Zara Dental Centar
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 85/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#385/100
- Best for Expats#381.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#483/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#391.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#580.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#480.9/100
- 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 No anaesthesia/sedation info found (implantology pages checked)
Summary
Zara Dental Centar (ZDC) is a private dental clinic and implantology centre at Put Matije Gupca 33 in Zadar, founded in 2015 by Dr. Ivana Šljaka Lijić. The clinic operates six dental chairs and documented CBCT (MORITA Veraviewpocs 3D R100), digital orthopan and RVG imaging. Its own EUR price list covers implants, All-on-4, crowns, dental hygiene, composite fillings and whitening, and new patients get a free examination and X-ray. The website is available in Croatian, English, German and Italian. Dr. Lijić is a member of the German Society of Dental Implantology (DGZI) and of the Croatian Chamber of Dental Medicine (HKDM).
Second phone: +385 23 324 654. A free first examination and X-ray for new patients are published on the site. The clinic received a WhatClinic Customer Service Award 2024. The medical-tourism aggregator medicaltourismco.com shows a rating of 4.7/5 from 150 reviews and booking.dentist 4.91/5 from 40 reviews; the Google rating on this card comes from the clinic's Google listing. No orthodontics or emergency-care pages found on the official site.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 16 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 [zdc-s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Five dentists named on the team page: Dr. Ivana Šljaka Lijić, Dr. Frane Kovačević, Dr. Lucija Karlović, Dr. Antonio Modrić, Dr. Božena Sorić [zdc-s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed The clinic's about page presents its founder, Dr Ivana Šljaka Lijić, as working in implantology, aesthetic dentistry and prosthetics; other dentists are listed without a specialization. [zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen] [zdc-s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Clinic interior photos documented on official site and dental-tourism aggregators [zdc-s1] [zdc-s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Implantology, implantoprosthetics, prosthetics, endodontics, periodontology, pediatric dentistry, Digital Smile Design [zdc-s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Two phones, email, Facebook, and map on official site [zdc-s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Full English, German and Italian site versions [zdc-s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Street address and map location confirmed across sources [zdc-s1] [zdc-s4] | 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 The clinic's own price list gives starting prices for All-on-4, implants, crowns, dental hygiene, composite fillings and whitening. [zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen-2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Dental hygiene from 35 EUR on the clinic's own price list. [zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Composite fillings from 50 EUR on the clinic's own price list. [zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Dental crowns 220 EUR on the clinic's own price list. [zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Dental implants from 495 EUR and All-on-4 from 4,645 EUR on the clinic's own price list. [zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed First dental examination is free, published on official site [zdc-s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed The clinic's price page offers free examinations and X-rays to new patients. [zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
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 2026-09-25; previously 4.8 [zara-dental-centar-zadar-gbp-2026-09-25] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25 [zara-dental-centar-zadar-gbp-2026-09-25] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-25 (listing read 2026-09-25). [zara-dental-centar-zadar-gbp-2026-09-25] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews No evidence of clinic replies found in accessible review excerpts | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints One isolated mention of a time-pressure situation; no recurring complaint pattern found across sources [zdc-s5] [zdc-s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Reviews span multiple years and multiple platforms; no suspicious burst patterns observed [zdc-s5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page linked from official site [zdc-s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing: TripAdvisor's own search for the clinic's name returns no such clinic (checked 2026-10-01). [zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen-3] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms WhatClinic ServiceScore 9.6 (34 votes, Customer Service Award 2024); Medical Tourism Co; booking.dentist; Dental Departures; dentavacation.com [zdc-s5] [zdc-s3] [zdc-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 Digital orthopan and RVG imaging documented on clinic about page [zdc-s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) MORITA Veraviewpocs 3D R100 CBCT documented [zdc-s2] [zdc-s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Implantology listed as core service; All-on-4 protocol offered [zdc-s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Orthodontics Orthodontics not listed on the official service menu [zdc-s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery listed on medicaltourismco aggregator profile [zdc-s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry listed among services on official site [zdc-s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care Emergency services not documented on official site or accessible aggregator pages | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Multilingual site (EN/DE/IT/HR); documented international patient reviews; free airport transfer offered [zdc-s1] [zdc-s5] | 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 site or accessible sources | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English site; international patient reviews consistently praise English communication [zdc-s1] [zdc-s5] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Free first examination published; contact form available [zdc-s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Dedicated service descriptions on official site [zdc-s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon/Wed/Fri 08:00–20:00; Tue/Thu 08:00–15:00; Saturday by arrangement [zdc-s1] | 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 [zdc-s6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Croatia [zdc-s6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Croatia [zdc-s6] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Croatia [zdc-s6] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Croatia dental clinic for expats [zdc-s6] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD or microdata found on the homepage or the 3 inner pages read. [zara-dental-centar-zadar-r6s] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Official site ranks prominently for clinic name and Zadar dental tourism queries [zdc-s6] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Individual pages for implantology, prosthetics, endodontics and other services [zdc-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: ZARA DENTAL CENTAR D.O.O. ZA OBAVLJANJE ZDRAVSTVENE DJELATNOSTI — registered provider in HZJZ NRPZZ (Trgovačka društva/legal entity sheet), Ulica Matije Gupca 33, 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) 'ZARA DENTAL', 'ZDC'. Matched 'ZARA DENTAL CENTAR D.O.O. ZA OBAVLJANJE ZDRAVSTVENE DJELATNOSTI' at Ulica Matije Gupca 33, Zadar — exact address match to the clinic's own listed address.) [zara-dental-centar-zadar-lic]
Dentists & NRPZZ private-practice entries
| Dentist | Specialization | NRPZZ entry |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ivana Šljaka Lijić [zdc-s2] [zdc-s3] | Implantology and prosthetics | not verified |
| Dr. Frane Kovačević [zdc-s2] [zdc-s3] | Digital dentistry and prosthetics | not verified |
| Dr. Lucija Karlović [zdc-s2] | General dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Antonio Modrić [zdc-s2] | General dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Božena Sorić [zdc-s2] | 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
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- 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://zdc.hr/en/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +385 98 226 918 |
| https://www.facebook.com/Zara-Dental-Centar-1091940880838602/ | |
| Address | Put Matije Gupca 33, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zdc-s1 | https://zdc.hr/en/ | official English site: clinic name, address, phones, email, Facebook, service list, opening hours, multilingual, CBCT equipment, first exam free, no orthodontics/emergency pages found | 2026-08-18 |
| zdc-s2 | https://zdc.hr/en/zdc_tim.html | team page: five dentist names (Šljaka Lijić, Kovačević, Karlović, Modrić, Sorić); digital orthopan and RVG equipment listed | 2026-08-18 |
| zdc-s3 | https://www.medicaltourismco.com/clinic/croatia/zadar/zara-dental-c… | aggregator: CBCT MORITA model; Dr. Lijić credentials (HKDM, DGZI, Swiss Dental Academy, 19+ years); Dr. Kovačević specialization; oral surgery listed; 4.7/5 from 150 reviews (platform-only, not Google verified) | 2026-08-18 |
| zdc-s4 | https://www.booking.dentist/dental-clinic/zara-dental-centar | prices: metal-ceramic crown €219, zirconia €310, veneers €370, Nobel Biocare implant €740, All-on-4 €5,840; rating 4.91/5 from 40 reviews (platform only); Dr. Ivana Šljaka Lijić named as founder | 2026-08-18 |
| zdc-s5 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/croatia/zadar/zdc-dental-clinic… | WhatClinic: ServiceScore 9.6 (34 votes); Customer Service Award 2024; 7 verified reviews; latest review May 2024; English praised; DGZI membership; free shuttle; no recurring complaints | 2026-08-18 |
| zdc-s6 | search:the five canonical city queries (Zadar/Croatia variants) | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: ZDC appears in top results for implants, English-speaking dentist and expat queries; not prominently featured for emergency dentist query | 2026-08-18 |
| zara-dental-centar-zadar-lic | https://www.hzjz.hr/sluzba-javno-zdravstvo/odjel-za-ljudske-i-mater… | NRPZZ Trgovačka društva sheet lists 'ZARA DENTAL CENTAR D.O.O. ZA OBAVLJANJE ZDRAVSTVENE DJELATNOSTI' at Ulica Matije Gupca 33, Zadar, confirming registration as a healthcare provider with the Croatian Ministry of Health / HZJZ. | 2026-08-25 |
| zara-dental-centar-zadar-gbp-2026-09-25 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12783266026576539819&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-25: rating 4.7 from 275 reviews; star histogram 1★ 16 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 4 / 5★ 253; newest review dated 2026-09-25. | 2026-09-25 |
| zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen | https://zdc.hr/en/o_nama.html | Clinic website, about page read 2026-09-30: founder Dr. Ivana Lijić works in implantology, aesthetic dental medicine and prosthetics and is a member of the German Society for Dental Implantology (DGZI) and of Croatian professional associations (HKDM, HLZ, HDEDM, HDEL) | 2026-09-30 |
| zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen-2 | https://zdc.hr/en/cjenik.html | Clinic website, price list read 2026-09-30: All-on-4 from 4,645 EUR, dental implants from 495 EUR, dental crowns 220 EUR, dental hygiene from 35 EUR, composite fillings from 50 EUR, teeth whitening from 110 EUR; banner "Free dental exams & X-Ray services for new customers" | 2026-09-30 |
| zara-dental-centar-zadar-deepen-3 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Zara%20D… | TripAdvisor's own search for "Zara Dental Centar" (2026-10-01) returned 12 results, none of them this clinic or a dental clinic in Zadar; the results are located in Turkiye, Europe; Moshi, Tanzania; Manchester, New Hampshire; Rome, Lazio, Italy | 2026-10-01 |
| zara-dental-centar-zadar-r6s | https://zdc.hr/en/ | HTML of the homepage and 3 inner pages (/en/implantologija.html, /en/ugradnja_implantata.html, /en/implantoprotetika.html) 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. |
| 2026-09-30 | Re-read the clinic's website (price list, about and team pages) on 2026-09-30: cleaning, filling and X-ray prices recorded as published (dental hygiene from 35 EUR, composite fillings from 50 EUR, free X-rays for new patients); the crown and implant prices now rest on the clinic's own price list (crowns 220 EUR, implants from 495 EUR) rather than older directory figures. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: Google rating 4.7 (was 4.8) and review count 275 from the Google listing on 2026-09-25; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-25). |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged. Captured first-time Google rating 4.8 and pin coordinates; review count not captured with a citable source this time. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: zdc.hr/en/ opened directly, live and current (current hours, WhatsApp contact, multilingual reviews); 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 (Zara Dental Centar D.O.O.) in HZJZ NRPZZ, upgrading the prior 'application error' note to a verified match; none of the five named doctors have individual private-practice registration. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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