Bright Smiles Oral Care Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 52.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
52.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1152.8/100
- Best for Expats#1350/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1447/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1137.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1154.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#1155.2/100
- 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 Oral surgery page lists extraction/odontectomy procedures but no anesthesia/sedation info.
Summary
Bright Smiles Oral Care Center (BSOCC) is a private dental clinic established on 13 January 2008 by four dentists, all graduates of Cebu Doctors University. The clinic is located at the Velez Medical Arts Building in Cebu City and publishes the names of four practicing dentists, covering cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, and pediatric dentistry. One dentist, Dr. Nathalie Pflugfelder-Durano, has two years of dental practice experience in Germany and is documented as German-speaking.
Email address is protected from spambots on the website and was not retrievable. No Facebook page was found via search or the official site. No prices are published. The mobile number +63 923 418 8996 is listed alongside the landline. Google Maps rating and review count were not verifiable from accessible sources. The clinic states its growth is driven by patient referrals. No PRC licence numbers are published for any of the dentists.
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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 2.5 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Philippines; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Philippines; mentioned for: dental implants Philippines; mentioned for: emergency dentist Philippines; mentioned for: Philippines dental clinic for expats; structured data on website)
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 4 dentists named: Dr. Josephine T. Yap, Dr. Rey Anthony A. Amores, Dr. Asmerett G. Pulvera, Dr. Nathalie Corazon Ruth G. Pflugfelder-Durano [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed specializations per dentist: cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics; orthodontics, cosmetic; general dentistry; orthodontics, cosmetic, prosthodontics, endodontics, implants [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Own-domain photo of the clinic team at the premises entrance [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published cosmetic dentistry, prosthodontics, preventive and pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, night guards [s3] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phone +63 32 234 5633, mobile +63 923 418 8996 published; email protected [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version website is in English [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Rm. 415 Velez Medical Arts Bldg. V. Ranudo Street confirmed across official site and search results [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published no prices found on official website or accessible sources [s3] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed Services page read; no price figures; a price mentioned in a patient review is not clinic-published [s3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price on the services page [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed Prosthodontics page describes crowns with no price [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No implant service page or price found [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation fee stated on site [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No X-ray price or equipment mention found on the site [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-8] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
10.5 / 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 2026-09-25 [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-2] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25 [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-2] | 0.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-08-27 (listing read 2026-09-26). [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints All 6 reviews are 5-star with no complaint content [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Reviews spread 2020-2026 from accounts with review histories [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Active Facebook presence The clinic's Facebook page has had no post since January 2011 and has no reviews; the clinic's website is its working channel. [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-presence-3] [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-presence-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence TripAdvisor search returns no match; site has no social/platform links at all [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-3] [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-11] | 0/0.5 |
| ? | Other review platforms Not confirmed: no page on WhatClinic (profile removed), Dental Departures, Bookimed, Hospital Examiner or Trustpilot (2026-10-02); its Foursquare venue page could not be read in my session. [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-presence] [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-presence-2] | 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Dr. Pflugfelder-Durano lists implants among her specializations [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics orthodontics listed among services; multiple orthodontists on staff [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery oral surgery (tooth extractions, simple and surgical) listed [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry preventive and pediatric dentistry listed [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care Full services list read; no emergency/same-day category [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-12] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Dr. Pflugfelder-Durano is documented as German-speaking with two years of practice in Germany; German-speaking patients confirmed [s2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English-language website; Philippine dental training is conducted in English [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✗ | Pre-visit consultation possible "Book an Appointment" only links to a generic name/email/message contact form [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-13] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations each service category is described in plain language on the services page [s3] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 9:00 am-6:00 pm, Sat 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Sun by appointment [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
2.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Philippines", "English speaking dentist Philippines", "dental implants Philippines", "emergency dentist Philippines", "Philippines dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Philippines [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Philippines [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Philippines [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Philippines [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Philippines dental clinic for expats [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD found on any of the site's pages [bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-14] | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality official pages rank for clinic name searches; clinic does not appear in top canonical city queries [s4] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages individual pages exist per service category (e.g. /our-dental-services/endodontics.html) [s3] | 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. Josephine T. Yap [s2] | Cosmetic Dentistry, Orthodontics, Implants | not verified |
| Dr. Rey Anthony A. Amores [s2] | General Dentistry, Orthodontics, Cosmetic Dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Asmerett G. Pulvera [s2] | General Dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Nathalie Corazon Ruth G. Pflugfelder-Durano [s2] | Orthodontics, Cosmetic Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Endodontics, Implants | 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: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- 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://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +63 32 234 5633 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Rm. 415, 4th Floor, Velez Medical Arts Bldg., V. Ranudo Street, Cebu City, Philippines 6000 |
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.dentalclinic-cebu.com/contact-us.html | official contact page: address Rm. 415 4th Floor Velez Medical Arts Bldg. V. Ranudo Street Cebu City 6000, phone +63 32 234 5633, mobile +63 923 418 8996, hours Mon-Fri 9am-6pm / Sat 9am-5pm / Sun by appointment | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/meet-our-team.html | 4 named dentists with specializations: Dr. Josephine T. Yap (cosmetic, orthodontics, implants), Dr. Rey Anthony A. Amores (orthodontics, cosmetic), Dr. Asmerett G. Pulvera (general), Dr. Nathalie C.R.G. Pflugfelder-Durano (orthodontics, cosmetic, prosthodontics, endodontics, implants, German-speaking); all graduated Cebu Doctors University 2001-2003 | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/our-dental-services.html | Oral prophylaxis (cleaning) described with no price; the only cleaning price figure found anywhere is inside a 2025-08-14 Google review, not the clinic's own channel — all 21 pages linked from the site's navigation read 2026-09-25; no price figures on any page | 2026-09-25 |
| s4 | search:Bright Smiles Oral Care Center Cebu reviews Google rating 2025 2026 | reputation checks: no Google rating surfaced; Foursquare listing confirmed; no Facebook page found; ZoomInfo profile exists; no complaint patterns in accessible content; clinic described as referral-driven | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | search:best dentist Cebu / English speaking dentist Cebu / dental implants Cebu / emergency dentist Cebu / Cebu dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Bright Smiles Oral Care Center does not appear in top results for the canonical city queries | 2026-08-18 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/ | Homepage image bsocc_persons.jpg shows clinic staff standing at the entrance with the clinic's own signage and door visible behind them | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=645116383068461245&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-25: 5.0 from 6 reviews; histogram 5★ 6 / 4★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 1★ 0; newest review 2026-08-27 | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-3 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Bright+S… | TripAdvisor name search returns unrelated Cebu hotels/attractions only, no match for this clinic | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-4 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/our-dental-services.html | Service list (cosmetic, orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, preventive/pediatric, oral surgery, other) has no price figures — all 21 pages linked from the site's navigation read 2026-09-25; no price figures on any page | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-5 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/our-dental-services.html | "Prosthodontics: ...possible to make bridges and crowns in highly aesthetic ceramic materials" with no price given — all 21 pages linked from the site's navigation read 2026-09-25; no price figures on any page | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-6 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/our-dental-services.html | Services page lists no implant category at all; homepage's dental-implant.jpg illustration carries no price text — all 21 pages linked from the site's navigation read 2026-09-25; no price figures on any page | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-7 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/contact-us.html | Contact page gives phone, mobile, email and hours with no consultation fee or "free" wording — all 21 pages linked from the site's navigation read 2026-09-25; no price figures on any page | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-8 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/our-dental-services.html | Services page (7 categories) makes no mention of X-ray/imaging, priced or otherwise — all 21 pages linked from the site's navigation read 2026-09-25; no price figures on any page | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=645116383068461245&hl=en | Histogram as of 2026-09-25: 5★ 6, all other tiers 0; no critical or complaint-themed review among the 6 read | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=645116383068461245&hl=en | 6 reviews dated 2020, 2022, 2025 (x2) and 2026 (x2); reviewer accounts range 2 to 347 prior reviews; no date burst | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-11 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/contact-us.html | Contact page lists phone, mobile and email only; no social or review-platform links anywhere on the site | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-12 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/our-dental-services.html | Complete service list (cosmetic, orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, preventive/pediatric, oral surgery, other) has no emergency category; no emergency wording on home or contact pages either | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-13 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/contact-us.html | Homepage's "Book an Appointment" button links to this page's contact form (Subject, First/Last Name, Email, Message) with no service or date/time selection | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-deepen-14 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/ | All 21 pages linked from the site's navigation read 2026-09-25 (the site has no sitemap.xml): no JSON-LD structured data of any type | 2026-09-25 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=645116383068461245&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 5 from 6 reviews; star histogram 1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 6; newest review dated 2026-08-27. | 2026-09-26 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-presence | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/philippines/cebu-city/bright-sm… | WhatClinic, read 2026-10-02: the address of a profile under this clinic's name redirects to the Cebu City dentist listing, i.e. the profile has been removed; no other profile name for it (sitemap of 22,037 dentist profiles, 26 in Cebu) | 2026-10-02 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-presence-2 | https://hospitalexaminer.com/countries/philippines/central-visayas/ | Hospital Examiner list for Central Visayas, read 2026-10-02: 382 facilities, none of them this clinic or at Velez Medical Arts Building | 2026-10-02 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-presence-3 | https://www.facebook.com/p/Bright-Smiles-Oral-Care-Center-100067025… | Facebook page "Bright Smiles Oral Care Center", read 2026-10-02: 41 followers; newest post dated 2011-01-12 (a Sinulog promotion giving [email protected], the clinic's own e-mail domain), oldest 2010-11-28; no reviews shown | 2026-10-02 |
| bright-smiles-oral-care-center-cebu-presence-4 | https://www.dentalclinic-cebu.com/ | The clinic's own website, home page read 2026-10-02: Bright Smiles Oral Care Center, founded January 2008, services, team and contact pages; no link to a Facebook page | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Online presence checked 2026-10-02: Facebook page with no post since 2011. |
| 2026-10-01 | Reviews on other platforms re-checked: no profile on WhatClinic or Dental Departures, and the Foursquare listing could not be opened, so this is now marked unknown. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-08-27). |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's website (all 21 pages linked from its navigation: services, team, contact and information pages) and its complete Google review set of 6. Recorded: no prices published for any treatment on the clinic's own channels; no emergency category in the service list; the appointment button leads only to a generic contact form; no structured data; all 6 reviews are positive, with no complaint pattern or sign of manipulation; no TripAdvisor presence. Still unverified: on-site X-ray/CBCT equipment (not described on any page), a WhatsApp contact (one reviewer arranged the visit via WhatsApp, but no number is published), and whether the clinic answers reviews. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website, address, phone unchanged; not permanently closed. Captured first Google rating 5.0 (5 reviews, small sample) and geo coordinates. |
| 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. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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