결치과의원 (K-DENTAL CLINIC)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 63.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #15 of 26 ranked clinics · Last checked: 6 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1563.9/100
- Best for Expatsnot ranked
- Best for Dental Implants#1461.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1063.5/100
- 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
Single-director clinic in a two-storey stand-alone building near Haeundae Station, where the owner is a Ministry of Health and Welfare board-certified periodontist and treats patients directly. It publishes a complete non-covered fee table, an in-house lab, a low-dose 3D CT and an intraoral scanner. Registered with HIRA as Gyeol Chigwa-uiwon, provider code 21519048, opened 2010-10-27.
The clinic publishes both Latin forms itself — K-DENTAL CLINIC in its site footer and "Kim Kyul" alongside the Hangul name on the doctors page — so no romanisation was invented. Coordinates come from the HIRA register, not from a Google Maps place page; the place page is.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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 Kim Kyul, the sole director, named on the clinic's own doctors page. [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Ministry of Health and Welfare board-certified periodontist, doctoral study in dentistry, Seoul National University implant and advanced dentistry programmes, 2019 AMII World Symposium grand prize, and membership of the Korean societies of periodontology, oral and maxillofacial implantology, digital dentistry, prosthodontics, conservative dentistry, esthetic dentistry and TMJ. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Ten photographs of the interior on the clinic's own interior views page. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Flapless, immediate, edentulous All-on-X, navigation-guided and systemic-disease implants; bone grafting and sinus lift; prosthetics and laminates; conservative and periodontal treatment; orthodontics; TMJ treatment; whitening. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone, address, KakaoTalk channel, Naver booking and a blog, all matching the HIRA register entry. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version Korean-only site; only the brand name and a few headings appear in Latin script. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 A standing fee table is published site-wide, covering implants, bone grafting, prosthetics, restorative work, dentures, orthodontics and aesthetic treatment. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed The fee table was read in full; scaling is not among the priced items. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Resin KRW 150,000 anterior and posterior, cervical resin KRW 100,000, interproximal caries resin KRW 200,000. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Zirconia crown KRW 600,000; gold crown (A-type) KRW 550,000; PFM crown KRW 450,000; laminate KRW 650,000. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Osstem implant KRW 1,000,000; Dio implant KRW 890,000; bone graft from KRW 300,000. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed The fee table prices an orthodontic diagnosis at KRW 500,000 but publishes no general consultation or first-visit fee. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed The clinic documents a low-dose 3D CT but publishes no imaging fee. [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) Star histogram read live on 2026-09-06 from the place page: 5 five-star, 0 four-star, 0 three-star, 0 two-star, 1 one-star. The buckets sum to 6, matching the 6 in the place-page header exactly, and the weighted mean 4.333 reproduces the published 4.3. [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] | 0.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency Newest Google review is dated 2026-05-25 (listing read 2026-09-26). [k-dental-clinic-busan-gbp-2026-09-26] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replied to two of the three reviews Google renders, including the one-star one. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. A newest-first sort was not available; a re-check on the Reviews tab returned the same three reviews, so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints One critical review in the visible sample (3 months old: a patient who travelled from Canberra describes a crown placed after root canal treatment that did not satisfy her). One grievance over a six-review base is not a repeated theme, and the owner answered it. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. A newest-first sort was not available; a re-check on the Reviews tab returned the same three reviews, so no fresher slice is available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Six reviews is too small a base to carry a manipulation reading on its own; the three visible reviews are unrelated in wording and come from accounts with 1, 2 and 3 reviews. Nothing in the shape suggests manipulation, and the note records how thin the evidence is. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. A newest-first sort was not available; a re-check on 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 (11 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 "K-DENTAL CLINIC Busan" and "K-DENTAL Dental"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-05). [k-dental-clinic-busan-tripadvisor] [k-dental-clinic-busan-tripadvisor-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on Naver Place, South Korea's main local review platform, with 193 visitor reviews. [k-dental-clinic-busan-presence] | 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 HIRA's equipment register records a cone-beam CT at this institution; the clinic itself documents a low-dose 3D CT. [reg2] [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) Returned by the HIRA institution search filtered on equipment code 12 (cone-beam CT) for Busan / dental clinic; the clinic publishes a dedicated low-dose 3D CT page. [reg2] [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Fixed appliances, partial orthodontics, non-extraction and protrusion correction, priced on the fee table. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Sinus and alveolar bone grafting, immediate placement after extraction. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry Children's growth-stage orthodontics is offered, but no paediatric dentistry service is listed. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care No emergency or same-day route is documented; the clinic is closed Sundays and public holidays and works short days on Thursdays and Saturdays. [s3] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Works with international patients No foreign-patient service, language support or international paperwork is documented. [s1] | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available KakaoTalk and Naver booking only. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online consultation form, SMS enquiry, KakaoTalk channel and Naver booking. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Weekdays 09:30–18:30; Thursdays and Saturdays 09:30–14:00 with no lunch break; closed Sundays and public holidays. [s3] | 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 Korea", "English speaking dentist Korea", "dental implants Korea", "emergency dentist Korea", "Korea dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Korea [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Korea [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Korea [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Korea [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Korea dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website schema.org Dentist JSON-LD with alternate names, PostalAddress, GeoCoordinates, medicalSpecialty and a full OpeningHoursSpecification set. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality The clinic's own domain ranks for Korean-language searches combining its core services with Haeundae. [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate pages per implant type, per digital procedure, per orthodontic indication and per prosthetic material. [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: HIRA provider code 21519048 — K-DENTAL CLINIC, dental clinic, individually owned, opened 2010-10-27, registered with HIRA at Busan, Haeundae-gu, Jungdong 1-ro 25-2, 2nd floor (Jungdong). (Verified live on 2026-09-04 in the HIRA register's detailed-criteria institution search (region = Busan, type = dental clinic, institution name = 'Gyeol Chigwa', typed in Hangul): two results, of which Gyeol Chigwa-uiwon in Jung-dong, Haeundae-gu matches the clinic's own address and phone exactly; the other, Hangyeol Chigwa-uiwon in Geumjeong-gu, is a different institution. The clinic names Kim Kyul as its registered representative but publishes no business registration number. Korea has no clinic operating-licence number separate from the HIRA provider code, and the register is queried live, so no snapshot date applies.) [reg1] [s1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| 김결 (Kim Kyul) [s2] | Director and sole practising dentist; Ministry of Health and Welfare board-certified periodontist; doctoral study in dentistry; Seoul National University School of Dentistry implant and advanced dentistry programmes; 2019 AMII World Symposium grand prize; research adviser to Osstem and IBS implant systems | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
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.k2implant.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +82 51-744-7528 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 2F, 25-2 Jungdong 1-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48095, South Korea |
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.k2implant.com/ | Clinic name in Hangul and Latin, address, phone, service menu, the full medical fee schedule, KakaoTalk and Naver channels, equipment pages (low-dose 3D CT, intraoral scanner), and schema.org markup | 2026-09-04 |
| s2 | https://www.k2implant.com/html/introduce/doctor.html | Named director Kim Kyul with his periodontics board certification, academic background, awards and society memberships | 2026-09-04 |
| s3 | https://www.k2implant.com/html/introduce/interior.html | Ten photographs of the premises, opening hours, and the address and director name in the page footer | 2026-09-04 |
| reg1 | https://www.hira.or.kr/ra/dtlCndHospSrch/dtlCndHospSrch.do?pgmid=HI… | HIRA detailed-condition institution finder, searched region=Busan / category=dental clinic / institution name='K-Dental' — K-Dental Clinic, Busan, Haeundae-gu, Jungdong 1-ro 25-2, 2F (Jungdong), 051-744-7528; institution detail gives institution code 21519048, opening date 2010-10-27, ownership type: individual | 2026-09-04 |
| reg2 | https://www.hira.or.kr/ra/dtlCndHospSrch/dtlCndHospSrch.do?pgmid=HI… | Same HIRA register, filtered on equipment condition cone-beam CT (oftFmtNomCd=12) for Busan / dental clinic — K-Dental Clinic is returned, confirming a cone-beam CT is registered at the institution | 2026-09-04 |
| sq | search:best dentist Busan / English speaking dentist Busan / dental implants Busan / emergency dentist Busan / Busan dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-04, run as the five canonical city queries — the clinic appeared in none of the five English-language queries, only in Korean-language searches | 2026-09-04 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/%EA%B2%B0%EC%B9%98%EA%B3%BC+%7C+%… | 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 |
| k-dental-clinic-busan-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8687330701104826496&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.3 from 6 reviews; star histogram 1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 5; newest review dated 2026-05-25; 2 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-05-30. | 2026-09-26 |
| k-dental-clinic-busan-presence | https://m.place.naver.com/hospital/13584442/home | Naver Place page of K-Dental Clinic (category: dentist), 2F, 25-2 Jungdong 1-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan — the card's address: 193 visitor reviews; phone 0507-1399-7528, a Naver forwarding number ending in the clinic's 7528 (read 2026-10-02); the clinic's website links this place page | 2026-10-02 |
| k-dental-clinic-busan-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "K-DENTAL CLINIC Busan" (4 places, 6 attractions, 2 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Busan; 12 suggestions for "K-DENTAL Dental" (5 places, 6 attractions, 1 hotel), none of them a dental practice in or near Busan; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| k-dental-clinic-busan-tripadvisor-2 | https://www.k2implant.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: 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 2026-05-25). |
| 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 | Initial data collection for the Korea Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via k2implant.com (homepage fee table, doctors page and interior views page) and against the HIRA national institution register (provider code 21519048). No public per-dentist licence search exists in South Korea, so the director's licence number is recorded as unverified rather than as a negative finding. Google Maps reputation fields and the map pin were not obtainable automatically and are queued for a manual browser check. |
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