralimagen S.A.S. (codigohabilitacionsede 050011187201), confirmed via matching email/phone though REPS still lists an older Laureles address. No REPS record found for director Dr. Johana Ossa Gómez by name; ReTHUS is ID-only/blocked so her personal license remains unverified (null, not false). |
| 2026-08-25 | Oral Láser | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: found active habilitación for the Oral Láser network under Unidad Estomatológica Las Vegas S.A. (codigohabilitacionsede 050010417209), address matching the clinic's emergency-unit location exactly. No individual dentists are named on the clinic's site, so no doctor-level lookups were performed. |
| 2026-08-25 | OralStudio | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS: OralStudio is registered as director José Fernando Espitia Mesa's individual Profesional-Independiente habilitación (050010831501) at the clinic's exact address, serving as both the clinic-level and doctor-level finding. |
| 2026-08-23 | Methodology v1.2.0 | Added an informational "Sedation & general anaesthesia" availability field to every clinic and a new "Sleep Dentistry (Sedation / GA)" list, for patients who cannot tolerate — or would rather not be awake for — treatment. This field is informational and does not change any transparency score. |
| 2026-07-12 | Clínica Ártica | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Clínica Colombiana de Implantes Dentales | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Clínica Viena | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Colombia Care Dental | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | DentiOral | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Dentisalud | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | English Speaking Dentist Medellin | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | International Smiles | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Medellin Dental Solutions | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Oral Imagen | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Oral Láser | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | OralStudio | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-08 | Methodology v1.1.0 | Added licensing transparency: clinics are now penalised when they do not publish their operating licence, or do not list their dentists together with their professional licence numbers. Each clinic page now shows a Licensing & Credentials section. |
| 2026-07-03 | Methodology v1.0.0 | Initial public methodology. |