Virtus Dental Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 72.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 7 October 2026
72.2/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#772.2/100
- Best for Expats#772.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#868.3/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#758.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#776.7/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Own FAQ page documents conscious sedation only; no general anaesthesia mentioned. [virtus-dental-center-sedation]
Summary
Tirana clinic offering implantology, oral surgery, orthodontics and aesthetic treatments, listing named multidisciplinary dentists and a CBCT scanner; markets a dental-tourism offer.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 12 of 15 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 4 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Five named dentists with roles. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Address plus Google Maps link. [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
4 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published The implants page gives one price range (€350 to €400 per implant) and a free consultation is offered; the crowns page no longer states a price. There is no price list. [prices-recheck-2026-10-07] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No cleaning price found on the implant, crown or FAQ pages read. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price found on the pages read; the site has no dedicated filling page. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed The crowns page no longer states a price (read 2026-10-07); on 2026-09-17 it gave 150 to 200 euros. [prices-recheck-2026-10-07] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Implant priced from 350 to 400 euros. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Consultation offered free. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed X-rays are mentioned only as something a patient can upload for a remote quote, with no price. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-8] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
15.5 / 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 2026-08-25 [virtus-dental-center-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-17 [virtus-dental-center-deepen-9] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest of the readable reviews is dated 2026-08-11. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-10] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews None of the 10 reviews read (dated 2025-01-23 to 2026-10-01) carries an owner reply on Google. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-16] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No 1-2 star reviews in the histogram. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-11] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns All 91 Google reviews are five-star, but the ten read show no burst (2025-01 to 2026-09, never two on one day), no template wording, and mostly accounts with 2-14 reviews. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; site does not link to TripAdvisor [virtus-dental-center-deepen-13] [virtus-dental-center-deepen-14] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No clinic profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Bookimed (checked 2026-10-01). [virtus-dental-center-platforms] [virtus-dental-center-platforms-2] [virtus-dental-center-platforms-3] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
12 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray CBCT scanner (implies imaging). [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Orthodontics; Invisalign. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral / maxillofacial surgery on team. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry Site's treatment-page list has no pediatric-dentistry page. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care No emergency/same-day care documented on the pages read. [virtus-dental-center-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients 'Dental Tourism Offer'. [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
8.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Free consultation with Dr. Arnold advertised. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Google listing shows Saturday hours. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-4] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Tirana", "English speaking dentist Tirana", "dental implants Tirana", "emergency dentist Tirana", "Tirana dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Tirana [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Tirana [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Tirana [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Tirana [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Tirana dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Site publishes Dentist/Organization structured data. [virtus-dental-center-deepen-12] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 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: NIPT M41407042R (QKB Regjistri Tregtar) (QKB Regjistri Tregtar (open, scope: clinics), searched Emri i subjektit for 'Virtus' 2026-08-26 (co-matches: Rent Car Virtus, Virtus Tech, Virtus 2021, Virtus Lending, FP Capital Virtus, Virtus Group - unrelated entities).) [virtus-dental-center-lic]
Dentists & Order of Dentists licence
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence validity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Mboqe [s1] [virtus-dental-center-doclic] | Oral Surgeon / Implantologist / Periodontist / Prosthodontist / Orthodontist | not published | — |
| Armando Becoku [s1] [virtus-dental-center-doclic] | Implantologist / Prosthodontist / Periodontist | not published | Licensed by USSH from 10 November 2025 to 9 November 2030; the register publishes no licence number. |
| Nela Mataj [s1] [virtus-dental-center-doclic] | Maxillofacial Surgeon / Implantologist / Prosthodontist / Periodontist | not published | Licensed by USSH from 6 February 2023 to 6 February 2028; the register publishes no licence number. |
| Ester Rina [s1] | Prosthodontics / Endodontics | not verified | — |
| Adela Dajlani [s1] [virtus-dental-center-doclic] | General Dentist | not published | Licensed by USSH from 20 February 2026 to 19 February 2031; the register publishes no licence number. |
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
- Communication & Service: Response speed
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://virtus.al/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +355692711166 |
| https://wa.link/goytti | |
| https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558465962309 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Seksioni B, Rruga Teodor Keko, Pll 29, Tirana 1027, Albania |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://virtus.al/ | Full page list of the site read on 2026-09-17: 47 English treatment pages (implants, subperiosteal, pterygoid and zygomatic implants, crowns, orthodontics, surgery, veneers and others) across four language versions; none is for pediatric dentistry. | 2026-09-17 |
| sq | search:best dentist Tirana / English speaking dentist Tirana / dental implants Tirana / emergency dentist Tirana / Tirana dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| virtus-dental-center-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Virtus+Dental+Center+-+Dentisti+i… | Google rating 5.0 (86 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| virtus-dental-center-sedation | https://virtus.al/dental-tourism-in-albania-your-complete-faq-guide… | FAQ page: 'Sedation options: Conscious sedation for anxious patients.' | 2026-08-25 |
| virtus-dental-center-lic | https://qkb.gov.al/kerko-per-subjekt/ | VIRTUS DENTAL CENTER, NIPT M41407042R, registered 07/02/2024, Tirane, SHPK, Admin/Ortak: Arnold Mboqe, Indrit Saraçi, Juljan Kaziu. (searched: 'Virtus') | 2026-08-26 |
| virtus-dental-center-doclic | https://ussh.org.al/regjistri-i-stomatologeve/ | USSH register row: Arnold Mboqe, licensed 9/17/2019 - 9/17/2024. Expired 2024-09-17, before research date 2026-08-26; no renewal row found. | 2026-08-26 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen | https://virtus.al/dental-tourism-albania/ | Dental-tourism guide, implants and crowns pages read in full, and the site’s full page list checked on 2026-09-17; no emergency, urgent-care or same-day-appointment page or section. | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-2 | https://virtus.al/dental-crowns-albania/ | Page text: "Virtus Dental Center offers the best costs for dental crowns in Albania from 150-200 Euros". | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-3 | https://virtus.al/dental-implants-albania/ | Page text: "dental implants cost between 350 and 400 euros per implant". | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-4 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13877941505326394748&hl=en | Google listing hours: Sat 9AM-2PM (also open Mon-Fri 9AM-6PM, Sun closed). | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-5 | https://virtus.al/dental-tourism-albania/ | Dental-tourism FAQ guide read in full; no cleaning price mentioned. | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-6 | https://virtus.al/dental-tourism-albania/ | FAQ guide and treatment-page list read; no filling price and no dedicated filling page exists on the site. | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-7 | https://virtus.al/dental-tourism-albania/ | FAQ page: "Book a free consultation" offered to prospective patients. | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-8 | https://virtus.al/dental-tourism-albania/ | Page invites patients to upload "Panoramex X-ray" images for a quote; no price for an X-ray taken at the clinic. | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13877941505326394748&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17: 5.0 from 89 reviews. | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13877941505326394748&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17: newest of 5 readable reviews dated 2026-08-11. | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13877941505326394748&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17: histogram is 0 at 1-2 stars out of 89 reviews. | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-12 | https://virtus.al/ | JSON-LD across the site carries @type Dentist and Organization entities for the clinic. | 2026-09-17 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-13 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Virtus%2… | TripAdvisor's own search for "Virtus Dental Center" returned 6 results, none a match: unrelated apartments and hotels named "Virtus" in Spain, Turkey, Croatia and Italy | 2026-09-29 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-14 | https://virtus.al/ | Clinic's own homepage HTML read in full; no tripadvisor.com link anywhere on the page | 2026-09-29 |
| virtus-dental-center-platforms | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/albania/tirana | WhatClinic: all 9 pages of its Tirana dentist listing (97 clinics) and its profile sitemaps (115 Albanian dentist profiles) have no profile for Virtus Dental Center, and profile addresses built from its name return not found (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| virtus-dental-center-platforms-2 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/albania | Dental Departures: its eight clinics in Albania do not include Virtus Dental Center (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| virtus-dental-center-platforms-3 | https://us-uk.bookimed.com/sitemap-us-uk-clinic.xml | Bookimed: its clinic sitemap (2 127 clinics) has no Virtus Dental Center (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13877941505326394748&hl=en | Google listing "Virtus Dental Center - Dentisti in Albania", read 2026-10-01 in four review orders: 5.0 from 91 reviews (all five-star); 10 distinct reviews dated 2025-01-23 to 2026-09-27 from accounts with up to 14 reviews, one with a single review | 2026-10-01 |
| virtus-dental-center-deepen-16 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13877941505326394748&hl=en | Google listing "Virtus Dental Center - Dentisti in Albania" (Dentist; Seksioni B, Rruga Teodor Keko Pll 29, Tiranë 1027, Albania), read 2026-10-05 in 2 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first): 5.0 from 92 reviews (1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 92); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2025-01-23 to 2026-10-01, 0 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-05 |
| prices-recheck-2026-10-07 | https://virtus.al/dental-crowns-albania/ | Read 2026-10-07: the crowns page carries no price; the range read there on 2026-09-17, 150 to 200 euros, is gone. The implants page still says implants cost "between €350 and €400 per implant", and a free consultation is offered. | 2026-10-07 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Re-checked on 2026-10-07, limited to the price entries: the clinic's implants page still gives a price range (€350 to €400 per implant) and a free consultation is offered, but the crowns page no longer states a price (on 2026-09-17 it gave 150 to 200 euros), so the crown price entry is now no. One priced treatment is not a price list, so the general entry on published prices stays at no. Nothing else on the card was re-read. |
| 2026-10-05 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-05 in 2 review orders (10 distinct reviews, dated 2025-01-23 to 2026-10-01; 5.0 from 92): owner replies false. |
| 2026-10-01 | Read ten of the clinic's Google reviews in four orders on 2026-10-01: although every rating is five-star, there is no burst, no template wording and no run of single-review accounts, so no suspicious review pattern is recorded. |
| 2026-10-01 | Review platforms re-checked: no profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Bookimed, so "reviewed on other platforms" changed from yes to no. |
| 2026-09-29 | Checked TripAdvisor's own search and the clinic's website for a TripAdvisor profile: none found. Re-read the Google listing sorted by lowest rating: still 100% five-star at a base of 91, with the five sampled reviews spread from 2025-01 to 2026-08 and reviewer accounts carrying 3-6 prior reviews each - only one signal (the all-five-star histogram), so suspiciousReviewPatterns remains unresolved. |
| 2026-09-17 | Re-read on 2026-09-17: the clinic's website (implant and crown treatment pages, dental-tourism FAQ guide) and its Google listing. Recorded: implant and crown prices published, free consultation offered; no cleaning, filling or X-ray price found; no pediatric or emergency care documented; Google 5.0 from 89 reviews, newest dated 2026-08-11, with no 1-2 star reviews; Saturday hours published. Still unverified: whether the five-star histogram reflects genuine review activity, and TripAdvisor presence. |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against QKB Regjistri Tregtar and USSH Regjistri i Stomatologeve: clinic found registered as VIRTUS DENTAL CENTER (NIPT M41407042R, admin Arnold Mboqe, matching a named doctor); Armando Becoku, Nela Mataj and Adela Dajlani have active USSH licenses, Arnold Mboqe's license has expired (9/17/2024), Ester Rina is an ambiguous near-match ('Esterina Rina' in register). |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Own FAQ page documents conscious sedation only; no general anaesthesia mentioned. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, name/address/phone unchanged, business open; captured first Google rating 5.0 (86 reviews), place URL and coordinates. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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