Signature Dental Centre by Dr. Leena Al-Sheerawi
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 34.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #13 of 19 ranked clinics · Last checked: 3 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1334.1/100
- Best for Expats#1335.8/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1423/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1338.5/100
- 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
Multi-speciality dental center in the Alreem Centre, East Riffa (NHRA licence 150203-0041), founded and consultant-led by orthodontics specialist Dr. Leena Abdulmonem Al-Sheerawi.
The domain shown on Google Maps (signaturedc.com) and referenced in the registry's email no longer serves the clinic's content — it currently resolves to an unrelated third-party video-game page, so it is treated as not a working clinic website (hasWebsite: false) despite appearing as the "Website" link on the Maps profile. NHRA facility register specialties on file: General Dental Practice, Orthodontic, Prosthodontics (a register fact, not a clinic-published service list — see serviceListPublished).
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Bahrain; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Bahrain; mentioned for: dental implants Bahrain; mentioned for: emergency dentist Bahrain; mentioned for: Bahrain 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 signaturedc.com (the domain shown on the Maps profile and used in the registry email) currently serves unrelated third-party content, not the clinic — checked 2026-09-02. [s1] | 0/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Business name itself credits "Dr. Leena Al-Sheerawi"; reviews additionally name "Dr. Yumna". [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed NHRA registry confirms Leena Abdulmonem Mohamed Qasim Alsheerawi as a Consultant Orthodontics specialist. [reg2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Service list published Rule A, Google Business profile read in a browser 2026-09-03: the clinic-managed Maps place page renders the tab strip Overview / Reviews / About only - there is no Services tab and no Products tab - and its Overview pane carries no 'From the business' description and no treatment list, only the Maps category 'Dental clinic'. Maps does render a Services affordance when a profile publishes one (a profile opened in the same session, Gentle Dental Abu Dhabi, showed exactly that), so the absence here is a read rather than a gap. The clinic's own Google Business profile therefore publishes no service list: verified false. Recorded rather than hidden: the About tab itself would not open - the extension's synthetic clicks do not reach Maps' own tab controls, the same limitation that blocked the review Sort menu - but the Maps About tab carries accessibility/amenity attributes, not treatment lists, so it is not where a service list would live. The profile still publishes signaturedc.com, the former domain this card already records as resolving to unrelated third-party content, so it adds no clinic-published service list. [sm] | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [sm] | 2/2 |
| ? | English website version | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [sm] | 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 [sm] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [sm] | 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 2026-09-03, live Google Maps place page, re-read in a browser: 4.7 / 31 reviews - re-read live 2026-09-03, unchanged from the 2026-09-02 reading. The March-2026 third-party mirror that showed 4.80 / 32 for this listing is therefore the outlier, not this card. Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged, and the published rating reproduces from the star histogram 29/0/0/0/2 (5*->1*). [sm] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume As of 2026-09-03, live Google Maps place page, re-read in a browser; unchanged. Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged; the star histogram 29/0/0/0/2 (5*->1*) sums to the published count. [sm] | 1/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency Newest visible review dated "8 months ago". Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 29/0/0/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews 3 of the 8 visible reviews carry a published reply from the owner. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 29/0/0/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No complaint appears among the eight visible reviews. The histogram carries 2 one-star reviews that the relevance-ordered preview did not surface. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 29/0/0/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The distribution retains its 2 one-star reviews, the visible reviews span eight months to seven years with no burst, wording is individual and names three different dentists (Dr. Leena Al-Sheerawi, Dr. Yumna, Dr. Zainab Marhoon), and reviewer accounts run from 1 to 52 reviews including two Local Guides. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 29/0/0/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ? | 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 OPG, Intra-Oral Dental X-Ray and Laser Dentistry listed as support services. [reg1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) [reg1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implantology Implantology is not among the registered specialties (General Dental Practice, Orthodontic, Prosthodontics only). [reg1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Named orthodontics specialist owner; registered specialty. [reg1] [sm] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients A reviewer describes being a longtime patient before relocating back to Canada. [sm] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
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 Reviews are in fluent English from expatriate patients. [sm] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Review: "explained everything clearly and made sure I was comfortable." [sm] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Open until 20:00. [sm] | 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 Bahrain", "English speaking dentist Bahrain", "dental implants Bahrain", "emergency dentist Bahrain", "Bahrain dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Bahrain [sqa] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Bahrain [sqb] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Bahrain [sqc] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Bahrain [sqd] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Bahrain dental clinic for expats [sqe] | 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: NHRA facility register snapshot of 2026-02-04: Licence 150203-0041 (SIGNATURE DENTAL CENTRE), Active, expires 24-04-2026 — NHRA Healthcare Facilities Finder, Area: Riffa/Bukowarah, Facility_Category: Multi-Speciality Dental Center. (Verified 2026-09-02: exact facility-name and owner match. The NHRA Healthcare Facilities Finder file itself carries an HTTP Last-Modified date of 2026-02-04 (reconfirmed 2026-09-03), months before this snapshot's quoted expiry date; the licence may since have been renewed and the register simply hasn't caught up.) [reg1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Leena Abdulmonem Mohamed Qasim Alsheerawi (Dr. Leena Al-Sheerawi) [sm] [reg2] | Consultant, Orthodontics | Licence 11001190 — NHRA list September 2026, facility: SIGNATURE DENTAL CENTRE; also the registered facility owner. The only dentist on record here — a "Dr. Yumna" named in one Google review could not be matched to this facility in the register (a similarly-named dentist is registered at a different Riffa-area facility). |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Reputation & Reviews: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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
| Phone | +973 1776 3637 |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Office 205, Building 13, Alreem Centre, Abu Shahin Ave, East Riffa, Bahrain |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://signaturedc.com/ | Domain check: 2026-09-02 fetch returned unrelated video-game content, not clinic information | 2026-09-02 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Signature+Dental+Centre+by+Dr.+Le… | Live Google rating 4.7 (31 reviews), address, phone, reviews, read 2026-09-02; Google Business profile pane (tab strip, category, contact block, any services/description) read in a browser 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-03 |
| sqa | search:best dentist Riffa | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqb | search:English speaking dentist Riffa | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqc | search:dental implants Riffa | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqd | search:emergency dentist Riffa | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqe | search:Riffa dental clinic for expats | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| reg1 | https://www.nhra.bh/OpenData/Licensed%20Facilities/ | NHRA facility register: SIGNATURE DENTAL CENTRE, licence 150203-0041, Active, expires 24-04-2026 | 2026-09-02 |
| reg2 | https://www.nhra.bh/OpenData/Licensed%20Professionals/ | NHRA dental practitioners list: Leena Abdulmonem Mohamed Qasim Alsheerawi, licence 11001190, Consultant Orthodontics — sole dentist registered at this facility | 2026-09-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Rule A via the Google Business profile (browser, 2026-09-03): serviceListPublished null -> false. The clinic-managed Maps place page was opened and read; it renders no Services or Products tab and no 'From the business' description, only the category 'Dental clinic'. This closes the "GBP not checkable without a browser" caveat left by the 2026-09-03 policy pass, which had left the value null for exactly that reason. |
| 2026-09-03 | Reputation pass 2026-09-03 (browser): the clinic's Google Maps place page was reopened on its Reviews tab and the star histogram, the visible reviews, their dates, their reviewer profiles and the owner replies were read. reviewRecency, respondsToReviews, recurringComplaints and suspiciousReviewPatterns set from that read, each carrying the sample size and the read order on the criterion itself. Rating and review count reproduced unchanged from the histogram. recurringComplaints false; suspiciousReviewPatterns false. |
| 2026-09-03 | Rule A: serviceListPublished true->null — register-sourced only (reg1); the clinic's former domain (signaturedc.com) now resolves to unrelated third-party content, and there is no Facebook to check; Google Business profile not checkable via curl. Rule E: NHRA facility register snapshot date (2026-02-04) prepended to the licence text so the 24-04-2026 expiry doesn't read as an unexplained lapse. |
| 2026-09-03 | Google rating and review count re-read live in a browser on the Maps place page (4.7 / 31): unchanged from the 2026-09-02 reading, which is therefore corroborated. |
| 2026-09-02 | Initial data collection for the Bahrain Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via Google Maps and the NHRA Open Data facility and dental-practitioner registers; own-domain website found to be non-functional (parked/repurposed). |
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