Chiang Mai Dental Hospital (Faculty of Dentistry, CMU)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 76.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
76.7/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1076.7/100
- Best for Expats#1074.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1076.3/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#676.4/100
- Best Price Transparency#1081.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1074.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#776.7/100
- 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 Patient clinic site describes general/specialized dentistry with modern technology; no sedation or anaesthesia information found.
Summary
The Dental Hospital of the Faculty of Dentistry at Chiang Mai University provides general and specialized dental care delivered by faculty professors and dentists, plus a Special Dental Clinic open seven days a week. It is one of the most affordable options in the city and popular with locals and travelers, though wait times can be long. All dentists are reported to speak English.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 13 of 15 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 3.5 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Chiang Mai; mentioned for: dental implants Chiang Mai; mentioned for: emergency dentist Chiang Mai; mentioned for: Chiang Mai dental clinic for expats; structured data on website)
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
20 / 20
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 Over 100 named dentists with specialty labels on the clinic's own dentists directory [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Own-hosted staff headshots tagged to named dentists on the department page [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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
13 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published Itemized fee schedule of 70+ priced procedures [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-3] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Scaling 800-1,000 Baht (normal case) [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Composite filling from 1,000 Baht per tooth [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Crown 10,000-12,000 Baht (material excluded) [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Implant placement 55,000-65,000 Baht per tooth (materials excluded) [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No oral exam/consultation line in the 77-item fee schedule [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-13] [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Small film X-ray 150 Baht, panoramic 600 Baht [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
12.5 / 20
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 2026-09-25; previously 4.4 [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-gbp-2026-09-25] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25; previously 98 [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-gbp-2026-09-25] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest review 2026-09-22 [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-15] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews No owner replies across 10 reviews read (newest and lowest sorts) [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-16] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Long wait times due to popularity [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No signs of manipulation [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence The Facebook page of the Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, which runs the hospital, posting through October 2026. [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-presence] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | TripAdvisor presence CMU dental facility reviewed on TripAdvisor [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No clinic profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Trustpilot (checked 2026-10-01). [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-19] [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-20] [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-18] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
13 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Full faculty hospital [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Two price-list items are explicitly priced for emergency cases [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-17] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
7 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available The clinic operates a LINE Official Account specifically for booking appointments [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-6] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Response speed Long waits reported [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each service category has a substantial explanatory paragraph, not just a name [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-7] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Hospital Mon-Fri 8:30-16:00; Special Clinic 7 days/week [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
3.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Chiang Mai", "English speaking dentist Chiang Mai", "dental implants Chiang Mai", "emergency dentist Chiang Mai", "Chiang Mai dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Chiang Mai [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Chiang Mai [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Chiang Mai [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Chiang Mai [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Chiang Mai dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD or microdata found anywhere on the site [chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-8] | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
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://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th |
|---|---|
| Phone | +66 53-944490 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Suthep Rd, Tambon Su Thep, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50200 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/aboutus | Services, contacts, hours, English, faculty context, wait times | 2026-07-08 |
| sq | search:best dentist Chiang Mai / English speaking dentist Chiang Mai / dental implants Chiang Mai / emergency dentist Chiang Mai / Chiang Mai dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-08 | 2026-07-08 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/dentists | Searchable directory lists dentists by name and specialty, e.g. one dentist under Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and another under Endodontics (names published in Thai script only) | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-2 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/department-special | Photos served from the clinic's own /photos/ path with markup class="member__img" directly next to the dentist's name, e.g. a photo captioned with a dentist's name (in Thai script only) | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-3 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/price-department-special | Numbered price list (items 1-77) covering scaling, fillings, extractions, surgery, root canal, crowns, dentures, implants, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry and X-rays, each with a Baht price and government-reimbursement amount | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-4 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/price-department-meechok | The faculty's other clinic fee schedules (Meechok, SWC, Pirom) likewise itemize scaling through X-rays with no oral examination or consultation fee item | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-5 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12349027399374484627&hl=en | 5-star share 72.6% (moderate, not a spike); reviewers across both sorts have established accounts (up to Local Guide with 321 reviews) with dates spread from 2022 to 2026 | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-6 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/news/14 | News post dated 2024-01-10: "Line@ Clinic -- the Faculty of Dentistry CMU dental clinic has a LINE Official Account for patient appointment booking" | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-7 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/dentservices | E.g. the root canal section explains cause ("mostly caused by deep decay reaching the pulp") and process (cleaning, disinfecting, filling, then crown/post as needed) rather than only naming the procedure; similar depth for scaling, orthodontics, extraction, crowns, dentures, implants and pediatric dentistry | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-8 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/home | No application/ld+json script and no itemtype microdata on the home, about, services or price pages | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-9 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/price-department-special | Item 1: "Scaling, normal case, 800-1,000 Baht" (as published on the Thai-language price list) | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-10 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/price-department-special | Item 8: tooth-colored filling, 1 surface, 1,000 Baht/tooth | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-11 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/price-department-special | Item 28: crown (material not included), 10,000-12,000 Baht per tooth | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-12 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/price-department-special | Item 35: implant placement, 55,000-65,000 Baht per tooth (excluding supplies/materials) | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-13 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/price-department-special | The itemized price list runs from scaling (item 1) through root canal (item 77) with no oral examination or consultation fee item anywhere | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-14 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/price-department-special | Item 72: small-film X-ray, 150 Baht per film; item 73: Panoramic 600 Baht/film | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12349027399374484627&hl=en | Newest-sorted listing 2026-09-25: most recent review dated 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-16 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12349027399374484627&hl=en | 5 newest-sorted reviews (2026) and 5 lowest-rated reviews (2022-2025) all show no owner reply text | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-17 | https://clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th/price-department-special | Item 4: scaling for an emergency case (localized), 400-800 Baht/side; item 66: temporary bridge/crown cementing (emergency case), 500-1,000 Baht | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-gbp-2026-09-25 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12349027399374484627&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-25: rating 4.5 from 106 reviews; star histogram 1★ 7 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 16 / 5★ 77; newest review dated 2026-09-22. | 2026-09-25 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-18 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/thailand/chiang-mai-province | WhatClinic: its Chiang Mai dentist listing (2 pages, 18 clinics shown), checked against its profile sitemaps (19 dentist profiles in Chiang Mai province; the one not shown in the listing, Payon Dental Clinic, opened) and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name (not found), have no profile for the Chiang Mai University dental hospital and none at Suthep Road; the "Dental Chiang Mai" profile is another practice, at 617 Charoenmuang Road (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-19 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/thailand | Dental Departures: its Thailand listing for Chiang Mai (9 clinics: GrandDent, Kitcha, CIDC, Dental 4 You, Dental World, Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai, CDC, House of Dentists, W Chiangmai) has no the Chiang Mai University dental hospital (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-deepen-20 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/dent.cmu.ac.th | Trustpilot: no company page for dent.cmu.ac.th or clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| chiang-mai-dental-hospital-cmu-presence | https://www.facebook.com/dentcmu/ | Facebook page "Dent CMU" of the Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, category Education, read 2026-10-02: about 35,000 followers; address Suthep Road, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200; phone 053 944 440; website dent.cmu.ac.th; newest post dated 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Online presence checked 2026-10-02: active Facebook page of the Faculty of Dentistry confirmed. |
| 2026-10-01 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: no clinic profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Trustpilot, so onOtherPlatforms is now false; the datum previously rested on the hospital's own site. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: Google rating 4.5 (was 4.4) and review count 106 (was 98) from the Google listing on 2026-09-25. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the Faculty of Dentistry clinics' price lists, dentists directory, services and news pages, plus its Google listing (newest and lowest reviews). Recorded: over 100 named dentists; genuine staff photos; an itemized fee schedule covering cleaning, fillings, crowns, implants and X-rays but no consultation fee; a LINE account for appointment booking; documented emergency-rate pricing for two procedures; detailed service explanations; no owner replies on the reviews read. Still unverified: CBCT imaging and a Facebook page of the clinic's own. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (clinic.dent.cmu.ac.th; parent domain dent.cmu.ac.th also live for the same faculty), address, and phone unchanged; captured first Google rating 4.4 (98 reviews, Faculty-wide listing; a separate patient-clinic sub-listing shows 3.8/71) and coordinates; no sedation/anaesthesia information found on the patient clinic site. |
| 2026-07-08 | Initial data collection. |
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