Clínica IDEN
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 45.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#345.8/100
- Best for Expats#641.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#145/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#629.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- 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 Local anesthesia is standard; conscious sedation (sedación consciente) offered for anxious patients, patient stays aware [clinica-iden-sedation]
Summary
Implant-focused dental clinic in Col. Sertoma, Monterrey, led by Dr. Joel Méndez Monge. Offers full-arch (All-on-X) and single implants, guided surgery, endodontics, orthodontics and general dentistry with 3D radiography. Coordinates care for out-of-town patients. Prices not published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 12 of 15 points.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation 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
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 [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 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 [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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 2026-08-25 [clinica-iden-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [clinica-iden-refresh] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [clinica-iden-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms [s1] | 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 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
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 | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Monterrey", "English speaking dentist Monterrey", "dental implants Monterrey", "emergency dentist Monterrey", "Monterrey dental clinic for expats".
| ? | Mentioned for: best dentist Monterrey | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Monterrey | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Monterrey | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Monterrey | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Monterrey dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Joel Méndez Monge [s1] | Dental Surgeon, Oral Implantology | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist Monterrey
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Monterrey
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Monterrey
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Monterrey
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Monterrey dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- 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://clinicaiden.com.mx/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +52 81 4639 5096 |
| +52 81 4639 5096 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090829475683 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Edificio DELTA, Calle de la Clínica #2520, Col. Sertoma, 64718 Monterrey, Nuevo León |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://clinicaiden.com.mx/ | Address, phone, WhatsApp, dentist name, services, 3D imaging, social links | 2026-07-14 |
| clinica-iden-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/IDEN+-+Implantes+Dentales+-+Dr.+J… | most recent review visible flagged "new", dated about 2 weeks ago | 2026-08-25 |
| clinica-iden-sedation | https://implantes.clinicaiden.com.mx | "La cirugía se realiza con anestesia local... Además, contamos con el servicio de sedación consciente ideal para pacientes con ansiedad" | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against CLUES and RNP: both registries unreachable/non-functional today (CLUES master-file timeout; RNP ECONNREFUSED). No clinic or doctor license found or ruled false for Dr. Joel Méndez Monge; recorded null. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Local anesthesia is standard; conscious sedation (sedación consciente) offered for anxious patients, patient stays aware |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, name, address, and phone against clinicaiden.com.mx; Google Maps lists this practice as 'IDEN - Implantes Dentales - Dr. Joel Mendez' at the same address (rating matches stored 4.9). Captured 47 reviews and Maps URL/geo coordinates (none previously on file). |
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