DentiCenter
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 67.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 24 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1267.2/100
- Best for Expats#1068.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1261.7/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1150.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#873.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#670.5/100
- 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) — Not verified No sedation info found; lists 12 specialties but no anaesthesia services
Summary
Long-established dental clinic on Carrera 50 in Barranquilla, founded by Dr. Hernando Salazar Guerra and originally started as the Centro Odontológico Infantil (COI). Offers general and pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, implantology, oral and maxillofacial surgery and oral rehabilitation. A directory listing states the clinic serves international patients with English-speaking staff.
The team page names 14 dentists with their specializations; the site notes its professionals trained at recognized Colombian universities.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 2 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant 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 Corrected: team page lists 14 named dentists with roles [denticenter-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Each of the 14 named dentists has a stated specialization [denticenter-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google listing photo shows the branded storefront [denticenter-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details PBX, mobile/WhatsApp and email published. [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version No English version found [denticenter-deepen-15] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] [s2] | 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 All sitemap pages read; no price figures [denticenter-deepen-16] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [denticenter-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [denticenter-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [denticenter-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [denticenter-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Free initial assessment (valoración) offered [denticenter-deepen-8] [denticenter-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [denticenter-deepen-17] | 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 2026-08-26 [denticenter-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25 [denticenter-deepen-24] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-25 [denticenter-deepen-18] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to both positive and critical reviews [denticenter-deepen-19] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Ratings spread across years from accounts with review history [denticenter-deepen-20] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No listing found; no TripAdvisor link on the site [denticenter-deepen-10] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Instagram and YouTube linked; listed on Dental Vacation. [s1] [s3] | 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 Directory listing also mentions same-day and All-on-4/6 implants. [s1] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral and maxillofacial surgery listed. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Clinic originated as a children's dental center (COI). [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Per Dental Vacation listing: serves local and international patients. [s3] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken Per Dental Vacation listing (staff speaks fluent English and Spanish); not stated on the clinic's own site. [s3] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Service-specific 'agenda una cita de valoración' (assessment appointment) form on the implants page [denticenter-deepen-21] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each treatment page explains what the procedure is and its benefits [denticenter-deepen-22] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Saturday hours published [denticenter-deepen-23] | 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 Colombia", "English speaking dentist Colombia", "dental implants Colombia", "emergency dentist Colombia", "Colombia dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Colombia Named (as "DentiCenter") in the AI summary for "best dentist Barranquilla" on 2026-09-25. [denticenter-deepen-11] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Colombia Named in results of an English-speaking-dentist Barranquilla web search, 2026-08-17. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Colombia Same combined English-speaking + implants query, 2026-08-17. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Colombia Named (as "DentiCenter") in the AI summary for "emergency dentist Barranquilla" on 2026-09-25. [denticenter-deepen-12] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Colombia dental clinic for expats Not present in the top web results for "Barranquilla dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-25. [denticenter-deepen-13] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Organization schema present [denticenter-deepen-3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages 11 individual treatment 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: 080010297001 (REPS Habilitación de Prestadores de Salud, Colombia — CLINICA DENTICENTER S.A.) (REPS open dataset. Searched nombresede like 'DENTICENTER' OR 'SALAZAR GUERRA'. Matched CLINICA DENTICENTER S.A., address CARRERA 50 No 82-149 BARRIO ALTO PRADO — exact match to clinic address Carrera 50 # 82-149.) [denticenter-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Hernando Salazar Guerra [s1] | Founder (specialty not stated on the site) | 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: No recurring complaints
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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://denticenter.com.co/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +57 605 385 3530 |
| +57 317 368 1993 | |
| Address | Carrera 50 # 82-149, Barranquilla |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://denticenter.com.co/nuestra-clinica/ | Separate pages exist for ortodoncia-y-ortopedia, odontopediatria, odontologia-general, periodoncia, implantologia, rehabilitacion-oral, endodoncia, cirugia-oral-y-maxilofacial, blanqueamiento-dental, articulacion-temporomandibular, prevencion-e-higiene-oral | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://denticenter.com.co/contactenos/ | Contact page: address Carrera 50 # 82-149, PBX (605) 3853530, mobile +57 317 3681993, email. | 2026-08-17 |
| s3 | https://www.dentavacation.com/clinics/dentists/colombia/barranquill… | Directory listing: 10+ specialized dentists, English/Spanish-speaking staff, implant services including same-day and All-on-4/6, international patients. | 2026-08-17 |
| sq | search:dental clinic Barranquilla Colombia dentist English speaking implants | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-17. | 2026-08-17 |
| denticenter-lic | https://www.datos.gov.co/resource/c36g-9fc2.json?$where=upper(nombr… | REPS record: CLINICA DENTICENTER S.A., codigohabilitacionsede 080010297001, Barranquilla, CARRERA 50 No 82-149, claseprestador IPS. | 2026-08-25 |
| denticenter-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=DentiCenter+Barranquilla+reviews | Google rating 4.7 (88 reviews) as of 2026-08-26; page (text of the Google Maps place page) confirms address Cra. 50 #82-149, Barranquilla matching the clinic. | 2026-08-26 |
| denticenter-deepen | https://denticenter.com.co/equipos-de-trabajo/ | Team page names Dr. Hernando Salazar Guerra (scientific director) plus 13 other dentists individually, e.g. Dr. Jhon Cifuentes Castro, Dra. Jacqueline Carrasquilla Diaz | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=93094761043069555&hl=en | Listing photo: street-level facade with 'DentiCenter' signage, phone numbers and service list painted on the glass front | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-3 | https://denticenter.com.co/ | Homepage JSON-LD graph includes an Organization entity (name DentiCenter, logo, sameAs Facebook/Instagram) | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-4 | https://denticenter.com.co/prevencion-e-higiene-oral/ | All 54 sitemap URLs read (home, /nuestra-clinica/, /equipos-de-trabajo/, 11 treatment pages, /contactenos/, blog posts): no cleaning price | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-5 | https://denticenter.com.co/odontologia-general/ | All 54 sitemap URLs read (home, /nuestra-clinica/, /equipos-de-trabajo/, 11 treatment pages, /contactenos/, blog posts): no filling price | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-6 | https://denticenter.com.co/rehabilitacion-oral/ | All 54 sitemap URLs read (home, /nuestra-clinica/, /equipos-de-trabajo/, 11 treatment pages, /contactenos/, blog posts): no crown price | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-7 | https://denticenter.com.co/implantologia/ | All 54 sitemap URLs read (home, /nuestra-clinica/, /equipos-de-trabajo/, 11 treatment pages, /contactenos/, blog posts): implant page explains the treatment, no price | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-8 | https://denticenter.com.co/ortodoncia-y-ortopedia/ | Orthodontics page: "Agenda tu cita de valoración GRATIS" | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-9 | https://denticenter.com.co/covid-19/ | Page: "VALORACIÓN INICIAL Sin Costo" | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-10 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=DentiCen… | TypeAheadJson search returns only unrelated Barranquilla attractions/hotels, no DentiCenter match; site-wide read found no tripadvisor.com link | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-11 | search:best dentist Barranquilla | Web search on 2026-09-25: AI-generated summary named "DentiCenter" among recommended clinics. | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-12 | search:emergency dentist Barranquilla | Web search on 2026-09-25: AI-generated summary named "DentiCenter" among clinics (alongside SOMECA and Dental Health Clinic). | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-13 | search:Barranquilla dental clinic for expats | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were colombiadentalrating.com, placidway.com, medicaltourismco.com (x3), dentavacation.com (x3), dentaldepartures.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-14 | https://denticenter.com.co/equipos-de-trabajo/ | Titles given per dentist: 'Rehabilitador Oral', 'Ortodoncista', 'Periodoncista e Implantólogo', 'Cirujano Oral Y Maxilofacial', 'Endodoncista', etc. | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-15 | https://denticenter.com.co/ | No hreflang tags, language switcher or /en/ path on any of the 54 sitemap URLs; all content in Spanish | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-16 | https://denticenter.com.co/nuestra-clinica/ | All 54 sitemap URLs read (home, /nuestra-clinica/, /equipos-de-trabajo/, 11 treatment pages, /contactenos/, blog posts): no currency figures; no precio/tarifa page | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-17 | https://denticenter.com.co/nuestra-clinica/ | All 54 sitemap URLs read (home, /nuestra-clinica/, /equipos-de-trabajo/, 11 treatment pages, /contactenos/, blog posts): no X-ray price | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-18 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=93094761043069555&hl=en | Newest-sort read: most recent reviews 2026-09-24 (2 reviews, 5★ each) | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-19 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=93094761043069555&hl=en | Owner replied 2026-09-15 to a 3★ orthodontics complaint from Elvira Molina and to 5★ reviews the same week | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-20 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=93094761043069555&hl=en | Histogram 5★ 123/4★ 4/3★ 2/2★ 1/1★ 8 (sum 138); reviewer accounts show 'Local Guide' status with 13-16 prior reviews | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-21 | https://denticenter.com.co/implantologia/ | Form headed 'REGÍSTRATE AQUÍ Y AGENDA UNA CITA DE VALORACIÓN' with name/last name/email/cellphone fields, embedded on the implant treatment page | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-22 | https://denticenter.com.co/implantologia/ | Page explains implants replace lost teeth, describes durability, comfort and appearance benefits, not just a bare service name | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-23 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=93094761043069555&hl=en | Google Business Profile hours: Mon-Fri 8:00-12:00/14:00-18:00, Saturday 8:00-12:00 | 2026-09-25 |
| denticenter-deepen-24 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=93094761043069555&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: 4.7 from 138 reviews (histogram 1★8/2★1/3★2/4★4/5★123) | 2026-09-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the 3 pending Barranquilla queries: present for "best dentist Barranquilla", "emergency dentist Barranquilla"; not present for "Barranquilla dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's full website (team, contact, treatment and blog pages) and its Google listing (newest and lowest review sorts). Corrected: 14 dentists and their individual specializations are named on the team page. Recorded: a free initial assessment; no price figures for any tracked treatment; an assessment-request form on the implants page; clear treatment explanations; Saturday hours; Organization structured data; 11 dedicated treatment pages; review count 138, recent, with owner replies; no manipulation signs; no TripAdvisor presence. Two 2023 reviews complain about unexpected charges. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged; captured first Google rating 4.7 (88 reviews). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status): no changes. Google Maps was not reachable from the research environment today, so googleRating/reviewCount remain unset. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS (Colombia): clinic habilitación found (080010297001, exact address match), resolving the clinic's prior 'regulatory badge shown, no number published' note. Founder Hernando Salazar Guerra's ReTHUS licence is null, not false. |
| 2026-08-17 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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