Dentalni centar Dentico
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 72.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #9 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#972.8/100
- Best for Expats#874.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#871.3/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1065.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#976.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#578.3/100
- 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 Offers 'svjesna sedacija' (conscious sedation) with IV anaesthetic under anaesthesiologist supervision [dc1]
Summary
Dentalni centar Dentico (Dentico d.o.o., OIB 17857712450) is a private implantology-focused dental clinic in the Kantrida-Rio area of Rijeka. The team includes Mr. sc. Bojan Šain, Dr. Andrea Lukežić, and Dr. Ivan Popović, alongside an anaesthesiology specialist. Services span implantology, all-on-4/6, endodontics, paediatric dentistry, aesthetic dentistry, and orthodontics including ClearCorrect aligners. Conscious sedation is available. Prices are published for selected implant and prosthetic procedures. The site is in Croatian only.
Second mobile: +385 91 202 2209 (also WhatsApp). The clinic's Italian-market presence operates under dentisti-croazia.it (Trustindex). SmileJet aggregates 5.0/5 from 178 reviews (last audited May 2026). The DrAndrea/DrJanko mention from SmileJet suggests at least two active practitioners; the full list on the official About page gives Bojan Šain, Andrea Lukežić, and Ivan Popović. Equipment includes CEREC CAD/CAM and 3Shape digital diagnostics.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19 of 20 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 3.5 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Croatia; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Croatia; mentioned for: dental implants Croatia; mentioned for: emergency dentist Croatia; mentioned for: Croatia dental clinic for expats; structured data on website)
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 [dc1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Mr. sc. Bojan Šain dr. med. dent., Andrea Lukežić dr. med. dent., Ivan Popović dr. med. dent., Dr. sc. Damir Štifanić dr. med. DEAA (anaesthesiologist) named [dc2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed implantology, anaesthesiology named per practitioner; clinic specializations: implants, oral surgery, aesthetic dentistry, endodontics, orthodontics [dc2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published implants, bridges, dentures, all-on-4/6, periodontics, conservative dentistry, endodontics, paediatric dentistry, aesthetic dentistry, conscious sedation, orthodontics (ClearCorrect) [dc1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phone +385 51 627 627, mobile/WhatsApp +385 91 202 2209, email [email protected] [dc1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version website is Croatian-only; clinic states English spoken [dc1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Labinska 51a, 51000 Rijeka published on official site [dc1] | 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 published starting prices: implant from €520, bridge from €700, partial denture from €500, all-on-4/6 from €4,900 [dc1] | 3/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed dental implant from €520; all-on-4/6 from €4,900 published on site [dc1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed free consultation stated on official site [dc1] | 2/2 |
| ? | 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 [dentico-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25 [dentico-gbp-2026-09-25] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-16 (listing read 2026-09-25). [dentico-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 2026-09-08 (read 2026-09-25). [dentico-gbp-2026-09-25] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints 6 of 454 Google reviews are one- or two-star, on unrelated matters; no complaint recurs. [dc3] [dentico-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns no anomaly observed [dc3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page "Dentico" in Rijeka (2,089 followers), linked from the clinic's website. [dentico-deepen-2] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Its dentists Bojan Šain and Andrea Lukežić have profiles on Najdoktor, the Croatian patient-review site, at the clinic (56 and 24 ratings, both 5.0). [dentico-platforms] [dentico-platforms-2] | 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 3Shape digital diagnostics referenced; radiology implied [dc1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) 3D design mentioned in patient review but CBCT unit not explicitly confirmed on official site | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology primary specialty; implants from €520; All-on-4/6; Ankylos, Nobel Biocare, Dentium systems [dc1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics ClearCorrect aligner orthodontics offered [dc1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery oral surgery and All-on-4/6 documented [dc1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry pediatric dentistry listed [dc1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients The clinic's website states that its team speaks Croatian, English and Italian. [dc2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp +385 91 202 2209 published on official site [dc1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken clinic states Croatian, English, Italian spoken [dc2] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible free consultation offered [dc1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations service descriptions and starting prices published on Croatian site [dc1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Tue 08:00-20:00; Wed-Sat 08:00-16:00; extended Tuesday hours [dc1] | 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 [visibility-rijeka] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Croatia [visibility-rijeka] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Croatia [visibility-rijeka] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Croatia [visibility-rijeka] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Croatia dental clinic for expats [visibility-rijeka] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website Markup found is only generic (BreadcrumbList and ListItem); no Dentist, LocalBusiness or Organization type. [dentico-r6s] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality dentico.hr ranks for clinic-name searches; top result for several related queries [dc4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate pages for implants, bridges, periodontics, endodontics, paediatric and aesthetic dentistry are linked from the navigation. [dentico-r6s-2] | 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: DENTICO NC D.O.O. — registered provider in HZJZ NRPZZ (Trgovačka društva/legal entity sheet), Labinska 51 A, Rijeka (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) 'DENTICO'. Matched 'DENTICO NC D.O.O.' at Labinska 51 A, Rijeka — exact address match to the clinic's own listed address. A second, unrelated 'Dentico Dentalni Centar D.O.O.' entry in Zadar was excluded on address grounds.) [dentico-lic]
Dentists & NRPZZ private-practice entries
| Dentist | Specialization | NRPZZ entry |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. sc. Bojan Šain, dr. med. dent. [dc2] | — | not verified |
| Andrea Lukežić, dr. med. dent. [dc2] | — | not verified |
| Ivan Popović, dr. med. dent. [dc2] | — | 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
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- 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://dentico.hr/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +385 51 627 627 |
| +385 91 202 2209 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/denticodentalcenter/ | |
| Address | Labinska 51a, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| dc1 | https://dentico.hr/ | official Croatian site: name, address Labinska 51a, phones +385 51 627 627 / +385 91 202 2209, email [email protected], WhatsApp, OIB 17857712450, prices (implant from €520, bridge from €700, partial denture from €500, all-on-4/6 from €4,900), free consultation, hours (Tue 08:00-20:00, Wed-Sat 08:00-16:00), Facebook/Instagram links, Croatian-only site | 2026-08-18 |
| dc2 | https://dentico.hr/dentalni-centar/ | dentist names: Mr. sc. Bojan Šain dr. med. dent., Andrea Lukežić dr. med. dent., Ivan Popović dr. med. dent., Dr. sc. Damir Štifanić dr. med. DEAA; languages: Croatian, English, Italian; CEREC CAD/CAM, 3Shape; implant brands Ankylos, Nobel Biocare, Dentium | 2026-09-10 |
| dc3 | https://smilejet.app/clinic/dentalni-centar-dentico | SmileJet aggregated rating 5.0/5 from 178 reviews, AI Audit Score 8.0/10, last audited May 2026; Dr. Janko and Dr. Andrea named as practitioners | 2026-08-18 |
| dc4 | search:Dentico Rijeka Labinska 51 reviews rating Facebook | Facebook 98% recommendation from 41 reviews; search indexing quality check; Italian-market Facebook page confirmed; no complaint patterns found | 2026-08-18 |
| visibility-rijeka | search:best dentist Rijeka / English speaking dentist Rijeka / dental implants Rijeka / emergency dentist Rijeka / Rijeka dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility check 2026-08-18: no Rijeka clinic appeared by name in top results for the five canonical city queries | 2026-08-18 |
| dentico-lic | https://www.hzjz.hr/sluzba-javno-zdravstvo/odjel-za-ljudske-i-mater… | NRPZZ Trgovačka društva sheet lists 'DENTICO NC D.O.O.' at Labinska 51 A, Rijeka, confirming registration as a healthcare provider with the Croatian Ministry of Health / HZJZ. | 2026-08-25 |
| dentico-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3279384166776356241 | Google rating 4.9 as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| dentico-gbp-2026-09-25 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3279384166776356241&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-25: rating 4.9 from 453 reviews; star histogram 1★ 4 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 442; newest review dated 2026-09-16; 4 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-08. | 2026-09-25 |
| dentico-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3279384166776356241&hl=en | Google listing "Dentalni centar Dentico | Stomatolog Rijeka", read 2026-10-01 with its reviews sorted lowest first: rating 4.9 from 454 reviews, histogram four one-star, two two-star, two three-star, three four-star, 443 five-star; the low reviews (2022-2026) are isolated (one by a person who never visited, one on a departed dentist) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentico-deepen-2 | https://www.facebook.com/denticodentalcenter/ | Facebook page "Dentico", Rijeka (2,089 followers, "centar dentalne medicine"), read 2026-10-01; linked from the clinic's website together with its Instagram account | 2026-10-01 |
| dentico-platforms | https://najdoktor.com/mrsc-bojan-sain-drmeddent/d22124 | Najdoktor profile of Bojan Šain, dr. med. dent., at "Dentico", Labinska 51a, Kantrida, Rijeka (the clinic's address): rating 5.00 from 56 patient ratings, 58 comments (newest June 2026) (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentico-platforms-2 | https://najdoktor.com/drmeddent-andrea-lukezic/d20218 | Najdoktor profile of Andrea Lukežić, dr. med. dent., at "Dentico", Labinska 51a, Kantrida, Rijeka (email [email protected], dentico.hr): rating 5.00 from 24 patient ratings, 25 comments (newest June 2026) (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentico-r6s | https://dentico.hr/ | HTML of the homepage and 3 inner pages (/usluge/zubni-implantat/, /usluge/proteza-na-implantatima-s-preckom/, /usluge/proteza-na-implantatima-s-lokatorima/) read 2026-10-02: structured data present only as BreadcrumbList and ListItem; no Dentist, MedicalBusiness, LocalBusiness or Organization type. | 2026-10-02 |
| dentico-r6s-2 | https://dentico.hr/ | Navigation of the homepage links separate service pages: /usluge/zubni-implantat/, /usluge/zubni-most/, /usluge/parodontologija/, /usluge/endodoncija/, /usluge/pedodoncija/, /usluge/estetska-stomatologija/ (read 2026-10-02). | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): no structured data found; separate service pages found. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review count 453 from the Google listing on 2026-09-25; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-16); owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-08). |
| 2026-09-10 | Name-verification write-back 2026-09-10: 3 dentists confirmed on the clinic's own roster page https://dentico.hr/dentalni-centar/; sources added. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged. Captured first-time Google rating 4.9 and pin coordinates; review count not captured with a citable source this time. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: dentico.hr opened directly, live and current (current hours, active promotions); name/address/phone unchanged. Google Maps was not checked on this date; no reputation values were stored or captured. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Offers 'svjesna sedacija' (conscious sedation) with IV anaesthetic under anaesthesiologist supervision |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against HZJZ NRPZZ (Nacionalni registar pružatelja zdravstvene zaštite): clinic license found (Dentico NC D.O.O.) in HZJZ NRPZZ, distinguished from an unrelated same-named Zadar company by address; none of the three named doctors have individual registration. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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