Gangnam Claire Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 55.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #4 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#455.2/100
- Best for Expats#455.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#451.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#459.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#436.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#459.8/100
- Best for Families / Children#459.8/100
- 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 Website unreachable (HTTP 404 across all paths tried); could not research sedation offerings.
Summary
English-speaking dental clinic near Seolleung Station in Gangnam-gu offering implants, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery, pediatric and emergency care. Led by Dr. Yuna Kim (aesthetic prosthodontics) and Dr. Hyun Kyu Kang (integrated dentistry and oral surgery, licensed in Korea and the USA).
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 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)
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 [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 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 [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 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 [gangnam-claire-dental-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [gangnam-claire-dental-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency [gangnam-claire-dental-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook and Instagram links present on site. [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Instagram. [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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 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 Seoul", "English speaking dentist Seoul", "dental implants Seoul", "emergency dentist Seoul", "Seoul dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Seoul [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Seoul [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Seoul [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Seoul Emergency dental care page surfaced in emergency search. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Seoul dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | 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: 클레어치과의원 — HIRA-registered 치과의원 (건강보험심사평가원 세부조건별 의료기관 찾기), 서울특별시 강남구 선릉로 507, 부일타워 4층 (역삼동) (HIRA 세부조건별 의료기관 찾기 (지역=서울, 종별=치과의원): searched name variant '클레어' (Claire transliteration); returned '클레어치과의원', address (507 Seolleung-ro, Buil Tower 4F, Gangnam-gu) matches clinics.json exactly, confirming the clinic is still HIRA-registered and operating even though its own website (englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com) now returns HTTP 404. 2026-08-26.) [gangnam-claire-dental-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Yuna Kim [s1] [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | Chief Director; aesthetic prosthodontics; Invisalign provider | not verified |
| Dr. Hyun Kyu Kang [s1] [gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot] | Director; integrated dentistry and oral surgery; licensed in Korea and USA | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No treatment prices published on the website. [s1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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://www.seoulsmileveneers.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +82-10-5563-2875 |
| +82-10-5563-2875 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 4F, Buil Tower, 507 Seolleung-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://www.englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, email, dentists, services, hours, English support, social media | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:emergency dentist Seoul | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| gangnam-claire-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/%ED%81%B4%EB%A0%88%EC%96%B4%EC%B9… | Google rating 5.0 (181 reviews) as of 2026-08-26. Maps lists '클레어치과의원' (Claire Dental Clinic), website clairedental.kr, address Seolleung-ro 507, Buil Tower 4F, phone +82 2-555-2879 — same address as worklist (4F, Buil Tower, 507 Seolleung-ro, Gangnam-gu). | 2026-08-26 |
| gangnam-claire-dental-lic | https://www.hira.or.kr/ra/dtlCndHospSrch/dtlCndHospSrch.do?pgmid=HI… | searched: 클레어, 지역=서울, 종별=치과의원 — returned '클레어치과의원', 서울특별시 강남구 선릉로 507, 부일타워 4층 (역삼동) | 2026-08-26 |
| gangnam-claire-dental-linkrot | https://www.seoulsmileveneers.com/ | "Dr. Yuna Kim - Chief Director | Specialist in Integrated Dentistry & Aesthetic Prosthodontics" and "Dr. Hyun Kyu Kang - Director | Specialist in Integrated Dentistry & Oral Surgery" - both stored doctors named and matched by specialization. seoulsmileveneers.com - already the clinic's recorded contacts.website (no change needed there) - re-fetched and read directly 2026-08-26 (englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com, the dead cited source, appears to be a retired earlier domain for the same practice; a third live domain, clairedental.kr, was also found via Google Maps for what looks like a related but more cosmetic-focused sub-brand at the same address/phone - not used as a source here since its content is materially narrower). | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com (s1, s2) confirmed dead. This clinic already has a different, live, already-correct contacts.website on file (seoulsmileveneers.com) - re-fetched and read directly 2026-08-26, confirms both doctors by name/specialization, address, phone/WhatsApp (exact match), and the full previously-cited service range (implants, orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric, emergency, English/international service, no published prices, dedicated per-treatment pages). Re-cited 17 of the 19 s1-sourced criteria facts and s2's 2 facts (offersEmergency, dedicatedServicePages) onto seoulsmileveneers.com - no value changes, this is a like-for-like re-verification via an already-recorded alternate domain, not staged as a contacts.website change since that field is already correct. reputation.onFacebook and reputation.onOtherPlatforms (Facebook/other platforms not mentioned on seoulsmileveneers.com) are left unresolved. Added seoulsmileveneers.com as an additional source on both doctors. s2 pruned (no longer cited by anything). s1 NOT pruned: it remains cited via both doctors (union-merge) and the existing redFlag (opaque_prices, which cannot be edited - no delta-v1 write path for redFlags[]). Noted for the record, not staged: Google Maps also surfaces a third live domain, clairedental.kr, for a same-address/phone but more cosmetically-branded "Claire Dental" presentation with a narrower, unconfirmed service list - not used as a source given the material difference from the fuller seoulsmileveneers.com content. |
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 2 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s1 [https://www.englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com/]: https://www.englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com/ (HTTP 404, rotten) | s2 [https://www.englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com/general-dentistry-seoul/emergency-dental-care]: https://www.englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com/general-dentistry-seoul/emergency-dental-care (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against HIRA (건강보험심사평가원): clinic confirmed as registered 클레어치과의원 at the address on file, despite its own website now returning HTTP 404. No public name-searchable dentist licence register exists in South Korea (lic.mohw.go.kr is document/barcode verification only) — both named doctors left null with that note. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: stored website https://www.englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com/ is DEAD (HTTP 404 on root). Identified and confirmed the clinic's current live site at https://www.seoulsmileveneers.com/ — it prominently names 'Gangnam Claire Dental Clinic' with matching address (4F, Buil Tower, 507 Seolleung-ro, Gangnam-gu) and matching phone (+82-10-5563-2875); recorded as corrected website. Confirmed via Google Maps ('클레어치과의원' / Claire Dental Clinic, clairedental.kr) that the clinic is open, rating 5.0 (181 reviews), same address/phone; name, address, and phone otherwise unchanged. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: website https://www.englishspeakingdentistgangnam.com/ returns HTTP 404 on root, /home, and /index.html — site appears dead. No successor site could be identified: WebSearch budget was already exhausted this session and Google/Bing/DuckDuckGo/Yandex/Mojeek/Brave/web.archive.org were all blocked, rate-limited, or CAPTCHA-walled to the available fetch tool. Address, phone, and Google reputation could not be reconfirmed. Operating status unclear pending a working search tool. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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