DENTEX Dental Clinic and Implantology Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 72.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1072.2/100
- Best for Expats#1169.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1265.2/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1354/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1074.2/100
- Best for Families / Children#1073.3/100
- 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 Oral surgery explicitly under local anaesthesia only [dentex-zadar-sedation]
Summary
DENTEX is a private dental polyclinic in central Zadar, founded in 2002 by Dr. Damir Zekić. The clinic employs over 50 staff including 11 dentists and 7 dental technicians, operates 13 surgeries and an in-house dental laboratory, and has served over 60,000 patients. It became a member of the Adria Dental Group in 2023. The website is available in Croatian, English, German and Italian; the clinic operates Monday to Friday 07:00–21:00. On-site accommodation is available via the affiliated Hostel Dentex 4 You.
WhatClinic ServiceScore 9.0 (87 interactions); Customer Service Award 2025. IBAN and bank details are published on the contact page. The clinic's team page names 13 dentists without licence numbers. WhatClinic lists from-prices for implants, crowns and fillings (implants from 536 EUR, crowns up to 325 EUR, fillings 33–49 EUR) that the clinic does not publish on its own website or Facebook page, which advertise only percentage discounts.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19.5 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 2 of 13 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant 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 [dtx-s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed The clinic's team page names 13 dentists, among them Dr Bernard Hrvoj, Dr Huanita Zubak and Dr Josipa Mijić. [dentex-zadar-deepen] [dentex-zadar-doclic] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed A post on the clinic's Facebook page presents Dr Josipa Martinović Gerlanc as focused on aesthetic dentistry and prosthodontics; the team page lists the dentists without specializations. [dentex-zadar-deepen-2] [dentex-zadar-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Clinic photos referenced on official site and patient reviews mention clean modern facility [dtx-s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Implants, All-on-4/6, oral surgery, crowns, bridges, periodontology, pediatric dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, dentures, X-ray [dtx-s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone, email, address and hours published on contact page [dtx-s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Full English (and German, Italian) site versions [dtx-s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Street address and directions documented on contact page [dtx-s3] | 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 price list on the clinic's website (read in full) or its Facebook page (every post of the past 12 months), which advertise only percentage discounts. [dentex-zadar-deepen-3] [dentex-zadar-deepen-4] [dtx-s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No cleaning price on the clinic's website or its Facebook page (every post of the past 12 months), which offers only a percentage discount on a summer cleaning package. [dentex-zadar-deepen-3] [dentex-zadar-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price on the clinic's website (read in full), its Facebook page (every post of the past 12 months) or its Instagram. [dentex-zadar-deepen-3] [dentex-zadar-deepen-4] [dentex-zadar-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No crown price on the clinic's website (read in full) or its Facebook page (every post of the past 12 months), which offers only a percentage discount on crowns. [dentex-zadar-deepen-3] [dentex-zadar-deepen-4] [dentex-zadar-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No implant price on the clinic's website (read in full) or its Facebook page (every post of the past 12 months), which offers only a percentage discount on implants. [dentex-zadar-deepen-3] [dentex-zadar-deepen-4] [dentex-zadar-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed The clinic's website and Facebook page offer a free first consultation. [dentex-zadar-deepen-6] [dentex-zadar-deepen-4] | 2/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed X-ray price not found in accessible sources | 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 [dentex-zadar-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25; previously 600 [dentex-zadar-gbp-2026-09-25] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-22 (listing read 2026-09-25). [dentex-zadar-gbp-2026-09-25] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 4 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-09-22 (read 2026-09-25). [dentex-zadar-gbp-2026-09-25] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No recurring complaint pattern detected in accessible review excerpts [dtx-s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns WhatClinic ServiceScore 9.0 from 87 interactions; no manipulation patterns observed [dtx-s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence The clinic's own Facebook page (Nikole Tesle 12B, with the clinic's phone, linked from its website) is active: latest post 2026-09-29, 26 reviews (checked 2026-10-02). [dentex-zadar-fb] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing: TripAdvisor's own search for the clinic's name returns no such clinic (checked 2026-10-01). [dentex-zadar-deepen-7] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms WhatClinic 7 verified reviews, ServiceScore 9.0 (87 interactions), Customer Service Award 2025; clinicbooking.com; drvisor.com [dtx-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 Dental X-ray listed among services on official site [dtx-s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT not explicitly documented on official site or accessible sources | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Implantology is a core service; All-on-4 and All-on-6 protocols listed [dtx-s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics Orthodontics not found in service list on accessible sources | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery listed as a service [dtx-s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry listed on official site [dtx-s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care Emergency care not documented on official site; 07:00–21:00 hours suggest walk-in availability but not explicitly stated | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Multilingual site; organised airport transport, accommodation partnerships, dental tourism explicitly offered [dtx-s1] [dtx-s4] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp or LINE not documented on official contact page | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English site; patient reviews confirm English communication [dtx-s1] [dtx-s4] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Free consultations documented on WhatClinic [dtx-s4] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Service pages with descriptions on official site [dtx-s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Monday–Friday 07:00–21:00 [dtx-s3] | 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 Croatia", "English speaking dentist Croatia", "dental implants Croatia", "emergency dentist Croatia", "Croatia dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Croatia Appears in top search results for the five canonical city queries [dtx-s6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Croatia [dtx-s6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Croatia [dtx-s6] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Croatia [dtx-s6] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Croatia dental clinic for expats [dtx-s6] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD or microdata found on the homepage or the 4 inner pages read. [dentex-zadar-r6s] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Official site ranks for clinic name and Zadar implant queries [dtx-s6] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Dedicated pages for implants, All-on-4/6, oral surgery and other services [dtx-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: POSLOVNA JEDINICA N. TESLE 12 B DENTEX D.O.O. — registered provider in HZJZ NRPZZ (Trgovačka društva/legal entity sheet), N. Tesle 12 B, Zadar (Searched HZJZ NRPZZ (open, clinic-scope) bulk XLSX register snapshot dated 20.05.2026 (Popis_pruzatelja_NRPZZ_20.05.2026..xlsx), downloaded and searched 2026-08-25 for name variant(s) 'DENTEX'. Matched 'POSLOVNA JEDINICA N. TESLE 12 B DENTEX D.O.O.' at N. Tesle 12 B, Zadar — exact address match to the clinic's own listed address. This is the Zadar branch of 'Dentex D.O.O. za obavljanje zdrav. djelatnosti iz područja opće stomatologije'; a same-named but unrelated Dentex D.O.O. in Rijeka and a separate 'Poliklinika Dentex Ortodoncija' in Zadar were excluded — the branch address (N. Tesle 12B) is an exact match to the clinic's own listed address.) [dentex-zadar-lic]
Dentists & NRPZZ private-practice entries
| Dentist | Specialization | NRPZZ entry |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Damir Zekić [dtx-s4] [dtx-s2] | Implantology and cosmetic dentistry (founder) | not verified |
| Dr. Huanita Zubak [dtx-s4] [dentex-zadar-doclic] | General dentistry | 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: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
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://dentex-croatia.com/en/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +385 23 251 660 |
| https://www.facebook.com/DentexCroatia/ | |
| Address | Ulica Nikole Tesle 12B, 23000 Zadar, Croatia |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| dtx-s1 | https://dentex-croatia.com/en/ | official site: clinic name, address, email, services, languages, Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00 hours, 11 dentists, 50+ staff, in-house lab, 13 surgeries, X-ray listed, no price list, no individual dentist names | 2026-08-18 |
| dtx-s2 | https://dentex-croatia.com/en/about-us/polyclinic/ | founding year 2002, Dr. Damir Zekić as founder, 60,000+ patients, clinic size data | 2026-08-18 |
| dtx-s3 | https://dentex-croatia.com/en/contact_us/ | address Nikole Tesle 12B, phone +385 23 251 660, email [email protected], Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00 | 2026-08-18 |
| dtx-s4 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/croatia/zadar/dentex-dental-cli… | WhatClinic: 7 verified reviews, ServiceScore 9.0 (87 interactions), Customer Service Award 2025; latest review Oct 2024; free consultation; from-prices for implants/crowns/fillings; English, German, Italian, Croatian spoken; Dr. Damir Zekic named; Dr. Huanita Zubak named | 2026-08-18 |
| dtx-s6 | search:the five canonical city queries (Zadar/Croatia variants) | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: DENTEX appears in top results for implants and English-speaking queries; not prominently featured for emergency or expats queries in top positions | 2026-08-18 |
| dentex-zadar-lic | https://www.hzjz.hr/sluzba-javno-zdravstvo/odjel-za-ljudske-i-mater… | NRPZZ Trgovačka društva sheet lists 'POSLOVNA JEDINICA N. TESLE 12 B DENTEX D.O.O.' at N. Tesle 12 B, Zadar, confirming registration as a healthcare provider with the Croatian Ministry of Health / HZJZ. | 2026-08-25 |
| dentex-zadar-sedation | https://dentex-croatia.com/en/services/oral-surgery/ | 'All procedures are performed under local anesthesia, so patients do not feel any pain during the procedure' | 2026-08-25 |
| dentex-zadar-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dentex+Dental+Clinic+%26+Implanto… | Google rating 4.8 as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| dentex-zadar-doclic | https://dentex-croatia.com/en/about-us/our-team-of-experts/ | Own-site 'Our team of experts' page names this dentist (read 2026-09-10): 'Huanita Zubak dr. med. dent.', one of 12 named staff on the current live roster. | 2026-09-10 |
| dentex-zadar-gbp-2026-09-25 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4133098156446143322&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-25: rating 4.8 from 657 reviews; star histogram 1★ 28 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 10 / 5★ 615; newest review dated 2026-09-22; 4 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-22. | 2026-09-25 |
| dentex-zadar-deepen | https://dentex-croatia.com/en/about-us/our-team-of-experts/ | Clinic website, team page read 2026-09-30: names 13 dentists (dr. med. dent.), among them Bernard Hrvoj, Huanita Zubak, Maja Mandić Krička, Josipa Mijić and Tereza Musladin Jureško, without specializations | 2026-09-30 |
| dentex-zadar-deepen-2 | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1474038224723544&set=a.4881… | Clinic's Facebook post of 2025-12-30 introducing Dr. Josipa Martinović Gerlanc: a 2017 graduate of the School of Dental Medicine in Zagreb whose professional focus is aesthetic dentistry and prosthodontics | 2026-09-30 |
| dentex-zadar-deepen-3 | https://dentex-croatia.com/en/ | Clinic website read in full on 2026-09-30 (English and Croatian versions: all service, team, about, FAQ, payment and blog pages): no price list and no price figure for any treatment; the service pages and the booking form offer a free first consultation; the Croatian version advertises a time-limited 20% discount on all services | 2026-09-30 |
| dentex-zadar-deepen-4 | https://www.facebook.com/DentexCroatia/ | Clinic's Facebook page read 2026-09-30 (About, services tab and all 114 posts of the past 12 months, 2025-10-06 to 2026-09-29): posts advertise a free first examination and monthly percentage discounts (20% off implants, crowns, bridges and All-on treatments; 25% off a summer package of scaling, air polishing and home whitening); no price figure for any treatment | 2026-09-30 |
| dentex-zadar-deepen-5 | https://www.instagram.com/dentex_croatia/ | Clinic's Instagram account read 2026-09-30 (the six latest posts shown on its public profile, 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-29): treatment explanations; no prices | 2026-09-30 |
| dentex-zadar-deepen-6 | https://dentex-croatia.com/en/subscribe/ | Clinic website, appointment page read 2026-09-30: "Make an appointment for your first free consultation" - a free specialist consultation with a treatment plan and a price quote | 2026-09-30 |
| dentex-zadar-deepen-7 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=DENTEX%2… | TripAdvisor's own search for "DENTEX Dental Clinic and Implantology Center" (2026-10-01) returned 12 results, none of them this clinic or a dental clinic in Zadar; the results are located in Mannar, Sri Lanka; Kovalam, India; San Kamphaeng, Thailand; Salcette, Salcette, India | 2026-10-01 |
| dentex-zadar-fb | https://www.facebook.com/DentexCroatia/ | Facebook page "Dentex - Dentalni i implantološki centar" (Zadar) read on 2026-10-02; address Nikole Tesle 12B, Zadar, Croatia, 23000; phone +385 23 251 660; website http://www.dentex-croatia.com/hr; 7.5K followers; 96% recommend (26 reviews); latest post 2026-09-29 | 2026-10-02 |
| dentex-zadar-r6s | https://dentex-croatia.com/en/ | HTML of the homepage and 4 inner pages (/en/services/dental_implants/, /en/blog/periodontitis-how-to-prevent-serious-issues-of-this-disease/, /en/services/all-on-4-i-all-on-6/, /en/services/dental-crowns/) read 2026-10-02: no application/ld+json block and no schema.org itemtype attribute. | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): no structured data found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Facebook presence checked on 2026-10-02: the clinic's own page is active (latest post 2026-09-29). |
| 2026-09-30 | Re-read the clinic's website (English and Croatian versions in full), its Facebook page (every post of the past 12 months) and its Instagram profile on 2026-09-30: named dentists corrected to yes, as the team page names 13 dentists, and a specialization recorded (a dentist focused on aesthetic dentistry and prosthodontics); filling, crown and implant prices corrected to not published and cleaning price recorded as not published, as the clinic's own channels give no treatment prices (the earlier values rested on a directory listing); the red flag for dentists not being named was removed accordingly. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review count 657 (was 600) from the Google listing on 2026-09-25; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-22); owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-22). |
| 2026-09-10 | Name-verification pass 2026-09-10: Dr. Huanita Zubak confirmed via own-site 'Our team of experts' page (dentex-croatia.com/en/about-us/our-team-of-experts/), not previously fetched by an earlier read. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged. Google rating reconfirmed at 4.8 (unchanged from 2026-08-18); captured pin coordinates. Review count (previously 600) not reconfirmed with a citable source this time. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: dentex-croatia.com/en/ opened directly, live and current (active testimonials, booking); name/address/phone unchanged. Google Maps profile was not accessible this time — stored reputation values (4.8 / 600 reviews) not re-verified today and left unchanged. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Oral surgery explicitly under local anaesthesia only |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against HZJZ NRPZZ (Nacionalni registar pružatelja zdravstvene zaštite): clinic license found (Dentex D.O.O., Zadar branch at N. Tesle 12B) in HZJZ NRPZZ, disambiguated from two other same-brand entities; neither named doctor has individual private-practice registration. |
| 2026-08-25 | Removed manual red flag(s) no_clinic_license: they asserted unpublished licensing while the underlying data was unverified (null means "not checked", not "not published"). See methodology v1.3.0. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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