Prime Dente Odontologia (Botafogo)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 61.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #5 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#561.1/100
- Best for Expatsnot ranked
- Best for Dental Implants#457.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#641.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#666.8/100
- 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 No anesthesia/sedation info found on site; lists root canal and other specialties without sedation detail.
Summary
Prime Dente is a dental clinic founded in 2015 with a Botafogo unit opened in 2023 at Rua Dona Mariana, 125. The website lists a full team of specialists with CRO-RJ license numbers covering implantology, orthodontics, endodontics, prosthetics and oral surgery. Prices are not published and there is no English version of the site.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 16.5 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
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 [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-25; newest review dated 2026-08-25 [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-10] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews owner replies to most reviews [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints no recurring complaints; 1-2★ share 5.3% of 94 reviews [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns no signs of manipulation [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [s1] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms [s1] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray panoramic X-ray documented, including the clinic's own equipment photos [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT documented in first person [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care no emergency/same-day appointment service documented [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-4] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Works with international patients [s1] | 0/2 |
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 Not present in the top web results for "best dentist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" on 2026-09-25. [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-5] | 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. [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-6] | 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. [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-7] | 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. [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-8] | 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. [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-9] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD Organization on homepage [prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-13] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages separate page per treatment [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. Thiago H. Q. Menezes [s1] | Endodontia, Implantodontia | CRO-RJ 35723 |
| Dra. Thaisa Arreguy Grossi [s1] | Ortodontia, Invisalign | CRO-RJ 36308 |
| Dr. Vinicius Silva [s1] | Protese, Implantodontia | CRO-RJ 34822 |
| Dr. Leonardo Costa Neto [s1] | Implantodontia | CRO-RJ 48933 |
| Dra. Fernanda Nogueira Figueira [s1] | Endodontia | CRO-RJ 28510 |
| Dra. Isabelle Caroline da Silva Goncalves [s1] | Implantodontia, Harmonizacao Facial | CRO-RJ 47212 |
| Dra. Aline Pinheiro Alves [s1] | Cirurgia Bucomaxilofacial | CRO-RJ 51512 |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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://primedente.com.br/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +55 21 2137-8016 |
| +55 21 99991-8021 | |
| https://facebook.com/primedente | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Rua Dona Mariana, 125, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://primedente.com.br/ | Site has distinct pages: implantes-dentarios, ortodontia, invisalign, lentes-de-contato-dentais, endodontia, odontopediatria (all -botafogo-rj) | 2026-09-25 |
| s2 | https://primedente.com.br/dentistas-rio-de-janeiro/ | dentist names, specializations and CRO-RJ license numbers | 2026-07-14 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prime+Dente+Botafogo+-+Cl%C3%ADni… | Google rating 4.8 (93 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14327705254280429696&hl=en | Histogram 1★:4 2★:1 of 94 reviews (5.3%); the readable negative reviews (2023 ethics complaint, 2025 dissatisfaction with a veneer result) cover different topics | 2026-09-25 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-2 | https://primedente.com.br/implantes-dentarios-botafogo-rj/ | Clinic photo gallery captioned "Raio-X Panorâmico" shows its own imaging equipment | 2026-09-25 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-3 | https://primedente.com.br/qual-e-o-implante-dentario-mais-moderno-d… | Page text: "Na Prime Dente Botafogo, utilizamos a Tomografia Computadorizada 3D. Este exame nos permite medir a densidade óssea..." | 2026-09-25 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-4 | https://primedente.com.br/tratamentos-odontologicos-botafogo-rj/ | Full treatment list (implants, orthodontics, Invisalign, veneers, endodontics, pediatric dentistry) read; the only "urgência" mentions found are post-op care instructions and marketing copy about braces not breaking, not an emergency-appointment service | 2026-09-25 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-5 | 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 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-6 | 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 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-7 | 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 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-8 | 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 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-9 | 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 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14327705254280429696&hl=en | Google listing read 2026-09-25, newest reviews: most recent dated 2026-08-25 (about 1 month before this read) | 2026-09-25 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14327705254280429696&hl=en | Owner replied "Muito obrigado pelo carinho!" to four of the five newest reviews (2026-07-09 to 2026-07-14), and to older negative reviews from 2023 and 2025 | 2026-09-25 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14327705254280429696&hl=en | Histogram 1★ 4 / 2★ 1 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 88 of 94 (93.6% 5★); reviewer dates spread 2023-2026 | 2026-09-25 |
| prime-dente-odontologia-botafogo-deepen-13 | https://primedente.com.br/ | application/ld+json: "@type":"Organization", name "Prime Dente", sameAs Facebook and Instagram | 2026-09-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 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 (26 pages, treatment, team and blog content) and its Google listing (newest and lowest-rated reviews). Recorded: panoramic X-ray and CBCT documented, including a first-person statement about 3D tomography; business-entity structured data and separate pages per treatment; no emergency-appointment service among the treatments. Updated: the newest review is from 2026-08-25 (previously recorded as within the past year). Owner replies to most reviews; no recurring complaint theme; no signs of manipulation. |
| 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; all seven listed dentists already had recorded CRO-RJ numbers so were not re-checked. clinicLicense recorded as null with note. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, clinic open (Google Maps); recorded Google rating 4.8 (93 reviews) and Maps place URL/coordinates (not previously tracked). |
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