El Cedro Barcelona
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 72.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 11 ranked clinics · Last checked: 24 September 2026
72.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#272.8/100
- Best for Expats#270.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#467.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#270.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#472.8/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#172.8/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Patient testimonial on clinic's own site documents general anaesthesia for treatment. [el-cedro-barcelona-sedation]
Summary
English- and French-speaking dental clinic focused on implants, crowns and bridges. Aimed at the international community, with a multilingual clinical team.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 17 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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 [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google listing photo feed shows genuine staff group photo and reception/interior [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clear contact details No phone or email displayed on fetched pages; contact via appointment form. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
9 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published Corrected: per-treatment cost pages publish implant, crown and bridge prices; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-2] [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-3] [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-4] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Corrected: crown price page lists figures; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Corrected: implant price page lists figures; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Corrected: the initial oral health assessment/quote is offered free; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-5] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s2] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
17 / 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 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-10] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-11] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency newest dated review 2026-09-13 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-12] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to both positive and critical reviews [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Three readable 1-star reviews (2024-2025) describe quotes or treatment plans far above what the patients expected [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns no signs of manipulation: histogram 93.7% 5★ (not 100%), dates spread 2021-2026, reviewer accounts with established history [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms WhatClinic: 4.4 from 6 reviews; Trustpilot: 3.2 from 9 reviews (newest 2026-02-04). [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-19] [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-20] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
8 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray On-site X-ray documented on the clinic page; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Orthodontics Full service list read (implants, crowns, bridges, whitening, oral surgery); orthodontics absent; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Dental surgeons on staff; regenerative/surgical procedures noted. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry Service list and site navigation read; no children's dentistry offered; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-7] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care No same-day/emergency wording found on treatments, services or contact pages; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-16] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
6.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available Contact page has only a web form and a partner phone line; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-8] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken Staff speak English, Spanish and French. [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Offers oral health assessment request. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Weekday hours run to 19:00 and Saturday is open by appointment; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-17] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
7 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Barcelona", "English speaking dentist Barcelona", "dental implants Barcelona", "emergency dentist Barcelona", "Barcelona dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Barcelona [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Barcelona [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Barcelona [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Barcelona [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Barcelona dental clinic for expats [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Dentist schema.org markup on the homepage; read as text on 2026-09-24 [el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-18] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [s1] [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] [s2] | 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
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Leticia Rodriguez [s1] [el-cedro-barcelona-doclic] [el-cedro-barcelona-cgd-08002587] | Dental Surgery and Implantology | 08002587 | Membership number in the national register of dentists kept by the General Council of Dental Associations of Spain; entitled to practise and listed as practising (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Dr. Fradique Montes [s1] [el-cedro-barcelona-doclic-2] [el-cedro-barcelona-cgd-08007335] | Dental Surgery; restorative and regenerative procedures | 08007335 | Membership number in the national register of dentists kept by the General Council of Dental Associations of Spain; entitled to practise and listed as practising (checked 30 September 2026). |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
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.elcedrobarcelona.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +33 2 41 48 44 09 |
| https://www.facebook.com/elcedrocliniquedentaire | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Carrer Girona, 108, 08009 Barcelona, Spain |
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.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/english-speaking-dental-clinic/ | Address, Facebook, dentists, services, hours, English/French version. | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/dental-implants-cost/ | Cost page exists but no euro prices displayed. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:best dentist Barcelona / English speaking dentist Barcelona / dental implants Barcelona / emergency dentist Barcelona / Barcelona dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/El+Cedro+Dental+Clinic+Barcelona/… | Google rating 4.8 (235 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-sedation | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/ | "I opted for a general anaesthetic, which I would recommend to everyone. I did not feel anything during or after the treatment!" | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-doclic | https://guiadentistas.es/detail.php?numcol=08002587 | Registry record: LETICIA MERCEDES RODRIGUEZ, Nº colegiado 08002587, Situación profesional: En activo. | 2026-08-25 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-doclic-2 | https://guiadentistas.es/detail.php?numcol=08007335 | Registry record: FRADIQUE MIGUEL MONTES, Nº colegiado 08007335, Situación profesional: En activo. | 2026-08-25 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10276518815845314317&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-24, sorted by lowest rating: histogram 1★ 8 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 7 / 5★ 222 of 237. Ivor Fels, 1★ 2024-02-01: "Unbelievably I received a quotation for nearly 12,000€ ... Including a Sinus Lift which was totally unnecessary"; géronimo 31520, 1★ 2024-10-21: "elle décide ... d'extraire toutes vos dents ... pour vous sortir un devis plus cher qu'en France"; Adrian Smith, 1★ 2025-02-13: "All they care about is money ... most of what you did needed to be done again at 20 thousand more" | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-2 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/clinic-el-cedro/dental-implants… | "The dental implants cost for stabilised prothesis is of 6 180€ ... all-on-6 is of 9 960€ ... all-on-8 is of 11 800€" | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-3 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/clinic-el-cedro/dental-crown-cost/ | "The dental crown cost for a crown on root starts from 370€ ... crown on implant starts at 1 290 €" | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-4 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/clinic-el-cedro/dental-bridge-c… | "The dental bridge cost for a bridge on natural tooth starts at 1 170€" for a 3-unit bridge; implant-supported bridge 2 950€–9 960€ | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-5 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/stay/our-services/ | "a detailed quote, 100% free and no strings attached"; "full dental assessment done (100% free and no strings attached)" | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-6 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/clinic-el-cedro/dental-clinic-s… | "the EL CEDRO medical team excels in multiple specialties: conservative dentistry, implantology, oral surgery, and dental cosmetics" — no orthodontics/braces listed | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-7 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/treatments/ | Treatment menu: oral health assessment, dental implants, dental crown, dental bridge, dental whitening — no pediatric dentistry | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-8 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/contact/ | Contact page lists an enquiry form and "Téléphone de notre partenaire Smile Partner en France"; no WhatsApp or LINE | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10276518815845314317&hl=en | Photo strip (uploaded 2023-02-10/2026-03-12): staff group portrait and clinic reception/hallway interior, not stock imagery | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10276518815845314317&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-24: 4.8 from 237 reviews; histogram 5★ 222 / 4★ 7 / 3★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 1★ 8 | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10276518815845314317&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-24: 237 reviews total, histogram 5★ 222 / 4★ 7 / 3★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 1★ 8 | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10276518815845314317&hl=en | Newest-sorted reviews: Jose Castet 5★ 2026-09-13; Jean-Marc Gay 5★ 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10276518815845314317&hl=en | Owner reply dated 2026-09-15 thanking a patient; owner reply dated 2024-02-23 apologising for a quoting error; owner reply dated 2024-10-23 responding to a critical review | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-14 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10276518815845314317&hl=en | Histogram 222/7/0/0/8 of 237; lowest and newest sorts show reviewer accounts with 8-540 prior reviews and dates spanning years, no date burst | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-15 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/clinic-el-cedro/dental-clinic-s… | "a surgical block equipped with the latest technology, x-rays, and a state-of-the-art 3D scanner" | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-16 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/contact/ | Contact and hours page lists appointment booking and fixed weekly hours only; no emergency/same-day mention | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-17 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/contact/ | "Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 13:00 / 15:00 – 19:00, Saturday: with prior appointment" | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-18 | https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/ | JSON-LD: {"@type":"Dentist","name":"El Cedro Barcelona","aggregateRating":{...}} | 2026-09-24 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-cgd-08002587 | https://guiadentistas.es/detail.php?numcol=08002587 | Consejo General de Dentistas de Espana national register (GuiaDentistas), record Nº colegiado 08002587: LETICIA MERCEDES RODRIGUEZ, Habilitado: Sí, Situación profesional: En activo. | 2026-09-30 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-cgd-08007335 | https://guiadentistas.es/detail.php?numcol=08007335 | Consejo General de Dentistas de Espana national register (GuiaDentistas), record Nº colegiado 08007335: FRADIQUE MIGUEL MONTES, Habilitado: Sí, Situación profesional: En activo. | 2026-09-30 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-19 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/spain/barcelona/clinica-dental-… | WhatClinic: profile "Clinica Dental El Cedro Barcelona", Girona 108, 08009 Barcelona (the clinic's address): rating 4.4 from 6 reviews, ServiceScore "Excellent" from 79 interactions (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| el-cedro-barcelona-deepen-20 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/elcedrobarcelona.com | Trustpilot: page of elcedrobarcelona.com (the clinic's domain): TrustScore 3.2 from 9 reviews, newest dated 2026-02-04 (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: WhatClinic (6 reviews) and Trustpilot (9 reviews); the pages cited before are not review platforms. |
| 2026-09-24 | Re-read on 2026-09-24: the clinic's website read as text (services, treatment cost pages, team, contact and hours in English) and its Google listing. Recorded: genuine team and interior photos on the Google listing; implant, crown and bridge prices published with figures, and the initial assessment offered free; on-site X-ray; no orthodontics, pediatric dentistry or emergency service documented; no WhatsApp or LINE; hours running to 19:00 on weekdays with Saturday appointments; Dentist structured data on the homepage; Google rating 4.8 from 237 reviews, newest 2026-09-13, with owner replies to both praise and complaints. Corrected: prices for implants, crowns and the initial assessment are published on the clinic's own cost pages (previously recorded as not published). Recorded a recurring theme in several one-star reviews of treatment quotes running far above what patients expected. Still unverified: CBCT/3D imaging (the site mentions a "3D scanner" without specifying cone-beam), TripAdvisor presence (not found in a name search, though inconclusive on its own). |
| 2026-09-10 | Website https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/ has been offline since the 2026-08-26 link sweep and was re-probed dead on 2026-09-10 (3 attempts, protocol and host variants, Maps listing checked for a replacement); removed from the card. |
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 3 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in an external-link check (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. el-cedro-barcelona-sedation [https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/]: https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/ (attempt1: Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: www.elcedrobarcelona.com:443, timeout: 10000ms); attempt2 (+30s): Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: www.elcedrobarcelona.com:443, timeout: 10000ms), other->stable-dead on recheck) | s1 [https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/english-speaking-dental-clinic/]: https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/english-speaking-dental-clinic/ (attempt1: Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: www.elcedrobarcelona.com:443, timeout: 10000ms); attempt2 (+30s): Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: www.elcedrobarcelona.com:443, timeout: 10000ms), other->stable-dead on recheck) | s2 [https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/dental-implants-cost/]: https://www.elcedrobarcelona.com/en/dental-implants-cost/ (attempt1: Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: www.elcedrobarcelona.com:443, timeout: 10000ms); attempt2 (+30s): Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: www.elcedrobarcelona.com:443, timeout: 10000ms), other->stable-dead on recheck) |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against GuiaDentistas (Barcelona province): found active colegiado numbers for both named doctors (Rodriguez, Montes). Clinic establishment licence not found via REGCESS (technical failure) or the clinic's own site. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Patient testimonial on clinic's own site documents general anaesthesia for treatment. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address unchanged, operating status open; Google rating changed from stored 4.9 to 4.8, review count newly captured at 235 (previously unset); captured place URL and geo coordinates; Google Maps lists an unusual +33 (French) contact number which is inconsistent with a Barcelona clinic, so it was not recorded as the clinic phone (the recorded phone remains unset); sedation research: patient testimonial on clinic's own site documents general anaesthesia (qualifies as sleep dentistry). |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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