Spalato Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 39.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #14 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1439.4/100
- Best for Expats#1041/100
- Best for Dental Implants#943.2/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#646/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1240/100
- Best for Families / Children#841.6/100
Summary
Spalato Dental is a dental clinic at Vrboran 39 in Split, established in 2020, with six equipped treatment rooms and an in-house laboratory. The clinic holds ISO certification and HSK (Hrvatska stomatološka komora) accreditation. Dentists named in directories include Dr. Zoran Primorac and Prof. dr. sc. Taleb Hamdan (maxillofacial surgery), and the WhatClinic listing names Dr. Matea Matejić and Dr. Ivona Milat. The website is in Croatian and English. Published prices (on WhatClinic and Medijump) include €600 implant, €190 zirconia crown, and €5,600 All-on-4. The clinic also offers airport pickup, hotel booking, and interpreter services for international patients.
Multiple phone numbers appear across sources: +385 99 2999 009 (official website), +385 951 998 059 (Medijump), +385 99 299 9009 (WhatClinic/Wanderlog) — the WhatClinic/Wanderlog version is used as the primary as it is most consistently cited. Address confirmed as Vrboran 39 across WhatClinic, Wanderlog, and Medijump; an earlier search snippet referenced 'Ulica Gospe u Siti' which appears to be a different location or a data error in one directory. WhatClinic ServiceScore 7.6 from 7 interactions; no verified reviews yet on WhatClinic. No HKDM licence number published.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 1 of 7 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)
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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ? | Dentist names listed Website references a 'highly educated team' without naming individuals; names Dr. Zoran Primorac and Prof. dr. sc. Taleb Hamdan appear on Medijump; Dr. Matea Matejić and Dr. Ivona Milat appear on WhatClinic — all are third-party sources, not the clinic's own website | 0/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed Specializations (maxillofacial surgery) appear only in third-party directories, not on the clinic's official website | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Oral surgery, aesthetic dentistry, orthodontics (Invisalign, ClearCorrect), general dentistry, pediatric dentistry; listed on official website [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone, email, Facebook, address published on website and confirmed across directories [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version English version available at spalato-dental.com/en/ [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Vrboran 39, 21000 Split confirmed on WhatClinic and Wanderlog/Medijump [s2] [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 Prices published on official website and WhatClinic: implant €600 (site) / €500–€750 (WhatClinic), zirconia crown €190 (site) / up to €280 (WhatClinic), All-on-4 €5,600 (site) [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Teeth cleaning up to €30 per WhatClinic [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Zirconia crown €190 per official website [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Dental implant €600 per official website; WhatClinic quotes €500–€750 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Free initial consultation per WhatClinic [s2] | 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) Google Maps rating not verifiable via accessible sources; WhatClinic ServiceScore 7.6 from 7 interactions (no verified reviews yet); Medijump shows no patient reviews | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints Insufficient review corpus to assess | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence facebook.com/SpalatoDental/ linked from official website [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms WhatClinic listing (7 interactions, no verified reviews yet); Medijump listing [s2] [s3] | 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 3D digital diagnostics mentioned in general description but specific equipment not confirmed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) 3D digital diagnostics listed on website; consistent with established Split dental clinics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Dental implants, All-on-4/All-on-6, sinus lift, bone augmentation listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign and ClearCorrect listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery including wisdom teeth extraction, sinus lift, bone augmentation listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry listed among general dentistry services [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Airport pickup, hotel booking, interpreter services offered; established 2020 with ISO and HSK accreditation; English and German spoken [s3] | 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 Viber listed on website [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English and German listed as clinic languages on Medijump [s3] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online consultations offered per Medijump listing [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Services described by category on the official website [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Monday–Friday 08:00–20:00; Saturday 08:00–14:00 per WhatClinic [s2] | 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 [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Croatia [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Croatia [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Croatia [s4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Croatia dental clinic for expats [s4] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality Clinic does not appear prominently in top Split dental search results; primarily surfaces via directory listings [s4] | 1/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages Service sub-pages on the website were not directly accessed; services are listed by category on the main site | 0/1.5 |
Licensing & Credentials
Whether the clinic publishes its operating licence and the dentists working there together with their professional licence numbers. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Zoran Primorac [s3] | Dentistry, maxillofacial surgery | not published |
| Prof. dr. sc. Taleb Hamdan [s3] | Dentistry, maxillofacial surgery | not published |
Dentists are named, but their professional licence numbers are not published — penalty applied.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its dentists with their professional licence numbers (derived from data).
- low No dentists identified anywhere (-2 pts) — The clinic's official website does not name any individual dentist; dentist names appear only on third-party directory listings (Medijump, WhatClinic) and are not independently cross-confirmed. [s1] [s2] [s3]
Red-flag penalty applied: -10 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Dentist names listed
- Information Transparency: Dentist specializations listed
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted)
- Reputation & Reviews: Google review volume
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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.spalato-dental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +385 99 299 9009 |
| https://www.facebook.com/SpalatoDental/ | |
| Address | Vrboran 39, 21000 Split, Croatia |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://www.spalato-dental.com/ | Clinic name, email [email protected], Facebook, services (oral surgery, aesthetic dentistry, orthodontics incl. Invisalign/ClearCorrect, general dentistry, pediatric dentistry), prices (implant €600, zirconia crown €190, All-on-4 €5,600), 3D digital diagnostics, in-house lab, 6 treatment rooms, English site | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/croatia/split/spalato-dental | Address Vrboran 39, phone +385 99 299 9009, ServiceScore 7.6 from 7 interactions, price ranges (cleaning up to €30, crown up to €280, implant €500–€750, whitening €100–€200, Invisalign €2,500–€3,500, free consultation), hours Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00 / Sat 08:00–14:00; dentist names Dr. Matea Matejić and Dr. Ivona Milat | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://www.medijump.com/medical-centers/croatia/split/ul-gospe-u-s… | Address Vrboran ulica 39, phone +385 951 998 059, dentists Dr. Zoran Primorac and Prof. dr. sc. Taleb Hamdan (maxillofacial surgery), established 2020, ISO certification, HSK accreditation, airport pickup/hotel booking/interpreter services, online consultations, English and German languages | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | search:the five canonical city queries | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: clinic does not appear in top answers for the five canonical city queries | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Initial data collection. |
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