Gentle Dental Care (GDC)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 62.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #1 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#162.2/100
- Best for Expats#159.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#158/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#161/100
- Best Price Transparency#148.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#162.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#162.1/100
- 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 No sedation/anaesthesia info found on gdcabudhabi.ae (implants, pediatric-dentistry pages checked; only local anesthesia mentioned for implants)
Summary
Family-run dental and medical care centre in Al Bateen, founded by Dr. Rajbala Jaju. Publishes an MOH approval number and lists founding dentists with qualifications. Some indicative treatment price ranges are mentioned on service pages.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 3 of 15 verifiable points (missing: 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
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 [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [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 Indicative range published: root canal treatment stated as AED 1,000 to AED 3,000 or more. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 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) [s2] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [s2] | 2.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on healthfinder.ae, practo.com, drfive.com. [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 Imaging services listed. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Emergency treatments listed. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Abu Dhabi", "English speaking dentist Abu Dhabi", "dental implants Abu Dhabi", "emergency dentist Abu Dhabi", "Abu Dhabi dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist Abu Dhabi [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Abu Dhabi [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Abu Dhabi [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Abu Dhabi [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Abu Dhabi dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [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: BVY3CYCD-230126 (Published on website as 'MOH Approval Number: BVY3CYCD-230126'.) [s1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Rajbala Jaju [s1] [gentle-dental-care-abu-dhabi-doclic] | General Dentistry (BDS, MOM Muenster) | D3255 |
| Dr. Kushal Jaju [s1] [gentle-dental-care-abu-dhabi-doclic] | Prosthodontics (BDS, MSD + CAGS, Boston University) | GD22116 |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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: Oral surgery
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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.gdcabudhabi.ae/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +971 2 676 4642 |
| +971 55 676 4642 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/GentleDCAbuDhabi/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Villa 6, junction of Delma & Al Bateen Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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.gdcabudhabi.ae/ | Address, phone, email, WhatsApp, dentist names, services, MOH approval number, indicative price range. | 2026-07-12 |
| s2 | https://aedentalclinic.com/en-ae/i/27956-gentle-dental-invisalign-c… | Google rating 4.8 from 246 reviews. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:best dentist Abu Dhabi | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| gentle-dental-care-abu-dhabi-doclic | https://www.tamm.abudhabi/wb/doh/find-a-doctor?lang=en | searched: Jaju - DOH registry shows KUSHAL ARVIND JAJU, Prosthodontics, Licence GD22116 (matches Prosthodontics specialization). | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against DOH Abu Dhabi (TAMM Find A Medical Professional): both named doctors found with active licences matching name and specialization. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status): no changes. Google rating/review count could not be independently reconfirmed via an accepted source today; prior stored value of 4.8/246 left unchanged. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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