Rio Odonto - Clinica Odontologica
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 35/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #16 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1635/100
- Best for Expatsnot ranked
- Best for Dental Implants#1526.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1427/100
- 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 No website on file to check; no sedation info found via other sources.
Summary
Rio Odonto is a dental clinic specializing in dental implants and protocol prosthetics, active on Instagram as @rio.odonto. It is located on Rua Nunes Alves in Centro, Duque de Caxias (Greater Rio de Janeiro), with technical responsibility held by Dra. Ruth Elen Tavares (CRO-RJ 46533). No standalone website was found; contact is via WhatsApp/phone.
Strengths
- 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 [rio-odonto-clinica-odontologica-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [rio-odonto-clinica-odontologica-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [rio-odonto-clinica-odontologica-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [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. |
|---|---|---|
| Dra. Ruth Elen Tavares [s1] | Implantology / protocol prosthetics | CRO-RJ 46533 |
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 recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- 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
| Phone | +55 21 96970-0822 |
|---|---|
| +55 21 96970-0822 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | R. Nunes Alves, 53, Sobreloja, Centro, Duque de Caxias, RJ, 25020-085 (Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area) |
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.instagram.com/rio.odonto/ | Instagram profile, implant/prosthetics specialization, dentist name and CRO | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://odontologia.net.br/sobre/rio-odonto-duque-de-caxias-rj-3304… | full address in Duque de Caxias, listing as dental clinic | 2026-07-14 |
| rio-odonto-clinica-odontologica-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rio+Odonto+-+Implantes+dent%C3%A1… | most recent review flagged NEW, posted 2 weeks ago (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 Dra. Ruth Elen Tavares 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: no website on file to check (unchanged; still none listed on Google Maps either). Confirmed address and phone unchanged via Google Maps; clinic open. Recorded Google rating 5.0 (755 reviews), reviewRecency within_3_months, and Maps place URL/coordinates. |
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