Smile Studio
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 67.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #14 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1467.8/100
- Best for Expats#1366.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1563.2/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1257.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1269.2/100
- Best for Families / Children#1169.4/100
- 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 Says 'we use anesthesia for all our procedures' for painless treatment, type unspecified
Summary
Smile Studio (Smile Studio Kovačević Mikšić d.o.o.) is a family-founded private dental clinic in the Podmurvice district of Rijeka, established in 2003 by Dr. Tamara Kovačević Mikšić and Dr. Damir Mikšić. A Nobel Biocare-certified implant centre, the clinic also employs Dr. Silvio Ferreri (orthodontist) and Dr. Miljena Mia Girotto (periodontologist). The English website includes dedicated service pages and a price list page, though prices are delivered as a PDF image rather than indexable text. The clinic is reviewed on Dental Departures (4.98/5 from 284 reviews, latest August 2025) and WhatClinic (3 verified reviews).
Second phone: +385 51 678 679. OIB 74198576990. The price-list page (Cjenik2019.jpg) is an image file and prices are not in accessible text. Hours vary: Mon/Tue/Fri 08:00-16:00; Wed/Thu 08:00-20:00; weekends by appointment. Founded 2003 per bodulija.net article.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 17 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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 [ss1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Tamara Kovačević Mikšić, Dr. Damir Mikšić, Dr. Silvio Ferreri (orthodontist), Dr. Miljena Mia Girotto (periodontologist) named [ss1] [ss2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed implantology (Damir Mikšić, Nobel Biocare certified), orthodontics (Ferreri), periodontology (Girotto) stated [ss1] [ss2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published dedicated sub-pages for implantology, All-on-4/6, veneers, whitening, prosthetics, orthodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, snoring treatment [ss1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details two phone numbers, email [email protected], Facebook published [ss1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version full English site at smilestudio.hr/en/ [ss1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Bribirska 2, Podmurvice, 51000 Rijeka confirmed on official site and WhatClinic [ss1] [ss3] | 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 price list page exists (smilestudio.hr/en/price-list/) but content is an image (Cjenik2019.jpg) not accessible as text; clinic states free consultation and detailed price offer [ss1] | 3/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed price list is image-only; individual treatment prices unverifiable | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed implant price list stated to exist but accessible only as image | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed initial consultation free per official site [ss1] | 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) newly captured via live Google Maps browse, as of 2026-08-26; supersedes prior non-Google aggregator estimates [smile-studio-rijeka-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [smile-studio-rijeka-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-08-22 (listing read 2026-09-25). [smile-studio-rijeka-gbp-2026-09-25] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints no complaint pattern in Dental Departures reviews or WhatClinic listings found [ss2] [ss3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 284 reviews on Dental Departures accumulated since clinic founding in 2003; no pattern anomaly observed [ss2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page linked from official site [ss1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Dental Departures (4.98/5, 284 reviews); WhatClinic (5.0/5, 3 verified reviews, latest March 2022); SmileJet (5.0/5, 109 reviews); treatmentabroad.com listing [ss2] [ss3] | 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 X-ray equipment not explicitly documented on accessible site pages | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Nobel Biocare-certified implant centre; All-on-4/6 with same-day protocol documented [ss1] [ss2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Dr. Silvio Ferreri orthodontist on staff; dedicated orthodontics page [ss1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery implant surgery and extractions offered [ss1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry dedicated pediatric dentistry page [ss1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English site; Dental Departures reviews from Italian, UK, and other international patients; multilingual staff (EN/IT/SL) [ss1] [ss2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
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 [ss1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English site; Dental Departures reviews from English-speaking and English-communicated patients [ss1] [ss2] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible free initial consultation offered; email inquiry accepted [ss1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations individual service pages with procedure descriptions published [ss1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours extended hours Wed/Thu until 20:00; Mon/Tue/Fri 08:00-16:00; weekends by appointment [ss1] | 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 Homepage JSON-LD declares Organization. [smile-studio-rijeka-r6s] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality smilestudio.hr ranks in top results for clinic-name searches [ss4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages individual service pages confirmed for implantology, orthodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, prosthetics, whitening, veneers, snoring [ss1] | 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: SMILE STUDIO KOVAČEVIĆ MIKŠIĆ D.O.O. ZA OBAVLJANJE ZDRAVSTVENE DJELATNOSTI — registered provider in HZJZ NRPZZ (Trgovačka društva/legal entity sheet), Bribirska 2, 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) 'SMILE STUDIO'. Matched 'SMILE STUDIO KOVAČEVIĆ MIKŠIĆ D.O.O. ZA OBAVLJANJE ZDRAVSTVENE DJELATNOSTI' at Bribirska 2, Rijeka — exact address match to the clinic's own listed address. The legal name embeds the surnames Kovačević and Mikšić, corroborating (but not itself confirming) the two named doctors sharing those surnames as principals.) [smile-studio-rijeka-lic]
Dentists & NRPZZ private-practice entries
| Dentist | Specialization | NRPZZ entry |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Tamara Kovačević Mikšić [smile-studio-rijeka-doclic] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Damir Mikšić [smile-studio-rijeka-doclic] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Silvio Ferreri [smile-studio-rijeka-doclic] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Miljena Mia Girotto | — | 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: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- 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://smilestudio.hr/en/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +385 51 678 678 |
| https://www.facebook.com/SmileStudioRijeka/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Bribirska 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ss1 | https://smilestudio.hr/en/ | official English site: clinic name, address Bribirska 2, phones +385 51 678 678 / +385 51 678 679, email [email protected], OIB 74198576990, dentist names (Kovačević Mikšić, Mikšić, Ferreri, Girotto), service sub-pages, price list page (image-only), consultation free, hours, Facebook link | 2026-08-18 |
| ss2 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentist/smile-studio-dentist-croatia | aggregator rating 4.98/5 from 284 reviews; latest review August 2025; Dr. Tamara Kovačević Mikšić and Dr. Damir Mikšić named with language skills; international patient reviews | 2026-08-18 |
| ss3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/croatia/rijeka/smile-studio | WhatClinic 5.0/5 from 3 verified reviews; latest review March 2022; address Bribirska 2 confirmed; ServiceScore 6.9 | 2026-08-18 |
| ss4 | search:Smile Studio Rijeka dental reviews rating Google | SmileJet 5.0/5 from 109 reviews; founded 2003 per bodulija.net article; search indexing quality check; 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 |
| smile-studio-rijeka-lic | https://www.hzjz.hr/sluzba-javno-zdravstvo/odjel-za-ljudske-i-mater… | NRPZZ Trgovačka društva sheet lists 'SMILE STUDIO KOVAČEVIĆ MIKŠIĆ D.O.O. ZA OBAVLJANJE ZDRAVSTVENE DJELATNOSTI' at Bribirska 2, Rijeka, confirming registration as a healthcare provider with the Croatian Ministry of Health / HZJZ. | 2026-08-25 |
| smile-studio-rijeka-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/%22Smile+studio%22+Stomatolo%C5%A… | Google rating 5.0 (232 reviews) for 'Smile studio' Stomatološka ordinacija, Bribirska ul. 2, Rijeka, as of 2026-08-26; address matches clinic's stored location exactly, website smilestudio.hr shown on listing | 2026-08-26 |
| smile-studio-rijeka-doclic | https://smilestudio.hr/en/our-team/ | Own-site roster page names this dentist (re-read 2026-09-10, as "Dr. sc. Silvio Ferreri, dr. stom." in the bio text; the page heading has a one-letter typo, "Dilvio"). | 2026-09-10 |
| smile-studio-rijeka-gbp-2026-09-25 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9426825395067989015&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-25: rating 5 from 232 reviews; star histogram 1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 228; newest review dated 2026-08-22. | 2026-09-25 |
| smile-studio-rijeka-r6s | https://smilestudio.hr/en/ | Homepage HTML has JSON-LD of type Organization (alongside WebPage, ReadAction, ImageObject and BreadcrumbList) (read 2026-10-02). | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): structured data found. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-08-22). |
| 2026-09-10 | Name-verification write-back 2026-09-10: 3 of 4 dentists confirmed on the clinic's own roster page https://smilestudio.hr/en/our-team/; sources added. The fourth (Dr. Miljena Mia Girotto) is not named on this page and stays unconfirmed for the browser lot. |
| 2026-08-26 | Live Google Maps browse 2026-08-26: captured genuine Google rating (5.0, 232 reviews) and compliant canonical place URL for Smile Studio, replacing previously-noted non-Google aggregator estimates. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status, Google reputation): no changes. Business name and address matched on Google Maps but rating and pin coordinates could not be captured with a citable source this time. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: smilestudio.hr/en/ opened directly, live and current (active booking, current 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 (Smile Studio Kovačević Mikšić D.O.O.) in HZJZ NRPZZ; none of the four named doctors have their own individual private-practice registration. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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