Viva Dent
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 12.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #23 of 25 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2312.1/100
- Best for Expats#2311.3/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#227.7/100
- 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
Viva Dent is a dental clinic in Karakol reachable by phone, with no dedicated website. Research relied on its Google Maps listing.
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)
- Reputation & Reviews: 6 of 18 verifiable points (missing: review recency; clinic responds to reviews; active Facebook presence; tripAdvisor presence)
- AI & Search Visibility: 1 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Kyrgyzstan; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Kyrgyzstan; mentioned for: dental implants Kyrgyzstan; mentioned for: emergency dentist Kyrgyzstan; structured data on website; google indexing quality; 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 [sm] | 0/4 |
| ? | Dentist names listed | 0/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google Maps shows a photo of the clinic's own street-facing building. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ? | Service list published | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [sm] | 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 No website; the clinic's Google Business Profile lists no prices; no social page is linked or listed for the clinic [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No website; the clinic's Google Business Profile lists no prices; no social page is linked or listed for the clinic [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No website; the clinic's Google Business Profile lists no prices; no social page is linked or listed for the clinic [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No website; the clinic's Google Business Profile lists no prices; no social page is linked or listed for the clinic [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No website; the clinic's Google Business Profile lists no prices; no social page is linked or listed for the clinic [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No website; the clinic's Google Business Profile lists no prices; no social page is linked or listed for the clinic [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No website; the clinic's Google Business Profile lists no prices; no social page is linked or listed for the clinic [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 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 2026-09-01. [sm] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [sm] | 0.5/3 |
| ✗ | Review recency Verified against the newest review(s) visible on the Maps listing on 2026-09-01. [sm] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews Based on owner replies visible on the first reviews shown on 2026-09-01. [sm] | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No burst: reviews spread 2017-2023, mixed ratings (69% 5-star) [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Active Facebook presence Facebook searches by its English name with the city, by its phone number and by its Cyrillic name with the city found no page of the clinic [viva-dent-karakol-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Not listed on TripAdvisor: two name searches found no entry for the clinic [viva-dent-karakol-deepen-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed and reviewed on 2GIS as "Vivadent" with the same phone number [viva-dent-karakol-deepen-3] | 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Google Business Profile: open Saturday 09:00-17:00 [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 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 Kyrgyzstan", "English speaking dentist Kyrgyzstan", "dental implants Kyrgyzstan", "emergency dentist Kyrgyzstan", "Kyrgyzstan dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Kyrgyzstan [sqa] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Kyrgyzstan [sqb] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Kyrgyzstan [sqc] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Kyrgyzstan [sqd] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Kyrgyzstan dental clinic for expats Appeared in the local map results for the query Karakol dental clinic for expats. [sqe] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No website carries structured data: the Google Business Profile lists none [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Google indexing quality The clinic has no website of its own; a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-05 lists only directory, news and third-party pages. [viva-dent-karakol-av4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages No website with service pages: the Google Business Profile lists none [viva-dent-karakol-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
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: not published on the clinic’s website — red flag applied [reg2]
Dentists & professional licences
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -4 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Dentist names listed
- Information Transparency: Dentist specializations listed
- Information Transparency: Service list published
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
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
| Phone | +996 555 238 245 |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Karakol, Kyrgyzstan |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Viva+Dent/@42.493865,78.3965954,7… | Google rating 4.0 (13 reviews) as of 2026-09-01, phone, geo, exterior photo | 2026-09-01 |
| sqa | search:best dentist Karakol | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 |
| sqb | search:English speaking dentist Karakol | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 |
| sqc | search:dental implants Karakol | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 |
| sqd | search:emergency dentist Karakol | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 |
| sqe | search:Karakol dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 |
| reg1 | https://portal.tunduk.kg/public_services/opisanie/6323917 | Kyrgyz Republic Ministry of Health medical/pharmaceutical licence lookup service. Registry access outcome: the lookup accepts only an organisation INN and its "Check" action resets without returning a result for an unauthenticated session, so no clinic could be checked | 2026-09-01 |
| reg2 | https://med.kg/uploads/84c5278d-f31b-4eff-9323-2a622f901b6e-%D0%A0%… | Register of medical-activity licences issued by the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic (offline .xlsx, 2421 rows, as of 12.11.2025, published at med.kg/lisenzirovanie). Successfully downloaded and searched on 2026-09-01 (288 KB, matches the file the researcher described). | 2026-09-01 |
| viva-dent-karakol-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12080243155638864436&hl=en | Google listing read 2026-09-25: 4.0 from 13 reviews (5★ 9, 4★ 1, 1★ 3); newest review 2023-01-13; listing unclaimed; hours Mon-Sat 09:00-17:00; no website or social link and no price list; reviews spread 2017-2023. | 2026-09-25 |
| viva-dent-karakol-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Viva%20D… | TripAdvisor search 2026-09-25 for "Viva Dent" and its Cyrillic spelling: results are hotels, restaurants and attractions elsewhere; no Kyrgyz dental clinic among the results | 2026-09-25 |
| viva-dent-karakol-deepen-3 | https://2gis.kg/karakol/firm/70000001030113619 | 2GIS profile "Viva Dent", Toktogul St. 263, Karakol: 3.5 from 17 ratings, 6 reviews; same phone (+996 555 238 245) as the Google listing (read 2026-09-25) | 2026-09-25 |
| viva-dent-karakol-deepen-4 | https://www.facebook.com/ | Facebook searches on 2026-09-30 by its English name with the city, by its phone number and by its Cyrillic name with the city: no page of the clinic | 2026-09-30 |
| viva-dent-karakol-av4 | search:"Viva Dent" Karakol | Web search run on 2026-10-05 (English, US results) for the clinic's name and city: 9 results listed. no page of an own site: the results are tourism and encyclopedia pages about the city of Karakol. Listed: a Britannica page, a news article, travel-guide, tourism-agency and travel-blog pages. | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Google indexing quality measured as poor after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-05 (no website of its own, none listed). |
| 2026-09-30 | Searched Facebook for the clinic by its English name with the city, by its phone number and by its Cyrillic name with the city; none of the searches found a page of the clinic. Recorded absence from Facebook. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews), 2GIS (by name and phone) and TripAdvisor; the clinic has no website and no social page was found. Recorded: Saturday opening hours; no signs of manipulated reviews; no prices published on any channel of the clinic; listed and reviewed on 2GIS as "Vivadent"; not on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: dentist names, services and equipment. |
| 2026-09-01 | Licence top-up: searched the Ministry of Health medical-licence register (med.kg .xlsx, downloaded and parsed today) for this clinic's legal/trade name and address. Searched, not found — recorded as false. |
| 2026-09-01 | Google Maps re-verification: rating/review count confirmed unchanged; reviewRecency and respondsToReviews recorded from today's review snippet. |
| 2026-09-01 | Initial research |
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