Dentiko Dental Care
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 46.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#746.1/100
- Best for Expats#745.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#744.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#548/100
- Best Price Transparency#839.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#847.8/100
- Best for Families / Children#546.7/100
Summary
Dentiko Dental Care is a family-run practice founded by Dr. Ognian Smoukov, operating for over 25 years from its current address at ul. Han Kubrat 2. Five named dentists cover implantology and prosthetics (Dr. Smoukov), aesthetics and pediatric dentistry (Dr. Gagarova), emergency and periodontology (Dr. Kumanova), pediatrics and endodontics (Dr. Stanev), and implantology and prosthetics (Dr. Nikolov). The clinic participates in the Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund. Extended weekday hours (08:00-20:00) and 24/7 urgent-patient service are documented on the official website. The clinic is listed on WhatClinic with a ServiceScore of 7.1 from 30 interactions.
An alternative address (bul. Slivnitsa, Dom Mladost, 2nd floor) appears on WhatClinic and may refer to a former or secondary location; the official website lists ul. Han Kubrat 2 as the address. Emergency phone 0877 226 227 (Dr. Kumanova). Additional phones: 052/504 367, 0888 205 293. No email address found on the official site. No prices published. The official website has an English version. No licensing or registration numbers published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed 5 named dentists with direct phone numbers: Dr. Ognian Smoukov, Dr. Rumyana Gagarova, Dr. Dariya Kumanova, Dr. Nikolay Stanev, Dr. Ivan Nikolov [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed implantology/prosthetics/oral surgery (Smoukov), aesthetic/pediatric/prosthetics (Gagarova), emergency/periodontology/surgery (Kumanova), pediatrics/endodontics/gnathology (Stanev), implantology/prosthetics (Nikolov) [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published implants, prosthetics, oral surgery, periodontology, endodontics, pediatric dentistry, aesthetic dentistry, emergency dentistry; digital X-ray in 3 of 5 operatories [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details four phone numbers including direct lines per dentist and 24/7 emergency number [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version bilingual website in Bulgarian and English [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published ul. Han Kubrat 2 on official site; WhatClinic lists bul. Slivnitsa Dom Mladost address which may differ [s1] | 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 no price list found on official website [s1] | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed crowns €77-358 per WhatClinic [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed dental implants €409-511 per WhatClinic [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed free 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 rating not verifiable via accessible sources | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints 3 WhatClinic verified reviews all positive; no complaint pattern found [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns no manipulation pattern observed [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence no Facebook page found in search results | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms WhatClinic ServiceScore 7.1 (30 interactions, 3 reviews); qanomed.com; flytocure.com; business-europe.bg listings [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 digital X-ray in 3 of 5 dental operatories [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery oral surgery listed for multiple dentists [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry pediatric dentistry listed for two dentists (Gagarova, Stanev) [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care 24/7 urgent-patient service documented; dedicated emergency number 0877 226 227 [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English-language website; English spoken; WhatClinic lists clinic for international patient searches [s1] [s2] | 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 found on official website | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English website; search results describe fluent English speaking at the clinic [s1] [s3] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible free consultation per WhatClinic [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations named specialists with treatment focus areas described on website [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00; weekends by appointment; urgent patients 24/7 [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 Bulgaria", "English speaking dentist Bulgaria", "dental implants Bulgaria", "emergency dentist Bulgaria", "Bulgaria dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Bulgaria [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Bulgaria Dentiko appears in English-speaking dentist Varna search results [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Bulgaria [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Bulgaria Dentiko appears in emergency dentist Varna results due to 24/7 urgent service [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Bulgaria dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website NHIF logo on official site; no schema.org markup verified | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality official domain dentiko.bg appears in some Varna dental searches but not all [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages specialists page with individual dentist profiles found [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. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ognian Smoukov [s1b] | Implantology, prosthetics, oral surgery | not published |
| Dr. Rumyana Gagarova [s1b] | Aesthetic restorations, pediatric dentistry, prosthetics | not published |
| Dr. Dariya Kumanova [s1b] | Emergency dentistry, periodontology, oral surgery | not published |
| Dr. Nikolay Stanev [s1b] | Pediatric dentistry, endodontics, gnathology | not published |
| Dr. Ivan Nikolov [s1b] | General dentistry, implantology, prosthetics | 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 Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -10 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- 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: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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://dentiko.bg/en/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +359 52 703 090 |
| Address | ul. Han Kubrat 2, Varna 9000, Bulgaria |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://dentiko.bg/en/ | clinic name, address ul. Han Kubrat 2 Varna, phones 052/703 090 / 052/504 367 / 0888 205 293 / 0877 226 227 (urgent), hours Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00 / weekends by appt / 24/7 urgent, NHIF participation, English/Bulgarian website, 5 dental operatories with digital X-ray in 3 | 2026-08-18 |
| s1b | https://dentiko.bg/en/our-specialists/ | 5 named dentists: Dr. Ognian Smoukov (implantology/prosthetics/oral surgery), Dr. Rumyana Gagarova (aesthetics/pediatric/prosthetics), Dr. Dariya Kumanova (emergency/periodontology/oral surgery), Dr. Nikolay Stanev (pediatrics/endodontics/gnathology), Dr. Ivan Nikolov (implantology/prosthetics); each with direct phone number | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/bulgaria/varna/dentiko-dental-care | ServiceScore 7.1 (30 interactions); 3 verified reviews; free consultation; prices (implants €409-511, crowns €77-358, cleaning €51-72); Mon-Fri 08:30-20:00 / Sat 09:00-14:00; emergency +359888986684; languages EN/RU/BG; address bul. Slivnitsa Dom Mladost 2nd floor (may differ from official) | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | search:Dentiko Dental Care Varna Smoukov English speaking | search results confirm Han Kubrat 2 address, English speaking confirmed, 25+ year history, Dr. Ross Smoukov name appears in some sources for implantology (not on official site) | 2026-08-18 |
| sq | search:(the five canonical city queries) Varna | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Dentiko appears in English-speaking and emergency dentist Varna queries; not found in the five canonical city queries | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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