Perfect Smile Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 26.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 6 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#726.7/100
- Best for Expats#825.3/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1016.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#630.7/100
- 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
Summary
Solo/small dental practice run by Dr. Pavish Mahadooa and Dr. Shamma Ramlugon-Mahadooa, established 2013. No independent website or confirmed working Facebook page; address placed in Quatre Bornes on St Jean Road by two directories and by Google's own place data, though one older directory listing (Yelo, last verified 2023) gives a Port Louis address under the same phone number — see note.
Strengths
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 1 of 5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Mauritius; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Mauritius; mentioned for: dental implants Mauritius; mentioned for: emergency dentist Mauritius)
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 [y1] [m1] | 0/4 |
| ? | Dentist names listed Dentist names known from directory listings only (not a clinic-run channel); no clinic website or working Facebook page found. | 0/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ? | Service list published Service list appears on Yelo (directory), which does not count as clinic publication under rule A. | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone and address are published, but not consistently: two numbers (+230 5258 1767 and +230 5805 1767) and two town addresses circulate across the two directories that list this practice. Both numbers appear on the Yelo profile, attached to Dr Pavish Mahadooa and Dr Shamma Ramlugon-Mahadooa respectively. [y1] [m1] | 2/2 |
| ? | English website version | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Conflicting addresses across sources, resolved in favour of Quatre Bornes. Yelo (verified listing, last updated 2023-04-26) gives "Rue 14, La Poudriere Street, Sterling Tower, Port Louis" with contact number +230 5805 1767; Mauritius Life gives "132 St Jean Road, Quatre Bornes" with +230 5258 1767 — which is also the number Yelo prints for Dr Pavish Mahadooa personally, so the two listings are the same practice. Google's own place record for "PERFECT SMILE DENTAL CLINIC" pins at -20.2598876, 57.4844189, and those coordinates reverse-geocode to Saint Jean Road, Quatre-Bornes (checked 2026-09-04), which settles it on the geographic evidence rather than on a preference between directories. [y1] [m1] | 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 | 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) Star histogram read live on 2026-09-06: 24 five-star, 0 four-star, 0 three-star, 1 two-star, 1 one-star. The buckets sum to 26, matching the 26 in the place-page header exactly, and the weighted mean 4.731 reproduces the published 4.7. [gmp1] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Read live on 2026-09-06 from the place-page header; the star histogram sums to the same figure. [gmp1] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency The newest review visible is 3 months old, which proves the within-3-months bucket and no better. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. The Newest sort does not open to the extension, so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews No owner reply appears under any visible review. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. The Newest sort does not open to the extension, so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No repeated complaint theme appears in the visible sample. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. The Newest sort does not open to the extension, so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram shape, spread of wording and dates, and reviewer-account variety show no sign of manipulation. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. The Newest sort does not open to the extension, so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence A previously indexed Facebook link for this clinic no longer resolves to a page carrying this clinic's identity, and no current page was found; not scored either way. | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms Both directories that list this clinic show zero reviews — Yelo "0 Reviews / 0.0" and Mauritius Life "No reviews yet — be the first!", both re-read 2026-09-04 — so there is no third-party review presence to credit. Being listed is not being reviewed. [y1] [m1] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | 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 | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Sat 09:00-21:30, Sun 09:00-12:00 per Yelo listing. [y1] | 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 Mauritius", "English speaking dentist Mauritius", "dental implants Mauritius", "emergency dentist Mauritius", "Mauritius dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Mauritius WebSearch 2026-09-06: not among results for "best dentist Quatre Bornes" (named results were Bright Smile Dental, St Jean Dental Care, Cabinet Dentaire). [sq1] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Mauritius WebSearch 2026-09-06: not among results for "English speaking dentist Quatre Bornes" (named results were Cabinet Dentaire, Enamel Dental Clinic, St Jean Dental Care). [sq2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Mauritius WebSearch 2026-09-06: not among results for "dental implants Quatre Bornes" (named results were St Jean Dental Care and Bright Smile Dental). [sq3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Mauritius WebSearch 2026-09-06: not among results for "emergency dentist Quatre Bornes" (named results were Cabinet Dentaire, Bright Smile Dental, Enamel Dental Clinic, Dr Melanie Leung, St Jean Dental Care). [sq4] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Mauritius dental clinic for expats WebSearch 2026-09-06: named and described ("132 St Jean Road...general, cosmetic, orthodontics, and implants") in the answer for "Quatre Bornes dental clinic for expats", citing its Mauritius-Life.com listing (mauritius-life.com/dentists/perfect-smile-dental-clinic). [sq5] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Pavish Mahadooa [y1] [reg1] | Dental Surgeon | Registered — DCM list, no reg. no. published (read 2026-09-04) |
| Shamma Ramlugon-Mahadooa [y1] [reg1] | Dental Surgeon | not found in the public register (checked 4 September 2026) |
One or more named dentists could not be found in the public register on the date checked — recorded as unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Dentist names listed
- Information Transparency: Dentist specializations listed
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: Service list published
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Price Transparency: Prices or price ranges published
- 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: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- 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: Clear service explanations
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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
| Phone | +230 5258 1767 |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 132 St Jean Road, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| y1 | https://www.yelo.mu/company/22154/perfect-smile-dental-clinic | Verified listing: address (Port Louis, Sterling Tower), phone, both dentists' names, services, established year, hours | 2026-09-04 |
| m1 | https://mauritius-life.com/dentists/perfect-smile-dental-clinic | Address (132 St Jean Road, Quatre Bornes) and phone, matching Google Maps place coordinates | 2026-09-04 |
| reg1 | https://dentalcouncil.mu/registered-practitioners/ | Dental Council of Mauritius published list of registered dental practitioners (undated, name-only, no registration numbers) — read 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-04 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/PERFECT+SMILE+DENTAL+CLINIC/@-20.… | Live Google Maps place page: rating, review count, star histogram, review dates, owner replies, pin coordinates | 2026-09-06 |
| sq1 | search:best dentist Quatre Bornes | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| sq2 | search:English speaking dentist Quatre Bornes | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| sq3 | search:dental implants Quatre Bornes | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| sq4 | search:emergency dentist Quatre Bornes | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| sq5 | search:Quatre Bornes dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | Combined browser pass (agent I-2, africa-south + Indian Ocean): Google Maps place page read live for rating, review count, star histogram, review recency, owner replies, complaint and manipulation reading and pin coordinates; clinic Facebook pages opened where the worklist asked; the five canonical visibility queries re-run as browser SERPs. |
| 2026-09-04 | Adversarial verification pass (agent D-mauritius): every cited URL re-opened on 2026-09-04. See scratch/wave4/verify/mauritius.md. Address conflict re-tested independently: the Google place pin reverse-geocodes to Saint Jean Road, Quatre-Bornes, confirming the city placement. The claim that both addresses carry the same phone number was corrected — the two listings print two different numbers, both belonging to the practice. The review-platform credit was withdrawn: both directories show zero reviews. |
| 2026-09-04 | Initial data collection for the Mauritius Dental Transparency & Trust Index: dentists verified via Yelo and cross-checked against the Dental Council of Mauritius 2026 register; city placement resolved from a genuine address conflict across directories in favour of Quatre Bornes (majority of sources + matching Google Maps coordinates). Google rating/reviews pending browser follow-up. |
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