Dr. Zakaria Saleh Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 35.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 19 ranked clinics · Last checked: 3 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1235.2/100
- Best for Expats#1433.5/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#532.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#1126/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1438.3/100
- 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
Solo general and cosmetic dental practice on Sheyookh Avenue in central Manama, run by Dr. Zakaria Saleh (35+ years in practice) under NHRA licence 200200-0007. The website is English-only and lists routine, cosmetic and emergency services but no prices.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
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)
- Reputation & Reviews: 9 of 18.5 verifiable points (missing: review recency; clinic responds to reviews)
- AI & Search Visibility: 1 of 5 verifiable points (missing: 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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Zakaria Saleh, dental surgeon — sole practitioner. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Described only as "dental surgeon" with 35+ years of experience; no formal specialization named. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Exams/hygiene, fillings, dentures/veneers, emergency dentistry, whitening, general/cosmetic dentistry. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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 [s1] | 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) 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 12/0/0/0/0 (5*->1*). [sm] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Re-read 2026-09-03 on the place page's Reviews tab: unchanged; the star histogram 12/0/0/0/0 (5*->1*) sums to the published count. [sm] | 0.5/3 |
| ✗ | Review recency Newest visible review dated "a year ago". "a year ago" sits on the boundary, so the lower bucket is recorded rather than the better one. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 12/0/0/0/0 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | 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 12/0/0/0/0 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No complaint appears among the eight visible reviews, and the histogram holds no review below five stars. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 12/0/0/0/0 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns A flat 5.0 across 12 reviews with no non-five-star entry, and three of the eight visible entries carry a star rating with no text at all - both facts are published rather than smoothed over. Against reading it as manipulation: the visible reviews span one year to six years, so there is no burst; the five that carry text are individual and specific; and reviewer accounts run from 1 to 64 reviews including two Local Guides. Twelve reviews is a very thin evidence base and the note says so. Sample: 8 visible reviews, order relevance (Maps' sort control could not be operated in this browser session - four click strategies were tried), star histogram 12/0/0/0/0 (5*->1*), read 2026-09-03. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on Zavis.ai and Bahrain business directories. [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 NHRA facility record lists "Intra-Oral Dental X-Ray" as a support service. [reg1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) NHRA support-service list for this facility carries intra-oral X-ray only, no OPG and no CBCT. [reg1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Implantology | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Emergency dentistry explicitly listed as a service. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | 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 Only phone and fax published; no WhatsApp found. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | 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 Sat–Thu 9:30–12:30 and 16:30–20:30. [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 Bahrain", "English speaking dentist Bahrain", "dental implants Bahrain", "emergency dentist Bahrain", "Bahrain dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Bahrain Named with its rating (5.0 / 12 reviews) in a "best dentist Manama" results synthesis, 2026-09-02. [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 [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 200200-0007 (DR ZAKARIA SALEH DENTAL CLINIC), Active, expires 19-06-2026 — NHRA Healthcare Facilities Finder, Area: Manama/Alqudaybiyah, Facility_Category: Dental clinic. (Verified 2026-09-02: exact facility-name match; registry telephone (17710410) matches the clinic’s own published phone. 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Zakaria Saleh Hasan Alrify (Dr. Zakaria Saleh) [s1] [reg2] | General dentistry | Licence 11001469 — NHRA Licensed Dental Practitioners list, September 2026, facility: DR ZAKARIA SALEH DENTAL CLINIC. |
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
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- 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
| Website | https://drzakariadentalclinic.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +973 1771 0410 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Sheyookh Ave, 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://drzakariadentalclinic.com/ | Description, dentist name, services, contacts, hours | 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/Dr.+Zakaria+Saleh+Dental+Clinic/@… | Live Google rating 5.0 (12 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 | 2026-09-02 |
| reg1 | https://www.nhra.bh/OpenData/Licensed%20Facilities/ | NHRA facility register: DR ZAKARIA SALEH DENTAL CLINIC, licence 200200-0007, Active, expires 19-06-2026 | 2026-09-02 |
| reg2 | https://www.nhra.bh/OpenData/Licensed%20Professionals/ | NHRA dental practitioners list: Zakaria Saleh Hasan Alrify, licence 11001469 | 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 | Rule E: NHRA facility register snapshot date (2026-02-04) prepended to the licence text so the 19-06-2026 expiry doesn't read as an unexplained lapse. Infra: hasXray/hasCBCT set from the register's Support_Service field (reg1: Intra-Oral Dental X-Ray only). Prices: drzakariadentalclinic.com — checked /prices, /price-list, /pricing, /offers, /fees paths plus the homepage nav for a price link — no price list found; pricesPublished:false / opaque_prices stands. |
| 2026-09-02 | Initial data collection for the Bahrain Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via drzakariadentalclinic.com, Google Maps and the NHRA Open Data facility and dental-practitioner registers. |
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