Saigon Center Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 93.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 27 ranked clinics · Last checked: 24 September 2026
93.9/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#193.9/100
- Best for Expats#192.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#193/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#190.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#196.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#192/100
- 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 No anaesthesia/sedation info found on homepage, implant, or FAQ pages.
Summary
District 3 dental clinic oriented to international patients and dental tourists, noted for All-on-X implants. Chief physician named as Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Tan.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 17.5 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13.5 of 15 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 10 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
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
20 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website [sgc-web] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed The clinic's website names its dentists, led by professional director Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Tan, each with a profile page. [saigon-center-dental-deepen-23] [saigon-center-dental-deepen-24] [sgc-search] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed The doctor pages give each dentist's field and education: implantology and prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, cosmetic dentistry. [saigon-center-dental-deepen-24] [saigon-center-dental-deepen-25] [sgc-search] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google listing photo shows the clinic's own clinical team [saigon-center-dental-deepen-5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [sgc-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [sgc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [sgc-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [sgc-web] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
15 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published Dedicated Vietnamese and English price pages cover dozens of services [saigon-center-dental-deepen-6] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Scaling priced [saigon-center-dental-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Composite filling priced [saigon-center-dental-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Zirconia crown priced [saigon-center-dental-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Implant post priced by brand [saigon-center-dental-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Consultation offered free [saigon-center-dental-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed X-ray priced, free if treatment proceeds [saigon-center-dental-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
17.5 / 20
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 2026-08-26 [saigon-center-dental-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [saigon-center-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [saigon-center-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies found on the newest reviews [saigon-center-dental-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Two independent 1-star reviews describe price/quote manipulation [saigon-center-dental-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram 96.5% 5★, dates spread, accounts with history [saigon-center-dental-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [sgc-web] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Name search on TripAdvisor and absence of a TripAdvisor link on the clinic site are two independent negatives [saigon-center-dental-deepen-3] [saigon-center-dental-deepen-15] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on WhatClinic, PlacidWay, Trustindex. [sgc-search] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
13.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray X-ray priced and equipment described [saigon-center-dental-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CT Cone Beam 3D named among clinic technology [saigon-center-dental-deepen-16] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology All-On-X implants highlighted. [sgc-search] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Orthodontics is a named service with dedicated description [saigon-center-dental-deepen-17] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Implant surgery. [sgc-search] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry Full services and price list read; no pediatric dentistry category found [saigon-center-dental-deepen-4] [saigon-center-dental-deepen-18] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Publishes an emergency dentistry page. [sgc-emergency] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Reports 3,000+ foreign patients per year. [sgc-search] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
8.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp button in site navigation [saigon-center-dental-deepen-19] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [sgc-web] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Remote treatment planning from submitted records [saigon-center-dental-deepen-20] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Services explained in descriptive detail, not just named [saigon-center-dental-deepen-21] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Sat 08:00-18:00, Sun 08:00-16:00. [sgc-search] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
10 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Vietnam", "English speaking dentist Vietnam", "dental implants Vietnam", "emergency dentist Vietnam", "Vietnam dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Vietnam [sq-best] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Vietnam [sq-english] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Vietnam [sq-implants] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Vietnam [sq-emergency] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Vietnam dental clinic for expats [sq-expats] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Dentist and Organization JSON-LD found [saigon-center-dental-deepen-22] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sgc-web] [sq-best] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [sgc-emergency] | 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 checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Tan [sgc-search] [sgc-web] | Chief physician / implantology | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Communication & Service: Response speed
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://saigoncenterdental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +84 973 199 986 |
| https://www.facebook.com/saigoncenterdentalclinic/ | |
| Address | 378B Vo Van Tan, Ban Co Ward, Ho Chi Minh City (head clinic); new branch found at 119 Yersin, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sgc-web | https://saigoncenterdental.com/ | Own-site roster page names this dentist (read 2026-09-10): 'NGOC TAN' appears on the clinic's own homepage naming its chief physician. | 2026-09-24 |
| sgc-search | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/vietnam/ho-chi-minh-city/distri… | Address, hotline, hours, chief physician, Google rating, foreign patient volume | 2026-07-12 |
| sgc-emergency | https://saigoncenterdental.com/emergency-dentistry-in-saigon-vietnam | Emergency dentistry dedicated page | 2026-07-12 |
| sq-best | search:best dentist Ho Chi Minh City | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| sq-english | search:English speaking dentist Ho Chi Minh City | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| sq-implants | search:dental implants Ho Chi Minh City | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| sq-emergency | search:emergency dentist Ho Chi Minh City | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| sq-expats | search:Ho Chi Minh City dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| saigon-center-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Saigon+Center+Dental+Clinic/@10.7… | Saigon Center Dental Clinic Google rating 4.9 (1107 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7588305037557664590&hl=en | 2026-06-27: "quoted almost 35 mills for 1 teeth after deliberately asked to give an affordable option... tourist trap"; 2026-04-21: "one quote then as soon as I got there the prices just started to climb and climb" | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-2 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | X-ray priced at 1,000,000đ/phim; homepage also references "X-rays / CBCT" among diagnostics accepted for remote treatment planning | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-3 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Saigon%2… | TripAdvisor search for "Saigon Center Dental" on 2026-09-24: 12 results (attractions, hotels), none for this clinic | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-4 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/services/ | Service list (implants, veneers, crowns, whitening, orthodontics, extractions, root canal, cleaning, filling) has no pediatric/children's category | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-5 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7588305037557664590&hl=en | Owner-uploaded Google Business photo shows a group of staff in scrubs at the clinic | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-6 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | Priced categories: exam/X-ray, cleaning, filling, crowns, implants, extractions, root canal, whitening | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-7 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | "Cạo vôi răng — 1,000,000đ/Ca; Vệ sinh răng chuyên sâu — 2,000,000đ/Ca" | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-8 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | "Điều trị sâu răng và phục hồi bằng composite — 1,000,000đ/Răng" | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-9 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | "Mão toàn sứ Zirconia (Hàn Quốc) — 6,000,000đ" | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-10 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | "Implant Korea Premium (Dentium) — 18,000,000đ/Trụ" among a full brand table | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-11 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | "Khám và tư vấn — Miễn phí / Lần khám" | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-12 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | "Chụp X-quang — 1,000,000đ/Phim. Miễn phí chụp X-quang khi bạn quyết định tiến hành điều trị" | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7588305037557664590&hl=en | Reviews dated 2026-09-22 have owner replies dated 2026-09-23, e.g. "Dear Alex Puertas, Thank you so much for your wonderful review..." | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-14 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7588305037557664590&hl=en | Histogram 1★24/2★2/3★0/4★12/5★1063 of 1101; relevant reviews span Jan-Sep 2026 from accounts with 1-146 prior reviews | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-15 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/ | Social links read (Facebook, Messenger) include no tripadvisor.com URL | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-16 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | "Công nghệ kỹ thuật số tiên tiến: CT Cone Beam 3D, Scan trong miệng kỹ thuật số..." | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-17 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/services/ | "Orthodontic treatment refers to a specialized procedure aimed at realigning or repositioning..." | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-18 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/vi/bang-gia/ | Price page confirms the same service scope with no pediatric line item | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-19 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/ | Sitewide contact bar: "Messenger Whatsapp Hotline Booking" | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-20 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/ | "Send us: Dental concerns, X-rays / CBCT Photos, Previous treatment records — Get Treatment Plan" | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-21 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/services/ | "Dental filling is a procedure that uses synthetic materials to fill cavities or replace missing parts of a tooth..." | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-22 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/ | JSON-LD types across pages read include Dentist and Organization alongside Place/WebPage/WebSite | 2026-09-24 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-23 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/ | Clinic website home page (read 2026-09-30), in English with ten other languages: an "Our Doctors" section naming Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Tan (professional director), Dr. Kien Thi Bich Tram, Dr. Phan Hoang Minh Tu, Dr. Nguyen Phi Yen, Dr. Kim Truc and Dr. Nguyen Viet Hieu; footer with address 378B Vo Van Tan, District 3, phone 0973 199 986 and e-mail | 2026-09-30 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-24 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/doctor-nguyen-ngoc-tan/ | Doctor page (read 2026-09-30): Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Tan, professional director, over 15 years in implantology (single and All-on-X implants, zygomatic implants), graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, master of prosthodontics, with implant training certificates | 2026-09-30 |
| saigon-center-dental-deepen-25 | https://saigoncenterdental.com/dr-nguyen-cao-hoang-nghia/ | The clinic's doctor pages (read 2026-09-30) give each dentist's expertise and education: e.g. Dr. Nguyen Cao Hoang Nghia (DDS, endodontics), Dr. Nguyen Viet Hieu (oral surgery and implant prosthodontics), Dr. Phan Hoang Minh Tu (cosmetic dentistry), Dr. Kim Truc (oral surgery and cosmetic dentistry) | 2026-09-30 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Re-read on 2026-09-24: the clinic's Vietnamese and English price pages, services page, and Google listing (newest, lowest-rated and most relevant reviews). Recorded: cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation and X-ray prices published (consultation free, X-ray free once treatment proceeds); CT Cone Beam and digital X-ray equipment; orthodontics offered, pediatric dentistry not found in the service or price pages; WhatsApp contact and remote treatment planning from submitted photos/X-rays; detailed service descriptions; Dentist/Organization structured data; Google 4.9 from 1,101 reviews, newest 2026-09-22, with owner replies. Two independent 1-star reviews describe a quoted price rising after arrival (recurring complaint); review pattern shows no signs of manipulation; no TripAdvisor listing found. |
| 2026-09-10 | Nguyen Ngoc Tan confirmed independently via clinic's own site (saigoncenterdental.com). |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website, head-clinic address and phone unchanged; captured Google rating 4.9 (1107 reviews, first time recorded). Site now also lists a second branch at 119 Yersin, Ben Thanh Ward not previously in the record. |
| 2026-08-14 | Imported from the city-tier dataset (data originally collected 2026-07-12). |
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