Clínica Ártica
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 65.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #4 of 13 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#465.6/100
- Best for Expats#762.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#460.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#843.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#766.2/100
- Best for Families / Children#566.7/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Sedoanalgesia: nitrous oxide and/or IV; explicitly avoids 'efectos secundarios de la anestesia general' — conscious sedation only [clinica-artica-sedation]
Summary
Specialist dental clinic in Medellín with a bilingual site and a named multi-specialist team covering rehabilitation, orthodontics/Invisalign, maxillofacial surgery, periodontics, endodontics and pediatric dentistry.
Shares address and PBX with the expat-facing brand Medellin Dental Solutions and lead prosthodontist Juan Carlos Mejía.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 8 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
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)
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 Named dentists independently confirmed by a third-party patient review. [clinica-artica-deepen-2] [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [clinica-artica-deepen-3] [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
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) [clinica-artica-deepen] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [clinica-artica-deepen] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-08-18 (listing read 2026-09-26). [clinica-artica-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 7 of the 12 reviews read carry an owner reply, 1 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2025-11-11 (to a review of 2025-11-04). [clinica-artica-deepen-11] [clinica-artica-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Four of the five lowest-rated Google reviews concern slow or missing replies to messages and appointment requests; 1–2★ are 10.1 % of 99 (1★ 7 / 2★ 3 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 87). [clinica-artica-deepen-11] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 12 Google reviews read (dated 2019-12-03 to 2026-08-18, from accounts with 1–391 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 7 / 2★ 3 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 87. [clinica-artica-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Has a WhatClinic profile at its address (Calle 18 # 35, Las Palmas), and its periodontist Dr. Juan Carlos Mejía has a WhatClinic page at Calle 18 # 35-69 (read 2026-10-02). [clinica-artica-deepen-9] [clinica-artica-deepen-10] | 0.5/0.5 |
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.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Medellín", "English speaking dentist Medellín", "dental implants Medellín", "emergency dentist Medellín", "Medellín dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Medellín [clinica-artica-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Medellín [clinica-artica-deepen-5] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Medellín [clinica-artica-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Medellín [clinica-artica-deepen-7] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Medellín dental clinic for expats [clinica-artica-deepen-8] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Microdata on the homepage declares the type Organization (alongside WebSite, ImageObject). [clinica-artica-r6s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [s1] [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
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.
- #1Clínica Viena41.9 of 100View report → report in Spanish
- #2Colombia Care Dental0 of 100View report → report in Spanish
- #3OralStudio46.3 of 100View report → report in Spanish
Measured by Ansmeter, 8 October 2026 – 9 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: 050011040201 (REPS – Registro Especial de Prestadores de Servicios de Salud, CLINICA ARTICA S.A.S.) (REPS (datos.gov.co Socrata API), searched upper(nombresede) like '%ARTICA%', 2026-08-25.) [clinica-artica-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Juan Carlos Mejía [s1] | Oral rehabilitation / prosthodontics | not verified |
| Dra. Laura C. Tamayo [s1] | Pediatric dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Jaime Andrés Montoya [s1] | Orthodontist (Invisalign provider) | not verified |
| Dr. Jorge Mario Naranjo [s1] | Orthodontist (Invisalign provider) | not verified |
| Dr. Rodrigo Felipe Naranjo [s1] | Maxillofacial surgeon / stomatologist | not verified |
| Dra. Natalia Espinosa [s1] | Aesthetic dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. David Arango [s1] | Periodontist | not verified |
| Dr. Luis Fernando Gómez [s1] | Endodontist | 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
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
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://clinicaartica.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +57 604 448 4847 |
| +57 321 642 3818 | |
| https://facebook.com/clinicaartica | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Centro Empresarial Palms Avenue, Calle 18 No. 35-69, Oficina 330, Medellín |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://clinicaartica.com/ | Address, contacts, dentist team, services, English version, photos, no prices. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:English speaking dentist Medellín / dental implants Medellín / Medellín dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| clinica-artica-lic | https://www.datos.gov.co/d/c36g-9fc2 | REPS record for CLINICA ARTICA S.A.S. (NIT 900216711), codigohabilitacionsede 050011040201, address CL 18 # 35-69 OF 330, phone 5744484847, email administracion@clinicaartica.com — exact match to clinics.json address, phone and domain. | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-artica-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cl%C3%ADnica+%C3%81rtica/@6.21737… | Google rating 4.6 (99 reviews), Cl. 18 Av. Las Palmas #35-69 Of 330, as of 2026-08-26. | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-2 | https://colombiahealthcare.com/listing/clinica-artica/ | Patient review names 'Dr. Arango and Dr. Mejia' and praises being able to discuss care plan in English, accessed 2026-08-26. | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/colombia/medellin/clinica-artica | WhatClinic listing confirms address 'Las Palmas # Calle 18 # 35, Medellín, Colombia', accessed 2026-08-26. | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-4 | search:best dentist Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: clinicaartica.com not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-5 | search:english speaking dentist Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: clinicaartica.com/en/ appeared in top-10 organic results ('English Speaking Dentist Medellin - Clinica Artica'). | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-6 | search:dental implants Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: clinicaartica.com not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-7 | search:emergency dentist Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: clinicaartica.com/en/dental-emergencies-in-medellin/ appeared in top-10 organic results. | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-8 | search:dentist for expats Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: clinicaartica.com/en/ appeared in top-10 organic results, and a Medellín-expats Facebook group post independently names Clinica Artica among recommended English-speaking dentists. | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-artica-sedation | https://clinicaartica.com/sedoanalgesia-odontologia-sin-dolor/ | describes sedoanalgesia as conscious/inhalation+IV but not general anaesthesia | 2026-08-23 |
| clinica-artica-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6984767333569202360&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.6 from 99 reviews; star histogram 1★ 7 / 2★ 3 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 87; newest review dated 2026-08-18; 1 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2025-11-11. | 2026-09-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-9 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/colombia/medellin/clinica-artica | WhatClinic profile "Clinica Artica", Las Palmas # Calle 18 # 35, Medellín, read 2026-10-02: in its Medellín dentist listing (13 clinics); no reviews or ServiceScore yet | 2026-10-02 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-10 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/colombia/medellin/medellin-peri… | WhatClinic page "Medellin Periodontist - Dr. Juan Carlos Mejía", Calle 18 # 35-69 (the clinic's address; Dr. Mejía is on the clinic's team), read 2026-10-02: ServiceScore 7.4 from 11 interactions | 2026-10-02 |
| clinica-artica-r6s3 | https://clinicaartica.com | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: microdata types WebSite, CreativeWork, Organization, ImageObject, Person, InteractionCounter, BlogPosting | 2026-10-02 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6984767333569202360&hl=en | Google listing "Clínica Ártica" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental clinic), read 2026-10-05 in three review orders (the five lowest-rated, the five newest and the five most relevant): rated 4.6 from 99 reviews (1★ 7 / 2★ 3 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 87); 12 distinct reviews read, dated 2019-12-03 to 2026-08-18, 7 with an owner reply | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-05 (its lowest-rated and newest reviews with the star histogram): a repeated complaint among the lowest-rated reviews; no sign of manipulated reviews. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's own website (homepage, robots.txt, sitemap and service pages) for site structure: business structured data present. |
| 2026-10-02 | Presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: a WhatClinic profile at its address and a WhatClinic page of its periodontist there. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-08-18); owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2025-11-11). |
| 2026-09-17 | Aligned with the clinic's entry on colombiadentalrating.com: recorded General anaesthesia / deep sedation (sleep dentistry) (no) from sources read on 2026-08-23. |
| 2026-09-07 | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-08-26 | 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. |
| 2026-08-25 | 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). |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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