Marubi Dental Center
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 26.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #18 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 18 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1826.7/100
- Best for Expats#1829.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1726/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1913.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1732.7/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
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
No categories reached the strength threshold (80%).
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- AI & Search Visibility: 1 of 7 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)
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 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 | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 Website language not confirmed; content appears to be in Albanian. | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Full street address including number published on official site. [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 No price list found on the official site. [s1] | 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) Multiple sources report 4.7/5 from 32-33 reviews; not verified via an accessible Google Maps mirror. | 0/6 |
| ? | Google review volume | 0/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page MarubiDentalCenter confirmed. [s2] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on dentaltourismalbania.com (4.7/5 from 32 reviews) and Instagram @marubidentalcenter. [s2] | 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 Panoramic, cephalometric, and intraoral X-rays documented. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) 3D/CBCT not specifically mentioned; only 2D radiological diagnostics documented. | 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 | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Listed on dental tourism directory; English and Italian spoken per directory. [s2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available No WhatsApp link found on official site or directory profiles. | 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
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 Structured data status not verified. | 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 | 0/1.5 |
Licensing & Credentials
Whether the clinic publishes its operating licence and the dentists working there together with their professional licence numbers. Missing items are penalised.
Clinic operating licence: not published on the clinic’s website — penalty applied
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Rakela Marubi [s1] [s2] | — | not published |
| Riton Marubi [s1] [s2] | — | not published |
Dentists are named, but their professional licence numbers are not published — penalty applied.
Red Flags
- medium Clinic operating licence not published (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its operating licence or registration number (derived from data).
- medium Dentists / their licences not listed (-4 pts) — The clinic does not publish its dentists with their professional licence numbers (derived from data).
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -10 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Information Transparency: English website version
- 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: Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted)
- Reputation & Reviews: Google review volume
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- 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
| 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. | 2026-08-18 |
| 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:(the five canonical city queries) the five canonical city queries | 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 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 |
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