The Dental Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 61.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 14 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
61.7/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#361.7/100
- Best for Expats#361/100
- Best for Dental Implants#355/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#342.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#366.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#363.3/100
- 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
Summary
Family practice on Mercy Lane staffed by three Habet dentists — Dr. Pedro Habet (orthodontist) with Dr. Bryan Habet and Dr. Jorge Habet (dental surgeons) — treating patients from six months of age. The site describes computerised digital radiography, CAD/CAM ceramic and zirconia restorations and single-use instrument protocols, offers WhatsApp contact, and carries the largest public Google review base found in Belize City. No prices are published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Three dentists named in the homepage team block. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Dr. Pedro Habet, orthodontist; Dr. Bryan Habet and Dr. Jorge Habet, dental surgeons. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Read in a browser on 2026-09-10: the homepage "Our Office" block publishes five photographs of the practice's own rooms — two operatories with named staff at work, its panoramic X-ray unit with a patient in it, and a consultation station with a radiograph on screen. The hero image above them is stock; the office block is not. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Five service areas, each with its own page: general dentistry, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, paediatric dentistry, oral surgery / dental implants. [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Three phone numbers including a WhatsApp cell, an e-mail address and a street address in the site header and footer. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] [gm] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
12 / 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) Read in a browser on 2026-09-10 on the practice-managed listing: 4.9 from 29 reviews, rating histogram 0/0/0/2/27 from one to five stars, whose sum matches the review count and whose implied mean of 4.93 reproduces the published rating. The verification pass could not get the review block out of this listing on five automated probes; the browser returns it. [gm] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume 29 reviews, confirmed in the browser on 2026-09-10 against a histogram that sums to the same number — the largest public review base in the Belize index. [gm] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-25 [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-11] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews 4 reviews from the last 24 months were read on the Google listing, none with an owner reply, too few to say the clinic does not answer reviews (read 2026-10-02). | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints The histogram read in the browser on 2026-09-10 is 0/0/0/2/27: there is no one- or two-star review in the base at all, so there is no complaint that could repeat. The eight reviews shown each describe a different treatment by a different one of the three dentists. [gm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns no signs of manipulation [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence Not established: no Facebook page is linked from the clinic's own channels, and none was found under its name (checked 2026-10-02). | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No matching listing in TripAdvisor's own search on 2026-09-25 [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-12] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile of its own on a review platform: American Health Tourism has only an unclaimed directory entry with no reviews; WhatClinic, Dental Departures and Bookimed list no clinic in Belize. [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-22] [the-dental-center-belize-city-g6] [the-dental-center-belize-city-g6-2] [the-dental-center-belize-city-g6-3] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Site states the facility uses computerised digital X-rays. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) The services page describes the practice's imaging/equipment (computerised digital X-rays, CAD-CAM crowns and bridges) without mentioning CBCT or cone-beam/3D imaging [s2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Dedicated orthodontics page; the practice includes a named orthodontist. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery page covering surgical extraction of wisdom and supernumerary teeth and soft-tissue lesions. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Dedicated paediatric page; the practice states it treats patients from six months of age. [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care No mention of emergency, urgent or same-day care on any of the 12 pages in the site's sitemap, read today [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-20] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-21] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-2] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-3] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-4] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-5] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-6] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-7] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-8] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-9] [the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-10] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
7 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available Cell / WhatsApp number +501 673-6500 published in the site header. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each service page carries a plain-language explanation of the treatment area. [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat 08:00-12:00. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
7 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Belize", "English speaking dentist Belize", "dental implants Belize", "emergency dentist Belize", "Belize dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Belize [avq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Belize [avq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Belize [avq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Belize [avq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Belize dental clinic for expats [avq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Schema.org JSON-LD LocalBusiness with a PostalAddress entity. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Six service URLs in the site's own sitemap. [s2] | 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Habet [s1] | Orthodontist | not verified |
| Bryan Habet [s1] | Dental surgeon | not verified |
| Jorge Habet [s1] | Dental surgeon | 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
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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://www.thedentalcenter.bz/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +501 223-6500 |
| +501 673-6500 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 2604 Mercy Lane, Belize City, Belize |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/ | Own website: three named dentists and their fields, opening hours, WhatsApp and phone numbers, address, structured data | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/our-services | Read today: "Our state-of-the-art facility includes the use of computerized digital x-rays, well-equipped operatories, CAD-CAM produced crowns & bridges..." — no CBCT/cone-beam mention | 2026-09-25 |
| gm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Dental+Center/@17.5059424,-88… | Google Maps place record read live 2026-09-10: rating 4.9 from 29 reviews, coordinates 17.5059424 / -88.1975598, address 2604 Mercy Ln, phone +501 223-6500, categories Dental clinic / Dentist | 2026-09-10 |
| avq | search:best dentist Belize City Belize / English speaking dentist Belize City / dental implants Belize City / emergency dentist Belize City / Belize City dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10: the five canonical patient queries for this city, run as web searches, top-10 organic results | 2026-09-10 |
| reg1 | https://www.bmda.bz/ | Belize Medical and Dental Association — voluntary professional body; its FAQ names the Medical Council of Belize under the Medical Practitioners Registration Act as the statutory regulator, and BMDA publishes no licence lookup of its own | 2026-09-10 |
| reg2 | https://www.health.gov.bz/ | Ministry of Health & Wellness (Belize) — the whole domain serves a single contact-only placeholder page with no register, list or search | 2026-09-10 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/faq | Read today: no "emergency"/"urgent"/"same-day" wording found | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-2 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/copy-of-faq | Read today: no "emergency"/"urgent"/"same-day" wording found | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-3 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/maxillofacial-surgery | Read today: no "emergency"/"urgent"/"same-day" wording found | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-4 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/contact-us | Read today: no "emergency"/"urgent"/"same-day" wording found | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-5 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/dental-examination | Read today: no "emergency"/"urgent"/"same-day" wording found | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-6 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/general-dentistry-1 | General dentistry page read 2026-09-25 (exams, X-rays, cleaning, fillings, crowns): no price figures, no emergency or same-day wording, no CBCT | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-7 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/dental-implants | Dental implants page read 2026-09-25 (procedure, local anaesthesia or IV sedation, FAQ): no price figures, no emergency wording, no CBCT or 3D imaging | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-8 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/cosmetic-dentistry | Cosmetic dentistry page read 2026-09-25 (whitening, restorative work): no price figures, no emergency wording | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-9 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/orthodontics | Orthodontics page read 2026-09-25: no price figures, no emergency wording | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-10 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/pediatric-dentistry | Pediatric dentistry page read 2026-09-25: no price figures, no emergency wording | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10434017405928313957&hl=en | Google listing read 2026-09-25: 4.9 from 29 reviews, histogram 0/0/0/2/27 from one to five stars; newest reviews 2026-08-05, 2026-07-28 and 2026-04-21; reviews dated 2015-2026, many from established accounts (Local Guides with 9 to 38 reviews) alongside newer ones, with no burst of one-time accounts | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-12 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=The%20De… | TripAdvisor's own search for "The Dental Center Belize", read 2026-09-25: 12 results (5 attractions, 7 hotels), none of them this clinic or a dental listing in Belize | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-13 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/ | Read today, no price figures | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-14 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/our-services | Read today, no price figures | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-15 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/faq | Read today, no price figures | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-16 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/copy-of-faq | Read today, no price figures | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-17 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/maxillofacial-surgery | Read today, no price figures | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-18 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/contact-us | Read today, no price figures | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-19 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/dental-examination | Read today, no price figures | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-20 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/ | Read today: no "emergency"/"urgent"/"same-day" wording found | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-21 | https://www.thedentalcenter.bz/our-services | Read today: no "emergency"/"urgent"/"same-day" wording found | 2026-09-25 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-deepen-22 | https://americanhealthtourism.org/facility/the-dental-center/ | American Health Tourism: unclaimed facility page "The Dental Center", category Dental Clinic, 2604 Mercy Ln, Belize City, phone +501 223-6500 (the clinic's address and phone); the page has its own rating block and a "Write a Review" form, with no reviews yet (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-g6 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/belize | WhatClinic, read 2026-10-02: its Belize dentist page lists no clinic ("No information on Dentists in Belize"), and none of its clinic-profile sitemaps (22,037 dentist profiles) is in Belize | 2026-10-02 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-g6-2 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/belize | Dental Departures, read 2026-10-02: no Belize page, and its clinic search does not recognise Belize as a location (it falls back to the whole list of 1,106 clinics, none in Belize) | 2026-10-02 |
| the-dental-center-belize-city-g6-3 | https://bookimed.com/clinics/country=belize/ | Bookimed, read 2026-10-02: its Belize clinics page is gone (HTTP 410); it lists no clinic in Belize | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): nothing settled; owner replies to reviews left unassessed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Other review platforms corrected to none: the American Health Tourism entry is an unclaimed directory page with no reviews, and WhatClinic, Dental Departures and Bookimed list no clinic in Belize (checked 2026-10-02). |
| 2026-10-01 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: facility page on American Health Tourism (same address and phone, no reviews yet); the directory listing cited before is not a review platform. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 8 reviews were checked for owner replies; active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's own website in full (all 12 pages in its sitemap), its Google listing sorted by newest and lowest reviews, and a TripAdvisor search. Recorded: no cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation or X-ray price anywhere on the site; newest review from 2026-08-05; no signs of manipulation in the review history; digital X-ray documented but no CBCT; no emergency or same-day care documented; no listing on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: whether the clinic works with foreign patients, and whether its "Book Now" request form counts as an online consultation. |
| 2026-09-10 | Reputation reread: every place record reopened with its reviews panel, showing the eight most relevant reviews with their dates, the reviewers' histories, and any owner replies. Owner-reply status settled on all sixteen cards, and review recency and complaint patterns settled where the panel allowed it. Clinic channels that had not opened before — Facebook pages, clinic websites and OpenStreetMap listings — were read for the first time. |
| 2026-09-10 | Adversarial verification: every card re-read against its live Google place record with the two-step /maps/preview/place method, which returns the rating histogram and the review snippets the compact endpoint omits. Recovered the review blocks the initial data collection could not reach on two cards, added review recency and complaint / manipulation assessments where snippets could be read, corrected criteria sourced to listings the clinic does not control, and removed cited pages that were never actually readable. |
| 2026-09-10 | Initial data collection for the Belize Dental Transparency & Trust Index: read from the clinic's own channels where it has any, its live Google Maps place record, and independent directory or press listings. Belize publishes no dental register, so all licence fields are recorded as unverified. |
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