Ocean Dental Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 67.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 13 ranked clinics · Last checked: 29 September 2026
67.2/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1067.2/100
- Best for Expats#1066/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1063.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1068.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1068.2/100
- 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 No anaesthesia or sedation information found on the site.
Summary
Ocean Dental Center is a family-run dental practice in Jomtien founded in 2008, with a multi-page English website naming four dentists (implantology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, general practice and periodontics) and their qualifications. The clinic states that international patients are welcomed, documents 3D X-ray imaging, and its Google listing carries owner replies disclosing standard fees for several treatments after independent reviews described being charged more than expected.
Google reviews mention two further treating dentists by nickname ("Dr. Toto", "Dr. Namo") who do not appear on the clinic's own team page, which may not list every dentist currently practising there. The clinic's contact page states hours of Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; its Google Business Profile gives Monday-Saturday 9 AM-6 PM, Sunday closed.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: structured data on website; dedicated service pages)
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
20 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website Site live on 2026-09-29 in English, with Home, About Us, Our Team, Services, Activity and Contact Us pages. [ocean-home] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed The team page names four dentists: Dr. Charoensak Ruangpeerakul, Assistant Professor Dr. Boworn Klongnoi, Dr. Natthanin Bunsuthawee and Dr. Yodjai Yod-in. [ocean-team] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Each dentist is given a role (Implantologist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, General Practitioner, Periodontist) with an educational background and working history. [ocean-team] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos An own-hosted photo carousel (15 images, own domain, LINE-app file names) shows the clinic's premises and equipment, including one captioned "3D X-ray used in our clinic". [ocean-activity] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Services page lists eight treatments (whitening, veneers, crowns & bridges, fillings, oral surgery, implants, periodontal treatment, root canal) with an explanatory paragraph for each. [ocean-services] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details The contact page publishes phone, email, WhatsApp and Facebook; the phone number matches the Google listing. [ocean-contact] [ocean-place] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version The entire site is published in English; no other language version exists. [ocean-home] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Street address is published and an embedded Google Maps location is shown on the contact page. [ocean-contact] | 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 No price list on the site; a 2026-09-28 owner reply on the clinic's own Google profile gives its "standard pricing": cleaning 1,200, exam 200, X-ray 200/800, CBCT 3,500 THB. [ocean-place-newest] [ocean-place-lowest] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Owner reply (2026-09-28): "our standard pricing is as follows: cleaning is 1200 THB"; confirmed again in a separate reply (2025-12-21): "1200 THB for professional cleaning". [ocean-place-newest] [ocean-place-lowest] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price on the website (none of its pages carries prices) or in the owner replies that state prices. [ocean-services] [ocean-place-lowest] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No crown price on the website (none of its pages carries prices) or in the owner replies that state prices. [ocean-services] [ocean-place-lowest] | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed The only implant figure is in a January 2025 owner reply ("implant with crown costs 47,000 THB"), more than a year old; no current implant price found. [ocean-place-lowest] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Owner reply (2026-09-28): "oral examination is 200 THB". [ocean-place-newest] [ocean-place-lowest] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Owner replies give "a per-tooth x ray is 200 THB. And an opg Xray is 800 THB" (2026-09-28) and "peri apical x-ray at 200 THB per film... OPG X-ray at 800 THB" (2025-01-10). [ocean-place-newest] [ocean-place-lowest] | 2/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
14.5 / 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 2026-09-29 [ocean-place] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-29 [ocean-place] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest reviews read dated 2026-09-28. [ocean-place-newest] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replied individually to all five lowest-rated and all five newest reviews shown, most recently on 2026-09-28. [ocean-place-lowest] [ocean-place-newest] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Three independent reviews (2025-01-10, 2025-12-20, 2026-09-28) say they paid more than expected or than elsewhere; two (2025-12-20, 2025-12-21) say an airflow cleaning took 7-10 minutes. [ocean-place-lowest] [ocean-place-newest] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Review dates are spread across 2025-2026, reviewer accounts carry histories up to 177 reviews, and the 5-star share is about 85%, well short of a near-100% pattern. [ocean-place] [ocean-place-lowest] [ocean-place-newest] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence facebook.com/oceandent is linked from the clinic's own site. [ocean-contact] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence TripAdvisor's own search for the clinic's name returns no matching listing, only unrelated attractions, hotels and restaurants named "Ocean...". [ocean-tripadvisor] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on WhatClinic's Pattaya directory with its own profile: rating 4.7 from 9 reviews. [ocean-whatclinic] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
10 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray A clinic photo is captioned "3D X-ray used in our clinic"; owner replies also price per-tooth and OPG (panoramic) X-rays. [ocean-activity] [ocean-place-lowest] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) The photo caption "3D X-ray used in our clinic" and an owner reply pricing "CTCB for some implant case is 3,500 THB" both document cone-beam 3D imaging. [ocean-activity] [ocean-place-lowest] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Dr. Charoensak Ruangpeerakul is named as the clinic's Implantologist; "Dental Implants" is listed and explained on the services page. [ocean-team] [ocean-services] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Orthodontics No orthodontist on the team and no braces/aligner treatment on the services page (eight items read in full). [ocean-services] [ocean-team] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Assistant Professor Dr. Boworn Klongnoi is named as Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon; "Oral Surgery" and wisdom-tooth extraction are described on the services page. [ocean-team] [ocean-services] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry No paediatric dentist on the team and no children's dentistry item on the services page. [ocean-services] [ocean-team] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care No same-day, urgent or emergency appointment mentioned anywhere on the site. [ocean-home] [ocean-services] [ocean-about] [ocean-activity] [ocean-contact] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients "International patients are welcomed at this clinic and a full range of dental services are provided at affordable prices." [ocean-about] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
7 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available Contact page: "Whatsapp: (+66)89 834 1414". [ocean-contact] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken The site is entirely in English by default and states that international patients are welcomed. [ocean-home] [ocean-about] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✗ | Pre-visit consultation possible The "Book Now" button leads only to the contact page (phone, email, WhatsApp); there is no booking widget, time-slot picker or online estimate request. [ocean-contact] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each service has an explanatory paragraph, e.g. what causes tooth decay, what a root canal treats, how a dental implant works. [ocean-services] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Contact page publishes Saturday hours (Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.). [ocean-contact] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
0 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Pattaya", "English speaking dentist Pattaya", "dental implants Pattaya", "emergency dentist Pattaya", "Pattaya dental clinic for expats".
| ? | Mentioned for: best dentist Pattaya | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Pattaya | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Pattaya | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Pattaya | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Pattaya dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No schema.org LocalBusiness or Dentist markup: the pages carry only the theme's generic WebPage/header/footer microdata and no JSON-LD. [ocean-home] [ocean-team] [ocean-services] [ocean-contact] [ocean-about] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages All eight services are described on one combined /services/ page; the site's sitemap lists no separate per-service URLs. [ocean-services] | 0/1.5 |
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: 20103002462 [ocean-moph]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Charoensak Ruangpeerakul [ocean-team] | Implantologist | not verified | — |
| Assistant Professor Dr. Boworn Klongnoi [ocean-team] [ocean-doclic] | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | not published | Confirmed on the public register of ทันตแพทยสภา; registered since 29 March 1991, no licence number is published. |
| Dr. Natthanin Bunsuthawee [ocean-team] | General Practitioner | not verified | — |
| Dr. Yodjai Yod-in [ocean-team] [ocean-doclic] | Periodontist | not published | Confirmed on the public register of ทันตแพทยสภา; registered since 21 March 1990, no licence number is published. |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist Pattaya
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Pattaya
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Pattaya
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Pattaya
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Pattaya dental clinic for expats
- 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://oceandent.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +66 38 197 617 |
| +66 89 834 1414 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/oceandent/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 488/74 Jomtien 2nd Road, Soi 5, Nong Prue, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150, Pattaya |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ocean-home | https://oceandent.com/ | Home page: "Welcome to Jomtien's Top Ranked Dental Clinic... All kinds of dental treatments; including operative dentistry, endodontics, prosthodontics, periodontics, oral & maxillofacial surgery, etc. We have a specialist in implant dentistry."; phone "038-197-617, 089-834-1414"; address "488/74 Jomtien 2nd Road, Pattaya City, Chonburi 20150"; footer Facebook link; no application/ld+json block found in the page source. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-about | https://oceandent.com/index.php/about-us/ | "International patients are welcomed at this clinic and a full range of dental services are provided at affordable prices."; history: "Ocean Dental Center was founded by a Thai couple, Dr. Charoensak Ruangpeerakul and his wife, Khun Waraporn, since October 1, 2008"; lists three of the four team dentists again by name and role; no application/ld+json block found. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-team | https://oceandent.com/index.php/our-team/ | Team page: "Dr. Charoensak Ruangpeerakul, D.D.S." - Implantologist, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Chiang Mai University 1984-1990, owner since 2008; "Assistant Professor Dr. Boworn Klongnoi, D.D.S., M.D., Dr. Med., Dr. Med. Dent., F.R.C.D.T." - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Chulalongkorn University DDS, Mahidol MD, Thai Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2008; "Dr. Natthanin Bunsuthawee, D.D.S." - General Practitioner, Chiang Mai University, at the clinic since 2011; "Dr. Yodjai Yod-in, D.D.S." - Periodontist, Chiang Mai University, Diploma in Clinical Periodontology 1995, part-time at the clinic since 2008. No Thai-script names are given for any of the four. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-services | https://oceandent.com/index.php/services/ | Services page lists "Teeth Whitening, Dental Veneers, Porcelain Crowns & Bridges, Filling (Composite Resin), Oral Surgery, Dental Implants, Periodontal Treatment, Endodontic (Root Canal) Treatment", each followed by an explanatory paragraph (e.g. "Dental implants are posts made of titanium or ceramic that are placed in your jawbone to support prosthetic teeth..."); no price figures anywhere on the page; no braces/aligner or paediatric item; no application/ld+json block found. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-activity | https://oceandent.com/index.php/activity/ | An own-hosted image carousel (15 photos, own domain, filenames from a LINE-app export) captioned "3D X-ray used in our clinic" and "Dental Symposium"; an FAQ section with genuine explanatory text on bad breath, tooth sensitivity, tooth decay, root canal treatment, retainers, dry mouth, fluoride, filling materials, veneers, dental implants and periodontitis. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-contact | https://oceandent.com/index.php/contact-us/ | Contact page: "Tel. (+66)38 197 617", "Email: [email protected]", "Whatsapp: (+66)89 834 1414", "Facebook: Ocean Dental Center" (linking to facebook.com/oceandent/), "Opening Hours - Mon-Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m."; an embedded Google Maps iframe; no contact form of any kind found on the page. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-place | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2332024447852707017&hl=en | Google listing "Ocean Dental Center" [Dentist], claimed: rating 4.5 from 143 reviews as of 2026-09-29, histogram 1★ 14 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 4 / 5★ 121; hours Monday-Saturday 9 AM-6 PM, Sunday closed; among the most-relevant reviews, owner replies thank patients for kind words about "Dr Toto" and, in one reply, name "Dr. Namo" as the treating dentist. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-place-newest | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2332024447852707017&hl=en | The five newest Google reviews (2026-08-18 to 2026-09-28) each carry an individual owner reply. One 1-star review (Srey Maile, 2026-09-28) alleges being overcharged for a cleaning and X-ray; the owner's reply the same day: "Regarding our fee, our standard pricing is as follows: cleaning is 1200 THB. , oral examination is 200 THB a per-tooth x ray is 200 THB. And an opg Xray is 800 THB. CTCB for some implant case is 3,500 THB." | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-place-lowest | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2332024447852707017&hl=en | The five lowest-rated (1-star) Google reviews, each with an individual owner reply. Eva Regeda (2025-12-20): "Charged 1,700 Baht for a 10-minute Airflow that medically requires 40 minutes"; owner reply (2025-12-21): "our price is standardized. 1200 THB for professional cleaning and 500 THB for airflow (1,700 THB in total)". Troy Greer (2025-01-10): "went to another real top dentist to have the same work done here for a third of the price... got an estimate for two implants and a bridge... twice as high"; owner reply: "the peri apical x-ray at 200 THB per film and 1,500 for the extraction of molar... the OPG X-ray at 800 THB... our implant with crown costs 47,000 THB." Srey Maile (2026-09-28): "Had a generic clean and X-ray. 4k baht..."; owner reply: "our standard pricing is as follows: cleaning is 1200 THB., oral examination is 200 THB, a per-tooth x ray is 200 THB. And an opg Xray is 800 THB. CTCB for some implant case is 3,500 THB." Ashley Dolarossa (2025-12-21): "The deep cleaning + airflow take 7-10 minutes... Teeth cleaning with an airflow takes at least 30 minutes." Ronny Schibler (2025-10-18): a disagreement over withholding local anaesthetic during a hypertensive episode; owner reply cites a blood pressure reading of 239. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-moph | https://hosp.hss.moph.go.th/ | Private healthcare facility register (Department of Health Service Support, Ministry of Public Health), searched on 2026-09-29 by the Thai spelling of the clinic's name ("Ocean Dental"): one match, "Khlinik Thantakam Ocean Dental Center" (Ocean Dental Center), No. 488/74, Moo 12, Jomtien Sai 2 Road, Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province (matching the site's Jomtien 2nd Road address), operating licence No. 20103002462, valid until 31 December 2571 B.E. (2028). | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-whatclinic | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/thailand/pattaya/ocean-dental-c… | The clinic's own WhatClinic profile: "Ocean Dental Center in Pattaya, Thailand • Read 9 Reviews", ratingValue 4.7, ratingCount 9. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Ocean%20… | TripAdvisor's own type-ahead search for "Ocean Dental Center Jomtien" returns unrelated attractions, hotels and restaurants named "Ocean..." elsewhere; no result for this clinic. | 2026-09-29 |
| ocean-doclic | https://checkdent.dentalcouncil.or.th/Verify | Dental Council of Thailand practitioner-check tool, queried 2026-09-29 by Thai first and last name. Dr. Yodjai Yod-in: one record, printed with the English name "Yodjai Yodin, D.D.S.", licensed from 21 March 1990 for life, graduate of Chiang Mai University (matching the team page: D.D.S., Chiang Mai University, 1984-1990). Assistant Professor Dr. Boworn Klongnoi: one record under the Thai spelling "Bowon Khlongnoi", licensed from 29 March 1991 for life, graduate of Chulalongkorn University, with the Council's certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery (matching the team page). The tool shows no licence numbers. The clinic gives no Thai spelling for its other two dentists, and they were not confirmed. | 2026-09-29 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Added to the directory on 2026-09-29: the clinic's website (home, about, team, services, activity and contact pages), its Google listing (most-relevant, newest and lowest-rated reviews), the Ministry of Public Health register of private healthcare facilities, the Dental Council of Thailand register, the clinic's own WhatClinic profile and a TripAdvisor search. Recorded: four named dentists with their qualifications and roles, two of them confirmed on the Dental Council register; a documented welcome to international patients; 3D X-ray imaging; an operating licence (valid to 31 December 2028); standard fees for cleaning, an oral examination, X-rays and CBCT imaging, stated by the clinic in a September 2026 Google review reply rather than on a published price list; Google rating 4.5 from 143 reviews, newest dated 2026-09-28, with owner replies to nearly every review and three independent complaints about being charged more than expected. Not found: orthodontic or paediatric services, an emergency-appointment policy, or sedation information. Not established: a current implant price (the only figure is in a January 2025 reply), and whether the team page lists every dentist currently practising there, since two further dentists are named only in Google reviews. |
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