Choosing a clinic solely on the lowest price can be risky: poor materials, inadequate protocols, limited support, rushed diagnoses and difficult follow-up can compromise the outcome, even years later. That's why every clinic listed on SalusAdvisor is evaluated on declared, verifiable criteria, not on impressions or the clinic's advertising budget.
This doesn't mean price doesn't matter — it means it has to be read alongside everything else. A cheaper clinic isn't automatically worse, just as a more expensive one isn't automatically better: what we look for is the best balance between documented quality and a reasonable price, case by case.
The seven evaluation criteria
Every clinic is assessed across these seven dimensions. The final score reflects all of them together, not a single isolated feature.
- Expertise and experience: We favor clinics whose doctors have documented, verifiable clinical experience — a public case history, certified specializations, and no significant errors in their track record. Experience claimed verbally, without evidence, doesn't count for us.
- Protocols and safety: Diagnostic procedures (such as a CT scan or panoramic X-ray), treatment planning, and documented sterilization and clinical safety protocols — not simply claimed in words.
- Materials and technology: We give priority to clinics that declare premium-tier materials and brands, backed by independent scientific literature. Savings that come from cheap materials are a false saving: you pay for it later, in redos and complications.
- Transparency: A clear, written quote, no hidden costs, and the clinic's willingness to specify brands, materials and technique in writing.
- Reputation: Only documentable reviews and experiences count — verifiable across multiple independent sources, not simple claims that can't be checked.
- Aftercare and follow-up: Support before, during and after treatment, written guarantees, and the ability to handle any complications even remotely, once you're back in your home country.
- Value for money: Price has to be read alongside every other criterion above: we don't look for the absolute lowest cost, but the best balance between documented quality and reasonable spending.
A concrete example of how we apply the "materials and technology" criterion: our guide to dental implant brands explains why the brand stated in a quote matters as much as the technique used.
Read the dental implant brands guide →How we verify information
The criteria above don't stay theoretical: here, in short, is how we apply them in practice.
- Gathering information: We review the clinic's website, informational materials and direct contacts, along with any publicly available documentation.
- Cross-checking: We compare what the clinic states against independent reviews and other public sources, not just the material the clinic provides itself.
- Periodic review: Information is rechecked at regular intervals, not published once and forgotten.
- Updating: If a clinic changes its medical team, materials or conditions, its profile is updated accordingly — with the date of the last check always shown.
