DentVitalis
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 71.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 17 September 2026
71.1/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1171.1/100
- Best for Expats#1266.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1166.3/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1165/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1368.3/100
- 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 No anaesthesia/sedation info found (homepage, FAQ checked)
Summary
DentVitalis (Dentvitalis Fides d.o.o.) is a private implantology and prosthodontics specialist clinic in Rijeka led by Dr. Šime Živković, who has placed over 10,000 implants and was the first in Croatia to use computer-guided implant placement in 2005. The team of three dentists speaks Italian, English, and other languages. The clinic markets internationally, primarily to Italian patients, and offers CEREC CAD/CAM technology and Nobel Biocare implant systems. Limited published pricing: selected prosthetic and implant fees listed on the Croatian-language site.
The English section of the site (dentvitalis.com/en/) is less complete than the Croatian section. Price samples found on the Croatian pricing page: denture on 4 implants €3,726, fixed bridge on implants €2,285, zirconium fixed bridge €990. BrziPregled platform shows 4.9/5 from 404 Google reviews, but that platform does not allow independent verification. No HKDM licence numbers published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 18.5 of 20 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
20 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website [dv1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Šime Živković, Dr. Tomislav Živković, Dr. Iris Lukšić named with biographical details [dv1] [dv2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed implantology (Šime Živković), functional diagnostics/TMJ (Tomislav Živković), aesthetic and implant-prosthetic dentistry (Iris Lukšić) [dv1] [dv2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Business-uploaded photos on Google listing [dentvitalis-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published implants, crowns, bridges, veneers, dentures, whitening, CEREC restorations, computer-guided surgery documented [dv1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phone +385 51 688 380, email [email protected], fax published; Facebook linked [dv1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version English section at dentvitalis.com/en/; also Italian, German, Russian, Slovenian [dv1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Krešimirova 60, 51000 Rijeka confirmed on official site and stomatolog.in registry [dv1] [dv3] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
7 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published selected implant and prosthetic prices published on Croatian-language site: denture on 4 implants €3,726; fixed bridge on implants €2,285; zirconium fixed bridge €990 [dv1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed clinic is implant/prosthetics-focused; no general/cleaning service or price found [dentvitalis-deepen-9] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed no general/filling service or price found [dentvitalis-deepen-10] | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed zirconium fixed bridge €990 noted but individual crown price not separately listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed denture on 4 implants from €3,726; fixed bridge on implants from €2,285 [dv1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Free consultations advertised site-wide [dentvitalis-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed free panoramic X-ray is a first-visit promotional bundle, not a standalone published price [dentvitalis-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
18.5 / 20
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 [dentvitalis-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-17 [dentvitalis-deepen-12] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-17 [dentvitalis-deepen-13] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews, e.g. 2026-07-30, 2026-07-13, 2025-07-23 [dentvitalis-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints 11 of 429 Google reviews (2.6 %) are one- or two-star, each about a different treatment; no complaint recurs. [dentvitalis-deepen-17] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Google reviews spread over several years from accounts with their own review history, including patients abroad; the histogram carries one- to four-star ratings too. [dentvitalis-deepen-17] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page linked from official site [dv1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor profile found for the clinic in Rijeka; the clinic's own website does not mention TripAdvisor [dentvitalis-deepen-15] [dentvitalis-deepen-16] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile on WhatClinic, Najdoktor.com, Dental Departures, Bookimed or Trustpilot; an older WhatClinic profile at its address under another name does not identify the clinic. [dentvitalis-deepen-19] [dentvitalis-deepen-20] [dentvitalis-platforms] [dentvitalis-platforms-2] [dentvitalis-platforms-3] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
10 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray radiology services documented on Croatian site [dv1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) dedicated technology page describes CEREC CAD/CAM only, no CBCT [dentvitalis-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology primary specialty; computer-guided implant placement, All-on-4, Nobel Biocare systems [dv1] [dv2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Orthodontics listed among core services on homepage [dentvitalis-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery oral surgery included in service range [dv1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care homepage, technology and FAQ pages read, no emergency/same-day service documented [dentvitalis-deepen-4] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients multilingual site (EN/IT/DE/RU/SL); strong Italian patient base documented; MedicalTourism.Review listing [dv1] [dv2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available no WhatsApp or LINE contact found [dv1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken all three dentists listed as speaking English and Italian [dv2] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Free consultation with online booking form (file upload) [dentvitalis-deepen-5] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations treatment procedures described in detail on official site [dv1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Tue-Sat 08:00-16:00; closed Mon and Sun; no evening hours [dv1] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
3.5 / 10
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 no JSON-LD/microdata found on any page read [dentvitalis-deepen-6] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality official site ranks prominently for clinic-name searches [dv4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Individual pages exist per prosthetic/implant procedure [dentvitalis-deepen-7] | 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: DENTVITALIS FIDES D.O.O. ZA OBAVLJANJE ZDRAVSTVENE DJELATNOSTI IZ PODRUČJA OPĆE DENTALNE MEDICINE I DENTALNOG LABORATORIJA — registered provider in HZJZ NRPZZ (Trgovačka društva/legal entity sheet), Krešimirova 60, 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) 'DENTVITALIS'. Matched 'DENTVITALIS FIDES D.O.O. ZA OBAVLJANJE ZDRAVSTVENE DJELATNOSTI IZ PODRUČJA OPĆE DENTALNE MEDICINE I DENTALNOG LABORATORIJA' at Krešimirova 60, Rijeka — exact address match to the clinic's own listed address.) [dentvitalis-lic]
Dentists & NRPZZ private-practice entries
| Dentist | Specialization | NRPZZ entry |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Šime Živković, dr. med. dent. [dv2] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Tomislav Živković, dr. med. dent. [dv2] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Iris Lukšić, dr. med. dent. [dv2] | — | 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: Crown price listed
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- 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://www.dentvitalis.com/en/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +385 51 688 380 |
| https://www.facebook.com/DentvitalisRijeka/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Krešimirova 60, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dv1 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/hr | Croatian site: address Krešimirova 60, phone +385 51 688 380, fax, email, hours Tue-Sat 08:00-16:00, services, prices (denture on 4 implants €3,726; fixed bridge on implants €2,285; zirconium bridge €990), CEREC technology, Nobel Biocare systems, Facebook link | 2026-09-17 |
| dv2 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/en/about-us | dentist profiles: Dr. Šime Živković (DDM, implantology, born 1964, Italian+English), Dr. Tomislav Živković (DDM, TMJ, born 1971, Italian+English), Dr. Iris Lukšić (DDM, aesthetic/prosthodontic, born 1971, Italian+English); 10,000+ implants placed; Nobel Biocare mentor team; first computer-guided implantology in Croatia 2005 | 2026-09-10 |
| dv3 | https://www.stomatolog.in/site/08-primorsko-goranska-zupanija/2047-… | independent registry listing confirming DENT-VITALIS, Dr. Šime Živković, address Krešimirova 60 Rijeka, phone 051 688 380 | 2026-08-18 |
| dv4 | search:Dentvitalis Rijeka Šime Živković reviews rating Google | BrziPregled reports 4.9/5 from 404 Google reviews (not independently verified); SmileJet listing; MedicalTourism.Review listing; 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 |
| dentvitalis-lic | https://www.hzjz.hr/sluzba-javno-zdravstvo/odjel-za-ljudske-i-mater… | NRPZZ Trgovačka društva sheet lists 'DENTVITALIS FIDES D.O.O. ZA OBAVLJANJE ZDRAVSTVENE DJELATNOSTI IZ PODRUČJA OPĆE DENTALNE MEDICINE I DENTALNOG LABORATORIJA' at Krešimirova 60, Rijeka, confirming registration as a healthcare provider with the Croatian Ministry of Health / HZJZ. | 2026-08-25 |
| dentvitalis-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13730982600955931953 | Google rating 4.9 as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| dentvitalis-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13730982600955931953&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17: owner replies to Mladen Djikic (2026-07-30), Branka Kaica (2026-07-13), S Powell (2025-07-23), Elena (2024-01-29) | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-2 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/hr/krunice | "Panoramska snimka i ponuda su besplatni!" (panoramic X-ray and the quote are free) appears only as part of the free first-visit offer; no standalone X-ray price found | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-3 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/hr/technologija | Dedicated "Tehnologija" page describes CEREC CAD/CAM chairside milling and implant/material brands in detail; no CBCT/cone-beam/3D imaging mentioned | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-4 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/hr/faq | FAQ page read in full: no mention of emergency or same-day appointments | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-5 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/hr/prvi-pregled | "Prvi pregled" (first visit) page: free first exam, online booking form with a file-upload field for records | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-6 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/en/ | 40-page read: 0/40 pages carry JSON-LD structured data | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-7 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/en/all-on-four | Sitemap lists dedicated pages e.g. /en/all-on-four, /en/implantation, /en/crowns, /en/veneers, /en/denture-on-implants | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-8 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13730982600955931953&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17 photo strip: 3 business-uploaded images (source tag bizbuilder:gmb_web, uploaded 2022-03-29/30) | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-9 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/hr | Homepage service list: "Zubni Implantati, Oralna kirurgija, Dentalni laboratorij, Ortodoncija, Radiologija" — no cleaning/hygiene service; no price found anywhere on site for cleaning | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-10 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/hr | Homepage service list has no conservative/filling category; no price found anywhere on site for fillings | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-11 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/hr/krunice | Site-wide banner on every page: "BESPLATNE KONZULTACIJE" (free consultations) | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13730982600955931953&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17: 4.9 from 427 reviews; histogram 5★413/4★2/3★2/2★1/1★9 | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13730982600955931953&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17: newest visible review from Mladen Djikic, posted 2026-07-29 | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-14 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/hr | Homepage "Sve na jednom mjestu" (everything in one place) list: "Zubni Implantati, Oralna kirurgija, Dentalni laboratorij, Ortodoncija, Radiologija" | 2026-09-17 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-15 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=DentVita… | A search for "DentVitalis Rijeka" returned only unrelated results (Rijeka Tourism), no listing for the clinic | 2026-09-29 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-16 | https://www.dentvitalis.com/en/ | Homepage read in full; no reference to tripadvisor.com anywhere on the page | 2026-09-29 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-17 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13730982600955931953&hl=en | Google listing "Dentvitalis - Dentisti Croazia", read 2026-10-01 with its reviews sorted lowest first and by relevance: rating 4.9 from 429 reviews, histogram ten one-star, one two-star, two three-star, two four-star, 414 five-star; the one-star reviews (2022-2026) each concern a different treatment (a bridge, a crown's material, temporary dentures, an urgent appointment); the most relevant five-star reviews come from accounts with 2 to 10 reviews, dated 2023 to 2026, several from patients abroad (Canada, UK) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-19 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/croatia/rijeka | WhatClinic: its Rijeka dentist listing (4 pages, 46 clinics shown), checked against its profile sitemaps (37 dentist profiles in Rijeka; the one not shown in the listing opened) and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name (not found), has no profile under the name DentVitalis or naming Šime or Tomislav Živković; its one listing at Krešimirova 60, the clinic's address, is an older profile named DENTA-NOVA (an implant and prosthetics centre, no dentists named), and whether it is this clinic under an earlier name is not established (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentvitalis-deepen-20 | https://najdoktor.com/trazi?specijalizacije%5B%5D=63&opcine%5B%5D=767 | Najdoktor.com, the Croatian patient-review site: no profile of Šime or Tomislav Živković and no listed practice at Krešimirova 60; Iris Lukšić, also on the clinic's team, has a profile at another address (Miroslava Krleže 3b) (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentvitalis-platforms | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/croatia | Dental Departures: its 6 Rijeka clinics (Smile Studio Dentist Croatia, Kalmar Implant Dentistry, Orto-Nova and three dental studios) do not include DentVitalis (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentvitalis-platforms-2 | https://bookimed.com/clinics/country=croatia/ | Bookimed: its Croatia ranking lists 2 verified options (Bagatin Clinic, Studio Dental Frntić), and none of the 2,127 clinic pages in its clinic sitemap carries this clinic's name (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentvitalis-platforms-3 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/dentvitalis.com | Trustpilot: no company page for dentvitalis.com (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | onOtherPlatforms: unknown -> false. No profile on WhatClinic, Najdoktor.com, Dental Departures, Bookimed or Trustpilot; an older WhatClinic profile at the same address under another name does not identify the clinic. |
| 2026-10-01 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: an older WhatClinic profile under another name at the clinic's address cannot be tied to the clinic, so presence on other review platforms is now marked unknown. |
| 2026-10-01 | Checked WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Najdoktor.com and TripAdvisor on 2026-10-01: presence on other review platforms corrected to none found; the SmileJet page lists only reviews aggregated from Google. |
| 2026-09-29 | Checked for a TripAdvisor listing: a name-and-city search on TripAdvisor found no matching profile, and the clinic's own website carries no TripAdvisor link. Recorded: not listed on TripAdvisor. |
| 2026-09-17 | Re-read on 2026-09-17: the clinic's website (technology, FAQ, crowns and first-visit pages) and its Google listing. Recorded: no cleaning, filling or standalone X-ray price published (the panoramic image is part of the free first visit); consultation is free; CBCT not documented (the technology page describes CEREC CAD/CAM only); orthodontics documented, no emergency service documented; individual service pages confirmed; no structured data on the site. 427 Google reviews, newest 2026-07-29, owner replies present. Still unverified: TripAdvisor presence; paediatric dentistry, a category on the clinic's Google profile that its website service list does not carry. |
| 2026-09-10 | Name-verification write-back 2026-09-10: 3 dentists confirmed on the clinic's own roster page https://www.dentvitalis.com/en/about-us; 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: dentvitalis.com/en/ opened directly, live and current (current hours, named testimonials); name/address/phone unchanged. Google Maps was not checked on this date; no reputation values were stored or captured. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against HZJZ NRPZZ (Nacionalni registar pružatelja zdravstvene zaštite): clinic license found (Dentvitalis Fides D.O.O.) in HZJZ NRPZZ, upgrading the prior unconfirmed company-name note to a verified registry match; the three named doctors were not found individually. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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