Clinica Dental Eki (Dr. Eki Pfitzenmaier)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 58.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 27 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#258.2/100
- Best for Expats#258/100
- Best for Dental Implants#258.8/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#260.2/100
- Best Price Transparency#267.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#357.8/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
Summary
Eki Dental is a single-practitioner boutique clinic in the La Malagueta coastal district of Málaga, led by Dr. Ekkehard Armin Matthias Pfitzenmaier (doctorate University of Heidelberg; colegiado 29002023 per COEMA registry). The clinic has operated since 2002 and focuses on advanced implantology, aesthetic prosthetics, zirconia crowns, and periodontics. Languages spoken are German, English, French and Spanish. The Doctoralia profile shows 54 verified patient reviews averaging 5 stars, and prices for several treatments are published there.
A second phone (+34 653 146 683) is also listed on the official website. The Dental Departures listing shows Singapore-dollar prices — these are a platform conversion artefact and are not EUR prices from the clinic. WhatClinic shows prior awards (2016, 2018). Accessible review aggregators show ratings of 4.3–4.4 from smaller samples; the Doctoralia corpus (54 reviews, 5/5) is the largest verified set found.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 13 of 15 points.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 1 of 7 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist spain; mentioned for: english speaking dentist spain; mentioned for: dental implants spain; mentioned for: emergency dentist spain; mentioned for: spain 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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Ekkehard Armin Matthias Pfitzenmaier named as lead dentist with credentials from University of Heidelberg [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Advanced implantology, aesthetic dental prosthetics, zirconia crowns, orthodontics (clear aligners), oral rehabilitation, periodontology, oral surgery, endodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Full treatment list on English website [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone, WhatsApp, email, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram on website [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version English version of site at /en/inicio-english/ [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Calle Faro 2, 29016 Málaga consistent across official site and Doctoralia [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 Prices published on Doctoralia profile: cleaning from €50, filling from €50, root canal from €150, implant from €600, crown from €400 [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Dental cleaning from €50 per Doctoralia [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Filling from €50 per Doctoralia [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Crown (zirconia/porcelain) from €400 per Doctoralia [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Dental implant from €600 per Doctoralia [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Initial dental consultation listed (from price visible on Doctoralia) [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 Maps rating not verifiable via accessible sources; Doctoralia shows 5/5 from 54 verified reviews; DocDental and TuSonrisaIdeal show 4.4/19 reviews; Dental Departures 5/4 reviews | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Patient reviews across Doctoralia and other platforms cite punctuality, detailed explanations, and knowledge; no complaint patterns found [s2] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 54 verified Doctoralia reviews accumulated over time; no suspicious clustering observed [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page linked from official site [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Doctoralia (54 reviews, 5/5); Dental Departures listing; DocDental; WhatClinic awards [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 Dental imaging documented as part of implant and endodontic treatment [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) 3D planning implied for implantology but specific CBCT equipment not confirmed on accessible pages | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Advanced implantology listed as core service; implant from €600 per Doctoralia [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Clear aligner orthodontics listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery and wisdom tooth extraction listed [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Dental emergencies listed among Doctoralia services; Saturday 9:00–14:00 hours support urgent cases [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients German, English, French and Spanish spoken; clinic marketed to international patients; Dental Departures listing [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 WhatsApp and Telegram listed on official site [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English, German, French and Spanish spoken per official site and Doctoralia [s1] [s2] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Doctoralia reviews specifically praise detailed explanations during consultations [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon–Fri 9:00–13:00 and 16:00–20:00; Sat 9:00–14:00 [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 Spain", "English speaking dentist Spain", "dental implants Spain", "emergency dentist Spain", "Spain dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Spain [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Spain [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Spain [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Spain [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Spain dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality Official site appears in clinic-name searches but not in top results for generic Málaga dental queries [sq] | 1/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages Service list present on English page; individual dedicated subpages not confirmed | 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. Ekkehard Armin Matthias Pfitzenmaier [s2] | Implantology, aesthetic prosthetics, periodontology, prosthodontics | 29002023 |
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -4 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- 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: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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://ekidental.com/en/inicio-english/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +34 952 224 690 |
| +34 673 399 123 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/clinica.ekidental/ | |
| Address | Calle Faro 2, 29016 Málaga, Spain |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://ekidental.com/en/inicio-english/ | Clinic name, address Calle Faro 2 29016 Málaga, phones +34 952 224 690 / +34 653 146 683 / +34 673 399 123, email [email protected], WhatsApp/Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn; service list; hours Mon–Fri 9–13 & 16–20, Sat 9–14; multilingual (DE/EN/FR/ES); operating since 2002; WhatClinic awards 2016/2018 | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.doctoralia.es/ekkehard-armin-matthias-pfitzenmaier/dent… | Dr. Ekkehard Armin Matthias Pfitzenmaier, colegiado 29002023, specializations (periodontics, aesthetic, prosthodontics, implantology); 54 verified reviews 5/5; prices (cleaning from €50, filling from €50, root canal from €150, implant from €600, crown from €400, whitening); Calle Faro 2 address; patient feedback re explanations and punctuality | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentist/ekidental-clinic | Dental Departures listing: La Malagueta district, 5.00/4 reviews, multilingual (DE/EN/FR/ES), services including implants, hours; SGD prices shown are platform conversion artefacts | 2026-08-18 |
| sq | search:the five canonical city queries | AI/search visibility check 2026-08-18: Eki Dental does not appear in top results for any of the five canonical Málaga city queries | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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