Denslux Hambaravi
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 65/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 1 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1265/100
- Best for Expats#1161/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1260/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1943.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#864.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#765.7/100
- 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
Summary
Denslux Hambaravi has operated in Tartu since 1993 (with a second branch in Polva), with a large team of general dentists, a named orthodontist, paediatric dentists and a myofunctional therapist. Its price list is currently being updated and shows no figures. Its activity licence and two named dentists, including the orthodontist, are confirmed in the national healthcare registers.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 8 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
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 Large named roster incl. founders Tarmo and Maire Piho, and around 20 dentists/assistant dentists. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Named orthodontist (Kairi Piho Ottas), hygienist, myofunctional therapist, and two paediatric dentists. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 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] [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 Price list page states "hinnakiri on hetkel uuendamisel" (currently being updated); no figures shown. [s2] | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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 2026-09-01. [sm] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [sm] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Most recent visible review approx. 1 month old. [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews No owner responses visible on the reviewed sample. [sm] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "Denslux Hambaravi Tartu" and "Denslux Dental"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-05). [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-tripadvisor] [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-tripadvisor-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile on WhatClinic or Trustpilot, its Yandex Maps listing has no ratings, and Dental Departures and Bookimed do not cover Estonia (checked 2026-10-02). [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms] [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-2] [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-3] [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-4] [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-5] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray 3D X-ray service documented implies on-site imaging. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) "3D rontgenpildi tegemine" explicitly offered. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign and braces; named orthodontist on staff. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Two named paediatric dentists. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care Not documented on the clinic site or found independently in search. [s1] | 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.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Estonia", "English speaking dentist Estonia", "dental implants Estonia", "emergency dentist Estonia", "Estonia dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Estonia Ranked organically. [sq1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Estonia [sq2] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Estonia Ranked in the local pack. [sq3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Estonia [sq4] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Estonia dental clinic for expats Ranked #1 in the local pack. [sq5] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Home page HTML carries JSON-LD of schema.org type Organization. [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-site] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq1] [sq3] [sq5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages The site has separate pages for individual treatments, e.g. /en/services/implantology/, /teenused/ortodontia/, /en/services/teeth-whitening/. [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-site-2] [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-site-3] | 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: Tegevusluba L07254 - Denslux Hambaravi OU, Eriarstiabi teenus, kehtiv, tahtajatu (Tahe tn 4, Tartu). [reg-c]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairi Piho-Ottas [reg-d1] [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-medre-d04155] | Hambaarst (ortodont per clinic site) | D04155 | Registration code in the national register of healthcare professionals kept by the Health Board (Terviseamet), profession: dentist; the register lists Denslux Hambaravi OÜ as the current workplace (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Kaupo Ottas [reg-d1] [denslux-hambaravi-tartu-medre-d04156] | Hambaarst | D04156 | Registration code in the national register of healthcare professionals kept by the Health Board (Terviseamet), profession: dentist; the register lists Denslux Hambaravi OÜ among the dentist’s current workplaces (checked 30 September 2026). |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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://denslux.ee |
|---|---|
| Phone | +372 52 59 058 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Tahe tn 4, 51010 Tartu, Estonia |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://denslux.ee | Team roster and specializations, services, contacts, hours, English version, Facebook check, price-list-unavailable notice | 2026-09-01 |
| s2 | https://denslux.ee/hinnakiri/ | Confirms the price list is currently being updated with no figures shown | 2026-09-01 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Denslux+Hambaravi/@58.3727691,26.… | Google rating 4.8 (47 reviews), address, geo, review recency and responses | 2026-09-01 |
| reg-c | https://medre.tehik.ee/activity-licenses/0b472819-5f5f-4ba2-b57e-69… | Terviseamet MEDRE activity-licence register entry L07254 for Denslux Hambaravi OU, address Tahe tn 4, Tartu | 2026-09-01 |
| reg-d1 | https://medre.tehik.ee/search/employees | Terviseamet MEDRE healthcare-professional register search (surname Ottas) confirming D04155 Kairi Piho-Ottas and D04156 Kaupo Ottas, both Hambaarst | 2026-09-01 |
| sq1 | search:best dentist Tartu | AI/search visibility check (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-01 |
| sq2 | search:English speaking dentist Tartu | AI/search visibility check (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-01 |
| sq3 | search:dental implants Tartu | AI/search visibility check (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-01 |
| sq4 | search:emergency dentist Tartu | AI/search visibility check (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-01 |
| sq5 | search:Tartu dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility check (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-01 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-medre-d04155 | https://medre.tehik.ee/employees/90939f49-7ff2-4d99-aed2-fe9174b08628 | Health Board (Terviseamet) register of healthcare professionals, record D04155: Kairi Piho-Ottas, profession Hambaarst (dentist), entered 2003-07-04; current workplace Denslux Hambaravi OÜ since 2015-10-30, no end date; specialty recorded: E450 ortodontia (orthodontics) since 2009-11-19. | 2026-09-30 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-medre-d04156 | https://medre.tehik.ee/employees/8220b9e0-e4c1-4276-bf1d-cdad74d2204a | Health Board (Terviseamet) register of healthcare professionals, record D04156: Kaupo Ottas, profession Hambaarst (dentist), entered 2003-07-04; current workplaces (no end date): Denslux Hambaravi OÜ since 2015-10-30; OÜ LE Hambaravi since 2018-03-27; no specialty recorded. | 2026-09-30 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-site | https://denslux.ee/ | Home page HTML read 2026-10-02: JSON-LD block with @type Organization (alongside WebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList, WebSite) | 2026-10-02 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-site-2 | https://denslux.ee/ | Home page read 2026-10-02: the navigation links separate treatment pages, e.g. /en/services/implantology/, /teenused/ortodontia/, /en/services/teeth-whitening/ | 2026-10-02 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-site-3 | https://denslux.ee/sitemap_index.xml | Sitemap read 2026-10-02: 159 URLs, including separate treatment pages | 2026-10-02 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/estonia/tartu | WhatClinic read 2026-10-02: its Tartu dentist catalogue, every page (1 page, 5 clinics), its profile sitemaps (44 Estonian dentist profiles, the ones outside the catalogues opened) and direct profile addresses built from the clinic's name (/dentists/estonia/denslux-hambaravi, /dentists/estonia/denslux-hambaravi-tartu return 404): no profile for this clinic, at its address or with its dentists | 2026-10-02 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-2 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/denslux.ee | Trustpilot, read 2026-10-02: no company page exists for denslux.ee, the clinic's own website ("the page you're looking for could not be found") | 2026-10-02 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-3 | https://yandex.com/maps/org/dental_clinic/237025151028/ | Yandex Maps listing "Denslux Hambaravi", Tartu maantee 42, Soinaste, read 2026-10-02: no ratings and no reviews | 2026-10-02 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-4 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/estonia | Dental Departures read 2026-10-02: no Estonia location (its Estonia page returns "not found" and its clinic search recognises neither Estonia nor Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu or Narva); no profile for this clinic | 2026-10-02 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-5 | https://us-uk.bookimed.com/sitemap-us-uk-clinics-country.xml | Bookimed read 2026-10-02: Estonia is not among its 53 clinic countries (its Estonia page returns 404), and none of its 2,127 clinic pages is in Estonia | 2026-10-02 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "Denslux Hambaravi Tartu" (3 places, 4 attractions, 5 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Tartu; 12 suggestions for "Denslux Dental" (8 attractions, 4 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Tartu; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| denslux-hambaravi-tartu-tripadvisor-2 | https://denslux.ee | Clinic's website, home page read 2026-10-05: no link to a TripAdvisor page | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-02 | Presence on review platforms checked on 2026-10-02: no profile on WhatClinic, Trustpilot or Yandex Maps; Dental Departures and Bookimed do not cover Estonia. |
| 2026-10-02 | Website structure read on 2026-10-02: business structured data found; separate treatment pages found. |
| 2026-09-01 | Initial research |
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