Clínica Ártica
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 62.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #21 of 24 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2162.2/100
- Best for Expats#2259.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#2157.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#2241.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#2163.2/100
- Best for Families / Children#1262.9/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Sedoanalgesia: nitrous oxide and/or IV; explicitly avoids 'efectos secundarios de la anestesia general' — conscious sedation only [clinica-artica-sedation]
Summary
Specialist dental clinic in Medellín with a bilingual site and a named multi-specialist team covering rehabilitation, orthodontics/Invisalign, maxillofacial surgery, periodontics, endodontics and pediatric dentistry.
Shares address and PBX with the expat-facing brand Medellin Dental Solutions and lead prosthodontist Juan Carlos Mejía.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 8 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
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.
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
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 [clinica-artica-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [clinica-artica-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 7 of the 12 reviews read carry an owner reply, 1 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2025-11-11 (to a review of 2025-11-04). [clinica-artica-deepen-4] [clinica-artica-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Four of the five lowest-rated Google reviews concern slow or missing replies to messages and appointment requests; 1–2★ are 10.1 % of 99 (1★ 7 / 2★ 3 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 87). [clinica-artica-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 12 Google reviews read (dated 2019-12-03 to 2026-08-18, from accounts with 1–391 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 7 / 2★ 3 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 87. [clinica-artica-deepen-4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Has a WhatClinic profile at its address (Calle 18 # 35, Las Palmas), and its periodontist Dr. Juan Carlos Mejía has a WhatClinic page at Calle 18 # 35-69 (read 2026-10-02). [clinica-artica-deepen] [clinica-artica-deepen-2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Colombia", "English speaking dentist Colombia", "dental implants Colombia", "emergency dentist Colombia", "Colombia dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Colombia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Colombia [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Colombia [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Colombia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Colombia dental clinic for expats [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Homepage microdata declares an Organization named for the clinic (with logo) as publisher of its blog posts. [clinica-artica-r6s] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [s1] [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
Ranking leaders in AI answers
The queries above are this index's own check. The three leading clinics have also been measured in full: how often ChatGPT and Gemini name them when a patient asks them to recommend a dentist.
- #1Dientes & Sonrisa Láser Bogotá15.6 of 100View report → report in Spanish
- #2Clínica Viena41.9 of 100View report → report in Spanish
- #3Smile Makeover Cartagena Dental Clinic6.5 of 100View report → report in Spanish
Measured by Ansmeter, 8 October 2026. Ansmeter is an affiliated service. Its figure is not part of this rating and does not affect positions — scores change only when public data changes.
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: 050011040201 (REPS Habilitación de Prestadores de Salud, Colombia — CLINICA ARTICA S.A.S) (REPS open dataset. Searched nombresede like 'ARTICA' filtered to Medellín. Matched CLINICA ARTICA S.A.S, address CL 18 # 35-69 OF 330 — exact match to clinic address Calle 18 No. 35-69, Oficina 330.) [clinica-artica-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Juan Carlos Mejía [s1] | Oral rehabilitation / prosthodontics | not verified |
| Dra. Laura C. Tamayo [s1] | Pediatric dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Jaime Andrés Montoya [s1] | Orthodontist (Invisalign provider) | not verified |
| Dr. Jorge Mario Naranjo [s1] | Orthodontist (Invisalign provider) | not verified |
| Dr. Rodrigo Felipe Naranjo [s1] | Maxillofacial surgeon / stomatologist | not verified |
| Dra. Natalia Espinosa [s1] | Aesthetic dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. David Arango [s1] | Periodontist | not verified |
| Dr. Luis Fernando Gómez [s1] | Endodontist | 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
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
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://clinicaartica.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +57 604 448 4847 |
| +57 321 642 3818 | |
| https://facebook.com/clinicaartica | |
| Address | Centro Empresarial Palms Avenue, Calle 18 No. 35-69, Oficina 330, Medellín |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://clinicaartica.com/ | Address, contacts, dentist team, services, English version, photos, no prices. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:English speaking dentist Medellín / dental implants Medellín / Medellín dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| clinica-artica-sedation | https://clinicaartica.com/sedoanalgesia-odontologia-sin-dolor/ | describes sedoanalgesia as conscious/inhalation+IV but not general anaesthesia | 2026-08-23 |
| clinica-artica-lic | https://www.datos.gov.co/resource/c36g-9fc2.json?$where=upper(nombr… | REPS record: CLINICA ARTICA S.A.S, codigohabilitacionsede 050011040201, Medellín, CL 18 # 35-69 OF 330, claseprestador IPS. | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-artica-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=Cl%C3%ADnica+%C3%81rtica+Medel… | Google rating 4.6 (99 reviews) as of 2026-08-26; page (text of the Google Maps place page) confirms address Calle 18/Av. Las Palmas #35-69 Of. 330, El Poblado, Medellín matching the clinic. | 2026-08-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/colombia/medellin/clinica-artica | WhatClinic profile "Clinica Artica", Las Palmas # Calle 18 # 35, Medellín, read 2026-10-02: in its Medellín dentist listing (13 clinics); no reviews or ServiceScore yet | 2026-10-02 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/colombia/medellin/medellin-peri… | WhatClinic page "Medellin Periodontist - Dr. Juan Carlos Mejía", Calle 18 # 35-69 (the clinic's address; Dr. Mejía is on the clinic's team), read 2026-10-02: ServiceScore 7.4 from 11 interactions | 2026-10-02 |
| clinica-artica-r6s | https://clinicaartica.com/ | Homepage HTML has schema.org microdata of type Organization (name and logo of the clinic) as publisher of the blog posts, plus a WebSite JSON-LD block; no Dentist or LocalBusiness type (read 2026-10-02). | 2026-10-02 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-3 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6984767333569202360&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.6 from 99 reviews; star histogram 1★ 7 / 2★ 3 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 87; newest review dated 2026-08-18; 1 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2025-11-11. | 2026-09-26 |
| clinica-artica-deepen-4 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6984767333569202360&hl=en | Google listing "Clínica Ártica" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental clinic), read 2026-10-05 in three review orders (the five lowest-rated, the five newest and the five most relevant): rated 4.6 from 99 reviews (1★ 7 / 2★ 3 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 87); 12 distinct reviews read, dated 2019-12-03 to 2026-08-18, 7 with an owner reply | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Reputation criteria taken from the clinic's own Google listing (read 2026-09-26 and 2026-10-05): owner replies true; recurring complaints true; suspicious review patterns false. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): structured data found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: a WhatClinic profile at its address and a WhatClinic page of its periodontist there. |
| 2026-09-07 | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged; captured first Google rating 4.6 (99 reviews). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status): no changes. Site shows active blog content through 2026. Google Maps was not reachable from the research environment today, so googleRating/reviewCount remain unset. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against REPS (Colombia): clinic habilitación found (050011040201, exact address match), resolving the clinic's prior 'Habilitación Odontología page exists but no number published' note. All eight named doctors' ReTHUS licences are null — registry is ID-only and unreachable. |
| 2026-08-23 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Sedoanalgesia: nitrous oxide and/or IV; explicitly avoids 'efectos secundarios de la anestesia general' — conscious sedation only |
| 2026-08-14 | Imported from the city-tier dataset (data originally collected 2026-07-12). |
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