A.F.M Medical Center
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#729/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#327.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#718.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#631.5/100
- 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
Summary
General medical centre in central Port Louis with a dental department offering general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery and emergency consultations. No independent clinic website; its Facebook page is its only clinic channel and could not be read past the page title (bot-blocked to automated fetches).
Strengths
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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 No dedicated clinic website found; operates via Facebook page and directory listings only. [s1] [w1] | 0/4 |
| ? | Dentist names listed Only clinic channel is Facebook; page content not readable by automated fetch (bot-blocked). See browser worklist. | 0/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ? | Service list published WhatClinic lists services (general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery) but that is a directory, not the clinic's own channel (methodology rule A); Facebook content unread. See browser worklist. | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Address and phone consistent across WhatClinic and Facebook listings. [w1] | 2/2 |
| ? | English website version Not applicable and previously miscredited: this clinic has no website at all, so there is no English website version to score. The "English, French, Hindi, Urdu" languages field on WhatClinic is a spoken-language claim and is scored under communication.englishSpoken instead. | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [w1] | 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 clinic-published price list found; WhatClinic shows a generic consultation price which is the directory's own pricing feature, not a clinic publication (rule A/B). | 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: 11 five-star, 0 four-star, 1 three-star, 0 two-star, 0 one-star. The buckets sum to 12, matching the 12 in the place-page header exactly, and the weighted mean 4.833 reproduces the published 4.8. [gmp1] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Read live on 2026-09-06 from the place-page header; the star histogram sums to the same figure. [gmp1] | 0.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency The newest review visible is 1 year old, which proves the within-a-year 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] | 1.5/3 |
| ✗ | 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 Facebook page confirmed live on 2026-09-04: the page name reads "A.F.M Medical Center | Port Louis Town". Post and About content is not reachable without a browser (HTTP 400 to automated requests is a bot block, not a dead page). [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on WhatClinic with a ServiceScore of 6.2 over 27 interactions and one written patient review — a genuine third-party review presence, unlike the directory listings behind the other Port Louis cards. [w1] | 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 Refuted: the earlier reading took this from WhatClinic's "Popular treatments" box, which is a site-wide navigation module identical across the directory (its second copy on this same page mixes in ECG, Counselling and Cancer Screening) and not a statement about this clinic. The clinic's own treatment roster on that page lists, under Dentistry, only "Dental Bridges" and "Dentist Consultation" — re-read 2026-09-04. No clinic channel documents this service. | 0/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics Refuted: the earlier reading took this from WhatClinic's "Popular treatments" box, which is a site-wide navigation module identical across the directory (its second copy on this same page mixes in ECG, Counselling and Cancer Screening) and not a statement about this clinic. The clinic's own treatment roster on that page lists, under Dentistry, only "Dental Bridges" and "Dentist Consultation" — re-read 2026-09-04. No clinic channel documents this service. | 0/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery Refuted: the earlier reading took this from WhatClinic's "Popular treatments" box, which is a site-wide navigation module identical across the directory (its second copy on this same page mixes in ECG, Counselling and Cancer Screening) and not a statement about this clinic. The clinic's own treatment roster on that page lists, under Dentistry, only "Dental Bridges" and "Dentist Consultation" — re-read 2026-09-04. No clinic channel documents this service. | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care This one survives the re-read: "Emergency service" appears in the clinic-specific "Clinic services" block of the WhatClinic profile, not in the site-wide "Popular treatments" navigation module (re-read 2026-09-04). [w1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
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 [w1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Published hours Mon 09:00-17:00, Tue-Sat 09:30-17:00, Sunday closed (re-read 2026-09-04): Saturday cover, no evening hours. [w1] | 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: named as "A.F.M Dental Clinic" in the answer summary, sourced from its WhatClinic.com listing among results for "best dentist Port Louis". [sq1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Mauritius WebSearch 2026-09-06: named explicitly as "A.F.M Medical Center" in the answer for "English speaking dentist Port Louis", citing its WhatClinic.com listing. [sq2] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Mauritius WebSearch 2026-09-06: not among results for "dental implants Port Louis" (top named clinics were Modern Dental Care Port Louis, Dr. Vashisht/C-Care, Vincent Ng Sing Kwong). [sq3] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Mauritius WebSearch 2026-09-06: named as "A.F.M Medical Center" in the answer for "emergency dentist Port Louis" (most results were for Port St. Lucie, FL, not this Port Louis). [sq4] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Mauritius dental clinic for expats WebSearch 2026-09-06: named and described in detail (address, ServiceScore) in the answer for "Port Louis dental clinic for expats", citing its WhatClinic.com listing (whatclinic.com/dentists/mauritius/port-louis/afm-medical-center). [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
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — 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: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Implantology
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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 5786 9705 |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/afmdentalclinic/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 29 Jardin Despeaux Street, Port Louis, Mauritius |
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.facebook.com/afmdentalclinic/ | Clinic's Facebook page exists (title confirmed); content unreadable by automated fetch | 2026-09-04 |
| w1 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/mauritius/port-louis/afm-medica… | Address, hours, languages, services list, phone availability (directory, not a clinic channel) | 2026-09-04 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/AFM+dental+clinic+%26+medical+cen… | Live Google Maps place page: rating, review count, star histogram, review dates, owner replies, pin coordinates | 2026-09-06 |
| sq1 | search:best dentist Port Louis | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| sq2 | search:English speaking dentist Port Louis | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| sq3 | search:dental implants Port Louis | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| sq4 | search:emergency dentist Port Louis | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| sq5 | search:Port Louis 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. Three infrastructure credits withdrawn: they came from WhatClinic's site-wide "Popular treatments" navigation block rather than from this clinic's own roster. The English-website credit was withdrawn as inapplicable (the clinic has no website). Saturday opening added. |
| 2026-09-04 | Initial data collection for the Mauritius Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via WhatClinic directory listing and Facebook page existence; Facebook content and Google Maps live page pending browser follow-up. |
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