Smiles Peru
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 68.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #4 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#468.9/100
- Best for Expats#468/100
- Best for Dental Implants#465/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#545.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#372/100
- 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 sedation or general anaesthesia information found on the site.
Summary
Full-service dental clinic in Miraflores focused on international patients and complex implant cases (all-on-4/all-on-6). Has an on-site laboratory and 3D imaging center. Clinical director Dra. Sylvia Pflucker is a specialist in oral and maxillofacial radiology.
Markets itself as AAAHC-accredited; this accreditation claim was not independently verified beyond the clinic's own material.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 16 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 12 of 15 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 9 of 10 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
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 Clinical director named; wider roster limited. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Primary site is English. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
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 [smiles-peru-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [smiles-peru-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [smiles-peru-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 4 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-09-01 (read 2026-09-26). [smiles-peru-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Three of the five lowest-rated Google reviews describe unexpected or inflated costs and selling of extra services (2024-01 to 2025-11) and three describe treatment that left the patient worse off or in pain (2025-02 to 2026-08); 1–2★ are 7 % of 355 (1★ 20 / 2★ 5 / 3★ 3 / 4★ 5 / 5★ 322). [smiles-peru-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 10 Google reviews read (dated 2024-01-24 to 2026-08-19, from accounts with 1–25 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 20 / 2★ 5 / 3★ 3 / 4★ 5 / 5★ 322. [smiles-peru-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Profiled on WhatClinic. [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 On-site imaging center. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) 3D CT imaging for implant planning. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign offered. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Bone graft, sinus lift. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients International coordinator; US/Canada phone line. [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Lima", "English speaking dentist Lima", "dental implants Lima", "emergency dentist Lima", "Lima dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Lima [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Lima [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Lima [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Lima | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Lima dental clinic for expats [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD on the homepage declares the type Dentist (alongside WebSite, VideoObject). [smiles-peru-r6s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [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 checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dra. Sylvia Pflucker [s1] | Oral and maxillofacial radiology / Clinical director | 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
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Lima
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://smilesperu.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +51 1 242 2152 |
| +51 995 540 050 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/SmilesPeruDental/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Av. José Pardo 551, Miraflores, Lima, Perú |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://smilesperu.com/ | Name, address, contacts, director, services, imaging, English site | 2026-07-12 |
| s2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/peru/lima/smiles-peru | Third-party listing with patient reviews | 2026-07-12 |
| s4 | https://www.empresasdeperu.net/dentista/lima/smiles-peru-miraflores/ | Aggregated ~4.7/5 rating | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:best dentist Lima / English speaking dentist Lima / dental implants Lima / Lima dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| smiles-peru-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Smiles+Peru/@-12.1193241,-77.0343… | most recent review approx. 4 weeks before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| smiles-peru-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10074945707985220648&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.7 from 355 reviews; star histogram 1★ 20 / 2★ 5 / 3★ 3 / 4★ 5 / 5★ 322; newest review dated 2026-08-19; 4 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-01. | 2026-09-26 |
| smiles-peru-r6s3 | https://smilesperu.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types Dentist, DentalClinic, WebSite, VideoObject, WebPage, CreativeWork, SiteNavigationElement | 2026-10-02 |
| smiles-peru-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10074945707985220648&hl=en | Google listing "Smiles Peru" (Dental clinic, Cosmetic dentist, Dental implants periodontist), read 2026-10-02 in two review orders (the five lowest-rated and the five newest): rated 4.7 from 355 reviews (1★ 20 / 2★ 5 / 3★ 3 / 4★ 5 / 5★ 322); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2024-01-24 to 2026-08-19, 9 with an owner reply | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-02 (its lowest-rated and newest reviews with the star histogram): a repeated complaint among the lowest-rated reviews; no sign of manipulated reviews. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's own website (homepage, robots.txt, sitemap and service pages) for site structure: business structured data present. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-01). |
| 2026-09-07 | opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no evidence of bait/opacity; non-publication is scored by price criteria). |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against Colegio Odontológico del Perú (SIGACOP) and RENIPRESS (SUSALUD): no COP record could be matched to Dra. Sylvia Pflucker under the 'Pflucker' surname (one unrelated national match, different person/region); RENIPRESS clinic registry remains unreachable. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address, phone unchanged, and not permanently closed; captured Google review count for the first time (355, rating unchanged at 4.7) and place geo coordinates; no sedation/general anaesthesia information found on site. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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