Colombia Care Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 56.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#356.4/100
- Best for Expats#356.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#253.2/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#248.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#459.5/100
- 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 No general anaesthesia/deep sedation info found on site or elsewhere.
Summary
English-language, medical-tourism dental clinic in Medellín specializing in implants (BioHorizons/All-on-4/All-on-6), veneers, crowns, whitening, bone grafts and sinus lifts, with CBCT and published USD prices.
Prices are listed in USD (e.g. single implant from $1,200; All-on-4 from $8,500). Datum note: quote local COP equivalents on consultation.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 5 of 15 verifiable points (missing: cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown 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 Dr. Paulina Gutiérrez named (implant team). [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 [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 Single implant from USD 1,200; All-on-4 from USD 8,500; All-on-6 from USD 11,500; bone graft USD 450; sinus lift USD 500. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Single implant from USD 1,200. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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) Closely matches the clinic's own self-reported '4.9 / 70+ reviews', resolving the earlier unverified-claim concern. [colombia-care-dental-deepen] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [colombia-care-dental-deepen] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Independently verified Google rating (4.8/67) closely matches the site's self-reported figure (4.9/70+), so the earlier low-severity red flag is resolved rather than confirmed. [colombia-care-dental-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms [colombia-care-dental-deepen-2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT scans offered. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Extractions, bone grafts, sinus lifts. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
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 [colombia-care-dental-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Medellín [colombia-care-dental-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Medellín [colombia-care-dental-deepen-5] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Medellín [colombia-care-dental-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Medellín dental clinic for expats [colombia-care-dental-deepen-7] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality Also served from a netlify.app subdomain. [s1] [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
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: 050012611701 (REPS – Registro Especial de Prestadores de Servicios de Salud, Profesional Independiente: María Paulina Gutiérrez García) (REPS (datos.gov.co Socrata API), searched upper(nombresede) like '%COLOMBIA CARE%' and doctor-name + address filter, 2026-08-25.) [colombia-care-dental-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Paulina Gutiérrez [s1] [colombia-care-dental-lic] | — | 050012611701 (REPS – Profesional Independiente habilitación, María Paulina Gutiérrez García, CC 1037639231) |
Red Flags
- low Suspicious review patterns (-3 pts) — Self-reported 4.9/70+ reviews on-site could not be independently verified on Google. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -3 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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://colombiacaredental.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +57 301 114 6858 |
| +57 301 114 6858 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Calle 2 # 20-50, Office 1205, 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://colombiacaredental.com/dental-implants/ | Address/geo, contacts, named dentist, services, CBCT, published USD prices, self-reported rating. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:best dentist Medellín / dental implants Medellín / Medellín dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| colombia-care-dental-lic | https://www.datos.gov.co/d/c36g-9fc2 | REPS record for MARIA PAULINA GUTIERREZ GARCIA (CC 1037639231), codigohabilitacionsede 050012611701, address CALLE 2 #20-50 EDIFICIO Q OFFICE OFICINA 1205 — exact match to Colombia Care Dental's office, and matches the named implant-team dentist 'Dr. Paulina Gutiérrez'. Note: a separate REPS entry 'COLOMBIA CARE HAIR RESTORATION S.A.S.' also sits in the same building (Of. 1203-1205) but is registered under 'Objeto Social Diferente a la Prestación de Servicios de Salud' (non-health corporate purpose), so it does not itself constitute a dental habilitación. | 2026-08-25 |
| colombia-care-dental-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Colombia+Care+Dental/@6.1976107,-… | Google Maps rating 4.8 (67 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 closely matches the site's self-reported 4.9/70+ claim. | 2026-08-26 |
| colombia-care-dental-deepen-2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/colombia/medellin/colombia-care… | WhatClinic profile 'Colombia Care Dental in Medellín' with 11 independent patient reviews, accessed 2026-08-26. | 2026-08-26 |
| colombia-care-dental-deepen-3 | search:best dentist Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: colombiacaredental.com not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| colombia-care-dental-deepen-4 | search:english speaking dentist Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: colombiacaredental.com not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| colombia-care-dental-deepen-5 | search:dental implants Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: colombiacaredental.com/dental-implants/ appeared in top-10 organic results. | 2026-08-26 |
| colombia-care-dental-deepen-6 | search:emergency dentist Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: colombiacaredental.com not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| colombia-care-dental-deepen-7 | search:dentist for expats Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: colombiacaredental.com appeared twice in top-10 organic results (homepage and /es/). | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | 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. |
| 2026-08-25 | 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. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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