Smile Dental Practice
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 57.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #16 of 19 ranked clinics · Last checked: 24 September 2026
57.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1657.8/100
- Best for Expats#1557.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1651/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#1558.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#1340.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1363/100
- Best for Families / Children#1559.9/100
- 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
Two-location practice (Abia House CBD and Cappador Mall, Maitama) trading since 1989, offering preventive, restorative, cosmetic, orthodontic, implant, surgical and paediatric care, with a six-dentist roster published by role and a WhatsApp line for emergencies.
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 The /about/ page publishes a full roster with roles: Dr Dahiru S. Labo (MD/Consultant Dental Surgeon), Dr. Olatoke O. Olayemi, Dr Nadine Domingo and Dr Jimoh Oludoun (Dental Surgeons), Dr Moiz Abdul (Orthodontist), Dr. Imad Rekab (Consultant Prosthodontist), alongside a practice manager, a dental hygienist and two dental therapists who are not counted as dentists. Correction 2026-09-04: the previously recorded names "Dr. Shih" and "Dr. Siddharth" appear nowhere in the roster — they occur only inside two patient testimonials on the home page and were withdrawn. [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Roles and specializations are stated per clinician on the /about/ page: Consultant Dental Surgeon, Dental Surgeon (x3), Orthodontist, Consultant Prosthodontist. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google listing photo strip shows the clinic's own waiting room [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [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 [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No price figures on the service pages or the booking form [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-2] [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No price figures on the service pages or the booking form [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No price figures on the service pages or the booking form [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No price figures on the service pages or the booking form [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No price figures on the contact or booking pages [s3] [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-8] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No price figures on the service pages [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-2] | 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) Star histogram read live on 2026-09-05: 34 five-star, 8 four-star, 4 three-star, 1 two-star, 6 one-star. The buckets sum to 53, matching the 53 in the place-page header exactly, and the weighted mean 4.189 reproduces the published 4.2. [gmp1] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Read live on 2026-09-05 from the place-page header; the star histogram sums to the same figure. [gmp1] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-07-31 (listing read 2026-09-26). [smile-dental-practice-abuja-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews Only older owner replies were found: 1 of the 12 reviews read carry one, the latest dated 2019-01-21, and none to a review from the last 12 months. [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-15] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Two of the three reviews visible in Google relevance order name the same thing - front-desk/customer service. A 4-month-old review reports reception staff were extremely rude and that service standards had dropped sharply; a 1-year-old review from a Local Guide with 154 reviews calls customer service terrible from the dentists through to reception staff and says they moved to another clinic. Neither critical review has an owner reply. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page, in Google's relevance order; a newest-first list was not available. [gmp1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram shape, spread of wording and dates, and reviewer-account variety show no sign of manipulation. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page, in Google's relevance order; a newest-first list was not available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Page 'Smile Dental Practice', 3.9K followers, 1 review, address Ground floor, Abia House, Central Business District, Abuja 900271 matches the card, links smiledentalgrp.com. Most recent post 8 hours before the check. [fbp1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; no TripAdvisor link on the clinic's own site [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-5] [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-9] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms BusinessList Nigeria has only an unverified same-name entry with no reviews; no profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed or Trustpilot (checked 2026-10-02 and 2026-10-05). [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-10] [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-11] [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-12] [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-13] [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-14] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
7 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available Emergency dental care routed via WhatsApp. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online booking form with treatment and branch selection [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Service pages explain what each procedure is and how it proceeds, not just a name list [smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-4] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Corrected 2026-09-04. The carded location is the Abia House (Central Business District) branch, whose published hours are Mon-Fri 9:00 am - 5:30 pm with no weekend opening. The Saturday session (10:00 am - 4:00 pm) belongs to the separate Cappador Mall, Maitama branch and cannot be credited to this card. [s3] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
5.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Nigeria", "English speaking dentist Nigeria", "dental implants Nigeria", "emergency dentist Nigeria", "Nigeria dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Nigeria Google first page for "best dentist Abuja" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic appears in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Nigeria Google first page for "English speaking dentist Abuja" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic appears in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq2] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Nigeria Google first page for "dental implants Abuja" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic does not appear in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Nigeria Google first page for "emergency dentist Abuja" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic does not appear in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Nigeria dental clinic for expats Google first page for "Abuja dental clinic for expats" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic does not appear in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No application/ld+json and no schema.org microdata in the served HTML of the home, about or contact pages (checked 2026-09-04). [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality own domain smiledentalgrp.com takes the top result plus its about and contact pages (3 of 12), ahead of Instagram, Facebook, Waze, X and Nigerian directory listings (web search 2026-09-07) [giq1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Per-treatment pages under /service/: braces-orthodontics, cosmetic-dentistry, dental-implants, oral-surgery, paediatric-dentistry, preventive-care, restorative-dentistry (internal link inventory, 2026-09-04). [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. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Dahiru S. Labo [s2] [mdcn1] | MD / Consultant Dental Surgeon | not verified |
| Dr. Olatoke O. Olayemi [s2] [mdcn1] | Dental Surgeon | not verified |
| Dr Nadine Domingo [s2] [mdcn1] | Dental Surgeon | not verified |
| Dr Jimoh Oludoun [s2] [mdcn1] | Dental Surgeon | not verified |
| Dr Moiz Abdul [s2] [mdcn1] | Orthodontist | not verified |
| Dr. Imad Rekab [s2] [mdcn1] | Consultant Prosthodontist | 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
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- 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://smiledentalgrp.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +234 706 362 0709 |
| +234 706 362 0709 | |
| https://facebook.com/smiledentalabj | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Ground floor, Abia House, Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/ | Two branch addresses/phones/hours, services, dentist names, WhatsApp emergency line | 2026-09-04 |
| s2 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/about/ | Own-site "About us" page names this dentist (read 2026-09-10), not previously fetched by an earlier read: "Dr Dahiru S. Labo — MD/Consultant Dental Surgeon", first of a named leadership/staff list. | 2026-09-10 |
| s3 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/contact/ | All pages in the site's sitemap read (home, /service/ and its seven service pages, /about/, /contact/, /book-an-appoinment/) - no price figures; the booking form lists services and branches without fees | 2026-09-24 |
| reg1 | https://backend.hfr.fmohconnect.gov.ng/api/facilities-hospitals-sea… | National Health Facility Registry search — no match | 2026-09-04 |
| mdcn1 | https://portal.mdcn.gov.ng/confirm-doctor-status | MDCN public verification portal: folio-number-only, no by-name search (structural null for every named dentist below) | 2026-09-04 |
| sq1 | search:best dentist Abuja Nigeria dental clinic | AI/search visibility scout | 2026-09-04 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Smile+Dental+Practice,+Abia+House… | Live Google Maps place page: rating, review count, star histogram, review dates, owner replies, pin coordinates | 2026-09-05 |
| fbp1 | https://www.facebook.com/smiledentalabj | Clinic Facebook page read live in the browser: existence, identity, follower count, review count, most recent post | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq1 | search:best dentist Abuja | Browser SERP visibility check - best dentist Abuja | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq2 | search:English speaking dentist Abuja | Browser SERP visibility check - English speaking dentist Abuja | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq3 | search:dental implants Abuja | Browser SERP visibility check - dental implants Abuja | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq4 | search:emergency dentist Abuja | Browser SERP visibility check - emergency dentist Abuja | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq5 | search:Abuja dental clinic for expats | Browser SERP visibility check - Abuja dental clinic for expats | 2026-09-05 |
| giq1 | search:"Smile Dental Practice" Abuja | own domain smiledentalgrp.com takes the top result plus its about and contact pages (3 of 12), ahead of Instagram, Facebook, Waze, X and Nigerian directory listings | 2026-09-07 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10305593741278152353&hl=en | Photo strip read 2026-09-24: a branded waiting area with seating, décor and an electric-toothbrush display | 2026-09-24 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-2 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/service/restorative-dentistry/ | All pages in the site's sitemap read (home, /service/ and its seven service pages, /about/, /contact/, /book-an-appoinment/) - no price figures; the booking form lists services and branches without fees | 2026-09-24 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-3 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/book-an-appoinment/ | "Smile Dental - Book An Appointment Form": First Name, Last Name, Phone, Email, "Dental Service - Select Services" (Oral Surgery, General Consultation, Dentures, Braces, Crown & Bridges, Dental Implant, Paediatric Treatments, Root Canal, Teeth Whitening, Extraction, Scaling & Polishing, Fillings, Veneers), and a location picker (ABIA House CBD / Cappador Mall Maitama) | 2026-09-24 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-4 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/service/oral-surgery/ | "Oral surgery treats complex dental conditions safely and effectively... It is used for extractions, impacted teeth, and corrective interventions. Every procedure is planned with precision to minimize discomfort and ensure fast recovery." | 2026-09-24 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-5 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Smile%20… | TripAdvisor search for "Smile Dental Practice" (2026-09-24, re-checked 2026-09-25): the results are unrelated hotels and attractions, no dental clinic in Nigeria | 2026-09-24 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-6 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/book-an-appoinment/ | Booking form lists services and two locations but no fees | 2026-09-24 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-7 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/service/oral-surgery/ | All pages in the site's sitemap read (home, /service/ and its seven service pages, /about/, /contact/, /book-an-appoinment/) - no price figures; the booking form lists services and branches without fees | 2026-09-24 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-8 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/book-an-appoinment/ | Booking form has a "General Consultation" option but no fee shown | 2026-09-24 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-9 | https://smiledentalgrp.com/contact/ | Clinic site pages read: no link to tripadvisor.com | 2026-09-24 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10305593741278152353&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.2 from 53 reviews; star histogram 1★ 6 / 2★ 1 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 8 / 5★ 34; newest review dated 2026-07-31. | 2026-09-26 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-10 | https://www.businesslist.com.ng/company/124488/smile-dental-practice | BusinessList Nigeria company page "Smile Dental Practice", read 2026-10-05: marked "Unverified Listing", with 0 reviews ("This company has no reviews"); it gives Suite C2, Ground Floor, Orji Uzor Kalu House, 1st Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja and the phones 08066808564 and 08074644099, not the clinic's Abia House address or +234 706 362 0709 - an entry nobody has verified or reviewed, so not a profile of the clinic whichever practice it describes; it is the only entry of this name among BusinessList's Nigerian dentist listings (166 entries, read 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-05 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-11 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/nigeria | WhatClinic: its Nigeria dentist page reads "No information on Dentists in Nigeria", and none of the 22,054 dentist profiles in its profile sitemaps is in Nigeria — no profile for this clinic (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-12 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/nigeria | Dental Departures: its Nigeria page returns "not found" and its clinic search lists no clinic in Nigeria — no profile for this clinic (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-13 | https://bookimed.com/clinics/country=nigeria/ | Bookimed: its Nigeria clinic page has been removed ("410 — Page removed"), and none of the 2,127 clinic pages in its clinic sitemap is in Nigeria (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-14 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/smiledentalgrp.com | Trustpilot: no company page for smiledentalgrp.com ("Whoops! … could not be found", checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| smile-dental-practice-abuja-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10305593741278152353&hl=en | Google listing "Smile Dental Practice, Abia House" (Dental clinic), read 2026-10-05 in three review orders (the five lowest-rated, the five newest and the five most relevant): rated 4.2 from 53 reviews (1★ 6 / 2★ 1 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 8 / 5★ 34); 12 distinct reviews read, dated 2019-01-18 to 2026-07-31, 1 with an owner reply | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Presence on review platforms checked on 2026-10-05: only an unverified BusinessList entry with no reviews; no profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed or Trustpilot. |
| 2026-10-02 | Other-platform presence checked 2026-10-02: not established (a same-name BusinessList Nigeria entry with another address and phone). |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 3 reviews were checked for owner replies; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-07-31). |
| 2026-09-24 | Re-read on 2026-09-24: the clinic's website (oral surgery and restorative dentistry service pages, the booking form and contact page) and its Google listing. Recorded: genuine waiting-room photo; no prices published for any service; an online booking form lets patients pick a treatment and a branch; service pages explain the procedures rather than just naming them. Not found on TripAdvisor. Still unverified: X-ray/CBCT equipment and work with international patients (no equipment or foreign-patient wording found on the pages read). |
| 2026-09-10 | Name-verification pass 2026-09-10: Dr Dahiru S. Labo, Dr. Olatoke O. Olayemi, Dr Nadine Domingo, Dr Jimoh Oludoun, Dr Moiz Abdul, Dr. Imad Rekab confirmed via own-site roster page(s) not read in the original check (or matched under a spelling/transliteration variant). Source(s) added; license value(s) left exactly as on record. |
| 2026-09-05 | Checked by hand in a browser: Google Maps place page read live for rating, review count, star histogram, review recency, owner replies, complaint and manipulation reading and pin coordinates; the clinic Facebook page opened for reputation.onFacebook; the five canonical visibility queries re-run as browser SERPs. |
| 2026-09-04 | Initial data collection for the Nigeria Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via smiledentalgrp.com, the National Health Facility Registry, and the MDCN public verification portal. |
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