Marubi Dental Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 55.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #13 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 17 September 2026
55.6/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1355.6/100
- Best for Expats#1355.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1352/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1338.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1359.7/100
- 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) — Not verified No anaesthesia/sedation info found (homepage, oral surgery page checked)
Summary
Marubi Dental Center is a private clinic on Rruga 28 Nëntori in Shkodër, founded by Dr. Rakela Marubi and Dr. Riton Marubi. The clinic publishes a detailed service portfolio spanning general dentistry, aesthetic dentistry, oral surgery, orthodontics, laser therapy, implantology, and radiological diagnostics. Documented equipment includes a Zeiss dental microscope, a VITA Easyshade colour-detection device, and laser therapy systems, along with panoramic, cephalometric, and intraoral X-ray capabilities.
The official website returned full contact details: phone +355682258847 and email [email protected]. The dentaltourismalbania.com directory lists the clinic as 4.7/5 from 32 reviews; an independent search snippet references 33 reviews and a 4.7 Google rating. No prices are published. No WhatsApp link was found. Dr. Rakela and Dr. Riton Marubi were not found in the accessible portion of the USSH dentist registry.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 2.5 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Albania; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Albania; mentioned for: dental implants Albania; mentioned for: emergency dentist Albania; mentioned for: Albania dental clinic for expats; structured data on website)
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
16 / 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 Dr. Rakela Marubi and Dr. Riton Marubi listed as founders. [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Dentist specializations listed Founders named but no per-dentist specialization is stated. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google listing photo shows the clinic's building, bearing the founding family's historic name [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Periodontics, endodontics, aesthetic dentistry (E-Max veneers, whitening, crowns), oral surgery, orthodontics (Invisalign), laser therapy, implantology, X-ray diagnostics. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone, email, and hours on official site. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version The site is offered in Albanian and Italian only; no English version or switch was found. [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-r6s-2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Full street address including number published on official site. [s1] | 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 found on the official site. [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed Full site read (homepage and service descriptions); no prices published [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed Full site read; no prices published [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed Full site read; no prices published [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed Full site read; no prices published [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed Full site read; no prices published [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed Full site read; no prices published [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
15 / 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 2026-08-26; newly captured (previously unset) [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-17 [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-6] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-06 (listing read 2026-09-25). [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-gbp-2026-09-25] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews A dated owner reply was found among the readable reviews [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Low-star reviews are a small share of the total and readable reviews show no repeated theme [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Ratings and dates spread naturally; reviewer accounts have prior history [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page MarubiDentalCenter confirmed. [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor profile found for the clinic in Shkoder; the clinic's own website does not mention TripAdvisor [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-7] [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-16] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed, Booking Dentist, Wupdoc or Trustpilot (checked 2026-10-02). [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms] [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-2] [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-3] [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-4] [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-5] [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-6] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
10 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Panoramic, cephalometric, and intraoral X-rays documented. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) The site describes its radiology equipment in detail, and it does not include CBCT/3D imaging [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-11] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Fixed and removable orthodontic appliances, Invisalign. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Wisdom tooth extraction, apicoectomy, periodontal laser surgery, abscess/cyst treatment. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry Full service list read; no pediatric item [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-12] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care Full service list read; no emergency item [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-13] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Listed on dental tourism directory; English and Italian spoken per directory. [s2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
6.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available Contact section read in full; only phone, email, Facebook and Instagram are listed [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-14] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken English and Italian listed as spoken languages on dental tourism directory. [s2] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Free online consultation noted in directory. [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Services categorised with descriptions on official site. [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Mon-Fri 08:00-14:00 and 16:00-20:00, Sat 08:00-12:00 published on official site. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
2.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Albania", "English speaking dentist Albania", "dental implants Albania", "emergency dentist Albania", "Albania dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Albania [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Albania [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Albania [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Albania [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Albania dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No schema.org markup found on the homepage [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-15] | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality Official site appears in name-specific searches; not prominent in city-level dental queries. [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate pages for aesthetic dentistry, oral surgery, orthodontics, laser treatment and advanced implantology are linked from the menu. [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-r6s] | 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 & Order of Dentists licence
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence validity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakela Marubi [s1] [s2] [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-doclic] | — | not verified | — |
| Riton Marubi [s1] [s2] [marubi-dental-center-shkoder-doclic] | — | not published | Licensed by USSH from 8 May 2023 to 8 May 2028; 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://marubidentalcenter.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +355682258847 |
| https://www.facebook.com/MarubiDentalCenter/ | |
| Address | Rruga 28 Nëntori, Nr. 08, Shkodër, 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://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Clinic name, address Rruga 28 Nëntori Nr.08, phone +355682258847, email [email protected], hours, Dr. Rakela and Dr. Riton Marubi as founders, full service list, Zeiss microscope/VITA Easyshade/laser equipment, X-ray diagnostics, Invisalign. | 2026-09-17 |
| s2 | https://dentaltourismalbania.com/clinics/marubi-dental-center | Address St. 28 Nentori, 4.7/5 from 32 reviews, dental tourism services, implants from EUR 350, English/Italian spoken, free online consultation. | 2026-08-18 |
| sq | search:best dentist Shkodër / English speaking dentist Shkodër / dental implants Shkodër / emergency dentist Shkodër / Shkodër dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: Marubi Dental Center does not appear in top answers for the five canonical Shkodër queries. | 2026-08-18 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-doclic | https://ussh.org.al/regjistri-i-stomatologeve/ | USSH register row: 'Riton Marubi Mhilli', licensed 08/05/2023, expiry 08/05/2028. Given name and primary surname match; registry lists an additional compound surname component (Mhilli) not used on the clinic's own site. | 2026-08-25 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/search/Marubi+Dental+Center+Rruga+28+Ne… | Google rating 4.7 for Marubi Dental Center, Rruga 28 Nentori, Shkoder, as of 2026-08-26 (read as text; address on the rendered listing matches the clinic; exact review count not visible on this render) | 2026-08-26 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9765714233891246956&hl=en | Google listing photo shows the clinic's building exterior with a "MARUBBI" sign, matching the clinic's own account of occupying the historic Marubi photography studio | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-2 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Full homepage and service section read in Albanian; no euro sign or numeric price for any treatment anywhere on the site | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-3 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Full homepage and service section read; no numeric price for any treatment | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-4 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Full homepage and service section read; no consultation price or free-consultation offer stated | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-5 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Radiology section describes panoramic, cephalometric and intraoral imaging with no price attached | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-6 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9765714233891246956&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17: 31 reviews total | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-8 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9765714233891246956&hl=en | Owner reply dated 2024-06-21 on a 5-star review: "Grazie Antonello.Gentilissimo" | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9765714233891246956&hl=en | Histogram shows 2 one-star and 1 four-star review out of 31 (under 10% at 1-2 stars); the 5 readable reviews are all positive with no shared complaint | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9765714233891246956&hl=en | Histogram is 28 five-star out of 31 (90%, not a uniform 100%); review dates span 2017 to 2024; readable reviewers include Local Guides with 6 and 39 prior reviews | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-11 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Radiology section: "Grafi Panoramike (e të gjithë gojës), cefalometrike si dhe grafi intraorale" (panoramic, cephalometric and intraoral X-rays) — no 3D/CBCT/cone-beam capability mentioned | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-12 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Full service list (general dentistry, orthodontics, laser therapy, aesthetic dentistry, oral surgery, radiology, Invisalign) has no pediatric/children's dentistry item | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-13 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Full service list and site navigation have no emergency/same-day item or page | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-14 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Contact section lists phone +355682258847, email, and links to Facebook and Instagram; no WhatsApp or LINE contact found | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-15 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Homepage HTML contains no application/ld+json block or other schema.org markup | 2026-09-17 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-gbp-2026-09-25 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9765714233891246956&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-25: rating 4.7 from 31 reviews; star histogram 1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 28; newest review dated 2026-09-06. | 2026-09-25 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-7 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Marubi%2… | A search for "Marubi Dental Center Shkoder" returned only unrelated tourism destinations named Carcassonne and Rockville Centre, none in Albania | 2026-09-29 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-deepen-16 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Homepage read in full; no reference to tripadvisor.com anywhere on the page | 2026-09-29 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/albania | WhatClinic: its Albania dentist directory read page by page (10 pages, 108 of the 109 clinics it announces) and checked against its clinic-profile sitemaps (115 Albanian profiles; the 7 not shown in the directory opened); it has no Shkodër city listing (that address answers 404), its only listing in the Shkodër area is iDental.al in Bushat (Dr Edison Shimaj), another practice, and direct profile addresses for the clinic's name answer 404 — no profile of this clinic (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-2 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/ | Dental Departures: its clinic search for Albania returns eight clinics, all in Tirana — not this one (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-3 | https://bookimed.com/clinics/country=albania/ | Bookimed: its Albania ranking counts 13 clinics, and none of the 2,127 clinic pages in its clinic sitemap is this clinic (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-4 | https://www.booking.dentist/dental-clinics/albania | Booking Dentist: its Albania pages cover Tirana, Durrës, Vlorë and Elbasan only (the Shkodër address answers 404) — no page for this clinic (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-5 | https://www.wupdoc.com/best-doctors/albania | Wupdoc: none of the 543 Albanian pages in its sitemap is this clinic, and it lists no clinic in Shkodër (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-platforms-6 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/marubidentalcenter.com | Trustpilot: no company page for marubidentalcenter.com (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-r6s | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Menu of the homepage links separate service pages: /index.php/stomatologjia-estetike/, /index.php/kirurgjia-orale/, /index.php/ortodonci/, /index.php/trajtim-me-lazer/, /index.php/implantologjia-e-avancuar/ (read 2026-10-02). | 2026-10-02 |
| marubi-dental-center-shkoder-r6s-2 | https://marubidentalcenter.com/ | Homepage hreflang tags list sq, it and x-default, the language switch leads to ?lang=it, and the menu links no English pages (read 2026-10-02). | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): separate service pages found; no English version. |
| 2026-10-02 | Reviews on other platforms re-checked: no profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed, Booking Dentist, Wupdoc or Trustpilot; the dental-tourism guide cited earlier only repeated the clinic's Google reviews, so this is now marked no. |
| 2026-09-29 | Checked for a TripAdvisor listing: a name-and-city search on TripAdvisor found no matching profile, and the clinic's own website carries no TripAdvisor link. Recorded: not listed on TripAdvisor. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-06). |
| 2026-09-17 | Re-read on 2026-09-17: the clinic's website (homepage and service sections, in Albanian) and its Google listing. Recorded: 31 reviews; a dated owner reply on one review; no recurring complaint pattern; radiology equipment described without CBCT/3D capability; no pediatric or emergency service; no WhatsApp contact; no structured data on the site; no prices published for any treatment. The newest readable Google review is from 2024. Still unverified: TripAdvisor presence and an English-language version of the site. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: website live, name/address/phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 4.7 (review count not visible on render); no coordinates found on the clinic's site. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status): no changes. Google reputation not captured; no changes recorded. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against USSH register: Riton Marubi confirmed licensed (registry lists him as 'Riton Marubi Mhilli'). Rakela Marubi not matched by exact name, left null rather than false. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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