Lucid Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 68.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #9 of 26 ranked clinics · Last checked: 6 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#968.9/100
- Best for Expats#968/100
- Best for Dental Implants#965/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#270.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#1553.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#671.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#472.5/100
- 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 Site mentions 'sedation dentistry' generically ('little to no memory afterward') without naming general anesthesia or deep sedation.
Summary
English-speaking dental clinic near Eonju Station (Line 9) in Gangnam-gu, focused on veneers (branded 'Lucinate'), implants and orthodontics. Lists six dentists led by Dr. Park Hyun Min. Publishes veneer prices; other service prices are not listed.
The clinic maintains multiple domains (seouldentist.com, dentalclinicgangnam.com) for the same practice.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 17.5 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 Six dentists listed with specializations. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 Veneer (Lucinate) prices published; general treatment prices not listed. [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) as of 2026-09-26; previously 4.9 [lucid-dental-gangnam-gbp-2026-09-26] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-26; previously 174 [lucid-dental-gangnam-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency The newest review visible is 1 month old, which proves the within-3-months bucket and no better. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. [gmp1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replied to all three reviews Google renders. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints No repeated complaint theme appears in the visible sample. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 162/6/3/1/2 spread carries reviews in every bucket including two one-star ones, and nothing in the visible sample repeats a wording or a date cluster, so no manipulation signature is present. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page in its own relevance order. [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 "Lucid Dental Clinic Seoul" and "Lucid Dental"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-05). [lucid-dental-gangnam-tripadvisor] [lucid-dental-gangnam-tripadvisor-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on Naver Place, Korea's main local review platform, with 865 visitor reviews. [lucid-dental-gangnam-platforms] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
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 Yonsei/Lucid appears among implant/foreigner search results. [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Korea [sq] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Korea [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Korea dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD or microdata found in the HTML of the home page and 3 service pages. [lucid-dental-gangnam-site] [lucid-dental-gangnam-site-2] [lucid-dental-gangnam-site-3] [lucid-dental-gangnam-site-4] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s2] [sq] | 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: Lucid Dental Clinic — HIRA-registered dental clinic (Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service detailed-condition institution finder), Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Nonhyeon-ro 606, Dongdo Building, 3,4th floor, Units 302,401,402 (Nonhyeon-dong) (HIRA detailed-criteria institution search (region = Seoul, type = dental clinic): searched name variant 'Rusideu' (Lucid transliteration, typed in Hangul); returned 'Rusideu Chigwa-uiwon', address (606 Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, 3-4F) matches clinics.json's '3-4F, COWAY Building, 606 Nonhyeon-ro' (building listed as Dongdo Building in HIRA vs COWAY Building on clinic site — same street number/floor). 2026-08-26.) [lucid-dental-gangnam-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Park Hyun Min [s1] | Representative Director; certified prosthodontist; implants, veneers, cosmetic prosthetics | not verified |
| Dr. Yoo Young Hoon [s1] | Head of Department; veneers, surgical extraction, implants | not verified |
| Dr. Lee Bora [s1] | Aesthetic dentist, advanced prosthodontist; veneers, implants | not verified |
| Dr. Lee Jong [s1] | Orthodontics specialist; braces, clear aligners | not verified |
| Dr. Park Jun Sung [s1] | Prosthetic dentist; implants, deep cleaning | not verified |
| Dr. Kim Ui Hyeon [s1] | Implants, cavity treatment | 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
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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.seouldentist.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +82-10-8354-2975 |
| +82-10-8354-2975 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 3-4F, COWAY Building, 606 Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 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.seouldentist.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, email, dentists, services, veneer prices, hours, English support | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | https://www.dentalclinicgangnam.com/ | Services including pediatric and emergency care | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:dental implants Seoul / English speaking dentist Seoul | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/LUCID+Dental+Clinic/@37.507916,12… | Google rating 4.9 (166 reviews) as of 2026-08-26, address 3-4F COWAY Building, 606 Nonhyeon-ro matches record on file. | 2026-08-26 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-lic | https://www.hira.or.kr/ra/dtlCndHospSrch/dtlCndHospSrch.do?pgmid=HI… | searched: Lucid, region=Seoul, category=dental clinic — returned 'Lucid Dental Clinic', Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Nonhyeon-ro 606, Dongdo Building, 3,4F, Units 302,401,402 (Nonhyeon-dong) | 2026-08-26 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/LUCID+Dental+Clinic/@37.507916,12… | The clinic’s Google Maps place page — the one this card already records as contacts.googleMapsUrl — opened and read live in a real browser on 2026-09-06: star rating, review-count header, full star histogram, review dates and owner replies. The trail does not restate the place-page URL, so the URL recorded here is the card’s own; the listing name and address it reports match this card. | 2026-09-06 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3711284929840957880&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 185 reviews; star histogram 1★ 2 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 6 / 5★ 171; newest review dated 2026-09-23; 4 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-22. | 2026-09-26 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-platforms | https://m.place.naver.com/hospital/1500105778/home | Naver Place listing of Lucid Dental Clinic, 606 Nonhyeon-ro (Coway Building, 3-4F), Gangnam-gu, Seoul: 865 visitor reviews (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-site | https://www.seouldentist.com/ | Home page HTML read 2026-10-02: no application/ld+json block; no microdata | 2026-10-02 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-site-2 | https://www.seouldentist.com/gangnam-dental-services/dental-implants | Service page HTML read 2026-10-02: no application/ld+json block; no microdata | 2026-10-02 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-site-3 | https://www.seouldentist.com/gangnam-dental-services/orthodontics | Service page HTML read 2026-10-02: no application/ld+json block; no microdata | 2026-10-02 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-site-4 | https://www.seouldentist.com/gangnam-dental-services/dental-aligners | Service page HTML read 2026-10-02: no application/ld+json block; no microdata | 2026-10-02 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "Lucid Dental Clinic Seoul" (6 attractions, 6 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Seoul; 12 suggestions for "Lucid Dental" (5 attractions, 7 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Seoul; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| lucid-dental-gangnam-tripadvisor-2 | https://www.seouldentist.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 | Website structure read on 2026-10-02: no business structured data found. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: Google rating 4.8 (was 4.9) and review count 185 (was 174) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26. |
| 2026-09-07 | Reputation block written from the live measurement taken on 2026-09-06, which read this clinic’s Google Maps place page but could not write to it: the twin carries no entry in data/research/*.json, so import-research.js left it untouched and the figures stayed in the trail (browser/korea-japan.md, «Open for the gate» item 2). Written now: googleRating 4.9 → 4.9, googleReviewCount 166 → 174 (histogram 162/6/3/1/2 = 174, weighted mean 4.868), respondsToReviews → true, reviewRecency → within_3_months, recurringComplaints → false, suspiciousReviewPatterns → false. The country twin on korea-dental was re-synchronised from this card in the same step; the two copies are identical except for the twin’s city key. |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against HIRA (Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service): clinic confirmed as registered Rusideu Chigwa-uiwon at the address on file. No public name-searchable dentist licence register exists in South Korea (lic.mohw.go.kr is document/barcode verification only) — all six named doctors left null with that note. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed website live, name/address/phone unchanged, clinic open. Newly captured Google Maps rating 4.9 (166 reviews, most recent review ~3 weeks old) with pin coordinates via live Maps visit. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verified live facts (website, contacts, operating status): no changes. Google reputation not captured — no search route to Google/Maps/Bing/DuckDuckGo/Yandex was available on the date of reading. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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