Al Rabeeh Dental Center - Muharraq
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 71.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 19 ranked clinics · Last checked: 3 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#271.3/100
- Best for Expats#170/100
- Best for Dental Implants#268/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#174.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#245.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#173.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#175.8/100
- 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
Summary
The Muharraq branch of Al Rabeeh Dental Center, a Bahrain-wide multi-speciality chain operating since 2011 (five Bahrain branches plus one in Muscat, Oman); this branch is licensed for 24-hour service (NHRA licence 150203-0018) and fields ten registered dentists spanning orthodontics, prosthodontics, periodontics, endodontics and oral medicine.
One 2026 review (among 1,615) alleges an unwanted upsell attempt during a routine cleaning; a single account is not treated as a corroborated pattern.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19.5 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13 of 15 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 8.5 of 10 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)
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 The chain site publishes a roster with specialisations, e.g. Dr Ajith Kumar (Specialist Periodontics) and Dr Rahul; the roster is chain-wide rather than per-branch, so not every name on it is registered to this branch. [s1] [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed NHRA registry shows specialists in Periodontics, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics, Oral Medicine, Endodontics and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. [reg2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Orthodontics, implants (lifetime guarantee claimed), root canal, whitening, pediatric/preventive, oral & maxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics, periodontics. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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 [s1] | 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) Read live 2026-09-02. Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged, and the published rating reproduces from the star histogram 1475/57/16/6/63 (5*->1*). [sm] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume Read live on the Google Maps place page 2026-09-03; the star histogram 1475/57/16/6/63 (5*->1*) on the same page sums to 1617. The 1615 recorded on 2026-09-02 is superseded. [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest visible review dated "3 weeks ago". Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 1475/57/16/6/63 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews 3 of the 8 visible reviews carry a published reply from the owner. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 1475/57/16/6/63 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints The upsell allegation recorded on 2026-09-02 is still the only complaint visible and is still a single review - now dated three weeks old and marked NEW, describing a routine cleaning turned into an offer of a "GPT" package. No second visible review raises it. The histogram carries 63 one-star and 6 two-star reviews that the relevance-ordered preview did not surface, so this is a negative finding on the visible sample rather than an audit of all 1,617. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 1475/57/16/6/63 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The distribution retains 63 one-star, 6 two-star, 16 three-star and 57 four-star reviews of 1,617, the visible reviews span three weeks to ten months, wording is individual and names different dentists, and reviewer accounts run from 1 to 33 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 1475/57/16/6/63 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s2] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Also listed on Medical Solidarity (medicalsolidarity.ae). [s1] | 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 OPG and Intra-Oral Dental X-Ray listed as support services. [reg1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) [reg1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] [reg1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [reg1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral & maxillofacial surgery is listed as a chain service and a consultant OMFS surgeon appears on the chain roster; note the NHRA specialty list for this branch specifically does not include oral or maxillofacial surgery. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] [reg1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Google Maps lists the branch as open 24 hours; NHRA registers "24 hours services" as a specialty. [sm] [reg1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients WhatsApp links per branch; operates a branch in Muscat, Oman as well as five in Bahrain. [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] [sm] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Reviews consistently mention dentists explaining treatment clearly. [sm] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Open 24 hours. [sm] | 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 Bahrain", "English speaking dentist Bahrain", "dental implants Bahrain", "emergency dentist Bahrain", "Bahrain dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Bahrain Own site and an Instagram video both surface for this query. [sqa] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Bahrain Own site (naming "Dr Shameer M General Dentist... 13+ years") appears directly, plus local map-pack. [sqb] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Bahrain Own site page ("Dr Ajith Kumar Periodontics... Implantology") appears directly, plus local map-pack. [sqc] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Bahrain Own branch-contact page appears directly, plus local map-pack. [sqd] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Bahrain dental clinic for expats Own site and Facebook page both surface for this query. [sqe] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No schema.org JSON-LD block in the page source, checked 2026-09-02. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Own domain (alrabeehdental.com) ranks directly for all five canonical queries. [sqa] [sqb] [sqc] [sqd] [sqe] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Per-dentist and per-branch pages exist on the site. [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: Licence 150203-0018 (AL RABEEH DENTAL CENTER MUHARRAQ W.L.L), Active, expires 14-12-2026 — NHRA Healthcare Facilities Finder, Area: Muharraq, Facility_Category: Multi-Speciality Dental Center; registered specialty list includes "24 hours services". (Verified 2026-09-02: exact facility-name and phone match (+973 17347000).) [reg1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Rahul Nageshraj (Dr. Rahul) [sm] [reg2] | Specialist, Prosthodontics | Licence 11021405 — NHRA list September 2026, facility: AL RABEEH DENTAL CENTER MUHARRAQ W.L.L. Matches "Dr Rahul" thanked by name in a 2026 Google review. |
| Alexander Varghese [reg2] | Specialist, Orthodontics | Licence 11007727 — registered at this facility. |
| Ajithkumar Parachalil Kunju Kunju [s1] [reg2] | Specialist, Periodontics | Licence 11010126 — registered at this facility; matches "Dr Ajith Kumar" named on the clinic website. |
| Mohammed Ramzi Nakunnath [s1] [reg2] | Specialist, Prosthodontics | Licence 11020331 — registered at this facility. |
| Shanmuga Sundaram Mohan Rajan [reg2] | Specialist, Oral Medicine | Licence 11021163 — registered at this facility; the only oral-medicine specialist on the branch roster. |
| Vysakh Johnson [reg2] | Specialist, Endodontics | Licence 11021103 — 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
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
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.alrabeehdental.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +973 1734 7000 |
| https://www.facebook.com/alrabeehdentalcenter | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Flat 0, Building 12B, Road 1, Block 202, Avenue 1, Muharraq 202, Bahrain |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://alrabeehdental.com/ | Description, dentist roster (Muharraq and Isa Town pages), services, branches, WhatsApp | 2026-09-02 |
| s2 | https://www.facebook.com/alrabeehdentalcenter | Facebook presence, 380+ followers (Muharraq Town page) | 2026-09-02 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al+Rabeeh+Dental+Center+-+Muharra… | Live Google rating 4.8 (1,615 reviews), address, phone, 24-hour status, owner reply, 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 RABEEH DENTAL CENTER MUHARRAQ W.L.L, licence 150203-0018, Active, expires 14-12-2026, specialty incl. "24 hours services" | 2026-09-02 |
| reg2 | https://www.nhra.bh/OpenData/Licensed%20Professionals/ | NHRA dental practitioners list: 10 dentists registered at AL RABEEH DENTAL CENTER MUHARRAQ W.L.L incl. Rahul Nageshraj (Prosthodontics, matching "Dr Rahul" in reviews) | 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. googleReviewCount 1615 -> 1617 (histogram sum on the live page). recurringComplaints false; suspiciousReviewPatterns false. |
| 2026-09-03 | Prices: alrabeehdental.com (chain site) — checked /prices, /price-list, /pricing, /offers, /fees paths plus the homepage nav for a price link — no price list found; pricesPublished:false / opaque_prices stands. |
| 2026-09-02 | Initial data collection for the Bahrain Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via alrabeehdental.com, Facebook, Google Maps and the NHRA Open Data facility and dental-practitioner registers. |
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