AB Dental Studio (AB Dental Clinic)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 56.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1056.9/100
- Best for Expats#1056.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1051/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1139.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#861.7/100
- 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 sedation or anaesthesia info found on homepage or services page.
Summary
Private clinic with two branches, in Phuket Town (Thepkrasattri Road) and at Boat Avenue in Cherngtalay, led by two named dentists covering cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics (Invisalign, Fastbraces) and implants. Equipment listed includes digital x-rays, CT scan, intraoral scanners and CEREC same-day crowns. The Phuket Town branch's Google listing shows 4.9 from 380 reviews; no price list is published on the website.
Branch 2: 49/17 Boat Avenue, Bandon-Cherngtalay Rd., Cherngtalay, Thalang, Phuket 83110 (phone +66 95 421 5115, email [email protected]). Phuket Town branch closed Wednesdays; Boat Avenue branch closed Sundays. Prices are not published online and are only available on inquiry.
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 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: english speaking dentist phuket; mentioned for: dental implants phuket; mentioned for: emergency dentist phuket; mentioned for: phuket dental clinic for expats; structured data on website)
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. Pundari Somjitra (cosmetic/orthodontics), Dr. Apinya Nontawat (prosthodontics/implants). [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Per-branch phones, emails, WhatsApp, LINE. [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 No fee page on official website. [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) as of 2026-08-26 — Phuket Town branch [ab-dental-clinic-phuket-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [ab-dental-clinic-phuket-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [ab-dental-clinic-phuket-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] [s3] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms [s2] | 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 Digital x-rays. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CT scan listed among equipment. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign, Fastbraces. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery Oral surgery not explicitly listed. | 0/2 |
| ? | 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 WhatsApp per branch; LINE @abdental. [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 09:00-19:00; Phuket Town closed Wed, Boat Avenue closed Sun. [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 Phuket", "English speaking dentist Phuket", "dental implants Phuket", "emergency dentist Phuket", "Phuket dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Phuket [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Phuket [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Phuket [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Phuket [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Phuket dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD detected on homepage (checked 2026-07-04). [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 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 checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Pundari Somjitra [Llic] | Cosmetic Dentist, Orthodontist | not verified |
| Dr. Apinya Nontawat [Llic] | Prosthodontist, Implant Dentist | not verified |
| Dr. Nahathai Puttawiro [Llic] | General Dentist | not verified |
| Dr. Jindanut Brahmasakha Na Sakolnagara [Llic] | Periodontist | not verified |
| Dr. Suteeta Disthaporn [Llic] | Orthodontist | not verified |
| Dr. Phakaporn Sarattha [Llic] | Endodontist | not verified |
| Dr. Pim Wiseslong [Llic] | General Dentist | not verified |
| Dr. Narumol Pattaraporncharoen [Llic] | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon | not verified |
| Dr. Chicha Muttarak [Llic] | General Dentist | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — Official website publishes no prices for any treatment; costs are available only on direct inquiry. [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: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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://abdentalphuket.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +66 76 530 524 |
| +66 83 954 6566 | |
| LINE | @abdental |
| https://www.facebook.com/abdentalclinicphuket | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 61/4-5 Thepkrasattri Road, Talad Yai, Mueang, 83000, Phuket |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://abdentalphuket.com/ | Official site (already-cited live source): "International Dental Tourism Services" explicitly offered; testimonials from international patients (Irina Gromova, Karma Parker, Sven Gorke) - re-fetched and confirmed live 2026-08-26 (Bookimed listing, previously also cited, is now dead). | 2026-08-26 |
| s2 | https://www.top-rated.online/cities/Phuket/place/p/9317657/AB+Denta… | well-reviewed.Online (already-cited live source): Google rating 4.9 (380 reviews) for the Phuket Town branch, address, phone - independent third-party ratings platform presence (Bookimed listing, previously also cited, is now dead). | 2026-08-26 |
| s3 | https://linktr.ee/abdentalclinicphuket | Official Linktree with Facebook and contact channels | 2026-07-04 |
| sq | search:best/english/implants/emergency/expats dentist Phuket | AI/search visibility scout check 2026-07-04: presence or absence in top results for the five fixed queries | 2026-07-04 |
| Llic | https://abdentalphuket.com/dentists | Licensing & credentials check (clinic licence, dentists, licence numbers) | 2026-07-08 |
| ab-dental-clinic-phuket-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/AB+Dental+Clinic+Phuket+One+stop+… | most recent visible review approx. 1 month before 2026-08-26 (Graeme Parker) | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: Bookimed aggregator listing (s4) confirmed dead. onOtherPlatforms re-declared onto the already-live well-reviewed.Online source (s2); worksWithForeigners re-declared onto the clinic's own official site (s1, re-fetched and read directly, explicitly offers "International Dental Tourism Services"). s4 pruned (no longer cited by anything). |
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s4 [https://us-uk.bookimed.com/clinic/a-b-dental-studio/]: https://us-uk.bookimed.com/clinic/a-b-dental-studio/ (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website (abdentalphuket.com), Phuket Town branch address, and phone unchanged. Google rating unchanged at 4.9, review count rose from 380 to 477; captured coordinates and Maps URL. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against Thailand's Private Healthcare Facility Verification registry: no clinic establishment license match found under reasonable Thai-name transliteration; own site publishes no license number for either branch, but Thai trade name unconfirmed, so recorded null. All 9 named doctors recorded null against the Dental Council of Thailand register (Thai-script-only exact-match requirement confirmed live). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: site live at https://abdentalphuket.com, name/address/phone confirmed unchanged; site also lists a second Boat Avenue/Cherngtalay branch not in scope here. Google Maps unreachable this session, so reputation/geo were not re-checked. No changes. |
| 2026-07-08 | Added Licensing & Credentials (methodology v1.1): clinic licence and dentists/their licence numbers. |
| 2026-07-04 | Initial data collection. |
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