Dr Thomas Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 63.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 22 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
63.3/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1163.3/100
- Best for Expats#1360.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1156.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1143.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1064.8/100
- Best for Families / Children#1065.2/100
- 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
Summary
Dr Thomas Dental Clinic is a solo-led Ras Salmiya practice run by Dr. Thomas Thomas, a prosthodontist (M.D.S.) who states he has practiced in Kuwait since 2002. The site lists crown/bridge, smile design, veneers, root canal, dentures, pediatric care, orthodontics and digital X-rays.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 16.5 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
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 [s2] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Thomas Thomas, M.D.S., Prosthodontics [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Confirmed on the clinic site 2026-09-02: "Dr. Thomas Thomas M.D.S., Specialist Dental Surgeon — specialist in prosthodontics, crown and bridge". [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Real treatment-room photos in the clinic's gallery [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published No price list or pricing page found on drthomasdentalhospital.com (checked 2026-09-03). [s9] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No price figures on any page of the site [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-8] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No price figures on any page of the site [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-9] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No price figures on any page of the site [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-10] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed Only a 10% implant discount is advertised, no implant price [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No price figures on any page of the site [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-11] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No price figures on any page of the site [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-12] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
16.5 / 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 2026-09-25 [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25 [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-6] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest review sorted by date on 2026-09-25 is dated 2026-09-24 (15 hours ago) [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-7] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner has replied to 8 of the 8 reviews visible on the Reviews tab. Read on the Google Maps place page's Reviews tab on 2026-09-03. A newest-first sort could not be applied, so the sample is in Google's relevance order. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints One negative among the eight visible: a one-star a year old objecting to a 5 KD consultation fee charged to a patient who came for a specific treatment. Nothing repeats. Histogram 78/4/1/0/5 over 88; 4 further one-star reviews were not surfaced. Read on the Google Maps place page's Reviews tab on 2026-09-03. A newest-first sort could not be applied, so the sample is in Google's relevance order. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram 78/4/1/0/5 over 88 - sums exactly to the header count, and 414/88 = 4.705 reproduces the published 4.7. The 5-strong one-star block stands unremoved, dates span 1 month to 2 years, wording is individual, accounts hold 1 to 7 reviews, and the owner answers all eight visible reviews including the one-star. Read on the Google Maps place page's Reviews tab on 2026-09-03. A newest-first sort could not be applied, so the sample is in Google's relevance order. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No listing found; no link on the clinic’s own channel [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-3] [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-13] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms Its Hospital Examiner page is a directory entry with no reviews. No profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed, HeliumDoc or Trustpilot (checked 2026-10-05). [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-platforms] [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-18] [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-19] [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-20] [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-21] [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-22] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray digital X-rays [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Implants offered: an implant discount on the offers page; site title names implants [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics braces and clear aligners [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Extractions explicitly listed [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
5.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken The whole site is in English [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-16] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations 50-question FAQ explains procedures in detail [s9] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours 13:00-20:00 daily except Friday -- a narrow, afternoon-only window [s2] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
5.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Kuwait", "English speaking dentist Kuwait", "dental implants Kuwait", "emergency dentist Kuwait", "Kuwait dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Kuwait [s4] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Kuwait [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Kuwait [s6] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Kuwait [s7] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Kuwait dental clinic for expats [s8] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No business schema on any page; only FAQPage microdata [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-17] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate treatment pages with their own explanatory text [dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-4] | 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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Thomas Thomas [s2] | Specialist Dental Surgeon; Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge (M.D.S.) | 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
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +965 6997 5041 |
| +965 6997 5041 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/dentalclinickuwait/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 10th Floor, B Clinic Building, Hamad Al-Mubarak Street, Ras Salmiya, Kuwait |
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.zavis.ai/kw/directory/salmiya/dental/dr-thomas-dental-c… | address, phone, directory-reported rating | 2026-09-02 |
| s2 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | address, phone, WhatsApp, email, dentist name/qualification, services, hours, social links | 2026-09-02 |
| s3 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dr+Thomas+Dental+Clinic/@29.34517… | Live Google Maps place listing, reopened on its Reviews tab 2026-09-03: rating 4.7 (88 reviews), star histogram and the eight most relevant reviews | 2026-09-03 |
| s4 | search:best dentist Salmiya | AI/search visibility check 2026-09-02: appears in map-pack/organic/AI-overview results | 2026-09-02 |
| s5 | search:English speaking dentist Salmiya | AI/search visibility check 2026-09-02: appears in map-pack/organic/AI-overview results | 2026-09-02 |
| s6 | search:dental implants Salmiya | AI/search visibility check 2026-09-02: not among top results | 2026-09-02 |
| s7 | search:emergency dentist Salmiya | AI/search visibility check 2026-09-02: appears in map-pack/organic/AI-overview results | 2026-09-02 |
| s8 | search:Salmiya dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility check 2026-09-02: appears in map-pack/organic/AI-overview results | 2026-09-02 |
| s9 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | FAQ covers root canal process, crown lifespan, veneer permanence, wisdom-tooth symptoms/recovery, orthodontic timelines etc. in explanatory detail, not just names | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15884260548538585828&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: 4.7 from 89 reviews; histogram 5★ 79 / 4★ 4 / 3★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 1★ 5 | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-2 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/dental-clinic-offers-kuwait.php | Offers page: "10% Off For Implants" with no base price; The site's pages (home with 50-question FAQ, about, 10 treatment pages, offers, gallery, blog, contact) read 2026-09-25: no price figure on any | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-3 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dr%20Tho… | TripAdvisor TypeAheadJson returns no dental-clinic match for "Dr Thomas Dental Clinic" | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-4 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/root-canal-treatment-kuwait.php | Separate treatment pages (root canal, crown and bridge, dentures, veneers, gum treatment, extractions, fillings, crown lengthening, orthodontics), e.g. root canal page: "What is a Root Canal Treatment? A root canal is a procedure to treat infection..." | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-5 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/gallery-dental-clinic.php | Gallery photos of the clinic's own treatment room (red dental chair, unit and cabinets; files dr-thomas-dental-clinic-kuwait-1v2...8v2.jpg), not stock imagery | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-6 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15884260548538585828&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: rating 4.7 from 89 reviews, histogram sums to 89 | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-7 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15884260548538585828&hl=en | Google listing, newest-first sort, 2026-09-25: newest review dated 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-8 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | The site's pages (home with 50-question FAQ, about, 10 treatment pages, offers, gallery, blog, contact) read 2026-09-25: no price figure on any | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-9 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | Dental Cosmetic Fillings named in the services list with no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-10 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | Crown & Bridge named in the services list with no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-11 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | Only "Phone Booking" and "Book Appointment" buttons; no consultation fee stated | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-12 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | FAQ discusses digital X-ray safety with no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15884260548538585828&hl=en | No tripadvisor.com reference on drthomasdentalhospital.com or in the Google listing | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-14 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/dental-clinic-offers-kuwait.php | Offers page: "10% Off For Implants"; the site title reads "Doctor Thomas Dentist - Implants, Braces & More" | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-15 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | "EXTRACTIONS (Removal of teeth)" is one of the 10 listed services | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-16 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | All pages of the site, including the booking-by-phone section and 50-question FAQ, are in English | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-17 | https://drthomasdentalhospital.com/ | No JSON-LD on any page; the home page carries only schema.org FAQPage microdata, no Dentist/MedicalClinic/LocalBusiness/Organization entity | 2026-09-25 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-platforms | https://hospitalexaminer.com/countries/kuwait/dr-thomas-dental-clin… | Hospital Examiner, read 2026-10-02: page "Dr Thomas Dental Clinic Kuwait", opposite the 4th Ring Road, Maidan Hawally, phone +965 6997 5041; a directory page with a generic description of the clinic, no reviews ("0.0 out of 5 stars (based on 0 reviews)") and no sign that the clinic manages it | 2026-10-02 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-18 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/kuwait | WhatClinic, read 2026-10-05: its Kuwait dentist catalogue (16 clinics shown of the 17 it declares) and its profile sitemap (16 Kuwait profiles) have no profile of this clinic, and a profile address under its name (kuwait/dr-thomas-dental-clinic) returns "page not found" | 2026-10-05 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-19 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/ | Dental Departures, read 2026-10-05: none of the 1,107 clinics its clinic search returns is in Kuwait | 2026-10-05 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-20 | https://bookimed.com/clinics/country=kuwait/ | Bookimed, read 2026-10-05: its Kuwait clinics page has been removed (HTTP 410), and Kuwait is not among the 53 countries of its clinic sitemaps | 2026-10-05 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-21 | https://www.heliumdoc.com/kw/sitemap-index.xml | HeliumDoc, read 2026-10-05: its Kuwait sitemap lists 8 clinic pages, none of them this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| dr-thomas-dental-clinic-deepen-22 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/drthomasdentalhospital.com | Trustpilot, read 2026-10-05: no company page for drthomasdentalhospital.com | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-05: the Hospital Examiner page cited before is a directory entry with no reviews, and no profile of the clinic was found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed, HeliumDoc or Trustpilot; changed from yes to no. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's website (home with a 50-question FAQ, about, treatment, offers, gallery, blog and contact pages) and its Google listing. Recorded: no published prices on any page, no TripAdvisor listing, implants offered (an implant discount on its offers page), extractions documented, an English-only site, detailed procedure explanations, separate treatment pages, and real treatment-room photos in its gallery. Google rating 4.7 from 89 reviews, newest 2026-09-24. Still unverified: CBCT, same-day emergency availability and work with foreign patients. |
| 2026-09-10 | contacts.facebook held the bare handle "dentalclinickuwait" with no URL prefix. Opened facebook.com/dentalclinickuwait in Chrome on 2026-09-10: the page is "Dr Thomas Dental Clinic" in the prosthodontist category and its bio names "Dr.Thomas Thomas MDS ... specialist in crown and bridge and prosthodontics", matching this card's clinic name and its dentist; the handle is expanded to the full URL. The page is stale -- its newest post is from 2019 and its own contact block still gives the older Maidan Hawally address, the phone +965 2564 0514 and the domain drthomasdentistkuwait.com, whereas this card carries the current Ras Salmiya address, +965 6997 5041 and drthomasdentalhospital.com. |
| 2026-09-03 | Reputation pass 2026-09-03 (browser): the Google Maps place page was reopened on its Reviews tab and reviewRecency, respondsToReviews, recurringComplaints and suspiciousReviewPatterns were assessed for the first time (all four were null). Rating and review count re-read and reconciled against the star histogram. |
| 2026-09-03 | Kuwait top-up 2026-09-03: price transparency assessed -- drthomasdentalhospital.com publishes no price list; pricesPublished set to false (was unassessed). |
| 2026-09-02 | Live re-verification 2026-09-02: Google rating/review count and geo coordinates recorded from a live Maps place URL; aiVisibility.* recorded from 5 canonical Google search queries for Salmiya. |
| 2026-09-02 | Initial data collection for the Kuwait Dental Transparency & Trust Index. |
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