Adombi Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 21.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #13 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
21.7/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1321.7/100
- Best for Expats#1320.8/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1314.8/100
- 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
Summary
Private dental clinic and laboratory on Liberation Road, Takoradi, holding a HeFRA facility licence; the Medical and Dental Council register names a licensed dentist working there. The clinic has no website: its Google listing links to none, shows Saturday opening hours and an interior photo with its licences, and publishes no prices.
Strengths
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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
4 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✗ | Has a working website The Google Maps listing carries no website link - the "Add a website" prompt is still showing - and the research pass found none either. [gmp1] | 0/4 |
| ? | Dentist names listed | 0/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google listing shows the clinic's own interior wall with its licences and mission plaque [adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ? | Service list published | 0/3 |
| ? | Clear contact details | 0/2 |
| ? | English website version | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Street address corroborated today by a third-party maps listing that names the clinic, and the town and district by the MDC and HeFRA registers. The clinic itself publishes nothing: no website or social channel could be found. [reg1] [reg2] [s3] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ? | Prices or price ranges published | 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
9 / 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) Star histogram read live on 2026-09-05: 11 five-star, 1 four-star, 0 three-star, 0 two-star, 0 one-star. The buckets sum to 12, matching the 12 in the place-page header exactly, and the weighted mean 4.917 reproduces the published 4.9. [gmp1] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Read live on 2026-09-05 from the place-page header; the star histogram sums to the same figure. [gmp1] | 0.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency The newest review visible is 1 year old, which proves the within-a-year bucket and no better. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order; a newest-first list was not available. [gmp1] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No repeated complaint theme appears in the visible sample. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order; a newest-first list was not available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram shape, spread of wording and dates, and reviewer-account variety show no sign of manipulation. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order; a newest-first list was not available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Active Facebook presence The clinic's Facebook page (Liberation Road, Takoradi) has not posted since September 2021 and has no reviews, while its Google listing has reviews up to February 2026 (checked 2026-10-02). [adombi-dental-takoradi-fb] [adombi-dental-takoradi-fb-2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Not found by TripAdvisor's own search; the clinic has no website and its Google listing links to no TripAdvisor page [adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen-2] [adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms Not listed in WhatClinic's Takoradi catalogue; TripAdvisor's own search finds no profile [adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen-3] [adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen-2] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
0 / 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) | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
1.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Google listing shows Saturday hours [adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Ghana", "English speaking dentist Ghana", "dental implants Ghana", "emergency dentist Ghana", "Ghana dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Ghana Google first page for "best dentist Takoradi" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic appears in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Ghana Google first page for "English speaking dentist Takoradi" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic appears in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq2] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Ghana Google first page for "dental implants Takoradi" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic appears in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq3] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Ghana Google first page for "emergency dentist Takoradi" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic appears in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq4] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Ghana dental clinic for expats Google first page for "Takoradi dental clinic for expats" read in the browser on 2026-09-05 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-05, hl=en). The clinic appears in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq5] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No website exists to carry structured data [adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Google indexing quality the clinic has no independent domain; all 12 results are Instagram, two GhanaYello directory pages, Manje Health, three LinkedIn staff profiles, Cybo, Yandex Maps and the dental council register PDF (web search 2026-09-07) [giq1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages No website exists [adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen] | 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: HeFRA-licensed facility: “ADOMBI DENTAL CLINIC LIMITED”, dental clinic, Western / Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan, private (register entry 1714). (From the HeFRA list of facilities with a valid licence, snapshot of 10 October 2025. A second entry (1740) lists “ADOMBI DENTAL CLINIC LTD” in the same town under the facility type primary hospital.) [reg2]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Essien Mensah [reg1] [adombi-dental-takoradi-mdc2022-4733] | B.D.S (U.G.D.S) | not published | Listed in the Permanent Register 2022 of the Medical and Dental Council of Ghana (entry 4733, registered 1993); the register publishes no licence numbers (checked 30 September 2026). |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Dentist names listed
- Information Transparency: Dentist specializations listed
- Information Transparency: Service list published
- Information Transparency: Clear contact details
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Price Transparency: Prices or price ranges published
- 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: Clinic responds to reviews
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
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 | +233 26 650 2961 |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Liberation Road, Takoradi, Ghana |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| reg1 | https://www.mdcghana.org/docs/PERMANENT%20REGISTER%202022.pdf | Confirms a named, licensed dentist working at this clinic | 2026-09-04 |
| reg2 | https://hefra.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FACILITIES-WITH-VAL… | HeFRA facility licence (snapshot 2025-10-10) | 2026-09-04 |
| s3 | https://yandex.com/maps/?text=Adombi+Dental+Clinic+Takoradi | Third-party maps listing naming the clinic and its street address (Liberation Road 28, Sekondi-Takoradi) — existence and address only, not a clinic channel | 2026-09-04 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/ADOMBI+DENTAL+CLINIC/@4.9010439,-… | Live Google Maps place page: rating, review count, star histogram, review dates, owner replies, pin coordinates | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq1 | search:best dentist Takoradi | Browser SERP visibility check - best dentist Takoradi | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq2 | search:English speaking dentist Takoradi | Browser SERP visibility check - English speaking dentist Takoradi | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq3 | search:dental implants Takoradi | Browser SERP visibility check - dental implants Takoradi | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq4 | search:emergency dentist Takoradi | Browser SERP visibility check - emergency dentist Takoradi | 2026-09-05 |
| bsq5 | search:Takoradi dental clinic for expats | Browser SERP visibility check - Takoradi dental clinic for expats | 2026-09-05 |
| giq1 | search:"Adombi Dental Clinic" Takoradi | the clinic has no independent domain; all 12 results are Instagram, two GhanaYello directory pages, Manje Health, three LinkedIn staff profiles, Cybo, Yandex Maps and the dental council register PDF | 2026-09-07 |
| adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5178256490740574101&hl=en | Google Business Profile photo shows a real interior wall with framed licences (Certificate of Incorporation, Fire Certificate, STMA Permit, organogram) and an "Adombi Dental Clinic & Lab" mission-statement plaque; Google Business Profile carries no website link and no price list or price range; No price data on the Google listing; The clinic's Google listing publishes no working website of its own and links to no TripAdvisor profile; Google Business Profile hours: Saturday 9 AM-4 PM; Google listing carries no website link; there is no page to mark up; Google listing carries no website link | 2026-09-25 |
| adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Adombi%2… | TripAdvisor's own search for "Adombi Dental" on 2026-09-25 returns 12 results, none of them this clinic or any Ghana dental practice (e.g. Delta Dental Stadium, Manchester, New Hampshire; Doc Holliday Dental Office, Griffin, Georgia; Bainbridge Dental Museum, Bainbridge - Ross County, Ohio) | 2026-09-25 |
| adombi-dental-takoradi-deepen-3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/ghana/takoradi | WhatClinic's Takoradi dentist listing (read on 2026-09-25 as text) shows one practice, Glado Dental Clinic; this clinic is not listed | 2026-09-25 |
| adombi-dental-takoradi-mdc2022-4733 | https://www.mdcghana.org/docs/PERMANENT%20REGISTER%202022.pdf | Medical and Dental Council of Ghana, Permanent Register 2022, General (PDF), entry 4733: Mensah, John Essien — Adombi Dental Clinic, Takoradi — B.D.S (U.G.D.S), year of qualification 1981, year of registration 1993. | 2026-09-30 |
| adombi-dental-takoradi-fb | https://www.facebook.com/adombidentalclinic/ | Facebook page "adombi_dental_clinic" (Takoradi) read on 2026-10-02; address LIBERATION ROAD, TAKORADI, Takoradi, Ghana; phone +233 54 334 1355; website http://www.adombidentalclinic.com/; 20 followers; Not yet rated (0 reviews); latest post 2021-09-14 | 2026-10-02 |
| adombi-dental-takoradi-fb-2 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/ADOMBI+DENTAL+CLINIC/@4.9010439,-… | Google listing read on 2026-10-02: 4.9 from 12 reviews, newest review 2026-02-28. | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Corrected 2026-10-02: published prices and the cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation and X-ray prices now unverified: the clinic has no website and its social page was not checked for this. |
| 2026-10-02 | Facebook presence checked on 2026-10-02: the clinic's identified page has not posted since 2021-09-14 and has no reviews, while its Google listing has reviews up to February 2026. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 3 reviews were checked for owner replies. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google listing (no website is published there). Recorded: no prices of any kind on the Google profile, so all seven price fields are false rather than unproven; a genuine interior photo (framed licences and mission plaque) on the listing; Saturday opening hours; no TripAdvisor or WhatClinic presence found. Most other fields remain unverified because the clinic has no website or other own channel to read: no dentist names, service list, equipment, WhatsApp, language or booking information could be checked. |
| 2026-09-05 | Checked by hand in a browser: Google Maps place page read live for rating, review count, star histogram, review recency, owner replies, complaint and manipulation reading and pin coordinates; the clinic Facebook page opened for reputation.onFacebook; the five canonical visibility queries re-run as browser SERPs. |
| 2026-09-04 | Initial data collection: MDC Permanent Register 2022 (names a licensed dentist at this exact clinic) and HeFRA facility-licence PDF. No clinic-owned website or social-media channel could be reached: direct domain guesses failed, Facebook did not open and no search could be run that day, so the search is queued for a further check. All clinic-published criteria (services, dentist names, prices) are left null, not false, since no clinic channel was reached to check them. |
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