Dental Hambaravi
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 59.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #15 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 1 September 2026
59.4/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1559.4/100
- Best for Expats#1456.5/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#956.4/100
- Best Price Transparency#1770.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1056/100
- 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
Dental Hambaravi is a small clinic on Turu tanav in central Tartu run by founder Merike Kirpson (practising since 1991) alongside Siim Kirpson, offering general dentistry, prosthetics and oral surgery with a published price list. Its activity licence and both named dentists are confirmed in the national healthcare registers; a third-party account describes a positive same-day visit conducted in English.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 13 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Reputation & Reviews: 6.5 of 17 verifiable points (missing: clinic responds to reviews; tripAdvisor presence; other review platforms)
- AI & Search Visibility: 1.5 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Estonia; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Estonia; mentioned for: dental implants Estonia; mentioned for: emergency dentist Estonia; mentioned for: Estonia 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
18 / 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 Merike Kirpson (founder, 1991) and Siim Kirpson (graduated Tartu University 2017). [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Ortopeedia, esteetiline hambaravi, igemeravi, juureravi for Merike; similar list plus kirurgia for Siim. [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] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] [sm] | 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 [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Airflow full-mouth cleaning EUR 90. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Light-cured fillings from EUR 55. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Zirconium crown EUR 460. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No implant price shown. [s2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed EUR 30. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed OPTG panoramic X-ray EUR 25. [s2] | 2/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
6.5 / 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 3.4 [dental-hambaravi-tartu-gbp-2026-09-25] | 1/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25; previously 18 [dental-hambaravi-tartu-gbp-2026-09-25] | 0.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-03 (listing read 2026-09-25). [dental-hambaravi-tartu-gbp-2026-09-25] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews No owner responses visible on the reviewed sample. [sm] | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints Of 19 Google reviews, 7 are one- or two-star (37 %), but the lowest-rated read (2016-2025) show no common theme (a long wait, crown colour, gum treatment and two with no detail), so the criterion is left unassessed (read 2026-10-05). | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Mixed positive and negative reviews spread over years; no manipulation signs. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence Not established: no Facebook page is linked from the clinic's own channels, and none was found under its name (checked 2026-10-02). | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "Dental Hambaravi Tartu" and "Dental Hambaravi"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-05). [dental-hambaravi-tartu-tripadvisor] [dental-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). [dental-hambaravi-tartu-platforms] [dental-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-2] [dental-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-3] [dental-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-4] [dental-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-5] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implantology Not among the published services (root canal, prosthetics, gum treatment, extraction, cleaning, X-ray, orthodontics). [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Tooth extraction documented. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care University of Tartu international-student blog describes being seen the same day for a toothache at this clinic. [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s3] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken Third-party blog: Dr Siim Kirpson "spoke English fluently". [s3] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Reviewer describes the dentist explaining each procedural step. [s3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00 only. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
1.5 / 10
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 [sq1] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Estonia [sq2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Estonia [sq3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Estonia Re-run 2026-09-01 on a rendered Google SERP (AI Overview + local pack): Dental Hambaravi does not appear for this query. [sq4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Estonia dental clinic for expats [sq5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD or microdata found in the HTML of the home page and 3 service pages. [dental-hambaravi-tartu-site] [dental-hambaravi-tartu-site-2] [dental-hambaravi-tartu-site-3] [dental-hambaravi-tartu-site-4] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages The site has separate pages for individual treatments, e.g. /hambaravi/, /juureravi/, /parlipesu-soodapesu/. [dental-hambaravi-tartu-site-5] | 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 L02090 - DENTAL HAMBARAVI OU, Eriarstiabi teenus, kehtiv, tahtajatu. [reg-c]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merike Kirpson [reg-d1] [dental-hambaravi-tartu-medre-d05031] | Hambaarst (ortopeedia, esteetiline hambaravi per clinic site) | D05031 | Registration code in the national register of healthcare professionals kept by the Health Board (Terviseamet), profession: dentist; the register lists Dental Hambaravi OÜ as the current workplace (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Siim Kirpson [reg-d1] [dental-hambaravi-tartu-medre-d08709] | Hambaarst | D08709 | Registration code in the national register of healthcare professionals kept by the Health Board (Terviseamet), profession: dentist; the register lists Dental Hambaravi OÜ as the current workplace (checked 30 September 2026). |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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://dental.ee |
|---|---|
| Phone | +372 734 4955 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Turu tn 3-19, 51004 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://dental.ee | Dentist names and specializations, services, contacts, hours | 2026-09-01 |
| s2 | https://dental.ee/hinnakiri/ | Published price list | 2026-09-01 |
| s3 | https://isablog.ut.ee/blog/dental-care-in-tartu-handling-a-dental-e… | University of Tartu international-student blog describing a same-day emergency toothache visit to Dr Siim Kirpson, treated in English, EUR 117 total | 2026-09-01 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dental+Hambaravi+O%C3%9C/@58.3762… | Google rating 3.4 (18 reviews), address, geo, review recency and responses | 2026-09-01 |
| reg-c | https://medre.tehik.ee/activity-licenses/c9609d18-a91d-493a-8ac5-f8… | Terviseamet MEDRE activity-licence register entry L02090 for DENTAL HAMBARAVI OU | 2026-09-01 |
| reg-d1 | https://medre.tehik.ee/search/employees | Terviseamet MEDRE healthcare-professional register search (surname Kirpson) confirming D05031 Merike Kirpson and D08709 Siim Kirpson, 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 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-gbp-2026-09-25 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2334693200035558925&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-25: rating 3.5 from 19 reviews; star histogram 1★ 7 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 11; newest review dated 2026-09-03; the listing is unclaimed (it offers "Claim this business"). | 2026-09-25 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-medre-d05031 | https://medre.tehik.ee/employees/fa7ebffe-fdeb-4502-a357-6f160bb5ca47 | Health Board (Terviseamet) register of healthcare professionals, record D05031: Merike Kirpson, profession Hambaarst (dentist), entered 2004-01-16; current workplace DENTAL HAMBARAVI OÜ since 2009-12-16, no end date; no specialty recorded. | 2026-09-30 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-medre-d08709 | https://medre.tehik.ee/employees/25b102c1-280b-4423-8bb9-c7894c0ff143 | Health Board (Terviseamet) register of healthcare professionals, record D08709: Siim Kirpson, profession Hambaarst (dentist), entered 2017-06-19; current workplace DENTAL HAMBARAVI OÜ since 2017-08-01, no end date; no specialty recorded. | 2026-09-30 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-site | https://dental.ee/ | Home page HTML read 2026-10-02: no application/ld+json block; itemtype/typeof present: WebPage | 2026-10-02 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-site-2 | https://dental.ee/hambaravi/ | Service page HTML read 2026-10-02: no application/ld+json block; itemtype/typeof present: WebPage | 2026-10-02 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-site-3 | https://dental.ee/hammaste-proteesimine/ | Service page HTML read 2026-10-02: no application/ld+json block; itemtype/typeof present: WebPage | 2026-10-02 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-site-4 | https://dental.ee/juureravi/ | Service page HTML read 2026-10-02: no application/ld+json block; itemtype/typeof present: WebPage | 2026-10-02 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-site-5 | https://dental.ee/ | Home page read 2026-10-02: the navigation links separate treatment pages, e.g. /hambaravi/, /juureravi/, /parlipesu-soodapesu/ | 2026-10-02 |
| dental-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/dental-hambaravi, /dentists/estonia/dental-hambaravi-tartu return 404): no profile for this clinic, at its address or with its dentists | 2026-10-02 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-2 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/dental.ee | Trustpilot, read 2026-10-02: no company page exists for dental.ee, the clinic's own website ("the page you're looking for could not be found") | 2026-10-02 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-platforms-3 | https://yandex.com/maps/org/dental_clinic/154028603089/ | Yandex Maps listing "Dental Hambaravi", Turu 3, Tartu, read 2026-10-02: no ratings and no reviews | 2026-10-02 |
| dental-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 |
| dental-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 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "Dental Hambaravi Tartu" (10 attractions, 2 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Tartu; 12 suggestions for "Dental Hambaravi" (10 attractions, 2 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Tartu; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| dental-hambaravi-tartu-tripadvisor-2 | https://dental.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 | Reputation check 2026-10-05 on the clinic's Google listing (5 reviews read): nothing settled; recurring complaints left unassessed. |
| 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: no business structured data found; separate treatment pages found. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established; Google rating 3.5 (was 3.4) and review count 19 (was 18) from the Google listing on 2026-09-25; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-03). |
| 2026-09-01 | Initial research |
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