Irio Odontologia (Barra da Tijuca)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 58.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
58.9/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#758.9/100
- Best for Expats#755.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#852/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#741.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- 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 Website loaded but rendered minimal content (JS-heavy site); no anesthesia/sedation info found.
Summary
Irio Odontologia is a dental clinic founded in 1987 by Marcio Ramos, with a Barra da Tijuca unit at Av. das Americas 3301 and additional units in greater Rio. It specializes in dental implants and digital dentistry, also offering orthodontics and dental contact lenses, and provides a digital check-up as the first consultation. The website is Portuguese-only and does not publish prices.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19.5 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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 3 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Rio de Janeiro; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro; mentioned for: dental implants Rio de Janeiro; mentioned for: emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro; mentioned for: Rio de Janeiro dental clinic for expats)
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.
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
19.5 / 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 2026-08-25 [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-26; previously 1184 [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-25 [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-9] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 10 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 8 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-10-01 (to a review of 2026-10-01). [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-14] [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints no recurring complaints; 1-2★ share 0.15% of 1311 reviews [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No burst and no templated texts: the 10 reviews read (dated 2016-07-06 to 2026-10-01) fall on 9 different days, at most 5 five-star reviews fall within any 3 days (under 10 % of the 1326 reviews), and no two open with the same wording. [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [s1] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Has a Doctoralia clinic page with the clinic's own "About us" text and company details; no patient reviews there yet. [s2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
8 / 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) CT scanning used for implant planning [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Implant placement, a surgical procedure, is documented on the clinic's implant page [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care full treatment list has no emergency/same-day care [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-11] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
4.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp booking link on the homepage [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours weekdays only, closes 18:00 [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-13] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
3 / 10
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 Not present in the top web results for "best dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" on 2026-09-25. [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" on 2026-09-25. [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Rio de Janeiro Not present in the top web results for "dental implants Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" on 2026-09-25. [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro Not present in the top web results for "emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" on 2026-09-25. [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-7] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Rio de Janeiro dental clinic for expats Not present in the top web results for "Rio de Janeiro, Brazil dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-25. [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-8] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD Organization on homepage [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages separate page per treatment [irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-3] | 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: CRO-RJ 15032 (technical responsible) [s1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Marcio Jose Ramos [s1] | Dental implants; founder/technical responsible | CRO-RJ 15032 |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- 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://irioodonto.com.br/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +55 21 98900-3446 |
| +55 21 98900-3446 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/iriobarradatijuca/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Av. das Americas, 3301, Bloco 03, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22631-004, 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://irioodonto.com.br/ | application/ld+json: "@type":"Organization", name "Clínica Odontológica no Rio de Janeiro" | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://www.doctoralia.com.br/clinicas/irio-odontologia | Doctoralia clinic page "IRio Odontologia", Av. das Américas, 3301 - Bloco 03 - Loja 102 - Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, read 2026-10-02: the clinic's own "Sobre nós" text ("Clínica Odontológica no Rio de Janeiro, pioneira em…", "Agende sua consulta em uma das nossas unidades"), its CNPJ and its specialists (orthodontics); no patient reviews yet | 2026-10-05 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/IRio+Odontologia+-+Cl%C3%ADnica+O… | Google rating 5.0 (1184 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8690120127317048037&hl=en | Histogram 1★:2 2★:0 of 1311 reviews (0.15%); the readable negative reviews (vague "Péssimo atendimento", disputed by a name mismatch) show no repeated theme | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-2 | https://irioodonto.com.br/implante-dentario | Implant page: "Com a IRio odontologia, você terá acesso a profissionais altamente qualificados e experientes no assunto, além de uma tecnologia de tomografia computadorizada para tornar o procedimento ainda mais seguro e previsível" — implants are placed at the clinic | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-3 | https://irioodonto.com.br/tratamentos | Sitemap lists individual pages: implante-dentario, protese-dental, periodontia, clareamento-dental, ortodontia, odontologia-preventiva, lente-de-contato-dental | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-4 | search:best dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x3), yelp.com, m.yelp.com, odontoliuzzi.com.br, flyhospital.com, whodoyou.com, dentavacation.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-5 | search:English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were linkedin.com, mardem.com.br, riotimesonline.com, guilhermerothier.com.br, drapatriciavelloso.com.br, flyhospital.com (x2), en.wikipedia.org, odontosite.com.br; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-6 | search:dental implants Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x3), flyhospital.com, placidway.com, health-tourism.com, medicaltourismco.com (x3); the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-7 | search:emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x3), en.wikipedia.org, rentechdigital.com, qanomed.com (x4); the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-8 | search:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil dental clinic for expats | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com, expatfocus.com, guilhermerothier.com.br, flyhospital.com, en.wikipedia.org (x2), placidway.com, odontoliuzzi.com.br, medicaltourismco.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8690120127317048037&hl=en | Google listing read 2026-09-25, newest reviews: five dated 2026-09-23 and 2026-09-24 (13-15 hours before this read) | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8690120127317048037&hl=en | Owner replied "Muito obrigada pela avaliação máxima!" the same day to a 2026-09-24 review, and similarly to three others from 2026-09-23/24 | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-11 | https://irioodonto.com.br/tratamentos | Same 12-page sitemap read in full; no urgência/emergência page or mention | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-12 | https://irioodonto.com.br/ | Homepage embeds "https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=5521989003446" as its booking link | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8690120127317048037&hl=en | Google Business Profile hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat and Sun closed | 2026-09-25 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8690120127317048037&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 5 from 1316 reviews; star histogram 1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 1312; newest review dated 2026-09-24; 5 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-24. | 2026-09-26 |
| irio-odontologia-barra-da-tijuca-deepen-14 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8690120127317048037&hl=en | Google listing "IRio Odontologia - Clínica Odontológica na Barra da Tijuca" (Dental clinic; Av. das Américas, 3301 - Bl 03 - Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22631-004, Brazil), read 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first): 5.0 from 1326 reviews (1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 1322); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2016-07-06 to 2026-10-01, 10 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (10 distinct reviews, dated 2016-07-06 to 2026-10-01; 5.0 from 1326): suspicious review patterns false. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review count 1316 (was 1184) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26. |
| 2026-09-25 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Rio de Janeiro, Brazil queries: not present for "best dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", "English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", "dental implants Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", "emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", "Rio de Janeiro, Brazil dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's website (full sitemap, in Portuguese) and its Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews). Recorded: implant placement with CT/tomography scanning for planning, a WhatsApp booking link, business-entity structured data and separate pages per treatment on the website, weekday-only hours; emergency care is not among the site's treatment pages. Newest review from 2026-09-24; owner replies within hours; no recurring complaint theme. Still unverified: on-site X-ray equipment (only CT scanning is documented), pediatric care and English-language service. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: website loaded but rendered minimal extractable content (JS-heavy site), so address/phone could not be confirmed from it directly; confirmed via Google Maps that clinic is open. Maps shows postal code 22631-004 (was 22631-003) and phone +55 21 98900-3446 (was +55 21 3363-1000) - recorded as corrections. Recorded Google rating 5.0 (1184 reviews) and Maps place URL/coordinates. |
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