Philippou Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 27.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #17 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 27 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1727.4/100
- Best for Expats#1728.8/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#830.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#1718.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1631.3/100
- 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
Summary
Paphos dental clinic run by dentist Panayiotis Philippou, praised in reviews for accommodating emergency walk-ins including for tourists. Uses Instagram as its main web presence rather than a dedicated website.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist cyprus; mentioned for: english speaking dentist cyprus; mentioned for: dental implants cyprus; mentioned for: emergency dentist cyprus; mentioned for: cyprus 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 Google Business Profile's web link is an Instagram page, not a dedicated clinic website. [gmaps] | 0/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Confirmed via patient review naming 'Panayiotis' alongside the clinic's own surname branding. [gmaps] | 3/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Service list published [gmaps] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [gmaps] | 2/2 |
| ? | English website version | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [gmaps] | 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 [gmaps] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [gmaps] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [gmaps] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [gmaps] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [gmaps] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [gmaps] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [gmaps] | 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) as of 2026-08-27 [gmaps] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [gmaps] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [gmaps] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews [gmaps] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Instagram presence. [gmaps] | 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Two reviews describe urgent same-day appointments, including for a tourist's broken bridge and an emergency walk-in. [gmaps] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Reviews explicitly from foreign visitors ('We are foreigners... on vacation'). [gmaps] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Response speed Review: appointment given within a few hours of calling for an emergency. [gmaps] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [gmaps] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Cyprus", "English speaking dentist Cyprus", "dental implants Cyprus", "emergency dentist Cyprus", "Cyprus dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Cyprus [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Cyprus [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Cyprus [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Cyprus [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Cyprus dental clinic for expats [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 0/1.5 |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Panayiotis Philippou [gmaps] [reg] | — | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Dentist specializations listed
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- 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
| Phone | +35726220392 |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Parmenionos 3, 8045 Paphos, Cyprus |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gmaps | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Philippou+Dental+Clinic/@34.76465… | Name, address, phone, Instagram link (no dedicated site), rating 4.9 (59 reviews), review recency, owner replies, emergency-care reviews, dentist named as Panayiotis | 2026-08-27 |
| reg | https://portal.dental.org.cy/dentists?firstname=0&lastname=Philippo… | Pancypriot Dental Association directory searched for surname Philippou — no exact match; inconclusive | 2026-08-27 |
| s_ai | search:best dentist Cyprus / English speaking dentist Cyprus / dental implants Cyprus / emergency dentist Cyprus / Cyprus dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-28 | 2026-08-28 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Initial data collection for the Cyprus dental directory: verified via Google Maps (Instagram-only web presence), and checked against the Pancypriot Dental Association's public dentist directory. |
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