Imperial Dent
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 51/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#351/100
- Best for Expats#445.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#254.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#262.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#442.5/100
- Best for Families / Children#247.1/100
Summary
Imperial Dent is a private dental clinic at Str. Nikolai Zelinski 15/4 in Chișinău, operating Monday to Friday. Seven dentists are named on the team page with their positions, and the clinic publishes a detailed price list in Moldovan lei covering all major treatment categories. The clinic offers dental tourism services and lists English, Romanian, Russian, and Italian as working languages.
A second phone +373 69 366 660 is listed on the implants page. WhatClinic reports 30 interactions with a ServiceScore of 7.0 and Facebook shows 98% recommend from 104 reviews, but both are third-party figures not independently verified. WhatClinic records opening hours as 08:30-16:00, shorter than the 08:30-19:00 shown on the clinic's own pages — discrepancy noted. No IDNO or operating licence number is found on any accessible page. The clinic also appears in the Wheree.com directory.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13.5 of 15 points.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 2.5 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist moldova; mentioned for: english speaking dentist moldova; mentioned for: dental implants moldova; mentioned for: emergency dentist moldova; mentioned for: moldova 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 7 staff listed: Balta Olimpia (director), Dr. Balta Valerii (general dentist/head of institution), Dr. Mîrleanu Alexandru (general dentist), Dr. Argatu Dorina (general dentist), Dr. Onofrei Bogdan (general dentist), Dr. Olesea Iliev (orthodontist), Dr. Musteață Valeria (general dentist) [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed orthodontist (Dr. Olesea Iliev) and general dentists identified; no sub-specialty details provided [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published dental consultation, implants, orthodontics, whitening, endodontics, periodontology, dento-alveolar surgery, pediatric dentistry, removable prosthesis, fixed prosthesis, radiography, odontology, dental tourism [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phones +373 22 260 325 / +373 69 366 660, email [email protected], Facebook; address published [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version English version at imperialdent.md/en/ [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Str. Nikolai Zelinski 15/4, MD-2038 Chișinău confirmed on official site and WhatClinic [s1] [s3] | 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 detailed price list in MDL at imperialdent.md/en/pricelist/ [s4] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed dental plaque removal degree I 950 MDL; degree II 1,200 MDL; degree III 1,500 MDL [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed one-surface caries 1,000 MDL; two-surface 1,300 MDL; three-surface 1,800 MDL [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed metal-ceramic crown 3,500 MDL; zirconia 5,000 MDL; Emax pressed ceramic 8,500 MDL [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Dentium system 7,000 MDL; K3 Pro 9,000 MDL; Straumann 13,000 MDL [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed consultation (therapist, orthopedist, pediatric, surgeon, periodontist, orthodontist, hygienist) each 300 MDL [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed visiography 50 MDL; OPG 200 MDL; CT one arch 450 MDL [s4] | 2/2 |
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 Maps not directly accessible; Facebook snippet reports 98% recommend from 104 reviews but could not be independently verified | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence facebook.com/ImperialDentClinicaStomatologica; 98% recommend from 104 reviews per search snippet [s3] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms WhatClinic ServiceScore 7.0 (Very Good) from 30 interactions [s3] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray visiography and OPG priced on official price list [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CT scan (one arch) priced at 450 MDL on official price list [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology implants listed; Dentium / K3 Pro / Straumann systems priced [s1] [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics orthodontics listed; Equilibrium Mini metal brackets 13,000 MDL; sapphire 17,000 MDL; aligners 80,000 MDL; Dr. Olesea Iliev is orthodontist [s1] [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery dento-alveolar surgery listed; extractions 600-800 MDL simple, wisdom tooth 1,200 MDL [s1] [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry pediatric dentistry listed as a service [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients dental tourism page published; English, Romanian, Russian, Italian listed [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available no WhatsApp or Viber number found on accessible pages | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English listed as working language; English website published [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations individual service pages in English; implant procedure explained on implants page [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours official site states 08:30-19:00 Mon-Fri; WhatClinic shows 08:30-16:00; conflicting sources, no Saturday hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Moldova", "English speaking dentist Moldova", "dental implants Moldova", "emergency dentist Moldova", "Moldova dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Moldova [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Moldova [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Moldova [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Moldova [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Moldova dental clinic for expats [s5] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality own site found for clinic-name searches; not prominent in canonical query results [s5] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages separate pages for implants, orthodontics, whitening, endodontics, periodontology, surgery, pediatric, prosthetics, dental tourism, pricelist [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. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Balta Valerii [s2] | General Dentist, Head of Institution | not published |
| Dr. Olesea Iliev [s2] | Orthodontist | not published |
| Dr. Mîrleanu Alexandru [s2] | General Dentist | not published |
| Dr. Argatu Dorina [s2] | General Dentist | not published |
| Dr. Onofrei Bogdan [s2] | General Dentist | not published |
| Dr. Musteată Valeria [s2] | General Dentist | not published |
Dentists are named, but their professional licence numbers are not published — penalty applied.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its dentists with their professional licence numbers (derived from data).
- low Contradictory public information (-1 pts) — Opening hours conflict between the clinic's own pages (08:30-19:00 Mon-Fri) and the WhatClinic listing (08:30-16:00); patients cannot be certain of actual available hours.
Red-flag penalty applied: -9 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted)
- Reputation & Reviews: Google review volume
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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://imperialdent.md/en/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +373 22 260 325 |
| https://www.facebook.com/ImperialDentClinicaStomatologica/ | |
| Address | Str. Nikolai Zelinski 15/4, MD-2038, Chișinău, Moldova |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://imperialdent.md/en/ | official English homepage: name, address Str. Nikolai Zelinski 15/4 MD-2038, phone +373 22 260 325, email [email protected], service list, languages (English/Romanian/Russian/Italian), dental tourism page link | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://imperialdent.md/en/our-team/ | 7 staff: Balta Olimpia (director), Dr. Balta Valerii (head/general dentist), Dr. Mîrleanu Alexandru (general dentist), Dr. Argatu Dorina (general dentist), Dr. Onofrei Bogdan (general dentist), Dr. Olesea Iliev (orthodontist), Dr. Musteață Valeria (general dentist); no license numbers | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/moldova/chisinau/imperial-dent-srl | WhatClinic: address confirmed Nikolai Zelinski 15/4; ServiceScore 7.0 from 30 interactions; hours 08:30-16:00 per WhatClinic; 3 dentists named (Balta Olimpia, Dr. Balta Valerii, Dr. Chetreanu Maria); Facebook 98% recommend 104 reviews per search snippet | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | https://imperialdent.md/en/pricelist/ | full MDL price list: consultation 300 MDL each speciality; cleaning 950-1,500 MDL; fillings 1,000-1,800 MDL; crowns 3,500-8,500 MDL; implants Dentium 7,000 / K3 Pro 9,000 / Straumann 13,000 MDL; orthodontics 13,000-80,000 MDL; visiography 50 MDL; OPG 200 MDL; CT 450 MDL; extractions 600-1,500 MDL | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | search:the five canonical city queries (the five canonical city queries) | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Imperial Dent not found prominently in top results for any of the five canonical queries | 2026-08-18 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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