Gangnam Gentle Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 49.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #8 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#849.7/100
- Best for Expats#850.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#845/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#853.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#733.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#855.3/100
- 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 No sedation service described on site; only notes doctor's membership in Korean Society of Dental Anesthesia.
Summary
English-speaking dental clinic on Gangnam-daero in Seocho-gu offering implants (Osstem, Straumann), clear-aligner orthodontics, oral surgery, cosmetic dentistry, TMJ treatment and emergency care. Directed by Dr. Sungho Kim (Seoul National University; Ohio State University).
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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 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 [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-gentle-dental-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [gangnam-gentle-dental-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency [gangnam-gentle-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 | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Instagram and Kakao. [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 3D-guided implants; Osstem, Straumann. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Clear aligners. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Wisdom tooth extraction, root canal. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [s1] [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | 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 [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Open six days including one late evening to 21:00; closed Sundays. [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 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 Appears prominently in 'emergency dentist Seoul' results. [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 Dedicated emergency treatment page. [s2] [sq] | 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: 강남젠틀치과의원 — HIRA-registered 치과의원 (건강보험심사평가원 세부조건별 의료기관 찾기), 서울특별시 서초구 강남대로 455, 2층 206,207호 (서초동, 강남태영데시앙루브) (HIRA 세부조건별 의료기관 찾기 (지역=서울, 종별=치과의원): searched name variants '젠트' (typo, 0 results) then '젠틀' (Gentle transliteration); returned '강남젠틀치과의원', address (455 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, 2F) matches clinics.json exactly. 2026-08-26.) [gangnam-gentle-dental-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Sungho Kim [s1] | Director; implantology, prosthetics, esthetic dentistry; Seoul National University and Ohio State University | 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: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- 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.gangnamgentledental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +82-2-6253-2828 |
| +82-10-5050-7095 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 2F, 455 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-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.gangnamgentledental.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, email, director, services, hours, registration number, English support | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.gangnamgentledental.com/emergency-treatment/ | Emergency treatment service page | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:emergency dentist Seoul | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| gangnam-gentle-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/%EA%B0%95%EB%82%A8%EC%A0%A0%ED%8B… | Google rating 4.6 (80 reviews) as of 2026-08-26, address Gangnam-daero 455, Seocho District and phone +82 2-6253-2828 match worklist. | 2026-08-26 |
| gangnam-gentle-dental-lic | https://www.hira.or.kr/ra/dtlCndHospSrch/dtlCndHospSrch.do?pgmid=HI… | searched: 젠틀, 지역=서울, 종별=치과의원 — returned '강남젠틀치과의원', 서울특별시 서초구 강남대로 455, 2층 206,207호 (서초동, 강남태영데시앙루브) | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against HIRA (건강보험심사평가원): clinic confirmed as registered 강남젠틀치과의원 at the address on file. No public name-searchable dentist licence register exists in South Korea (lic.mohw.go.kr is document/barcode verification only) — the named doctor left null with that note. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website live, name/address/phone unchanged, clinic open (Maps shows 'confirmed by business 12 weeks ago'). Newly captured Google Maps rating 4.6 (80 reviews, most recent review ~3 months old) with pin coordinates via live Maps visit. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status): no changes. Google reputation not captured — search tools unreachable this session (WebSearch budget exhausted; Google/Maps/Bing/DuckDuckGo/Yandex blocked). |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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