OralStudio
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 55.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #4 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#455.8/100
- Best for Expats#455.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#748/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#339.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#361.3/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#155.8/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Site documents general anaesthesia used for oral-rehabilitation cases where it is described as indispensable. [oralstudio-sedation]
Summary
Implant and oral-rehabilitation clinic in Medellín's Ciudad del Río led by Dr. José Fernando Espitia, offering guided implants, orthodontics, smile design, whitening and surgery, with a dental-tourism focus and English site.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 3.5 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist medellín; mentioned for: english speaking dentist medellín; mentioned for: dental implants medellín; mentioned for: emergency dentist medellín; mentioned for: medellín dental clinic for expats)
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] | 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 [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 [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | 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) [oralstudio-deepen] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [oralstudio-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Very active - top reviews dated 1 month, 1 month and 2 months ago; a video review posted 20 days ago; owner post 4 days ago, as of 2026-08-26. [oralstudio-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Restated with a professional-directory profile alongside existing Instagram/LinkedIn. [oralstudio-deepen-2] [s1] | 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [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 | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 8-18, Sat 8-13. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
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 [oralstudio-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Medellín [oralstudio-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Medellín [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Medellín [oralstudio-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Medellín dental clinic for expats [oralstudio-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [s1] [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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: 050010831501 (REPS – Registro Especial de Prestadores de Servicios de Salud, Profesional Independiente: José Fernando Espitia Mesa) (REPS (datos.gov.co Socrata API), searched upper(nombresede) like '%ESPITIA%', 2026-08-25.) [oralstudio-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. José Fernando Espitia [s1] [oralstudio-lic] | Advanced/regenerative surgery, oral rehabilitation, implantology | 050010831501 (REPS – Profesional Independiente habilitación, José Fernando Espitia Mesa, CC 71790705) |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices published on the site. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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://oralstudio.com.co |
|---|---|
| Phone | +57 604 322 9191 |
| +57 312 709 3687 | |
| https://es-la.facebook.com/Oralstudiojfe/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Cl. 19A #44-25, Torre Salud y Servicios, Ciudad del Río, Consultorio 2001, 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://oralstudio.com.co/ | Address, contacts, lead dentist, services, English version, photos, no prices. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:dental implants Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: oralstudio.com.co not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| oralstudio-lic | https://www.datos.gov.co/d/c36g-9fc2 | REPS record for 'jose fernando espitia mesa' (CC 71790705), codigohabilitacionsede 050010831501, address CL 19A # 44-25 CS 2001 — exact match to OralStudio's address; sede email [email protected] confirms the link to the clinic brand. Registered as an individual Profesional Independiente rather than a company, consistent with a director-led solo practice. | 2026-08-25 |
| oralstudio-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/OralStudio-+Smile+Makeover+Medell… | Reviews and owner posts dated 4 days, 20 days, 1 month and 2 months prior, as of 2026-08-26. | 2026-08-26 |
| oralstudio-deepen-2 | https://www.doctoralia.co/clinicas/oral-studio-by-jose-fernando-esp… | Doctoralia professional directory profile 'Oral Studio By Jose Fernando Espitia' with patient opinions, specialists and services, accessed 2026-08-26. | 2026-08-26 |
| oralstudio-deepen-3 | search:best dentist Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: oralstudio.com.co not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| oralstudio-deepen-4 | search:english speaking dentist Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: oralstudio.com.co not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| oralstudio-deepen-5 | search:emergency dentist Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: oralstudio.com.co not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| oralstudio-deepen-6 | search:dentist for expats Medellín | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: oralstudio.com.co not present in top results. | 2026-08-26 |
| oralstudio-sedation | https://oralstudio.com.co/tipos-de-anestesia-dental/ | 'La sedación mediante anestesia general...resulta imprescindible cuando se trata de una rehabilitación oral' — general anaesthesia used for oral rehab. | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site documents general anaesthesia used for oral-rehabilitation cases where it is described as indispensable. |
| 2026-08-26 | 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. |
| 2026-08-25 | 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. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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