Dentakay Dental Clinics
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 63.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #17 of 27 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1763.3/100
- Best for Expats#1664.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1856.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1744.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1470.8/100
- Best for Families / Children#1468.2/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#1163.3/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Dentakay documents general anaesthesia on their pedodontics page, stating it may be necessary for complex procedures or children with severe dental anxiety, alongside nitrous oxide sedation and local anaesthesia. [dentakay-sedation]
Summary
Istanbul-based dental group founded in 2009 by Dr. Gülay Akay, focused on cosmetic dentistry, implants and orthodontics with a large multi-branch international patient operation.
Operates multiple branches (Nish, Şişli, Bağcılar in Istanbul, plus Antalya, Ankara, London office and Riyadh). Address and phone are for the main Bahçelievler location.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- 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.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Address published on booking listings; no map embed confirmed on own site. [s2] | 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 Site cites '50-70% savings vs UK/US/EU' but no itemized price list. [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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 2026-08-26 [dentakay-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [dentakay-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [dentakay-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 1 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-04-15 (read 2026-09-29). [dentakay-gbp-2026-09-29] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Has a Trustpilot page on its own domain, rated 4.3, with patient reviews dated up to September 2026, including reviews of its Istanbul clinic. [dentakay-platforms] | 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 Turkey", "English speaking dentist Turkey", "dental implants Turkey", "emergency dentist Turkey", "Turkey dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Turkey [sq1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Turkey | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Turkey | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Turkey | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Turkey dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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: Listed: T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Turizmi Yetki Belgesi (International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate) — 'Özel Dentakay Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği-3' (Searched T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Turizmi Daire Başkanlığı 'Yetkili Diğer Sağlık Tesisleri' PDF (redirects from https://shgmturizmdb.saglik.gov.tr/TR-67458/bakanligimizca-yetkilendirilmis-saglik-tesisleri-icin-tiklayiniz.html) for clinic name + city; matched row 756, İstanbul: 'Özel Dentakay Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği-3', Çobançeşme Mah. Sanayi Cad. No:44 AP — matches the clinic's own Çobançeşme/Bahçelievler address. Dentakay also appears separately for its Bağcılar branch (row 755), two Antalya branches (rows 210-211) and a Şişli branch, consistent with the group's multi-branch operation.) [dentakay-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Gülay Akay [s1] [s3] | Founder; cosmetic/aesthetic dentistry | not verified |
| Dr. Ahmet Özdemir [s1] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Ahmet Alper Kaya [s1] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Ali Ekemen [s1] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Ayça Yıldız [s1] | — | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Turkey
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Turkey
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Turkey
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Turkey dental clinic for expats
- 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://dentakay.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +90 541 500 80 08 |
| +90 541 500 80 08 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Çobançeşme, Sanayi Cd. 44A No:16, 34196 Bahçelievler/İstanbul |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://dentakay.com/ | Official site: dentist names, services, English version, photos, WhatsApp. | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://dentakay.com/ | Contact/address (Bahçelievler) and phone. | 2026-07-10 |
| s3 | https://us-uk.bookimed.com/clinic/dentakay-dental-clinic/ | Google rating 4.9 / ~6,488 reviews, address, hours, foreign-patient focus. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq1 | search:best dentist Istanbul | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| dentakay-sedation | https://dentakay.com/treatments/pedodontics | Lists general anaesthesia as an option for complex procedures or children with severe dental anxiety. | 2026-08-23 |
| dentakay-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dentakay+Dental+Clinic+Nish+%C4%B… | Google rating 4.9 (6690 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| dentakay-lic | https://dosyamerkez.saglik.gov.tr/Eklenti/55781/0/diger-saglik-tesi… | Listed in the Ministry of Health health-tourism authorized facilities PDF: row 756, İstanbul: 'Özel Dentakay Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği-3', Çobançeşme Mah. Sanayi Cad. No:44 AP — matches the clinic's own Çobançeşme/Bahçelievler address | 2026-08-26 |
| dentakay-gbp-2026-09-29 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13138386685716778659&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-29: rating 4.9 from 6702 reviews; star histogram 1★ 65 / 2★ 8 / 3★ 22 / 4★ 197 / 5★ 6410; newest review dated 2026-09-28; 1 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-04-15. | 2026-09-29 |
| dentakay-platforms | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/dentakay.com | Trustpilot company page "DENTAKAY DENTAL CLINIC" for dentakay.com, the clinic's own domain: rated 4.3 ("Excellent"), patient reviews dated up to 30 September 2026, covering its Istanbul and Antalya clinics, with replies from the company (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-04-15). |
| 2026-09-07 | Opaque_prices flag removed under methodology v1.4.0 (no citable evidence found on re-verification: dentakay.com, fetched 2026-09-07, publishes no price list and no teaser price — only a JavaScript savings calculator and the FAQ line 'Patients typically save 50-70% compared to dental costs in the UK, US, and Europe' — so there is no published figure to be contradicted, and no independent report of a quote not being honoured is reachable by automated fetch). |
| 2026-09-07 | opaque_prices flag reviewed under methodology v1.4.0 and kept: the note hints at opacity but cites nothing verifiable, so it is annotated for re-verification at the next check. |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Turizmi Yetki Belgesi (health-tourism authorization) list and the Doktor Bilgi Bankası: clinic license confirmed on the Ministry of Health health-tourism authorization list; all 5 named doctor(s) left null — Turkey has no public dentist name-lookup registry (e-Devlet Doktor Bilgi Bankası requires login; chamber registers are members-only). |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website (dentakay.com) live, name, address (Çobançeşme, Sanayi Cd. 44A No:16, Bahçelievler/İstanbul) and phone unchanged; Google review count increased 6488→6690 (rating steady 4.9); captured place URL and coordinates. |
| 2026-08-23 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Dentakay documents general anaesthesia on their pedodontics page, stating it may be necessary for complex procedures or children with severe dental anxiety, alongside nitrous oxide sedation and local anaesthesia. |
| 2026-08-14 | Imported from the city-tier dataset (data originally collected 2026-07-10). |
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