Cancun Dental Specialists
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 67.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#267.8/100
- Best for Expats#363.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#264.7/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#456.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#365.3/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#167.8/100
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 Multiple procedure pages document 'General anesthetic or I.V. sedation' as post-op options distinct from the clinic's standard $500 conscious IV sedation, i.e. general anesthetic is administered to some patients. [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-4]
Summary
Hotel Zone clinic with a large named specialist roster and extensive technology (3D CBCT, CAD/CAM in-house lab, intraoral scanner, dental laser), focused on implants and full-mouth restoration for US and Canadian patients; some hygiene and endodontic prices published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 12 of 15 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 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 [s4] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed 16+ specialists named with fields. [s4] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s4] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Full address published; embedded map not captured. [s4] | 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 Partial: hygiene, whitening and root canal prices published. [s4] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Regular cleaning 60 USD; deep cleaning 100 USD. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | 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 [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s4] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Instagram, YouTube, 300+ video testimonials; also Trustpilot (3.1/5, 6 reviews - mixed, incl. an unresolved-crown complaint) and WhatClinic (5.0/26 verified reviews). [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-2] [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-3] [s4] | 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 3D CBCT X-ray. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign and braces. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Maxillofacial surgery, sinus lift, grafts, apicoectomy. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English-speaking staff; reports serving 15,000+ US/Canada patients. [s4] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s4] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s4] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 8-16, Sat 8-12. [s4] | 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 Cancún", "English speaking dentist Cancún", "dental implants Cancún", "emergency dentist Cancún", "Cancún dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Cancún [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-5] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Cancún [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Cancún [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-7] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Cancún [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-8] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Cancún dental clinic for expats [cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-9] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Top result across most Cancún dentist queries. [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s4] | 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
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Irma Gavaldon [s4] | Founder; DDS, MS, AEGD | not verified |
| Dr. Antonio Barrios [s4] | Prosthodontics | not verified |
| Dr. Juan Guevara [s4] | Maxillofacial Surgery | not verified |
| Dr. Julian Guerrero [s4] | Periodontics | not verified |
| Dr. Andrea Pichardo [s4] | Prosthodontics | not verified |
| Dr. Diego Rojas [s4] | Endodontics | not verified |
| Dr. Salomon Mendoza [s4] | Prosthodontics | not verified |
| Dr. Karen Muñoz [s4] | General Surgery | not verified |
| Dr. Thelma Esquivel [s4] | Endodontics | not verified |
| Dr. Adriana Garcia [s4] | Periodontics | not verified |
| Dr. Fernando Amador [s4] | Periodontics | 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
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- 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://www.cancundentalspecialists.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +52 998 313 0107 |
| https://www.facebook.com/CancunDentalSpecialists | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Blvd. Kukulcan Km. 11.5, Plaza Flamingo, Hotel Zone, 77500, Cancún, Q. Roo, Mexico |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s4 | https://www.cancundentalspecialists.com/ | Clinic name, address, contacts, named specialist roster, services, CBCT/lab tech, partial pricing, hours, English site, photos. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:best dentist Cancún / English speaking dentist Cancún / dental implants Cancún / emergency dentist Cancún / Cancún dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| cancun-dental-specialists-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cancun+Dental+Specialists/@21.116… | Google rating 4.8 (1,283 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-2 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/cancundentalspecialists.com | Trustpilot TrustScore 3.1/5 from 6 reviews; includes a negative review re: a crown re-do refusal alongside a positive transport/efficiency review. | 2026-08-26 |
| cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/mexico/cancun/cancun-dental-spe… | WhatClinic: '5.0 from 26 verified reviews', ServiceScore 6.5/58 interactions; confirms founder Dr. Irma Gavaldon DDS MS AEGD, 12+ years, free airport transport. | 2026-08-26 |
| cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-4 | https://www.cancundentalspecialists.com/dental-implants-mexico/ | 'Diet After General anesthetic or I.V. sedation, start with liquids' - general anesthetic documented as an actual anesthesia option for implant-surgery patients, distinct from the clinic's standard $500 conscious IV sedation line item. | 2026-08-26 |
| cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-5 | search:best dentist Cancún | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: top organic result ('[TOP Cancun Dental Specialists] | Best choice for DENTAL...'). | 2026-08-26 |
| cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-6 | search:english speaking dentist Cancún | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: top organic result. | 2026-08-26 |
| cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-7 | search:dental implants Cancún | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: organic result present ('Leaders in Dental Tourism in Cancun... Implants, All on 4...'). | 2026-08-26 |
| cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-8 | search:emergency dentist Cancún | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: recommended in a Facebook forum answer ('go by Cancun Dental Specialists in the Hotel Zone'); a related listing (cancundentalspecialist.com, matching named doctors on file) also ranked. | 2026-08-26 |
| cancun-dental-specialists-deepen-9 | search:dentist for expats Cancún | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: top organic result plus a Facebook 'Expats Living in Cancun' forum recommendation. | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Multiple procedure pages document 'General anesthetic or I.V. sedation' as post-op options distinct from the clinic's standard $500 conscious IV sedation, i.e. general anesthetic is administered to some patients. |
| 2026-08-26 | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live, address/phone unchanged) and Google Maps (4.8/1,283 reviews - by far the largest review volume in the cohort); added 2 new external sources (Trustpilot 3.1/6 - mixed, WhatClinic 5.0/26) beyond own site; sedation set true (general anesthetic documented as a real anesthesia option across multiple procedure pages); visibility scout 5 queries: present in ALL 5 (strongest AI/search presence in the Cancún cohort); no uncited sources found among s4/sq. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against Mexico's two mapped registries (RNP for dentists, CLUES for clinics): both confirmed nationally inaccessible today before any name search could be submitted (RNP: connection refused / Akamai challenge on both public entry points; CLUES: master-file host timed out), so clinicLicense and all 11 named doctor(s) are left null, not false. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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