福地歯科医院 (Fukuchi Shika Iin)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 52.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #18 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 6 September 2026
52.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1852.8/100
- Best for Expats#2046.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1248/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#848.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#1935/100
- 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) — Not verified
Summary
Three-dentist practice three minutes from Karasuma Oike station, incorporated as a medical corporation in 2016. It works to a microscope-first protocol for root-canal, aesthetic and surgical treatment, documents a dental CT, and names its dentists with periodontal and oral-surgery certifications; it publishes no prices and has no English-language pages.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 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)
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
18 / 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 Three dentists named on the clinic's own staff page: the director and two further dentists. The clinic publishes their names in kanji only, with no romanisation. [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Japanese Academy of Clinical Periodontology certified dentist and MHLW clinical-training instructor for the director; Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons certified dentist for the second dentist on the staff page. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Thirteen own photographs of the premises and treatment rooms. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone, address, hours and station routes; the phone matches the Kinki Regional Bureau register entry. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version No English (or other non-Japanese) version anywhere in the site navigation. [s1] [s2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s2] | 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 page in the navigation and no figure on any treatment page, including the implant and aesthetic pages. [s1] [s2] [s4] [s5] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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) Star histogram read live on 2026-09-06 from the place page: 39 five-star, 4 four-star, 1 three-star, 1 two-star, 5 one-star. The buckets sum to 50, matching the 50 in the place-page header exactly, and the weighted mean 4.420 reproduces the published 4.4. [gmp1] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Read live on 2026-09-06 from the place-page header; the star histogram sums to the same figure. [gmp1] | 1.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-05-17 (listing read 2026-09-26). [fukuchi-dental-kyoto-gbp-2026-09-26] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints None of the three reviews Google renders is critical. The histogram carries six ratings of two stars or below out of 50 (12 per cent) outside the visible sample, so this reading rests on the sample. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. A newest-first sort was not available; re-checking the Reviews tab returned the same three reviews, so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram shape, spread of wording and dates, and reviewer-account variety show no sign of manipulation. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. A newest-first sort was not available; re-checking the Reviews tab returned the same three reviews, so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence Not established: the clinic's website (26 pages read 2026-10-02) links no Facebook page and none was found under its website or Instagram name; Facebook itself could not be searched that day. | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "Fukuchi Dental Kyoto" and "Fukuchi Shika"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-05). [fukuchi-dental-kyoto-tripadvisor] [fukuchi-dental-kyoto-tripadvisor-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Reviewed on Caloo, the Japanese clinic-review site: 2 member reviews (average 3.77, newest April 2016). [fukuchi-dental-kyoto-presence] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
9.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray [s5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) Dental CT for three-dimensional imaging documented on the implant page and used in root-canal diagnosis. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Orthodontics The clinic states it refers patients needing specialist orthodontic treatment to an orthodontist, although orthodontics (kyosei shika) is a declared specialty in its register entry. [s6] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] [reg1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care The first-visit page states that urgent patients are accepted, with priority to booked patients. [s5] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
2.5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available No LINE or WhatsApp channel; the clinic asks for telephone booking. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each treatment page explains the procedure in plain language, including a dedicated page on what a dental microscope is and where it is used. [s7] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Saturdays 9:00-13:00 and 14:30-18:00; closed Thursday, Sunday and public holidays. [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
7 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Japan", "English speaking dentist Japan", "dental implants Japan", "emergency dentist Japan", "Japan dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Japan Web search 2026-09-06: not among results for "best dentist Kyoto" (named results were Hirano Dental Clinic, Yasuda Dental Clinic, Nishibori, Nakai Dental Office, OKUDA DENTAL CLINIC). [q1] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Japan [sq1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Japan Web search 2026-09-06: named and described ("three-minute walk from the Karasuma Oike Station...latest equipment including a dental CT and microscopes") in the answer for "dental implants Kyoto", citing its own site fukuchi-kyoto.com. [q2] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Japan Web search 2026-09-06: not among results for "emergency dentist Kyoto" (named results were Nakai Dental Office, Tsuchisaka Dental Clinic, OKUDA DENTAL CLINIC). [q3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Japan dental clinic for expats Web search 2026-09-06: not among results for "Kyoto dental clinic for expats" (named results were Nakai Dental Office, Okuda Dental Clinic, Akiyama Dental Clinic, Manabe Dental Clinic). [q4] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website The home page serves two JSON-LD blocks: a BreadcrumbList/CollectionPage/Organization/WebSite @graph and a standalone schema.org Dentist node carrying the clinic name, image, URL, telephone, PostalAddress and opening hours. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality own domain fukuchi-kyoto.com takes the top result plus its staff, first-visit and cosmetic pages (4 of 12), with the practice's root-canal site fukuchi-endo.com second; Doctors File, Guidedent and Caloo follow (web search 2026-09-07) [giq1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate pages for caries, periodontal treatment, aesthetics, prevention, implants, occlusion, whitening, dentures, microscope work and root-canal treatment. [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: Institution code 03-0395-2 — designated health-insurance dental clinic, designated 2016-04-01. Operator: Medical Corporation Fukuchi Shika Iin; representative director and responsible dentist alike: the clinic's director. Declared specialties: dentistry, orthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, paediatric dentistry. Per the Kinki Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare institution list, snapshot of 2026-09-01. [reg1]
Dentists & MHLW register entry
| Dentist | Specialization | MHLW entry | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 福地 淳二 [s2] [reg2] [reg1] | Director; certified specialist, Japanese Society of Clinical Periodontology; MHLW-registered dental clinical-training instructor; Astra Tech implant instructor; Kyushu Dental University | not published | Confirmed on the public register of 厚生労働省; registered since 1999, no licence number is published. |
| 寺村 哲 [s2] [reg2] | Dentist; certified specialist, Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; Kyushu Dental University | not published | Confirmed on the public register of 厚生労働省; registered since 2016, no licence number is published. |
| 平松 正子 [s2] [reg2] | Dentist; Hiroshima University School of Dentistry | not published | Confirmed on the public register of 厚生労働省; registered since 1994, no licence number is published. |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
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://www.fukuchi-kyoto.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +81 75-253-3159 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 231 Gosho Hachiman-cho, Oike-dori Yanaginobanba Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0825, Japan (Shicata Quatorze Building 2F) |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://www.fukuchi-kyoto.com/ | Clinic name, service list, Instagram link, absence of English pages and of a price page, structured-data check | 2026-09-04 |
| s2 | https://www.fukuchi-kyoto.com/staff/ | Named dentists with certifications, address, phone, opening hours and Google Maps link | 2026-09-04 |
| s3 | https://www.fukuchi-kyoto.com/clinic/ | Premises photographs | 2026-09-04 |
| s4 | https://www.fukuchi-kyoto.com/implant/ | Implant treatment and dental CT; no prices on the page | 2026-09-04 |
| s5 | https://www.fukuchi-kyoto.com/first/ | First-visit flow, urgent-patient acceptance, intraoral photography, radiography and CT at the first appointment | 2026-09-04 |
| s6 | https://www.fukuchi-kyoto.com/occlusion/ | Statement that specialist orthodontic cases are referred to an orthodontist | 2026-09-04 |
| s7 | https://www.fukuchi-kyoto.com/scope/ | Plain-language explanation of microscope-assisted treatment | 2026-09-04 |
| reg1 | https://kouseikyoku.mhlw.go.jp/kinki/tyousa/shinkishitei.html | Kinki Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare medical-institution code roster, Kyoto Prefecture dental workbook (2026.9_kikanzentai_kyoto_sika.xlsx), snapshot 2026-09-01: entry 184, institution code 03-0395-2, operator, responsible dentist, designation date and declared specialties | 2026-09-04 |
| reg2 | https://licenseif.mhlw.go.jp/search_isei/jsp/top.jsp | MHLW physician/dentist qualification confirmation search (national dentist register), full-name searches for the three named dentists; register data as of 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-04 |
| sq1 | search:English speaking dentist Kyoto dental clinic | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-04 — clinic named in the cited Kyoto English-speaking dentist listing | 2026-09-04 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/%E7%A6%8F%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%AF%E7%A7… | Live Google Maps place page read in a browser: rating, review count, star histogram, review dates, owner replies, listing website, phone, address and pin coordinates | 2026-09-06 |
| q1 | search:best dentist Kyoto | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| q2 | search:dental implants Kyoto | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| q3 | search:emergency dentist Kyoto | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| q4 | search:Kyoto dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout — canonical query | 2026-09-06 |
| giq1 | search:福地歯科医院 京都 Fukuchi Dental Clinic Kyoto | own domain fukuchi-kyoto.com takes the top result plus its staff, first-visit and cosmetic pages (4 of 12), with the practice's root-canal site fukuchi-endo.com second; Doctors File, Guidedent and Caloo follow | 2026-09-07 |
| fukuchi-dental-kyoto-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16166961915388338749&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.4 from 50 reviews; star histogram 1★ 5 / 2★ 1 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 4 / 5★ 39; newest review dated 2026-05-17. | 2026-09-26 |
| fukuchi-dental-kyoto-presence | https://caloo.jp/hospitals/detail/3260000323 | Caloo page for Fukuchi Dental Clinic, Shicata Quatorze Bldg 2F, 231 Gosho Hachiman-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, phone 075-253-3159 — the card's address and phone: 2 member reviews, average 3.77, newest posted April 2016 (read 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| fukuchi-dental-kyoto-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "Fukuchi Dental Kyoto" (1 place, 4 attractions, 5 hotels, 2 restaurants), none of them a dental practice in or near Kyoto; 12 suggestions for "Fukuchi Shika" (3 places, 4 attractions, 5 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Kyoto; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| fukuchi-dental-kyoto-tripadvisor-2 | https://www.fukuchi-kyoto.com/ | Clinic's website, home page read 2026-10-05: no link to a TripAdvisor page | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-02 | Presence re-checked: presence on other review platforms — yes. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 3 reviews were checked for owner replies; active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established; review recency within a year (newest review dated 2026-05-17). |
| 2026-09-06 | Checked by hand in a browser: the Google Maps place page was opened in a real browser and read for rating, review count, star histogram, review recency, owner replies, complaint and manipulation reading, listing website, phone, address and pin coordinates; the checks that needed a rendering browser were worked through on the clinic's own channels. |
| 2026-09-04 | Adversarial verification pass 2026-09-04: the Kinki Regional Bureau entry 184 (institution code 03-0395-2, designated Heisei 28.4.1 = 2016-04-01) and all three dentist register entries reproduced live; the coordinates confirmed to come from the clinic's own Google Maps place link (!3d/!4d); the structured-data reading corrected — the site does publish a schema.org Dentist node. |
| 2026-09-04 | Initial data collection for the Japan Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified against the clinic's own site, the Kinki Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare health-insurance institution list (snapshot 2026-09-01) and the MHLW national dentist register. |
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