The Best Dental Center (Al Haddad Plaza)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 71.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 19 ranked clinics · Last checked: 3 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#171.7/100
- Best for Expats#366.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#168.7/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#173.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#366.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#368.8/100
- 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
Summary
Multi-dentist general and specialist practice in the Hoora district of Manama (NHRA licence 150203-0039), publishing a four-dentist team (endodontic, orthodontic, prosthodontic and pediatric coverage) and offering Hollywood smile, whitening, implants and radiology.
The Google Maps listing shows a website (tbbahrain.com); the site publishes the team, an itemised service list, per-service and per-dentist pages, and a 16-item price list in BD at /prices/ (all opened 2026-09-02). Licensing cross-check: the site names 4 dentists (Gerashi, Krishnan, Amal Ameer Abdulla Salman, Fatema AlSari). Checked each against the September 2026 NHRA Licensed Dental Practitioners list (1,323 rows): Gerashi confirmed at this facility; "Anil Krishnan" has no matching record under any spelling variant tried; a similarly-named "Amal Abdulameer Abdulla Salman Mohamed" is registered, but at a different facility (UNICARE DENTAL CENTER W.L.L), not here; "Fatema AlSari" has no exact match, though a differently-surnamed Fatema is registered at this facility. Exactly three dentists are registered here and all three are listed above. The facility licence itself is independently confirmed active regardless of these per-doctor gaps.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 16.5 of 20 points.
- 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
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 Dr Hussain Abdulmahdi Gerashi, Dr Anil Krishnan, Dr Amal Ameer Abdulla Salman, Dr Fatema AlSari. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Each named dentist has a dedicated page stating a specialty and qualifications — e.g. "Dr Anil Krishnan (Orthodontist), Specialty : Orthodontist", "Dr Hussain Abdulmahdi Gerashi (General Dentist), DDS Belarusian State Medical University 2014" with four professional diplomas. [s5] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Endodontic, orthodontic, prosthodontic, pediatric, periodontal treatment; Hollywood smile, whitening, cleaning, filling, oral surgery, implants, radiology. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] [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 A 16-item price list in Bahraini dinars is published at /prices/, opened 2026-09-02. [s4] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Teeth Cleaning: 10 BD. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Tooth Filling: 15 BD; Preventive Filling For Kids: 10 BD. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Zirconia Crown: 80 BD; E Max Crown: 80 BD; Proclean Fused To Metal: 50 BD. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed American Implant (without crown): 250 BD. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed The published price list carries no consultation fee. [s4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed The published price list carries no X-ray or radiology price, though radiology is offered. [s4] | 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) Read live 2026-09-02. Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged, and the published rating reproduces from the star histogram 145/2/2/0/2 (5*->1*). [sm] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged; the star histogram 145/2/2/0/2 (5*->1*) sums to the published count. [sm] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest visible review dated "a month 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 145/2/2/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews None of the 8 visible reviews carries a reply from the owner. Absence from a relevance-ordered preview is weaker evidence than a positive finding, but with 8 reviews visible and none answered the criterion is recorded as not met. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 145/2/2/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No complaint appears among the eight visible reviews. The histogram carries 2 one-star and 2 three-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 145/2/2/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The distribution retains 2 one-star, 2 three-star and 2 four-star reviews of 151, the visible reviews span one to eight months, wording is individual and names the treating dentist and team, and reviewer accounts run from 1 to 16 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 145/2/2/0/2 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence The clinic publishes its Facebook page in its own schema.org sameAs and header link (facebook.com/tbdcbahrain). [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on Zavis.ai. [s2] | 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 Radiology listed among services. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgery listed. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Pediatric treatment listed among services. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 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 | 0/1.5 |
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] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | 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 Appears by name in the local Google map-pack results for "Manama dental clinic for expats", 2026-09-02. [sqe] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website schema.org JSON-LD graph on the homepage (Organization, WebSite, WebPage) including logo and sameAs links. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Twelve separate /our-services/ pages (endodontic, orthodontic, prosthodontic, pedodontic, periodontal, hollywood-smile, teeth-whitening, dental-cleaning, dental-filling, oral-surgery, implantology, radiology). [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: Licence 150203-0039 (THE BEST DENTAL CENTER), Active, expires 11-09-2026 — NHRA Healthcare Facilities Finder, Area: Manama/Alhoora, Facility_Category: Multi-Speciality Dental Center. (Verified 2026-09-02: exact facility-name match; registry telephone 17291919 matches the clinic’s published number. Expiry date added by the verifier — the register carries 11-09-2026 and the original entry omitted it.) [reg1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Husain Abdulmahdi Hasan Hashem Gerashi (site: "Dr Hussain Abdulmahdi Gerashi") [s1] [reg2] | General | Licence 11018243 — confirmed at THE BEST DENTAL CENTER, NHRA list September 2026. |
| Fatema Sayed Jaafar Husain Alawi Naser [s1] [reg2] | General | Licence 11011615 — registered at THE BEST DENTAL CENTER; the site names a "Dr Fatema AlSari" but no dentist by that surname is registered at this facility. This is the only Fatema on record here — possibly the same person under a different published name, unconfirmed. |
| Samar Ahmed Hasan Mohamed Alhaddad [reg2] | General | Licence 11020099 — registered at THE BEST DENTAL CENTER (not named on the clinic website). |
| Dr Amal Ameer Abdulla Salman (per clinic website) [s1] [reg2] | Not stated | Licence 11018202 — registered at UNICARE DENTAL CENTER W.L.L, not here; see the clinic note. |
| Dr Anil Krishnan (per clinic website) [s1] | Not stated | not found in the public register (checked 2 September 2026) |
One or more named dentists could not be found in the public register on the date checked — recorded as unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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://tbbahrain.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +973 1729 1919 |
| +973 1729 1919 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/tbdcbahrain | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Hoora, Exhibition Road, behind Gosi, beside United Nation and Phenicia Tower, Manama, 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://tbbahrain.com/ | Description, dentist team, services, contacts | 2026-09-02 |
| s2 | https://www.zavis.ai/bh/directory/manama/dental | Directory listing corroborating rating/reviews/address/phone | 2026-09-02 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Best+dental+center+(AL+Haddad… | Live Google rating 4.9 (151 reviews), address, geo, reviews, read 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-03 |
| sqa | search:best dentist Manama | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqb | search:English speaking dentist Manama | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqc | search:dental implants Manama | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqd | search:emergency dentist Manama | Canonical query check | 2026-09-02 |
| sqe | search:Manama dental clinic for expats | Canonical query check — appears in local map-pack results | 2026-09-02 |
| reg1 | https://www.nhra.bh/OpenData/Licensed%20Facilities/ | NHRA facility register: THE BEST DENTAL CENTER, licence 150203-0039, Active | 2026-09-02 |
| reg2 | https://www.nhra.bh/OpenData/Licensed%20Professionals/ | NHRA dental practitioners list: 3 dentists registered at THE BEST DENTAL CENTER facility | 2026-09-02 |
| s4 | https://www.tbbahrain.com/prices/ | Published price list in BD: Teeth Cleaning 10, Tooth Filling 15, Tooth Extraction 10, Preventive Filling For Kids 10, Surgical Extraction from 30, Crown Lengthening by Laser 45, Teeth Whitening 50, Home Bleaching 50, Root Canal from 50, Proclean Fused To Metal 50, Hollywood Smile veneer 70 per tooth, Zirconia Crown 80, E Max Crown 80, Removable Full Denture 120, American Implant (without crown) 250, Orthodontic Treatment from 262 | 2026-09-02 |
| s5 | https://www.tbbahrain.com/dr-anil-krishnan/ | Per-dentist page stating specialty and qualifications ("Specialty : Orthodontist", Bangalore University 1998, orthodontics specialisation 2002-2004); sibling pages exist for each named dentist | 2026-09-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 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 | Not-found rule: re-downloaded and parsed the NHRA September 2026 practitioner list (1,323 rows) directly. "Anil Krishnan" — zero match under any spelling — now carries licenseNotFound: 2026-09-02 with license:null instead of a bare null that misleadingly reads as "not checked yet". "Amal Ameer Abdulla Salman" — confirmed as "Amal Abdulameer Abdulla Salman Mohamed", licence 11018202, registered at UNICARE DENTAL CENTER W.L.L — was found, just elsewhere, so licenseNotFound does not apply; her row now carries the real licence number instead of null, matching the Ali/Yumna "found elsewhere" pattern already used on this card's siblings. |
| 2026-09-02 | Initial data collection for the Bahrain Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via tbbahrain.com, Google Maps and the NHRA Open Data facility and dental-practitioner registers. |
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