Dental Studio Topchieva
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 24.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #20 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2024.4/100
- Best for Expats#2018.5/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1911.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#1322.4/100
Summary
Dental Studio Topchieva is a single-dentist private practice in the Gagarin district of Plovdiv, led by Dr. Stanimira Topchieva. The studio focuses on orthodontics as its primary specialty alongside general dentistry, aesthetics, crowns and bridges, endodontics, oral surgery, dental hygiene, and pediatric dentistry. Equipment includes a wireless intraoral scanner and digital X-ray. Operating hours are Mon-Fri 09:00-19:00. The website is exclusively in Bulgarian. Note: Dr. Mirela Topchieva operates a separate orthodontic practice (drtopchieva.com) which has an English-language site and focuses exclusively on orthodontics; these are two distinct practitioners at different addresses.
Two practitioners share the Topchieva surname but operate distinct practices: Dr. Stanimira Topchieva at topchieva.bg (bul. Tsar Boris III Obedinitel 27G, Gagarin) covers general dentistry and orthodontics; Dr. Mirela Topchieva at drtopchieva.com focuses exclusively on orthodontics and Invisalign (address not confirmed). Only Dr. Stanimira Topchieva's practice is covered here. Email address is JavaScript-protected on the website. No Google rating found via accessible sources.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- AI & Search Visibility: 3 of 7 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: english speaking dentist bulgaria; mentioned for: dental implants bulgaria; mentioned for: emergency dentist bulgaria)
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 Dr. Stanimira Topchieva named as owner and primary dentist; 13 years of experience stated [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Orthodontics as primary specialty; also general dentistry, aesthetic restorations, endodontics, surgery, pediatric dentistry [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Examination, orthodontics, bonding, whitening, crowns and bridges, pediatric dentistry, hygiene, endodontics, oral surgery, aesthetic restorations listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone +359 882 400 622 published; email JavaScript-protected; Facebook page linked [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Website exclusively in Bulgarian [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published bul. Tsar Boris III Obedinitel 27G, Gagarin, Plovdiv 4018 published; near public transport stops noted (buses 1, 9, 15, 19, 25) [s1] [s2] | 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 website [s1] | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | 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 | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Review excerpts on lostinplovdiv.com are positive; no complaint patterns found [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page linked from official website [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [s3] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Featured in lostinplovdiv.com community article [s2] | 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 X-ray apparatus for detailed diagnostics documented on official site [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT not mentioned; only standard X-ray apparatus referenced | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology Implantology not listed in service descriptions on accessible pages | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Orthodontics is the primary stated specialty [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery listed in service categories [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry listed [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients No international patient documentation found; website exclusively in Bulgarian | 0/2 |
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 | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Service list published in Bulgarian on official site [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 09:00-19:00 per official site; no weekend 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 Bulgaria", "English speaking dentist Bulgaria", "dental implants Bulgaria", "emergency dentist Bulgaria", "Bulgaria dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Bulgaria Topchieva appears in the five canonical city queries results via lostinplovdiv.com (the five canonical city queries) [s3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Bulgaria [s3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Bulgaria [s3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Bulgaria [s3] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Bulgaria dental clinic for expats Topchieva appears in expat-focused Plovdiv dental results via lostinplovdiv.com article [s3] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality topchieva.bg found via search but limited ranking for generic dental queries [s3] | 1/2 |
| ? | 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. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Stanimira Topchieva | — | 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: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation 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 suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- 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://topchieva.bg |
|---|---|
| Phone | +359 882 400 622 |
| Address | bul. Tsar Boris III Obedinitel 27G, 4018 Plovdiv (kv. Gagarin), 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://topchieva.bg/ | Official site (Bulgarian): clinic name, address bul. Tsar Boris III Obedinitel 27G, Gagarin 4018, phone +359 882 400 622, Dr. Stanimira Topchieva named (13 years experience), service list, intraoral scanner, X-ray, hours Mon-Fri 09:00-19:00, Facebook linked, near bus stops 1/9/15/19/25 | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://lostinplovdiv.com/en/articles/dental-clinics-recommended-by… | Community recommendation: Topchieva at bul. Tsar Boris III 27G, phone +359 882 400 622; patient quote 'Amazing work and excellent results'; Dr. Stanimira Topchieva described as attentive and patient | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | search:dental clinics Plovdiv Bulgaria (the five canonical city queries) | Visibility checks 2026-08-18: Topchieva appears in the five canonical city queries results; not in English-speaking, implants, or emergency top results | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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