Drs. Nicolas & Asp
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 56.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #6 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#656.1/100
- Best for Expats#755/100
- Best for Dental Implants#454.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#360.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#837.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#758.2/100
- Best for Families / Children#759.9/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#356.1/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Sedation page offers GA for adults and children: complete unconsciousness, pain-free, performed in hospital setting with anaesthesiologist. [drs-nicolas-and-asp-sedation]
Summary
Multispecialty dental group established in 1991 with four clinics in Dubai (Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, The Springs, Mirdif). Offers implants, orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric and emergency dentistry, and holds ACHSI accreditation.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13 of 15 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.
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 [drs-nicolas-and-asp-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [drs-nicolas-and-asp-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ? | Other review platforms | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Imaging services referenced. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Dedicated dental emergency page. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Direct billing with international insurers. [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Dubai", "English speaking dentist Dubai", "dental implants Dubai", "emergency dentist Dubai", "Dubai dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Dubai [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Dubai | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Dubai | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Dubai [sq] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Dubai dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | 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: MOH OUQK814S-261125 (MOH approval number displayed on website.) [s1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Salam Khayyat Bolivar [s1] [drs-nicolas-and-asp-doclic] | Specialist Orthodontist | Dentist-Specialist Orthodontics (Dubai Medical Registry — Dr. Nicolas and Asp Centre) |
| Dr. Ghadir Atout [s1] [drs-nicolas-and-asp-doclic] | Specialist Periodontist & Implantologist | Dentist-Specialist Periodontics (Dubai Medical Registry — Dr. Nicolas and Asp Centre, Branch Mirdif) |
| Dr. Lana Shokini [s1] [drs-nicolas-and-asp-doclic] | Specialist Pediatric Dentist | Dentist-Specialist Pediatric Dentistry (Dubai Medical Registry — Dr. Nicolas and Asp Centre, Branch Mirdif) |
| Dr. Janusz Kurek [s1] [drs-nicolas-and-asp-doclic] | General Dentist | Dentist-General Dentist (Dubai Medical Registry — Dr. Nicolas and Asp Centre) |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Reputation & Reviews: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Dubai
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Dubai
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Dubai dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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.nicolasandasp.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +97143947777 |
| +97143883444 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Villa 446, Jumeirah Beach Road, Jumeirah 3, Dubai, UAE |
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.nicolasandasp.com/ | Locations, contacts, dentists, services, MOH license, Google rating, ACHSI accreditation | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:best dentist Dubai / emergency dentist Dubai | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| drs-nicolas-and-asp-sedation | https://www.nicolasandasp.com/sedation-dentistry | Documents general anaesthesia delivering complete unconsciousness in a hospital setting. | 2026-08-23 |
| drs-nicolas-and-asp-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Drs.+Nicolas+%26+Asp+Dental+Cente… | Google rating 4.7 (950 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| drs-nicolas-and-asp-doclic | https://services.dha.gov.ae/sheryan/wps/portal/home/medical-directory | Registry professional search for 'Khayyat' returned 'Salam Khayyat — Dentist-Specialist Orthodontics — Dr. Nicolas and Asp Centre', matching this doctor's name and specialization at this clinic. Public list view does not display a numeric license code (only individual detail pages do); searched: Khayyat. | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against Dubai Medical Registry (DHA/Sheryan): all 4 named doctors confirmed as registered dentists at Dr. Nicolas and Asp Centre with matching specialties/facility; the public directory's list view does not expose numeric license codes (only individual detail pages do, and those could not be reached before the registry became temporarily unresponsive). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (nicolasandasp.com), address (Villa 446, Jumeirah Beach Road, Jumeirah 3) and phone (+971 4 394 7777) unchanged and matching the Google listing exactly, business open. Updated Google rating 4.9→4.7 and review count 3000→950. A separate same-brand 'Pediatric Dentistry Center' listing nearby is marked permanently closed on Maps, but that is not this worklist location. |
| 2026-08-23 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Sedation page offers GA for adults and children: complete unconsciousness, pain-free, performed in hospital setting with anaesthesiologist. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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