Yucatan Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 79.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 14 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#279.4/100
- Best for Expats#279.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#378/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#182.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#474.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#281/100
- 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 Own site mentions generic 'sedation options' for anxious patients; type unspecified, not confirmed GA/deep/asleep
Summary
Dental clinic in the Itzimná neighborhood of Mérida with an English-speaking staff that markets to medical tourists from the USA and Canada as well as local expats. Publishes prices for implants and veneers, lists CBCT 3D imaging, intraoral scanners and CAD/CAM, and offers implants (including All-on-4/6), orthodontics, endodontics and cosmetic dentistry.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13.5 of 15 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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 Team page names Dr. David Abarca (prosthodontist), Dr. Andrea Moguel (endodontist), Dr. Enrique Najera (orthodontist) [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-7] | 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] | 3/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price on price table or services page [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-8] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Zirconia Crown $450 USD on price table [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Free consultation stated in site footer [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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 (first Google rating captured for this clinic) [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-08-26 [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-25 [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-14] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews including a 1-star review [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Histogram: 1 review at 1-2 stars out of 29; no repeated theme [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Dates spread May-Sep 2026, reviewer accounts have review histories [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-16] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence The clinic's own Facebook page carries its name, its Calle 24 address in Itzimná and its prosthetics and implants profile [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-21] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; no link on clinic site [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-10] [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-17] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Its dentist Dr. David Abarca has a Doctoranytime profile at the clinic's address and a Doctoralia profile at Calle 24, Itzimná (17 patient reviews, 5/5, checked 2026-10-01). [yucatan-dental-clinic-platforms] [yucatan-dental-clinic-platforms-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) [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry No pediatric/children's dentistry mentioned across all 8 site pages [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-11] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Home page lists emergency services [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-18] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | 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 Closes 19:00 weekdays; open Saturday [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-19] | 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 Merida", "English speaking dentist Merida", "dental implants Merida", "emergency dentist Merida", "Merida dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Merida [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Merida [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-3] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Merida [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-4] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Merida [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Merida dental clinic for expats [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Dentist and Organization JSON-LD present [yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-20] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- 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://yucatandentalclinic.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +52 999 144 7409 |
| +52 999 144 7409 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Calle 24 97E, between 19 y 21, Itzimná, 97100 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/ | Address, phone, English-speaking staff, services, technology, published implant/veneer prices, expat/tourist focus | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/dental-implants-in-merida-mexico/ | Implant services and pricing, English-speaking team | 2026-07-14 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Yucat%C3%A1n+Dental+Clinic+M%C3%A… | Google rating 4.9 (28 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-2 | search:best dentist Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'best dentist Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-3 | search:english speaking dentist Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: organic result for yucatandentalclinic.com appeared for 'english speaking dentist Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-4 | search:dental implants Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: yucatandentalclinic.com homepage and implants subpage both appeared in organic results for 'dental implants Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-5 | search:emergency dentist Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'emergency dentist Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-6 | search:dentist for expats Merida | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'dentist for expats Merida Mexico' (Bing) | 2026-08-26 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-7 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/about/ | About page: "Our Dentists Dr. David Abarca Prosthodontist Dr. Andrea Moguel Endodontist Dr. Enrique Najera Orthodontist" | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-8 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/price-table/ | Price table rows list implants, crowns, root canal, veneers only; no filling/composite line | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7397751785959693940&hl=es | Histogram 1/0/0/0/28 (1-5 stars), sum 29; the single low review (implant miscommunication) has no second matching complaint among 10 read reviews | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-10 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Yucatan+… | TypeAheadJson search for "Yucatan Dental Clinic" returns no Merida-area dental listing among 12 results | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-11 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/services/ | Services list covers implants, crowns, veneers, root canal, orthodontics; no pediatric/children's dentistry item | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-12 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/price-table/ | Price table: "Zirconia Crown $1,800 USD (Avg US) / $450 USD (Our Price)" | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-13 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/about/ | Footer: "Free Consultation - Get your plan from home" | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-14 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7397751785959693940&hl=es | Newest review 2026-09-15 (Gabriel Koh, 5*) | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7397751785959693940&hl=es | Owner reply dated 2026-02-28 to a 1-star review: apology and clarification over WhatsApp communication | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-16 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7397751785959693940&hl=es | 10 reviews read (newest+lowest sorts) span 2026-02 to 2026-09; reviewer accounts show 1-50 prior reviews each, no single-review burst | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-17 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/ | No tripadvisor.com link found across all 8 pages read | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-18 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/ | Home page: "Comprehensive routine and emergency services" | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-19 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7397751785959693940&hl=es | Google Business Profile hours: Mon-Fri 9:00-14:00, 15:00-19:00; Sat 9:00-17:00 | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-20 | https://yucatandentalclinic.com/ | JSON-LD types found across site: Dentist, Organization (plus Place, WebSite) | 2026-09-25 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-deepen-21 | https://www.facebook.com/YucatanDentalClinic | Facebook page "Yucatan Dental Clinic" (174 followers), category cosmetic dentist, address "C. 24 No.117 x 21 Colonia Itzimná, Mérida, Mexico, 97600", bio "Leading Restorative Dentist at Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Master in Clinical Prosthetics and implants" — the clinic's name, street, cross street and neighbourhood, and its own prosthetics/implants focus | 2026-09-29 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-platforms | https://www.doctoranytime.mx/d/dentista/david-abarca | Doctoranytime profile of Dr. David Abarca, dentist, read 2026-10-01: Entre 19 y 21, C. 24 97E, Itzimná, Mérida 97100 (the clinic's address); no reviews yet, with a "Deja una reseña" form | 2026-10-01 |
| yucatan-dental-clinic-platforms-2 | https://www.doctoralia.com.mx/perfil/david-abarca-cervera | Doctoralia profile of Dr. David Abarca Cervera, read 2026-10-01: practice "David Abarca DDS", Calle 24 97G, Itzimná, Mérida; 17 patient reviews, rating 5/5 (the clinic's own site carries patient reviews naming Dr. David Abarca as its dentist) | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Found the clinic's Facebook page under its own name, with the same street, neighbourhood and specialty. Recorded: present on Facebook. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's website (home, price table, services, about, contact and treatment pages) and its Google listing. Recorded: dentist names, crown and consultation prices, no filling price published, no pediatric dentistry, emergency care, Saturday hours, and a Google rating of 4.9 from 29 reviews with an owner reply on a 1-star review. Still unverified: Facebook presence. |
| 2026-08-26 | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/Maps; captured first-ever Google rating (4.9, 28 reviews, coords to 7dp) and Maps URL; visibility scout 5 queries (2 true); cited uncited own-site source s2 (implants subpage, confirmed live) to implantPriceListed; no qualifying independent 3rd-party source found today beyond existing ones despite search effort. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against CLUES: the registry's master-file download timed out via every access method tried and it has no search form, so this clinic's license could not be found or ruled false; recorded null. |
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