Tandartsenpraktijk Zalmhaven
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 22.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #31 of 31 ranked clinics · Last checked: 27 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#3122.1/100
- Best for Expats#3118.3/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#1622.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#3112.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#2023.5/100
- 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
Summary
Family-oriented dental practice in central Rotterdam accessible by tram, wheelchair accessible with parking nearby. Offers intake exams, prevention, pediatric dentistry, fillings, root canal treatment, dentures, extractions, veneers and invisible braces for adults. Dutch-language site; individual staff not named beyond a general reference to "De Lieve Tandarts".
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- Communication & Service: 1 of 4.5 verifiable points (missing: whatsapp / line available; convenient opening hours)
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist netherlands; mentioned for: english speaking dentist netherlands; mentioned for: dental implants netherlands; mentioned for: emergency dentist netherlands; mentioned for: netherlands 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.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✗ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 0/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | English website version | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 [s1] | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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) Google rating 4.3 (56 reviews) as of 2026-08-27 [zalmhaven-maps] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [zalmhaven-maps] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 07:45-16:30 only, closed weekends, per Maps hours [zalmhaven-maps] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Netherlands", "English speaking dentist Netherlands", "dental implants Netherlands", "emergency dentist Netherlands", "Netherlands dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Netherlands [sq-best] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Netherlands [sq-english] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Netherlands [sq-implants] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Netherlands [sq-emergency] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Netherlands dental clinic for expats [sq-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
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low No dentists identified anywhere (-2 pts) — No dentist names published (derived from data).
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -4 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Dentist specializations listed
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- 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: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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.tandartszalmhaven.nl |
|---|---|
| Phone | +31 10 200 4696 |
| Address | Westerstraat 31, 3016 DG Rotterdam |
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.tandartszalmhaven.nl | name, address, phone, email, hours, services, accessibility notes | 2026-08-27 |
| zalmhaven-maps | https://www.google.com/maps/search/Tandartsenpraktijk+Zalmhaven+Wes… | address confirmation, Google rating 4.3 (56 reviews), hours | 2026-08-27 |
| sq-best | search:best dentist Netherlands | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
| sq-english | search:English speaking dentist Netherlands | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
| sq-implants | search:dental implants Netherlands | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
| sq-emergency | search:emergency dentist Netherlands | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
| sq-expats | search:Netherlands dental clinic for expats | AI/search mention | 2026-08-28 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Initial research: identified via iamexpat.nl Netherlands dentist directory during national (all-NL) index expansion. Address/phone/services confirmed on clinic website; Google rating confirmed via Google Maps. |
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