Klinika Dentare RUSI
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 50/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #17 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 17 September 2026
50/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1750/100
- Best for Expats#1749.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1746/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1634.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1753.3/100
- 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 clinic website; only Facebook/directory listings found, no anaesthesia info
Summary
Klinika Dentare RUSI is a dental clinic on Rruga Bashkimi in central Shkodër that has been in operation since 1995. Dr. Erald Rusi is associated with the clinic and specialises in implantology, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, and dental aesthetics. The clinic promotes services to international patients via promotional content published by third-party UK dental tourism agencies, citing English-speaking staff. A Google Business site was previously available but returned 404 at the time of research.
The clinic operates under a Google Business Profile (klinika-dentare-rusi.business.site), which returned 404 on fetch. Phone +355672123881 is consistently cited across vymaps.com and other directory sources. An alternative phone 0035522242368 appears in one search snippet alongside different hours (Mon-Fri 08:00-13:00, 16:00-19:00, Sat 08:00-13:00) compared to 08:00-13:00 Mon-Sat from another snippet; the more detailed version is used here. Dr. Erald Rusi is listed in the USSH registry (licensed 2023-06-12, expiry 2028-06-12) but his EternaHealth profile places him at a Tirana partner clinic rather than exclusively in Shkodër. No dedicated website beyond the Google Business listing was found.
Strengths
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 4 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: dental implants Albania; mentioned for: emergency dentist Albania; 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
14 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✗ | Has a working website Google Business site klinika-dentare-rusi.business.site returned 404; Facebook is the primary online presence. [s1] | 0/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Dr. Erald Rusi signs the clinic's Facebook posts and is tagged on its Instagram profile. [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-3] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-4] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed The clinic's Facebook page presents Dr. Erald Rusi's implant and oral-surgery work and training; its Google listing carries the Oral and maxillofacial surgeon category. [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-3] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-5] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google listing photo shows the clinic's own reception area [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published The clinic's Facebook intro and Instagram bio list its services: orthodontics, oral surgery, implantology and dental aesthetics. [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-3] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-4] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone +355 67 212 3881 on the clinic's Google listing and its Instagram account. [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-4] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-6] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version No clinic website, so no English website version. [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-5] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Rruga Bashkimi, Shkodër 4001, with a map pin on the clinic's Google listing. [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-6] | 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 | 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
13.5 / 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 2026-08-26; newly captured (previously unset) [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-25; previously 50 [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-gbp-2026-09-25] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-09-25 (listing read 2026-09-25). [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-gbp-2026-09-25] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies on the Google listing appear only on reviews older than 12 months; none of the 8 from the last 12 months that were read carries one (read 2026-10-02). | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Low-star reviews are a small share of the total; one detailed critical review found but not corroborated by another [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Ratings and dates spread naturally; reviewer accounts have prior history [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page klinikadentarerusi confirmed with activity. [s4] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing: two searches of TripAdvisor's own index on 2026-10-01 find nothing for the clinic; the clinic has no working website that could link one. [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-8] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed or Dental Tourism Albania, nor on TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-01); the medical-tourism partner page for its dentist carries no reviews. [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-8] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-9] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-10] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-platforms] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-platforms-2] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
8 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ? | On-site X-ray | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s2] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-3] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-3] [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s2] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Re-cited to EternaHealth partner-platform profile (s2, already on file, verified live 2026-08-26) after dead source s5 (newholidays.co.uk) was confirmed unreachable (HTTP 403, bot-walled on two attempts). [s2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
5.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available No WhatsApp link found. | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken Re-cited to EternaHealth partner-platform profile (s2) after dead source s5 (newholidays.co.uk) was confirmed unreachable (HTTP 403, bot-walled on two attempts). [s2] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Re-cited to EternaHealth partner-platform profile (s2) after dead source s5 (newholidays.co.uk) was confirmed unreachable (HTTP 403, bot-walled on two attempts). [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✗ | Clear service explanations Only a specialty list is available (from a partner platform, not the clinic's own site) [s2] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Open until 18:30 on weekdays and on Saturday mornings (9:00-13:00), per the clinic's Google listing. [rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-6] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
4 / 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 RUSI Dental appears in search results for 'the canonical city query. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Albania Referenced in 'English speaking dentist Shkodër' search results. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Albania [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Albania [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Albania dental clinic for expats RUSI appears in 'Albania dental clinic expats Shkoder' search results. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No working website; Google Business site returned 404. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality Facebook and third-party pages appear in searches; no own website ranks. [sq] | 1/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages No working own website with 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erald Rusi [s6] | Implantology, full-mouth restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery | not published | Licensed by USSH from 12 June 2023 to 12 June 2028; the register publishes no licence number. |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Price Transparency: Prices or price ranges published
- 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: Clinic responds to reviews
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- 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: 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
| Phone | +355672123881 |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/klinikadentarerusi/ | |
| Address | Rruga Bashkimi, Shkodër 4001, 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://klinika-dentare-rusi.business.site/ | Google Business site URL associated with the clinic; returned HTTP 404 on access 2026-08-18. | 2026-08-18 |
| s2 | https://eternahealthal.com/doctors/dr-erald-rusi/ | The only detailed description available (a medical-tourism partner platform bio) lists specialty names — "Dental implants (All-on-4 & All-on-6), Full mouth rehabilitation, Zirconia & metal-porcelain crowns..." — without explaining what each procedure involves | 2026-09-17 |
| s4 | https://www.facebook.com/klinikadentarerusi/ | Facebook page confirmed with activity and Instagram @klinikadentarerusi. | 2026-08-18 |
| s6 | https://ussh.org.al/regjistri-i-stomatologeve/ | Albanian Order of Dentists registry: Erald Rusi found, licensed 2023-06-12, expiry 2028-06-12. | 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: RUSI Dental appears in results for 'the five canonical city queries Shkoder' queries. | 2026-08-18 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/search/Klinika+Dentare+RUSI+Shkoder+Alb… | Google rating 4.7 for Klinika Dentare RUSI, Rruga Bashkimi, Shkoder, as of 2026-08-26 (read as text; address and phone +355 67 212 3881 on the rendered listing matched the clinic; exact review count not visible on this render) | 2026-08-26 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15849243528330498203&hl=en | Histogram shows 3 one-star and 1 two-star review out of 50 (8%, under the 10% threshold); one readable review (2025-08-26) describes hygiene and language-support complaints, but no second independent review repeats the same issue | 2026-09-17 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15849243528330498203&hl=en | Google listing photo shows a reception area with framed professional certificates on the wall and a water cooler, a genuine premises photo | 2026-09-17 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-7 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15849243528330498203&hl=en | Histogram is 45 five-star out of 50 (90%, not a uniform 100%); review dates span July 2025 to January 2026; readable reviewers include a Local Guide with 61 prior reviews | 2026-09-17 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-gbp-2026-09-25 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15849243528330498203&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-25: rating 4.7 from 55 reviews; star histogram 1★ 3 / 2★ 1 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 49; newest review dated 2026-09-25. | 2026-09-25 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-3 | https://www.facebook.com/klinikadentarerusi/ | Clinic's Facebook page "Klinika Dentare RUSI" read 2026-09-30 (About, services tab and all 11 posts of the past 12 months): intro "creating smiles since 1995" listing orthodontics, surgery, implantology and dental aesthetics; July 2026 posts are signed by Dr. Erald Rusi, and a post of 2026-06-30 reports his advanced training in oral surgery and implant placement in Naples | 2026-09-30 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-4 | https://www.instagram.com/klinikadentarerusi/ | Clinic's Instagram account read 2026-09-30: bio "since 1995", tags Dr. Erald Rusi's account, lists orthodontics, surgery, implantology and aesthetics, clinics in Shkodër and Tirana, phone +355672123881 | 2026-09-30 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-5 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15849243528330498203&hl=en | Google listing "Klinika Dentare Rusi" read 2026-09-30: categories Dental clinic, Cosmetic dentist, Dentist, Oral and maxillofacial surgeon; Rruga Bashkimi, Shkodër 4001, with a map pin; phone +355 67 212 3881; no website | 2026-09-30 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-6 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15849243528330498203&hl=en | Google listing "Klinika Dentare Rusi", read 2026-10-01: Rruga Bashkimi, Shkodër 4001, with a map pin; phone +355 67 212 3881; opening hours Monday to Friday 9:00-18:30, Saturday 9:00-13:00, Sunday closed | 2026-10-01 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-8 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Klinika%… | TripAdvisor's own search for "Klinika Dentare Rusi" and for "Rusi Dental Shkoder" (2026-10-01) returned 12 unrelated results each (places in Poland, Kenya and the US), no dental clinic in Shkodër | 2026-10-01 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-9 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/albania/shkoder | WhatClinic: it has no Shkodër dentist listing (the page returns "not found"); its profile sitemaps (115 dentist profiles in Albania, the 18 not shown in its listings opened) have one profile in the Shkodër district, iDental.al in Bushat, another practice with other dentists, and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name under Shkodër return "not found"; no profile for Klinika Dentare RUSI (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-deepen-10 | https://dentaltourismalbania.com/dental-clinics/shkoder | Dental Tourism Albania's Shkodër clinic list, read 2026-10-01: Sekniqi Dental Center, Bushati Dental, Ak Turk Dental and others; RUSI is not listed | 2026-10-01 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-platforms | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/albania | Dental Departures: its clinic search lists eight clinics in Albania, all in Tirana, and recognises no Shkodër location; no profile for Klinika Dentare RUSI (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| rusi-dental-clinic-shkoder-platforms-2 | https://us-uk.bookimed.com/clinics/country=albania/direction=dentis… | Bookimed: its Albania dental page lists clinics in Tirana, Durrës and Fier, none in Shkodër, and its clinic sitemap (2,127 clinics) has no Klinika Dentare RUSI (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): nothing settled; owner replies to reviews left unassessed. |
| 2026-10-01 | TripAdvisor's own search on 2026-10-01 for the clinic by its name, with and without the city, finds no listing, so TripAdvisor presence is recorded as absent. |
| 2026-10-01 | Re-read the clinic's Google listing and checked TripAdvisor, WhatClinic and Dental Tourism Albania on 2026-10-01: presence on other review platforms corrected to none found; contacts, address, services and opening hours now rest on the clinic's own Google listing, Facebook page and Instagram account. |
| 2026-09-30 | Re-read the clinic's Facebook page, Instagram profile and Google listing on 2026-09-30: English website version recorded as absent, as the clinic has no working website. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: published prices and the cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation and X-ray prices now unverified: the clinic has no website and its social page was not checked for this; review count 55 (was 50) from the Google listing on 2026-09-25; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-25). |
| 2026-09-17 | Re-checked on 2026-09-17: the clinic's Google listing (no clinic website exists). Recorded: 50 reviews, newest from January; no recurring complaint pattern despite one detailed critical review; no signs of manipulated reviews; no individual treatment prices found (no website, and the Google profile lists none); available service descriptions amount to a specialty list rather than explanations of what each procedure involves. Still unverified: TripAdvisor presence, on-site equipment, and whether the clinic responds to reviews. |
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot re-check 2026-08-26 (round 2): s5 (newholidays.co.uk/dentist-shkoder-albania-dental-aesthetic-cosmetic/) re-confirmed dead (HTTP 403 Forbidden on two separate attempts, bot-walled). The three facts it solely supported (worksWithForeigners, englishSpoken, preConsultationPossible) were re-sourced to s2 (eternahealthal.com, EternaHealth medical-tourism partner listing, already on file and re-verified live 2026-08-26), which independently confirms the same claims (international patients, English language, free quote/consultation). s5 pruned, no longer cited. Left untouched: s1 (klinika-dentare-rusi.business.site, HTTP 404) still solely sources hasWebsite=false and hasStructuredData=false — these are negative findings for which the dead URL is itself part of the evidence trail (the clinic's only known web presence was checked and found broken); no live alternative confirms or refutes clinic website existence, so left as unresolved rather than guessed. |
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 2 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in an external-link check (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s1 [https://klinika-dentare-rusi.business.site/]: https://klinika-dentare-rusi.business.site/ (HTTP 404, rotten) | s5 [https://newholidays.co.uk/dentist-shkoder-albania-dental-aesthetic-cosmetic/]: https://newholidays.co.uk/dentist-shkoder-albania-dental-aesthetic-cosmetic/ (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: no website on file or found; Google Maps listing confirms name/address/phone unchanged and clinic not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 4.7 (review count not visible on render). |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: no clinic website on file (no change). Opened the clinic's Facebook page (facebook.com/klinikadentarerusi) directly; only the page title 'Klinika Dentare RUSI | Shkodër' was retrievable (full content requires login), consistent with the stored name, but address/phone/closure status could not be independently confirmed from it. Third-party search summaries (not independently opened as primary sources) describe it as operating since 1995 with no closure indication. Operating status left unclear; address/phone left unchanged. Google reputation not captured. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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