Al Amal Smile Centre
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 23.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #19 of 19 ranked clinics · Last checked: 3 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1923.6/100
- Best for Expats#1824.5/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#626.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#1816/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1726.8/100
- 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
Summary
Family-run general dental center in Muharraq (NHRA licence 150201-0005), founded and led by Dr. Aqeel Isa Hasan Abdulla, with his son Dr. Isa Aqeel now treating patients there too.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- Information Transparency: 7 of 16 verifiable points (missing: has a working website; dentist specializations listed; service list published)
- 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: 0 of 5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Bahrain; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Bahrain; mentioned for: dental implants Bahrain; mentioned for: emergency dentist Bahrain; mentioned for: Bahrain dental clinic for expats)
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 Reviews name "Dr. Issa/Essa Akeel/Aqeel" as treating dentist. [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Service list published [sm] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [sm] | 2/2 |
| ? | English website version | 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 [sm] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [sm] | 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 2026-09-03, live Google Maps place page, re-read in a browser: 4.1 / 17 reviews - re-read live 2026-09-03, unchanged from the 2026-09-02 reading. Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged, and the published rating reproduces from the star histogram 12/0/1/2/2 (5*->1*). [sm] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume As of 2026-09-03, live Google Maps place page, re-read in a browser; unchanged. Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged; the star histogram 12/0/1/2/2 (5*->1*) sums to the published count. [sm] | 0.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency Newest visible review dated "3 months ago". "3 months ago" sits exactly on the boundary of the top bucket, so the lower bucket is recorded rather than the better one. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 12/0/1/2/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 1.5/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews None of the 8 visible reviews carries a reply from the owner. Absence from a relevance-ordered preview is weaker evidence than a positive finding, but with 8 reviews visible and none answered the criterion is recorded as not met. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 12/0/1/2/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No repeated issue class. One of the eight visible reviews is two-star and concerns hygiene practice - gloves not changed between patients, and doubt about whether the rinsing cup is changed. It appears once. The histogram carries 5 further reviews below four stars that the relevance-ordered preview did not surface. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 12/0/1/2/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The distribution is the broadest in the country relative to its size - 5 of 17 reviews sit below four stars (2 one-star, 2 two-star, 1 three-star) - the visible reviews span three months to nine years, and reviewer accounts run from 1 to 179 reviews including three Local Guides. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 12/0/1/2/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ? | Other review platforms | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray NHRA facility record lists Intra-Oral Dental X-Ray as a support service. [reg1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) [reg1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care A review describes a last-minute emergency filling replacement being accommodated. [sm] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | 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 Reviews are in fluent English from expatriate patients. [sm] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Review: "explaining process and options" praised. [sm] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Bahrain", "English speaking dentist Bahrain", "dental implants Bahrain", "emergency dentist Bahrain", "Bahrain dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Bahrain [sqa] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Bahrain [sqb] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Bahrain [sqc] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Bahrain [sqd] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Bahrain dental clinic for expats [sqe] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | 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: Licence 150201-0005 (AL AMAL SMILE CENTER), Active, expires 06-11-2026 — NHRA Healthcare Facilities Finder, Area: Muharraq, Facility_Category: General Dental Center. (Verified 2026-09-02: exact facility-name, phone and email match.) [reg1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Aqeel Isa Hasan Abdulla (founder) [reg2] | General | Licence 11001038 — NHRA list September 2026, facility: AL AMAL SMILE CENTER. |
| Isa Aqeel Isa Hasan Abdulla (Dr. Isa/Essa Aqeel) [sm] [reg2] | General | Licence 11020516 — registered at this facility; matches the "Dr. Issa/Essa Akeel/Aqeel" repeatedly named in Google reviews as treating dentist. |
| Ali Fadhel Abbas Isa Abdulla [reg2] | General | Licence 11020411 — registered at this facility. |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Reputation & Reviews: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- 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
| Phone | +973 1733 0300 |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 7J66+93F, Muharraq, Bahrain |
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/Al+Amal+Smile+Centre/@26.2609329,… | Live Google rating 4.1 (17 reviews), address, phone, reviews naming Dr. Essa Aqeel, read 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-03 |
| sqa | search:best dentist Muharraq | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqb | search:English speaking dentist Muharraq | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqc | search:dental implants Muharraq | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqd | search:emergency dentist Muharraq | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqe | search:Muharraq dental clinic for expats | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| reg1 | https://www.nhra.bh/OpenData/Licensed%20Facilities/ | NHRA facility register: AL AMAL SMILE CENTER, licence 150201-0005, Active, expires 06-11-2026 | 2026-09-02 |
| reg2 | https://www.nhra.bh/OpenData/Licensed%20Professionals/ | NHRA dental practitioners list: 3 dentists registered at AL AMAL SMILE CENTER facility | 2026-09-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Reputation pass 2026-09-03 (browser): the clinic's Google Maps place page was reopened on its Reviews tab and the star histogram, the visible reviews, their dates, their reviewer profiles and the owner replies were read. reviewRecency, respondsToReviews, recurringComplaints and suspiciousReviewPatterns set from that read, each carrying the sample size and the read order on the criterion itself. Rating and review count reproduced unchanged from the histogram. recurringComplaints false; suspiciousReviewPatterns false. |
| 2026-09-03 | Google rating and review count re-read live in a browser on the Maps place page (4.1 / 17): unchanged from the 2026-09-02 reading, which is therefore corroborated. |
| 2026-09-02 | Initial data collection for the Bahrain Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via Google Maps and the NHRA Open Data facility and dental-practitioner registers. |
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