まきむらデンタルクリニック (Makimura Dental Clinic)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 63.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #9 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 6 September 2026
63.9/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#963.9/100
- Best for Expats#962.3/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1259.6/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1164.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#964.1/100
- 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) — Not verified
Summary
Single-dentist practice five minutes from Matsugasaki subway station in Sakyo Ward, open since 2000 and centred on orthodontics alongside general and preventive care. The director publishes his own romanised name and Invisalign certification, the site has an English page, and orthodontic, ceramic, whitening and denture price ranges are published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 4.5 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Japan; mentioned for: dental implants Japan; mentioned for: emergency dentist Japan; mentioned for: Japan 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
20 / 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 Director 槙村 隆宏, whose romanisation TAKAHIRO MAKIMURA is published by the clinic itself; he is the only dentist named. [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed インビザライン認定医 (Invisalign-certified) plus membership of the Japanese orthodontic and oral-surgery societies; Nagasaki University 1988. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Eight own photographs of the premises and treatment rooms on the clinic-information page. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone, address, hours, transport and parking on the clinic's own site; the phone matches the Kinki Regional Bureau register entry. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Single English page describing the treatment policy and the head dentist, not a full mirror of the Japanese site. [s5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
7 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published Standing price ranges across several treatments — orthodontics, ceramic crowns, whitening, night guards and dentures — published on the respective treatment pages rather than in one table; no time-limited offer. [s4] [s6] [s7] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No cleaning or scaling figure anywhere on the clinic's site. [s1] [s4] [s6] [s7] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling figure anywhere on the clinic's site. [s1] [s4] [s6] [s7] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Ceramic crown ¥44,000-¥88,000 and zirconia ¥44,000-¥121,000 (tax included). [s6] | 2/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Orthodontic consultation and estimate stated as free. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No X-ray or CT fee published on the clinic's site. [s1] [s4] [s6] [s7] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
8 / 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: 18 five-star, 4 four-star, 0 three-star, 0 two-star, 6 one-star. The buckets sum to 28, matching the 28 in the place-page header exactly, and the weighted mean 4.000 reproduces the published 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] | 1/3 |
| ? | Review recency The newest of the three reviews Google renders is about a year old, which proves neither bucket, so the value is left unknown rather than guessed at 'older'. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. The Newest sort does not open to the extension (re-tested on this run by opening the Reviews tab and scrolling the panel, which returned the same three reviews), so no fresher slice is available. | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews No owner reply appears under any visible review. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. The Newest sort does not open to the extension (re-tested on this run by opening the Reviews tab and scrolling the panel, which returned the same three reviews), so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints None of the three reviews Google renders is critical. The histogram carries six one-star ratings out of 28 (21 per cent) that the sample cannot reach, so this false rests on the sample rather than on the base. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. The Newest sort does not open to the extension (re-tested on this run by opening the Reviews tab and scrolling the panel, which 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. The Newest sort does not open to the extension (re-tested on this run by opening the Reviews tab and scrolling the panel, which returned the same three reviews), so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Active Facebook presence No social-media profile linked from the clinic's site. [s1] | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ? | Other review platforms | 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 [s3] [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) 歯科用CT listed among the clinic's documented equipment, alongside class-B and small autoclaves and an AED. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Implantology Implants appear nowhere in the clinic's published service list, which covers orthodontics, periodontal and preventive care, caries, aesthetics, paediatric and maternity dentistry, home visits, TMJ and dentures. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics The clinic's principal focus; wire, lingual, partial and Invisalign treatment with published price ranges. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery 歯科口腔外科 is a declared specialty in the Kinki Regional Bureau register entry; the clinic's own site does not present a separate oral-surgery page. [reg1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients The director states on his own page that consultation in English is possible, and the site carries an English page. [s2] [s5] | 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 No LINE or WhatsApp channel; booking is by phone or the web booking system. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s2] [s5] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Free orthodontic consultation and written estimate. [s4] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each orthodontic appliance type is described with stated advantages and disadvantages before the price. [s4] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Weekdays to 19:00 and Saturdays to 18:00; closed Thursday, Sunday and public holidays. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
4.5 / 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 WebSearch 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 WebSearch 2026-09-06: not among results for "dental implants Kyoto" (named results were Nakai Dental Office, Fukuchi Dental Office, Anshin Implant Network). [q2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Japan WebSearch 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 WebSearch 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 only JSON-LD block is a BreadcrumbList; there is no LocalBusiness or Dentist markup. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality own-brand domains (makimura-dc.com holding 5 dedicated pages, plus an older makimura-dc.sakura.ne.jp site and a separate makimuradental.com listing) together hold 8 of 10 results, behind only a doctor-review directory and a booking aggregator (WebSearch 2026-09-07) [giq1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate pages for orthodontics, periodontal/preventive care, caries, aesthetics, paediatric and maternity care, home visits, TMJ and dentures. [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: 医療機関コード 06-0257-7 — designated health-insurance dental clinic (保険医療機関), designated 2000-06-01. Operator and responsible dentist (開設者・管理者): 槙村 隆宏. Declared specialties 歯科・矯正歯科・小児歯科・歯科口腔外科. Per the Kinki Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare institution list, snapshot of 2026-09-01. Independently recorded in the MHLW 医療情報ネット open data (snapshot 2025-12-01) as record 2632630000451, which is also the source of this card's coordinates. [reg1] [od1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| 槙村 隆宏 (Takahiro Makimura) [s2] [reg2] [reg1] | 院長 (director); Invisalign-certified (インビザライン認定医); member of the Japanese Orthodontic Society, the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Bioprogressive Study Group; Nagasaki University School of Dentistry 1988 | Registered 歯科医師 — MHLW 医師等資格確認検索, year of registration 昭和63年 (1988). The register publishes no registration number. |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Reputation & Reviews: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- 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://www.makimura-dc.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +81 75-712-8148 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 8-2 Matsugasaki Izumikawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0911, Japan |
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.makimura-dc.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, hours, published service list, structured-data check, dedicated service pages | 2026-09-04 |
| s2 | https://www.makimura-dc.com/doctor/ | Director's name and published romanisation, career, Invisalign certification, society memberships and English-language statement | 2026-09-04 |
| s3 | https://www.makimura-dc.com/clinic/ | Premises photographs and documented equipment including 歯科用CT, autoclaves and AED | 2026-09-04 |
| s4 | https://www.makimura-dc.com/ortho/ | Orthodontic treatment types with published price ranges, free consultation, CT and digital radiography in the diagnostic workflow | 2026-09-04 |
| s5 | https://www.makimura-dc.com/english/ | English-language page and head-dentist introduction; also carries a notice that online booking acceptance was suspended as of 2025-11-14 | 2026-09-04 |
| s6 | https://www.makimura-dc.com/aesthetic/ | Ceramic and zirconia crown price ranges, whitening and gum-bleaching prices | 2026-09-04 |
| s7 | https://www.makimura-dc.com/denture/ | Denture price ranges | 2026-09-04 |
| reg1 | https://kouseikyoku.mhlw.go.jp/kinki/tyousa/shinkishitei.html | Kinki Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare コード内容別医療機関一覧表, Kyoto Prefecture dental workbook (2026.9_kikanzentai_kyoto_sika.xlsx), snapshot 2026-09-01: entry 354, 医療機関コード 06-0257-7, operator, responsible dentist, designation date and declared specialties | 2026-09-04 |
| reg2 | https://licenseif.mhlw.go.jp/search_isei/jsp/top.jsp | MHLW 医師等資格確認検索 (national dentist register), full-name search for 槙村 隆宏; register data as of 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-04 |
| od1 | https://data.e-gov.go.jp/data/dataset/iryou_teikyouseido_mhlw | MHLW 医療情報ネット open data, 03-1_dental_facility_info_20251201.csv, snapshot 2025-12-01, record 2632630000451: official name, address, English transliteration Makimura dental clinic and coordinates 35.048058 / 135.776568 | 2026-09-04 |
| sq1 | search:English speaking dentist Kyoto dental clinic | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-04 — clinic named among Kyoto's English-speaking dental offices in the cited listings | 2026-09-04 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Makimura+Dental+Clinic/@35.048051… | 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:まきむらデンタルクリニック 京都 Makimura Dental Clinic Kyoto | own-brand domains (makimura-dc.com holding 5 dedicated pages, plus an older makimura-dc.sakura.ne.jp site and a separate makimuradental.com listing) together hold 8 of 10 results, behind only a doctor-review directory and a booking aggregator | 2026-09-07 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | Combined browser pass (agent I-3, korea + japan): 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 country worklist rows 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 354 (医療機関コード 06-0257-7, 指定 平12.6.1) and the director's register entry (昭和63年) reproduced live; the site re-read and confirmed to carry no LocalBusiness or Dentist markup (BreadcrumbList only), no cleaning, filling or imaging price and no implant service. |
| 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), the MHLW national dentist register and the MHLW medical-institution open data (snapshot 2025-12-01). |
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