Gustavo Bastos Odontologia (Ortodontia e Estetica)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 61.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#161.7/100
- Best for Expats#165.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#156.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#171.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#144.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#171.8/100
- Best for Families / Children#171.5/100
- 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 Site rendered minimal content (JS-heavy); no anesthesia/sedation info found.
Summary
Gustavo Bastos Odontologia is an Ipanema-based practice at Rua Visconde de Piraja, 407, led by Dr. Gustavo Kreuzig Bastos, a board-certified orthodontist (CRO-RJ 22156) fluent in English and German who markets to Rio's international and expat community, with a second Face Dental unit at BarraShopping. The clinic offers orthodontics (Invisalign, Incognito), implants, cosmetic dentistry and general dental care, and has an English version of its website. Its Google listing shows a 5.0 rating from about 180 reviews with recent reviews; prices are not published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Communication & Service: 10 of 10 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 [gustavo-bastos-odontologia-ortodontia-e-estetica-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [gustavo-bastos-odontologia-ortodontia-e-estetica-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [s1] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [s1] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Rio de Janeiro", "English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro", "dental implants Rio de Janeiro", "emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro", "Rio de Janeiro dental clinic for expats".
| ? | Mentioned for: best dentist Rio de Janeiro | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Rio de Janeiro | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Rio de Janeiro dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 0/1.5 |
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. Gustavo Kreuzig Bastos [s1] | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics; Pediatric Dentistry; Brazilian Board of Orthodontics certified | CRO-RJ 22156 |
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: No suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist Rio de Janeiro
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Rio de Janeiro
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Rio de Janeiro dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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.gustavobastos.com.br/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +55 21 98810-2383 |
| +55 21 98810-2383 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/GustavoBastosdentista/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Av. Ataulfo de Paiva, 391, Sala 704, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22440-032, Brazil |
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.gustavobastos.com.br/quem-somos/ | credentials, orthodontic board certification, English/German languages, Ipanema address | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://wanderlog.com/es/place/details/16692441/gustavo-bastos-odon… | Google rating 5.0, 180 reviews, recent reviews, address, phone | 2026-07-14 |
| s3 | https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-business/gustavo-bas… | English/German fluency, expat focus, Invisalign/Incognito, Barra unit | 2026-07-14 |
| gustavo-bastos-odontologia-ortodontia-e-estetica-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gustavo+Bastos+Odontologia+-+RJ/@… | Google rating 5.0 (188 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25: CNES estabelecimentos registry unreachable (HTTP 503/connection-refused) and CFO/CRO-RJ are captcha-gated - no registry lookup possible for the clinic; doctor Dr. Gustavo Kreuzig Bastos already had a recorded CRO-RJ number so was not re-checked. clinicLicense recorded as null with note. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: Google Maps' business listing for 'Gustavo Bastos Odontologia - RJ' (website gustavobastos.com.br, matching stored domain) now shows the clinic at Av. Ataulfo de Paiva 391-704, Leblon, with phone +55 21 98810-2383 - a relocation from the stored Rua Visconde de Piraja 407, Ipanema address/phone +55 21 2267-8373; recorded as corrections. Clinic open; Google rating remains 5.0, review count updated to 188 (was 180); recorded Maps place URL/coordinates. |
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