Markov-Dent
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 34.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1034.7/100
- Best for Expats#1128/100
- Best for Dental Implants#927.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1024.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#431.4/100
- 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 No sedation/general anaesthesia info found on site (solo therapist/surgeon practice) or in search.
Summary
Single-dentist practice (Dr. Ivan Markov) with an endodontic and oral-surgery focus, also offering caries treatment, prosthodontics, implantology, periodontology, laser therapy and pediatric dentistry. Uses a surgical microscope. Bulgarian-language site; does not work with the national health fund (NZOK).
Site states the practice does NOT work with NZOK (national health insurance).
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- AI & Search Visibility: 2.5 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist sofia; mentioned for: english speaking dentist sofia; mentioned for: dental implants sofia; mentioned for: emergency dentist sofia; mentioned for: sofia dental clinic for expats)
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 [s9] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Ivan Markov. [s9] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Endodontics and oral surgery. [s9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s9] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s9] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version [s9] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Full address published; no map link. [s9] | 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 [s9] | 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 2026-08-26 [markov-dent-deepen] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [markov-dent-deepen] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on Infobel Bulgaria business directory [markov-dent-deepen-2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ? | On-site X-ray | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s9] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral and periodontal surgery. [s9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s9] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients No English site. | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s9] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours Phone hours 10:00-20:00. | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Sofia", "English speaking dentist Sofia", "dental implants Sofia", "emergency dentist Sofia", "Sofia dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Sofia [markov-dent-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Sofia [markov-dent-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Sofia [markov-dent-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Sofia [markov-dent-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Sofia dental clinic for expats [markov-dent-deepen-7] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s9] | 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: 220411200614 (Д-р Иван Илиев Марков) (IAMN/his.bg outpatient-care registry (clinic scope, open). Searched Cyrillic 'Марков' filtered to Sofia (city 68134); single individual-practice match, active, registered 2001-02-28, held by the same dentist confirmed below. 2026-08-26.) [markov-dent-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ivan Markov [s9] [markov-dent-doclic] | Endodontics and oral surgery | 220001951 (LPK, БЗС) |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No price list published. [s9]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
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
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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.markov-dent.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +359 88 865 64 16 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | ul. "Bunaya" 31a, Oborishte district, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s9 | https://www.markov-dent.com/ | Clinic/dentist name, address, contacts, services, NZOK note (Bulgarian site). | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:зъболекар София зъбна клиника | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| markov-dent-lic | https://registries.his.bg/api/V1/outpatientcare/getOutpatientCareWi… | 'Д-Р ИВАН ИЛИЕВ МАРКОВ', reg. no. 220411200614, city 68134 (Sofia), registered 2001-02-28, statusCode 2 (vidOutpatientCare 112, primary dental practice). | 2026-08-26 |
| markov-dent-doclic | https://pub.registerbzs.org/reg.php?name=%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD&m… | 'Dr. Ivan Iliev Markov', LPK 220001951, active, address Sofia 1505, Oborishte District, Bunaya Street 31A - matches Markov-Dent's own site address exactly. | 2026-08-26 |
| markov-dent-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1… | Google rating 4.6 (72 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| markov-dent-deepen-2 | https://mesten.infobel.bg/index_18.html | Infobel Bulgaria business-directory listing: 'Markov-Dent, ulitsa Bunaya 31, 1505 Sofia', hours 10:00-20:00 - accessed 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| markov-dent-deepen-3 | search:best dentist Sofia | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| markov-dent-deepen-4 | search:english speaking dentist Sofia | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| markov-dent-deepen-5 | search:dental implants Sofia | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| markov-dent-deepen-6 | search:emergency dentist Sofia | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| markov-dent-deepen-7 | search:dentist for expats Sofia | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. markov-dent-deepen-2 [https://mesten.infobel.bg/index_18.html]: https://mesten.infobel.bg/index_18.html (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/operating status (unchanged); added Google rating (4.6/72) and an Infobel Bulgaria business-directory listing as external sources; visibility scout 5 queries - not present in any; no uncited sources found to triage; no sedation info found (left null). |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against BZS dentist register and IAMN/his.bg outpatient-care registry: Dr. Ivan Markov confirmed active BZS member at Markov-Dent's own address; matching individual-practice clinic registration found (220411200614). |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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