Dentinova Dental Clinic Hurghada
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 60.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 18 ranked clinics · Last checked: 24 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1060.4/100
- Best for Expats#761.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#859.7/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#568.6/100
- Best Price Transparency#942.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#865.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#866.2/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#660.4/100
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 in-house General Anesthesia (GA) preparation; 'only clinic in Red Sea with in-house GA' [s1]
Summary
Dentinova Dental Clinic Hurghada operates within Al Haya Hospital in the Intercontinental area as a financially independent dental unit. The clinic is managed by Dr. Islam Minshawi (Ain Shams University, 2008; 15+ years experience) and staffed by four specialists including a Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh examiner (Dr. Ahmed Bahaa), a University of Dundee orthodontist (Dr. Moamen Afifi, the only certified Invisalign provider in Hurghada per the clinic), and a PhD-level prosthodontist. The clinic markets itself as the only dental facility in the Red Sea governorate with in-house general anaesthesia capability. Apart from a free consultation, no prices are published on the website, which also gives no opening hours.
The parent company Dentinova is UK-registered (City Road, Islington, London). The Hurghada clinic is described as having fully independent administration from Al Haya Hospital. WhatsApp number differs from the main phone by one digit (+20 111 116 2558 vs +20 111 111 2558); both appear on the official page. No Google rating, no opening hours, and no price list are published. No independent review platform listing (WhatClinic, Google Maps copy) was found for this clinic. The LinkedIn profile of Dr. Islam Minshawi independently corroborates his role.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 15 of 15 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 2 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
- Reputation & Reviews: 7.5 of 16 verifiable points (missing: google review volume; tripAdvisor presence; other review platforms)
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 Dr. Islam Minshawi, Dr. Ahmad M. ElShennawy, Dr. Moamen Afifi, Dr. Ahmed Bahaa, Dr. Mohammed Talaat — five named with qualifications [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed general dentistry, consultant orthodontics (BDS/MSc/PhD), specialist orthodontics/Invisalign (MOrth Dundee), consultant dental surgery (FDS RCS; MOMS; MFDS), prosthodontics (Master's/PhD) [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google listing photo shows the real hospital building [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published general/preventive dentistry, implants, orthodontics, prosthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery, general anaesthesia sedation, emergency care listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details phone, WhatsApp, email, and Calendly booking link on official page [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version site is published in English [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Al Haya Hospital, 106 Intercontinental Area, Hurghada — precise and consistent [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 no price list on the official clinic page; site mentions 'transparent, pre-agreed pricing' but no figures are given [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No price figures found across the site [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No price figures found [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No price figures found [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No price figures found [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed The clinic offers a free consultation [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No price figures found [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-9] | 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 2026-08-25 [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-refresh] | 3/6 |
| ✗ | Google review volume [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-refresh] | 0/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency as of 2026-09-24 [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-10] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to both available reviews [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints no accessible review corpus found | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook icon linked in the site navigation [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-12] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Not found on TripAdvisor [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed or Trustpilot; the clinic's pages link no review-platform profile (checked 2026-10-01). [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-3] [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-platforms] [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-platforms-2] [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-platforms-3] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray digital X-rays and CBCT imaging stated on the Dentinova medical-tourism page [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT imaging listed among equipment on the medical-tourism overview page [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Dr. Moamen Afifi (MOrth Dundee) and Dr. Ahmad ElShennawy (BDS/MSc/PhD) both specialise in orthodontics; Invisalign certified [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery oral surgery listed; Dr. Ahmed Bahaa holds MOMS (Membership in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry pedodontics listed in clinic description [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care emergency care listed among services [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients UK-affiliated brand; English-language site; dental-tourism marketing targeting UK/EU patients; CBCT and intraoral scanners documented [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp +20 111 116 2558 on official clinic page [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English-language site; UK-affiliated dentists; multilingual support stated [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Calendly appointment booking link and WhatsApp contact available [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations services explained with clinical context on the clinic page and Dentinova medical-tourism page [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Open until 10 PM daily per the Google listing [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-13] | 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 Egypt", "English speaking dentist Egypt", "dental implants Egypt", "emergency dentist Egypt", "Egypt dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Egypt [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Egypt Dentinova page surfaces in English-speaking dentist Hurghada results [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Egypt [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Egypt [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Egypt dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Organization schema found [dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-14] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality dentinova.co.uk pages surface for some Hurghada dental queries; clinic does not appear prominently in most canonical Hurghada searches [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages dental-tourism overview and clinic-specific page exist; individual service sub-pages not confirmed [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 published on the clinic’s website — red flag applied [s1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Islam Minshawi [s1] | General Dentistry (Principal Dentist / Clinic Manager; Ain Shams University 2008; 15+ years) | not verified |
| Dr. Ahmad M. ElShennawy [s1] | Orthodontics (BDS, MSc, PhD; Lecturer, British University in Egypt) | not verified |
| Dr. Moamen Afifi [s1] | Orthodontics, Invisalign (MOrth, University of Dundee) | not verified |
| Dr. Ahmed Bahaa [s1] | Oral Surgery, Full-arch Implantology (BDS, MSc, PhD, MFDS, FDS RCS, MOMS; Examiner Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh) | not verified |
| Dr. Mohammed Talaat [s1] | Oral & Maxillofacial Prosthodontics (Master's; PhD researcher) | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -4 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- 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.dentinova.co.uk/dental-clinic-hurghada/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +20 111 111 2558 |
| +20 111 116 2558 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Al Haya Hospital, 106 Intercontinental Area, Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt |
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.dentinova.co.uk/dental-clinic-hurghada/ | clinic name, address (Al Haya Hospital, 106 Intercontinental Area), phone +20 111 111 2558, WhatsApp +20 111 116 2558, email [email protected], Calendly booking, five named dentists with qualifications (Minshawi, ElShennawy, Afifi, Bahaa, Talaat), service list incl. GA sedation and emergency care, English site, in-house GA claim, independent admin from hospital stated | 2026-09-24 |
| s2 | https://www.dentinova.co.uk/medical-tourism/egypt/hurghada/dental-s… | CBCT imaging, digital X-rays, intraoral scanners, CAD/CAM technology, 50–70% cost savings vs UK/EU claim, multilingual support; UK-headquarters address (City Road, Islington, London); Hurghada clinic described as inside Al Haya Hospital, Intercontinental area | 2026-09-24 |
| sq | search:best dentist Hurghada / English speaking dentist Hurghada / dental implants Hurghada / emergency dentist Hurghada / Hurghada dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility check 2026-08-18: Dentinova page appears in English-speaking dentist results; not prominently featured for other four queries | 2026-08-18 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dentinova+Dental+Clinic+-+Dr.+Isl… | Google rating 5.0 (2 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15638091017118362068&hl=en | Google Business Profile photo shows the Al Haya Hospital building where the clinic operates, with signage, plus branded before/after treatment photos | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dentinov… | TripAdvisor's own search for "Dentinova" on 2026-09-24 returned no results; the clinic's pages link no TripAdvisor profile | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/egypt/hurghada | WhatClinic: its Hurghada dentist listing (2 pages, 16 clinics shown of 18 declared), checked against its profile sitemaps (16 Hurghada profiles, all in the listing) and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name (not found), has no profile for Dentinova, for a practice at Al Haya Hospital or for any of its dentists (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-4 | https://www.dentinova.co.uk/dental-clinic-hurghada/ | Hurghada clinic page, Hurghada dental-services and medical-tourism pages, the consultation booking page and the clinic's full-arch restoration article read: no price figures for any treatment | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-5 | https://www.dentinova.co.uk/dental-clinic-hurghada/ | General dentistry list includes fillings with no price; Hurghada clinic page, Hurghada dental-services and medical-tourism pages, the consultation booking page and the clinic's full-arch restoration article read: no price figures for any treatment | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-6 | https://www.dentinova.co.uk/dental-clinic-hurghada/ | No crown price; Hurghada clinic page, Hurghada dental-services and medical-tourism pages, the consultation booking page and the clinic's full-arch restoration article read: no price figures for any treatment | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-7 | https://www.dentinova.co.uk/dental-clinic-hurghada/ | No implant price; Hurghada clinic page, Hurghada dental-services and medical-tourism pages, the consultation booking page and the clinic's full-arch restoration article read: no price figures for any treatment | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-8 | https://www.dentinova.co.uk/medical-tourism/egypt/hurghada/dental-s… | Hurghada dental-services page: "Book A Free Consultation"; the clinic's full-arch restoration article: "Ask for A Free Consultation" | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-9 | https://www.dentinova.co.uk/medical-tourism/egypt/hurghada/dental-s… | Digital X-rays and CBCT are listed as equipment with no price; Hurghada clinic page, Hurghada dental-services and medical-tourism pages, the consultation booking page and the clinic's full-arch restoration article read: no price figures for any treatment | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15638091017118362068&hl=en | Newest review by date is from 2026-02-05, about seven months ago | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15638091017118362068&hl=en | Both reviews carry an owner reply dated 2026-02-06 | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-12 | https://www.dentinova.co.uk/dental-clinic-hurghada/ | Site header includes a Facebook icon link alongside YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram and LinkedIn | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15638091017118362068&hl=en | Google Business Profile hours: 10 AM–10 PM every day | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-deepen-14 | https://www.dentinova.co.uk/dental-clinic-hurghada/ | Pages carry JSON-LD with Organization, WebSite and Person entities | 2026-09-24 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-platforms | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/egypt/hurghada | Dental Departures: its clinic search lists one clinic in Hurghada, Primadent Dental Center; Dentinova is not listed (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-platforms-2 | https://us-uk.bookimed.com/clinics/country=egypt/direction=dentistry/ | Bookimed: its Egypt dental page lists nine clinics, none in Hurghada, and its clinic sitemap (2,127 clinics) has no Dentinova (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dentinova-dental-clinic-hurghada-platforms-3 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/dentinova.co.uk | Trustpilot: no company page for dentinova.co.uk (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Checked on 2026-09-24: the clinic is not listed in WhatClinic's Hurghada catalog of 18 practices, and its own pages link no review-platform profile. |
| 2026-09-24 | Re-read on 2026-09-24: the clinic's Hurghada page, the Hurghada dental-services and medical-tourism pages, the consultation booking page and a clinic article, plus its Google listing. Recorded: a free consultation is offered; no prices for any other procedure; a linked Facebook page; hours to 10 PM daily on the Google listing; structured business data; not listed on TripAdvisor; the newest review is about seven months old, with owner replies to both reviews. Still unverified: recurring complaints and review-pattern signals (only two reviews) and presence on other review platforms. |
| 2026-09-07 | Doctor licence data-standard normalisation: license:false -> null for Dr. Islam Minshawi, Dr. Ahmad M. ElShennawy, Dr. Moamen Afifi, Dr. Ahmed Bahaa, Dr. Mohammed Talaat (no negative register/professional-body evidence naming them specifically was on file; the false value predates the methodology's null=unknown / false=documented-negative convention). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live (dentinova.co.uk, content dated February 2026) and address/phone unchanged (Al Haya Hospital, Intercontinental area; +20 111 111 2558). Captured Google rating 5.0 (2 reviews), place URL, and coordinates for the first time. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. in-house General Anesthesia (GA) preparation; 'only clinic in Red Sea with in-house GA' |
| 2026-08-25 | Licensing red flag(s) no_clinic_license, no_doctor_credentials re-based on the recorded source check: the underlying licensing data now carries a verified "not published" (false) and the manual flag is replaced by the auto-derived one. See methodology v1.3.0. |
| 2026-08-18 | Initial data collection. |
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