Instituto Dental Excell
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 45.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #27 of 27 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2745.4/100
- Best for Expats#2740.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#2742/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#2728/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#2145.7/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#245.4/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Dedicated page documents sedacion profunda (unconscious) and anestesia general (fully unconscious) for oral surgery. [instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-sedation]
Summary
Instituto Dental Excell is a long-established private dental clinic in central Seville, operating since approximately 1986 and employing four dentists. The team includes two médicos estomatólogos and two specialists covering orthodontics and oral surgery/implantology. The clinic uses digital 3D panoramic X-ray equipment and advanced precision scanning. It participates in the PADI pediatric dental programme and accepts more than 32 Spanish insurance plans. A secondary phone (+34 954 530 853) and a second email ([email protected]) are listed.
Review count varies across sources: Doctoralia 14 reviews (latest May 2018); docdental.es cites 75 comentarios with 4.9 average; a search snippet cited 51 opinions at 5 stars. Given the Doctoralia review dates (newest 2018), the high-count figures on other aggregators may include ratings not independently verifiable. No WhatsApp listed. No colegiado numbers published on official site. Summer closure: August 1–September 1. Seasonal hours may vary.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- Communication & Service: 2.5 of 6 verifiable points (missing: whatsApp / LINE available; convenient opening hours)
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. Rafael Fidalgo Rivero, Dr. Andrés Galdames Márquez, Dra. Blanca Martín Muñoz, Dr. Miguel Ángel López Sánchez [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Médico Estomatólogo (×2), Odontóloga/Ortodoncista, Oral Surgery/Implantology/Periodontics Master [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Orthodontics, implants, endodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, aesthetic dentistry/whitening, bruxism treatment, dental cleaning [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Two phones, two emails on official site; Facebook page confirmed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Site is Spanish-only [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Address confirmed on 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 No price list; 12-month interest-free financing mentioned [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) as of 2026-08-25 [instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✗ | Review recency Most recent Doctoralia review dated May 2018; other aggregators do not show review dates [s2] | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No complaint patterns found in accessible reviews [s2] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page confirmed [s4] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [s4] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Doctoralia listing (14 reviews); docdental.es listing; accepts 32+ insurance plans [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 3D panoramic X-ray documented on official site [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) 3D panoramic X-ray documented but not explicitly identified as CBCT | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Immediate load dental implants as a specialty [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisible orthodontics (Alineadent technique) and traditional [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Dr. Miguel Ángel López Sánchez holds Master in Oral Surgery, Implantology and Periodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric dentistry; participates in PADI pediatric dental programme [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care No emergency service documented; clinic closed weekends and August [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available No WhatsApp listed on official site [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Contact form and two phone lines for appointments [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Service areas described with sub-pages [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Monday–Thursday 9:00–13:00 and 16:00–20:00; Friday 9:00–13:00; closed weekends; annual August closure [s1] | 0/1.5 |
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 [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Spain [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Spain [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Spain [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Spain dental clinic for expats [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD on the homepage declares Organization and Dentist. [instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-deepen] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Official site appears in search results for clinic name [s5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Sub-pages for orthodontics, implants, endodontics, pediatric [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. 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 published on the clinic’s website — red flag applied [instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Rafael Fidalgo Rivero [s1] [instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-doclic] | Médico Estomatólogo | 41000822 |
| Dr. Andrés Galdames Márquez [s1] [instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-doclic-2] | Médico Estomatólogo | 41000821 |
| Dra. Blanca Martín Muñoz [s1] [instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-doclic-3] | Odontología, Ortodoncista | not published |
| Dr. Miguel Ángel López Sánchez [s1] [instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-doclic-4] | Oral Surgery, Implantology, Periodontics | 41003228 |
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: 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: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
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://institutodentalsevilla.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +34 954 533 629 |
| https://www.facebook.com/institutodentalsevilla/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Plaza Ruiz de Alda, 7, Bajo Izquierda, 41004 Sevilla, 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://institutodentalsevilla.com/ | Official site: clinic name, address (Plaza Ruiz de Alda 7, 41004 Sevilla), two phones, two emails, team of 4 dentists, services, digital 3D panoramic X-ray, 40 years operation, PADI program, insurance, opening hours, August closure | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://www.doctoralia.es/clinicas/instituto-dental-excell | Doctoralia listing: address confirmation, 14 reviews (latest May 2018), dentist names Blanca Martín Muñoz and Rafael Fidalgo Rivero | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://docdental.es/clinica-dental/instituto-dental-excell/ | DocDental: 4.9/5 rating from 75 comentarios; operating since 1986; address confirmation | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | https://www.facebook.com/institutodentalsevilla/ | Facebook page existence confirmed via search | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | search:best dentist Seville / English speaking dentist Seville / dental implants Seville / emergency dentist Seville / Seville dental clinic for expats / Instituto Dental Excell Google reviews | Visibility checks 2026-08-18: clinic did not appear in top results for any canonical query; search snippet cited 5 stars/51 opinions on one aggregator | 2026-08-18 |
| instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-sedation | https://institutodentalsevilla.com/anestesia-y-sedacion-odontologica/ | Describes sedacion profunda (between consciousness and unconsciousness) and anestesia general (patient fully unconscious) | 2026-08-23 |
| instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Instituto+Dental+Excell+Sevilla+P… | Google Search knowledge panel (live Maps data embedded in SERP) shows 4.9★ (174 reviews) as of 2026-08-25; the Maps page itself was not accessible directly, so the panel embed was used instead. | 2026-08-25 |
| instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-lic | https://regcess.mscbs.es/regcessWeb/inicioBuscarCentrosAction.do | searched: EXCELL / FIDALGO RIVERO — no matching Sevilla clinic found among results. | 2026-08-26 |
| instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-doclic | https://guiadentistas.es/detail.php?numcol=41000822 | searched: Apellido1=Fidalgo (GuiaDentistas) — RAFAEL FIDALGO RIVERO, colegiado Sevilla (41). | 2026-08-26 |
| instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-doclic-2 | https://guiadentistas.es/detail.php?numcol=41000821 | searched: Apellido1=Galdames (GuiaDentistas) — ANDRES GALDAMES MARQUEZ, colegiado Sevilla (41). | 2026-08-26 |
| instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-doclic-3 | https://guiadentistas.es/results.php | searched: Apellido1=Martin+Apellido2=Munoz (0 results) and Apellido1='Martin Munoz' combined (0 results) on GuiaDentistas (national, open, dentist-scope) — no 'Blanca Martín Muñoz' found despite both surnames being individually common, 2026-08-26. | 2026-08-26 |
| instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-doclic-4 | https://guiadentistas.es/detail.php?numcol=41003228 | searched: Apellido1=Lopez+Apellido2=Sanchez+Nombre=Miguel (GuiaDentistas) — MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ SANCHEZ, colegiado Sevilla (41). | 2026-08-26 |
| instituto-dental-excell-sevilla-deepen | https://institutodentalsevilla.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD declares the types Organization and Dentist. | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's website HTML on 2026-10-02: structured data: present. |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26: clinic authorization not found in REGCESS after 2 variants; combined with only a tax CIF being published (not a health licence), clinicLicense verified false. 3 of 4 named doctors found colegiado numbers via GuiaDentistas; Blanca Martín Muñoz verified false (exhaustive search, no match). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website, address, phone unchanged; rating steady at 4.9, review count up 75->174. |
| 2026-08-25 | Removed manual red flag(s) no_doctor_credentials: they asserted unpublished licensing while the underlying data was unverified (null means "not checked", not "not published"). See methodology v1.3.0. |
| 2026-08-23 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Dedicated page documents sedacion profunda (unconscious) and anestesia general (fully unconscious) for oral surgery. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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