Drs. Nicolas & Asp
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 51.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 10 July 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#351.2/100
- Best for Expats#250/100
- Best for Dental Implants#249.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#255.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#430.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#353.2/100
- Best for Families / Children#255.2/100
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.
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 [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 [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.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published No pricing published online. [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
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) [s1] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume 3,000+ reviews stated on site. [s1] | 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.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Daily 8AM-8PM at Jumeirah. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
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. Missing items are penalised.
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] | Specialist Orthodontist | not published |
| Dr. Ghadir Atout [s1] | Specialist Periodontist & Implantologist | not published |
| Dr. Lana Shokini [s1] | Specialist Pediatric Dentist | not published |
| Dr. Janusz Kurek [s1] | General Dentist | not published |
Dentists are named, but their professional licence numbers are not published — penalty applied.
Red Flags
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its dentists with their professional licence numbers (derived from data).
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -6 points (capped at -20).
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 | |
| 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 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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