미르치과병원 (MIR Dental Hospital)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 70/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 26 ranked clinics · Last checked: 6 September 2026
70/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#770/100
- Best for Expats#1065.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#770.2/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#571.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1064.8/100
- Best for Families / Children#668.3/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented The clinic advertises conscious sedation, where the patient stays awake and responsive; that does not meet the sleep-dentistry definition. [s1]
Summary
Dental hospital (chigwa-byeongwon) in central Daegu, operating since 2002, with a large in-house team covering oral medicine, orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, endodontics, prosthodontics and implant surgery, several of them board-certified specialists. Publishes a detailed non-covered fee schedule and runs a full English-language site at eng.mirdental.co.kr.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13.5 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 4.5 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: English speaking dentist Korea; mentioned for: dental implants Korea; mentioned for: Korea 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 Roster of about 20 named dentists on the clinic's own site, e.g. Lee Seung-yeop (head director), Kim Ju-hyeon, Han Ho-seok, Park In-hyang, Ha Do-won, Kim Su-hyeon. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Each named dentist is listed with a department and, where applicable, a board-specialist title (Advanced General Dentistry, orthodontics, oral medicine). [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Dedicated 'About the hospital' / 'Equipment' sections on the clinic's own site show the premises and equipment. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Phone 053-212-1000 and the Jung-gu address on the clinic site match the HIRA institution record. [s1] [reg1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Full English site at eng.mirdental.co.kr, linked from the Korean site. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
11 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published Standing non-covered fee schedule with figures across implants, orthodontics, paediatric, cosmetic/prosthetic and general treatment — not a time-limited promotion. [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed Scaling is covered by national health insurance in Korea and does not appear in the clinic's non-covered fee schedule; stain removal is listed at 10,000 KRW per third-arch but that is not a cleaning price. [s2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Resin fillings 100,000–300,000 KRW per surface; paediatric resin 80,000–150,000 KRW. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Zirconia crown 500,000 KRW (posterior) / 600,000 KRW (anterior), PFM 450,000 KRW, gold crown 750,000–1,400,000 KRW. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Implant surgery 700,000 / 1,000,000 KRW plus prosthesis 500,000–1,800,000 KRW. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation or first-visit fee appears in the published fee schedule. [s2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Panoramic radiograph 20,000 KRW, CT 100,000 KRW. [s2] | 2/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
9 / 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: 50 five-star, 3 four-star, 4 three-star, 4 two-star, 18 one-star. The buckets sum to 79, matching the 79 in the place-page header exactly, and the weighted mean 3.797 reproduces the published 3.8. [gmp1] | 1/6 |
| ◐ | 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 2026-08-31 (listing read 2026-09-26). [mir-dental-hospital-daegu-gbp-2026-09-26] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews None of the 17 reviews read on Google carries an owner reply, including the 10 dated 2024-10-09 to 2026-08-31. [mir-dental-hospital-daegu-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints Deliberately left unknown. The histogram is strongly bimodal - 18 one-star and 4 two-star ratings out of 79, 28 per cent of the base - so recording 'no recurring complaints' as false would credit a clean record the distribution contradicts. But only one negative is readable (a 7-year-old two-star review about the adult floor's English), which is not enough to demonstrate a repeated theme either. Neither value is honest, so the field stays null with the reasoning here. 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. | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The U-shaped 50/3/4/4/18 distribution is the signature of a divided patient base, not of manipulation, which inflates the five-star bucket and leaves a thin negative tail. 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 Facebook page "Daegu MIR Dental Hospital" (83 followers) with posts up to 2026-08-05, found under the clinic's name; it gives the clinic's address, phone and website. [mir-dental-hospital-daegu-presence] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "MIR Dental Hospital Daegu" and "MIR Dental"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-05). [mir-dental-hospital-daegu-tripadvisor] [mir-dental-hospital-daegu-tripadvisor-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Profile page on WhatClinic as "The MIR Dental Clinic", 149-182 Sam Duk Dong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Daegu — the same Samdeok-dong 2-ga address as the HIRA record. Opened and read 2026-09-04; the directory listing itself is the evidence, not a search-result position. [wc1] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
13.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Panoramic radiography priced in the clinic's own fee schedule. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CT priced in the clinic's own fee schedule. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Fixed and clear-aligner orthodontics; two board-certified orthodontists on the roster. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Surgical department and impacted wisdom-tooth extraction. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Paediatric dentistry department with two named dentists. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Operates a complete English-language version of its site covering every treatment area. [s3] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
4.5 / 10
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 [sq1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Korea [sq1] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Korea [sq1] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Korea [sq2] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Korea dental clinic for expats [sq2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No schema.org JSON-LD block in the page source. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality mirdental.co.kr (Korean and English variants) appears twice, but ranks behind Facebook and is diluted by unrelated Daegu-college Wikipedia results (web search 2026-09-07) [giq1] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate pages per treatment (implant, orthodontics, endodontics, paediatric, prosthetics, oral medicine, preventive, caries). [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 national health-insurance provider code 37400045 — dental hospital, opened 2002-06-07; as listed in the live Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service institution finder on 2026-09-04. [reg1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| 이승엽 (Lee Seung-yeop — Revised Romanization) [s1] | Chief director — implant and periodontal surgery | not verified |
| 김수현 (Kim Su-hyeon — Revised Romanization) [s1] | Board-certified specialist in oral medicine · board-certified specialist in Advanced General Dentistry (Ministry of Health and Welfare board certification stated by the clinic) | not verified |
| 박인향 (Park In-hyang — Revised Romanization) [s1] | Board-certified orthodontist | 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: No recurring complaints
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
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.mirdental.co.kr/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +82-53-212-1000 |
| https://www.facebook.com/mirdental212/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 대구광역시 중구 공평로 12 (삼덕동2가) / 12 Gongpyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, 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.mirdental.co.kr/index.php?from=intro | Clinic name, address, phone, service list, named dentist roster with specializations, equipment and premises sections | 2026-09-04 |
| s2 | https://www.mirdental.co.kr/bbs/content.php?co_id=non_reimbursement | Standing non-covered fee schedule: implants, crowns, fillings, orthodontics, panoramic radiograph and CT prices | 2026-09-04 |
| s3 | http://eng.mirdental.co.kr/ | Full English-language version of the clinic site | 2026-09-04 |
| reg1 | https://www.hira.or.kr/ra/hosp/getHealthMap.do?pgmid=HIRAA030002010000 | HIRA institution record: MIR Dental Hospital, institution code 37400045, dental hospital, Daegu, Jung-gu, Gongpyeong-ro 12, 053-212-1000, opened 2002-06-07, WGS84 coordinates | 2026-09-04 |
| sq1 | search:best dentist Daegu / English speaking dentist Daegu / dental implants Daegu | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-04 |
| sq2 | search:emergency dentist Daegu / Daegu dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-04 |
| wc1 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/south-korea/daegu/the-mir-denta… | Profile page on WhatClinic as "The MIR Dental Clinic", 149-182 Sam Duk Dong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Daegu — the same Samdeok-dong 2-ga address as the HIRA record. Opened and read 2026-09-04; the directory listing itself is the evidence, not a search-result position. (The supports text of this source was missing from the card; it was written on 2026-09-10 from the finding the card itself records for it, and the page was not re-read on that date.) | 2026-09-04 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/MIR+Dental+Hospital/data=!3m2!1e3… | 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 |
| giq1 | search:미르치과병원 대구 MIR Dental Hospital Daegu | mirdental.co.kr (Korean and English variants) appears twice, but ranks behind Facebook and is diluted by unrelated Daegu-college Wikipedia results | 2026-09-07 |
| mir-dental-hospital-daegu-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15981431172047702203&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 3.8 from 78 reviews; star histogram 1★ 18 / 2★ 4 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 49; newest review dated 2026-08-31. | 2026-09-26 |
| mir-dental-hospital-daegu-presence | https://www.facebook.com/mirdental212/ | Facebook page "Daegu MIR Dental Hospital" (83 followers, Health/beauty), read 2026-10-02; newest post 2026-08-05; Not yet rated (0 reviews); website mirdental.co.kr, the clinic's own site; page name given in Korean; its intro gives 12 Gongpyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu and phone 053-212-1000 | 2026-10-02 |
| mir-dental-hospital-daegu-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15981431172047702203&hl=en | Google listing "MIR Dental Hospital" (Dentist), read 2026-10-02 in four review orders (newest, lowest-rated, most relevant, highest-rated first): 3.8 from 78 reviews (1★ 18 / 2★ 4 / 3★ 4 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 49); 17 distinct reviews read, dated 2016-10-15 to 2026-08-31 | 2026-10-02 |
| mir-dental-hospital-daegu-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "MIR Dental Hospital Daegu" (1 place, 4 attractions, 6 hotels, 1 restaurant), none of them a dental practice in or near Daegu; 12 suggestions for "MIR Dental" (1 place, 4 attractions, 6 hotels, 1 restaurant), none of them a dental practice in or near Daegu; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| mir-dental-hospital-daegu-tripadvisor-2 | https://www.mirdental.co.kr/ | 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 | Read 17 of the clinic's Google reviews on 2026-10-02: no owner replies seen. |
| 2026-10-02 | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 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 3 months (newest review dated 2026-08-31). |
| 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 mirdental.co.kr (Korean and English), the clinic's published non-covered fee schedule, and the HIRA national institution register. |
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