Chiang Mai Dental Hospital (Faculty of Dentistry, CMU)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 45/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 14 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1245/100
- Best for Expats#1142.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1044.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1229.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1044.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#348.3/100
- 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 Patient clinic site describes general/specialized dentistry with modern technology; no sedation or anaesthesia information found.
Summary
The Dental Hospital of the Faculty of Dentistry at Chiang Mai University provides general and specialized dental care delivered by faculty professors and dentists, plus a Special Dental Clinic open seven days a week. It is one of the most affordable options in the city and popular with locals and travelers, though wait times can be long. All dentists are reported to speak English.
Strengths
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 3.5 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Chiang Mai; mentioned for: dental implants Chiang Mai; mentioned for: emergency dentist Chiang Mai; mentioned for: Chiang Mai 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 | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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 | 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) as of 2026-08-25; Faculty of Dentistry overall listing. A nested 'Special Dental Clinic' (patient clinic) sub-listing separately shows 3.8 (71 reviews) [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Long wait times due to popularity [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ✓ | TripAdvisor presence CMU dental facility reviewed on TripAdvisor [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Directory listings [s1] | 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 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Full faculty hospital [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Response speed Long waits reported [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Hospital Mon-Fri 8:30-16:00; Special Clinic 7 days/week [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Chiang Mai", "English speaking dentist Chiang Mai", "dental implants Chiang Mai", "emergency dentist Chiang Mai", "Chiang Mai dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Chiang Mai [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Chiang Mai [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Chiang Mai [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Chiang Mai [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Chiang Mai dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [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
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Dentist names listed
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- 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: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- 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://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th |
|---|---|
| Phone | +66 53-944490 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Suthep Rd, Tambon Su Thep, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50200 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/aboutus | Services, contacts, hours, English, faculty context, wait times | 2026-07-08 |
| sq | search:best dentist / English speaking / implants / emergency / expats Chiang Mai | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-08 | 2026-07-08 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Faculty+of+Dentistry,+Chiang+Mai+… | Google rating 4.4 (98 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th; parent domain dent.cmu.ac.th also live for the same faculty), address, and phone unchanged; captured first Google rating 4.4 (98 reviews, Faculty-wide listing; a separate patient-clinic sub-listing shows 3.8/71) and coordinates; no sedation/anaesthesia information found on the patient clinic site. |
| 2026-07-08 | Initial data collection. |
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