Ganja Dental (Stomatoloji Klinika by Dr. Samir Verdiyev)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 32.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
32.1/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1232.1/100
- Best for Expats#1226/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1132.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1315.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#1235.8/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Only nitrous-oxide sedation with a Baldus unit, where the patient stays awake (Instagram, 2026); no general anaesthesia or deep sedation on its channels. [ganja-dental-deepen-5] [ganja-dental-deepen-10] [ganja-dental-deepen-7]
Summary
Ganja Dental, run by Dr. Samir Verdiyev, operates on İsmət Qayıbov Street opposite the medical college. It has no dedicated website, publishing hours and contact details only through Instagram; the Facebook page it links is no longer available. Reviews repeatedly name orthodontist Dr. Gunel Mərdanova.
Strengths
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
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)
- Communication & Service: 1 of 4.5 verifiable points (missing: whatsApp / LINE available; convenient opening hours)
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 8 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Azerbaijan; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Azerbaijan; mentioned for: dental implants Azerbaijan; mentioned for: emergency dentist Azerbaijan; mentioned for: Azerbaijan dental clinic for expats; 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
14 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✗ | Has a working website No dedicated clinic website; only Instagram/Facebook profiles found. [sig] | 0/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Multiple reviews name orthodontist Dr. Gunel Mərdanova. [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Reviews identify Dr. Gunel Mərdanova specifically as an orthodontist. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Genuine team photo in a real treatment room [ganja-dental-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Instagram bio states "Dental implantasiya və bütün növ stomatoloji xidmətlər" (dental implantation and all types of dental services). [sig] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [sig] | 2/2 |
| ? | English website version | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [sm] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 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 or price on the clinic's Instagram (every post and highlight story of the past 12 months) or its Google listing; it has no website and its Facebook page is gone. [ganja-dental-deepen-5] [ganja-dental-deepen-6] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No cleaning or scaling price on the clinic's Instagram (every post and highlight story of the past 12 months) or its Google listing; it has no website and its Facebook page is gone. [ganja-dental-deepen-5] [ganja-dental-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price on the clinic's Instagram (every post and highlight story of the past 12 months) or its Google listing; it has no website and its Facebook page is gone. [ganja-dental-deepen-5] [ganja-dental-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No crown price on the clinic's Instagram (every post and highlight story of the past 12 months) or its Google listing; it has no website and its Facebook page is gone. [ganja-dental-deepen-5] [ganja-dental-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No implant price on the clinic's Instagram (every post and highlight story of the past 12 months) or its Google listing; it has no website and its Facebook page is gone. [ganja-dental-deepen-5] [ganja-dental-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation fee (nor a free one) on the clinic's Instagram (every post and highlight story of the past 12 months) or its Google listing; it has no website and its Facebook page is gone. [ganja-dental-deepen-5] [ganja-dental-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No X-ray or imaging price on the clinic's Instagram (every post and highlight story of the past 12 months) or its Google listing; it has no website and its Facebook page is gone. [ganja-dental-deepen-5] [ganja-dental-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
10.5 / 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) [sm] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [sm] | 0.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest review dated 2026-07-16 [ganja-dental-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews Listing is unclaimed [ganja-dental-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No 1-2-star reviews in the histogram [ganja-dental-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No suspicious review patterns 8 of 17 reviews posted 20-22 Sep 2025, 5 of them from accounts with no other review; all 17 are 5-star [ganja-dental-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page "Ganja Dental" (111 followers) with posts up to 2026-09-30, found under the clinic's name; its posts give the clinic's phone. [ganja-dental-presence] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence TripAdvisor search returns no result; the Google profile carries no TripAdvisor link [ganja-dental-deepen-2] [ganja-dental-deepen] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed, Booking Dentist or Yandex Maps (checked 2026-10-02); its 2GIS listing does not accept reviews. [ganja-dental-platforms] [ganja-dental-platforms-2] [ganja-dental-platforms-3] [ganja-dental-platforms-4] [ganja-dental-platforms-5] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
11.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray The clinic's Instagram shows its patients' panoramic X-rays and describes 3D examinations at the clinic (2026). [ganja-dental-deepen-9] [ganja-dental-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) The clinic's Instagram describes 3D (cone-beam) examinations done at the clinic before implant and surgical treatment (2026). [ganja-dental-deepen-7] [ganja-dental-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [sig] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics The clinic's Instagram credits its orthodontist, Dr Gunel Mardanova, whom patient reviews also name. [ganja-dental-deepen-8] [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery The clinic's Instagram shows surgical extractions, immediate implants and guided implant surgery (2026). [ganja-dental-deepen-8] [ganja-dental-deepen-12] [ganja-dental-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry The clinic's Instagram shows children treated at the clinic, e.g. a 10-year-old's surgery (2026). [ganja-dental-deepen-8] [ganja-dental-deepen-11] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
1 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available The clinic's Instagram and Google listing publish no WhatsApp or LINE contact, only a phone number; it has no website. [ganja-dental-deepen-5] [ganja-dental-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations The clinic's Instagram explains treatments step by step in plain words, e.g. immediate implants and bone grafting (2026). [ganja-dental-deepen-12] [ganja-dental-deepen-13] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Instagram bio publishes hours as 10:00-18:00 only, Monday-style single-shift hours; no evening/weekend hours documented. [sig] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
0 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Azerbaijan", "English speaking dentist Azerbaijan", "dental implants Azerbaijan", "emergency dentist Azerbaijan", "Azerbaijan dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Azerbaijan [saq1] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Azerbaijan [saq2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Azerbaijan [saq3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Azerbaijan [saq4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Azerbaijan dental clinic for expats [saq5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No website exists [ganja-dental-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages No website exists [ganja-dental-deepen] | 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 published on the clinic’s website — red flag applied [reg1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Gunel Mərdanova [sm] | Orthodontist (named in patient reviews) | not published | No public register publishes individual dentist licences in this country. |
| Dr. Samir Verdiyev [sig] | Founder (per clinic Instagram handle) | not published | No public register publishes individual dentist licences in this country. |
Red Flags
- medium Suspicious review patterns (-5 pts) — Suspicious review patterns recorded in the data (derived).
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -9 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: English website version
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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
| Phone | 055-807-73-13 |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/Ganjadental/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | İsmət Qayıbov küçəsi 14, Gəncə 2000, Azerbaijan |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ganja+dental/@40.6715089,46.35376… | Google rating 5.0 (17 reviews), address, geo, dentist name from reviews, as of 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 |
| sig | https://www.instagram.com/ganjadental/ | Clinic bio: hours, services, founder name, Facebook link | 2026-09-01 |
| reg1 | https://lisenziya.gov.az/license-search | Unified Registry of Licences and Permits: no match for founder or brand name | 2026-09-01 |
| saq1 | search:best dentist Ganja | AI/search visibility scout (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-01 |
| saq2 | search:English speaking dentist Ganja | AI/search visibility scout | 2026-09-01 |
| saq3 | search:dental implants Ganja | AI/search visibility scout | 2026-09-01 |
| saq4 | search:emergency dentist Ganja | AI/search visibility scout | 2026-09-01 |
| saq5 | search:Ganja dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout | 2026-09-01 |
| ganja-dental-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9945552496027875310&hl=en | Visitor-uploaded Google listing photo shows five staff in scrubs posed inside a fitted treatment room; Google listing sorted by newest (2026-09-25): latest review dated 2026-07-16; 17 reviews in total; Google Business Profile shows the 'Claim this business' unclaimed signal; owner replies impossible; Histogram 0/17 1-2-star reviews; Google Business Profile (read 2026-09-25) lists no website; no TripAdvisor link; No dedicated clinic website (Instagram/Facebook only); no page to carry structured data; No dedicated clinic website; cannot carry dedicated service pages; Google listing read 2026-09-25 (newest, lowest, highest and most relevant sorts; 11 of 17 reviews seen): histogram 17/17 five-star; reviews dated 2025-09-20 (2), 2025-09-21 (1), 2025-09-22 (5); five of these eight accounts have a single review, two have two; other reviews 2026-01-17, 2026-02-07, 2026-07-16 | 2026-09-25 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Ganja%20… | TripAdvisor's own search endpoint returns zero business matches for 'Ganja Dental' | 2026-09-25 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-5 | https://www.instagram.com/ganjadental/ | Clinic's Instagram account @ganjadental ("Ganja Dental", Dr Samir Verdiyev; 156 posts, 2,597 followers), read in full for the past 12 months on 2026-10-01: all 15 posts of 2025-11-08 to 2026-09-30 (every image and carousel slide viewed, captions read) and the 2 stories of that year in its 7 highlight albums; its bio gives hours 10:00-18:00, the address Ismet Qayibov 41 and phone 055-807-73-13 and links only a Facebook page that is no longer available. No price of any treatment and no WhatsApp or LINE contact | 2026-10-02 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-6 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9945552496027875310&hl=en | Google listing of the clinic read 2026-10-01: Ganja dental, 14 Ismet Qayibov, Ganja; no website, no phone and no prices on the listing; unclaimed; 17 reviews, all five-star | 2026-10-01 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-7 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DdbWik0snte/ | Instagram post of the clinic, 2026-09-18: a patient's 3D examination at the clinic showed the teeth could not be saved; impressions were taken with an intra-oral scanner, a surgical guide was made and the implants were placed through it, using bone material made from the patient's own tooth; because of the patient's fear the treatment was done under the Baldus sedation unit | 2026-10-01 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-8 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Dca32OTsZ2I/ | Instagram post of the clinic, 2026-08-24: in a 10-year-old patient a 3D examination at the clinic found supernumerary teeth in the 32-34 area; on the orthodontist's instruction they were removed surgically, atraumatically; credits Dr Gunel Mardanova and Dr Samir Verdiyev | 2026-10-01 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-9 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd6szF_jEy9/ | Instagram carousel of the clinic, 2026-09-30: an upper-jaw case by Dr Samir Verdiyev (unsavable teeth replaced by implants, own teeth restored with zirconia crowns), with the patient's panoramic X-rays before and after treatment | 2026-10-01 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-10 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtcX2YgMQr/ | Instagram post on the clinic's account, 2026-08-06: the supplier welcomes Ganja Dental for choosing the BALDUS nitrous oxide (N2O) sedation unit, with photos of the unit and the team in the clinic | 2026-10-01 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-11 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DYrYKnjIT6n/ | Instagram post of the clinic, 2026-05-23: a little patient's check-up at the clinic, and its aim to protect children's dental health and reduce their fear of the dentist | 2026-10-01 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-12 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DcV7KKJDGaU/ | Instagram post of the clinic, 2026-08-22: explains step by step an extraction of tooth 11 with an implant placed in the same session, bone material added around it, and after healing a custom zirconia abutment and zirconia crown | 2026-10-01 |
| ganja-dental-deepen-13 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXMJMlsbZf/ | Instagram post of the clinic, 2026-06-09: explains in plain words that where bone is lacking, bone material made from the patient's own tooth can be used, and why it supports healing and the implant's integration | 2026-10-01 |
| ganja-dental-platforms | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/azerbaijan | WhatClinic: its Azerbaijan dentist listing (2 pages, 6 of the 7 clinics it announces) and its clinic-profile sitemaps (7 Azerbaijani profiles, all in Baku) have no profile of this clinic (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| ganja-dental-platforms-2 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/ | Dental Departures: its clinic search for Azerbaijan returns one clinic, SaglamDis in Baku — not this one (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| ganja-dental-platforms-3 | https://bookimed.com/clinics/country=azerbaijan/ | Bookimed: its Azerbaijan ranking counts 14 clinics, none in Ganja, and none of the 2,127 clinic pages in its clinic sitemap is this clinic (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| ganja-dental-platforms-4 | https://www.booking.dentist/dental-clinics/azerbaijan | Booking Dentist: its Azerbaijan listing has two clinics, both in Baku — not this one (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| ganja-dental-platforms-5 | https://yandex.com/maps/?text=Ganja%20Dental | Yandex Maps: searches for the clinic's name and for Dr Samir Verdiyev near Ganja find only a "Ganja Dental" on Gayibov Street 59, marked permanently closed and with another phone number, and no place at this clinic's number (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| ganja-dental-presence | https://www.facebook.com/Ganjadental/ | Facebook page "Ganja Dental" (111 followers, General dentist), read 2026-10-02; newest post 2026-09-30; Not yet rated (1 review); address I. Qayibov street 41 (opposite the Medical College), Ganja; phone +994 50 211 78 46; its posts give the clinic's phone 055-807-73-13 and show the cases its Instagram account shows | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Reviews on other platforms re-checked: the 2GIS listing cited earlier does not accept reviews, and there is no profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed, Booking Dentist or Yandex Maps, so this is now marked no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Corrected the sedation entry: the clinic offers nitrous-oxide sedation with the patient awake, which is not general anaesthesia or deep sedation. |
| 2026-10-01 | Read the clinic's Instagram in full on 2026-10-01 (every post and highlight story of the past 12 months) and its Google listing: no prices and no WhatsApp contact are published; its posts show 3D and panoramic imaging, nitrous oxide sedation, children's treatment, its orthodontist and surgical work, and explain treatments in plain words. |
| 2026-10-01 | Checked the Facebook page linked from the clinic's Instagram on 2026-10-01: it is no longer available, so Facebook presence is left unconfirmed. |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-checked on 2026-09-25: Google listing re-read (newest, lowest, highest and most relevant reviews - 11 of 17 seen, hours, claimed status, photos) and the 2GIS directory searched; no clinic website (Instagram and Facebook only, unchanged). Recorded: the listing is unclaimed, so owner replies are not possible; a genuine team photo on the listing; no 1-2-star reviews; eight of the 17 reviews were posted within three days (20-22 September 2025), five of them from accounts with no other review, all five-star - recorded as a suspicious review pattern; listed on 2GIS; not found on TripAdvisor; no structured data or dedicated service pages without a website. Corrected: review recency - the newest review is dated 2026-07-16. Still unverified: Instagram and Facebook content. |
| 2026-09-01 | Initial research |
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