David Muscat Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 45.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 17 September 2026
45.6/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1145.6/100
- Best for Expats#1044/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1141/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#847.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#1032.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1148/100
- Best for Families / Children#1048.6/100
- 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
Small solo dental practice on Milner Street in Sliema run by Dr David Muscat, offering general dentistry, crowns, hygiene, whitening, root canal and emergency appointments. Very small but very positive Google review base, with owner replies to reviews.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 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)
- Reputation & Reviews: 7.5 of 16 verifiable points (missing: google review volume; tripAdvisor presence; other review platforms)
- AI & Search Visibility: 1.5 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Malta; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Malta; mentioned for: dental implants Malta; mentioned for: emergency dentist Malta; mentioned for: Malta dental clinic for expats; dedicated service pages)
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
18 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website [site] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [site] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed [site] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Homepage photo shows the dentist treating a patient in the actual surgery [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [site] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [site] [maps] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [site] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [maps] | 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 [site] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed Home, about-us, achievements and booking pages fully read; no prices published anywhere [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price found [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No crown price found [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-8] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed Treatments described in prose with no figures; no implant price published [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-9] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation fee found [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-10] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No X-ray price or mention found [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-11] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
7.5 / 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 2026-08-27; based on only 3 reviews [maps] | 3/6 |
| ✗ | Google review volume [maps] | 0/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency as of 2026-09-17 [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-12] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 2 of the 3 reviews read carry an owner reply, 1 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-02-01 (to a review of 2026-01-31). [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-23] [maps] [gm-replies] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints The listing has only 3 reviews, too few to see a recurring complaint. [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-23] | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns Only 3 Google reviews could be read for this listing (3 on the listing), fewer than the 10 needed to assess review patterns. [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-23] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Site links to its Facebook page [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-13] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-3] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms Not in WhatClinic's Malta directory and no TripAdvisor listing; no review-platform link on the clinic's own channels [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-14] [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-15] [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-4] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9 / 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 About-us page states complex implant work is carried out with visiting consultants [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Orthodontics named directly among services carried out [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-16] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery and extractions named among services carried out [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-17] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Children's dentistry named directly among services carried out [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-18] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [site] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available No WhatsApp link found on home, about, achievements or booking pages [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-19] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [site] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✗ | Pre-visit consultation possible Booking form is generic with no estimate mechanism [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-2] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations About-us page explains several conditions and treatments in plain language [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-20] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Open Saturday mornings [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-21] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
1.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Malta", "English speaking dentist Malta", "dental implants Malta", "emergency dentist Malta", "Malta dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Malta [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Malta [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Malta [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Malta [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Malta dental clinic for expats [s_ai] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Organization schema published on the site [david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-22] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages [site] | 0/1.5 |
Ranking leaders in AI answers
The queries above are this index's own check. The three leading clinics have also been measured in full: how often ChatGPT and Gemini name them when a patient asks them to recommend a dentist.
- #1ForteDent Dental Clinic41.8 of 100View report →
- #2Regional Dental Centre43 of 100View report →
- #3Apex Dental39.7 of 100View report →
Measured by Ansmeter, 7 October 2026. Ansmeter is an affiliated service. Its figure is not part of this rating and does not affect positions — scores change only when public data changes.
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
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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://davidmuscat.com.mt/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +356 9942 4683 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 13 Milner Street, Tas-Sliema SLM1724, Malta |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/ | dentist name, services (checkups, crowns, hygiene, fillings, whitening, root canal, scaling, emergency), contacts, no prices published | 2026-09-17 |
| maps | https://www.google.com/maps/place/David+Muscat+Dental+Clinic/@35.91… | address, phone, Google rating 5.0 (3 reviews) as of 2026-08-27, owner replies visible | 2026-08-27 |
| lic1 | https://mcmregistration.gov.mt/Search/Index | Medical Council of Malta Health Professional Search, surname Muscat, name David → Reg. No. 0140, Dental Surgeons – Principal List, registered 18/11/1987 | 2026-08-27 |
| s_ai | search:best dentist Malta / English speaking dentist Malta / dental implants Malta / emergency dentist Malta / Malta dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-28 | 2026-08-28 |
| gm-replies | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11499273494844711214&hl=en | Reviews read on the clinic's Google listing 2026-09-11: 2 of 3 carry a reply from the practice, newest 2026-02-01 | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | About Us page: "Complex implant work is carried out in conjunction with top local consultants in the field." — the treatment list is published in prose, and no price figures appear on the about, home, achievements or booking pages | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-2 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/book-an-appointment/ | Booking form fields: Name, Email, Phone, Message (180-character limit) — a general request form, no treatment estimate | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-3 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=David%20… | TripAdvisor’s own search returns unrelated "Muscat"/"David" place names and hotels, no listing for this clinic | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-4 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/malta | WhatClinic's own Malta dentist directory and its Sliema listing, read 2026-09-17, do not include this practice | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-5 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/ | Homepage image "david-at-work.jpeg": Dr Muscat in scrubs treating a patient in a dental chair, real equipment visible | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-6 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | About Us page lists "Dental hygiene" among services with no price | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-7 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | About Us page names "Cosmetic white fillings" with no price | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-8 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/ | Homepage lists "Porcelain crowns" among services with no price | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-9 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | About Us page names implant work carried out with visiting consultants but publishes no price; home, achievements and booking pages carry no price figures either | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-10 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/book-an-appointment/ | Book-an-appointment page has a request form with no fee disclosed | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-11 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | About Us treatment list does not mention X-rays or radiography | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11499273494844711214&hl=en | Newest readable review dated 2026-01-31 | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-13 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/ | Homepage and book-an-appointment page link to facebook.com/DavidMuscatDental | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-14 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | Home, about-us, achievements and booking pages read; no WhatClinic, Trustpilot or Doctoralia link found | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-15 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=David%20… | No TripAdvisor business match | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-16 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | About Us page: "Types of treatment... Orthodontics" and "orthodontic appliances" listed among services | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-17 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | About Us page: "we regularly restore teeth and carry out extractions"; "Types of treatment... Oral surgery" | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-18 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | About Us page: "Types of treatment... Children’s dentistry" | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-19 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/book-an-appointment/ | Booking page lists phone numbers and a contact form only; no wa.me link | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-20 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/about-us/ | About Us page explains, e.g., diastema ("a space or a gap between two teeth... easily closed with high quality resin fillings") and TMJ appliances | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-21 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11499273494844711214&hl=en | Google Business Profile hours: Saturday 8 AM–1 PM | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-22 | https://davidmuscat.com.mt/ | JSON-LD across the site includes an Organization type alongside WebPage/BreadcrumbList/Article/Person | 2026-09-17 |
| david-muscat-dental-clinic-deepen-23 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11499273494844711214&hl=en | Google listing "David Muscat Dental Clinic" (Dental clinic), read 2026-10-02 in two review orders (the five lowest-rated and the five newest): rated 5 from 3 reviews (1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 3); 3 distinct reviews read, dated 2023-01-25 to 2026-01-31, 2 with an owner reply | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Re-read on 2026-09-17: the clinic's homepage, about-us, achievements and booking pages, plus its Google listing. Recorded: no prices published anywhere on the site; children's dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgery and complex implant work with visiting consultants documented among services; a genuine photo of the dentist at work; a Facebook link; no WhatsApp contact; Saturday hours; Google 5.0 from 3 reviews, newest 2026-01-31; no TripAdvisor or other aggregator listing. Still unverified: X-ray/CBCT equipment and whether the clinic serves international patients. |
| 2026-09-11 | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 2 of the 3 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-02-01. |
| 2026-08-27 | Initial verification: confirmed live website, address, phone and Google rating (5.0, 3 reviews); matched the named dentist to a Medical Council of Malta registration. |
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