Lumière Dental Centre
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 60/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #5 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#560/100
- Best for Expats#554.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#654/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#656.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#640.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#458/100
- Best for Families / Children#661.1/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented Offers inhalation, oral and IV sedation, all described as conscious; patient remains awake. [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-8]
Summary
Sydney CBD practice on Park Street focused on dental implants (including All-on-4), cosmetic dentistry and general care. Principal dentist lists implantology training from the USA and Germany.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 18.5 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; 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 AHPRA register independently confirms principal dentist. [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-7] [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.
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) Newly observed 2026-08-26; Google Business name is 'Lumiere Dental and Implants Centre'. [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Most recent review ~1 month old (as of 2026-08-26) [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 10 of the 13 reviews read carry an owner reply, 6 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-06-01 (to a review of 2026-05-25). [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-10] [lumiere-dental-centre-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Only 1 of the 197 Google ratings is 1–2★ (0.5 %), and 1 of the five lowest-rated reviews read scores 3★ or below, too few to repeat one complaint three times (1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 195). [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No burst and no templated texts: the 13 reviews read (dated 2014-12-11 to 2026-09-15) fall on 13 different days, at most 2 five-star reviews fall within any 3 days, and no two open with the same wording. [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-10] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page "Lumiere Dental Centre" (684 followers) with posts up to 2026-08-14, linked from the clinic's website. [lumiere-dental-centre-presence] [lumiere-dental-centre-presence-2] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "Lumière Dental Centre Sydney" and "Lumière Dental"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-05). [lumiere-dental-centre-tripadvisor-3] [lumiere-dental-centre-tripadvisor-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms RateMDs page for Dr Ahmed Elkhatib at Lumiere Dental Centre with 2 ratings (5.00), the latest in April 2026 (checked 2026-10-02). [lumiere-dental-centre-oop] | 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 Sydney", "English speaking dentist Sydney", "dental implants Sydney", "emergency dentist Sydney", "Sydney dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Sydney [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Sydney [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Sydney Listed as 'Lumiere Dental and Implants Centre' in local-pack results. [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-4] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Sydney [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Sydney dental clinic for expats [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Microdata on the homepage declares LocalBusiness. [lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-9] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | 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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Ahmed Elkhatib [s1] | Implant and cosmetic dentistry | 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
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- 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.lumieredentalcentre.com.au/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 02 9264 8720 |
| https://www.facebook.com/lumieredentalcentre/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 403/60 Park Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia |
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.lumieredentalcentre.com.au/ | Address, phone, principal dentist and training, services, English site. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:best dentist Sydney / English speaking dentist Sydney / dental implants Sydney / emergency dentist Sydney / Sydney dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-12 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lumiere+Dental+and+Implants+Centr… | Newest review timestamped ~1 month ago, observed 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-2 | search:best dentist Sydney | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-3 | search:english speaking dentist Sydney | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-4 | search:dental implants Sydney | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: appeared in Bing local-pack results for 'dental implants Sydney' | 2026-08-26 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-5 | search:emergency dentist Sydney | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-6 | search:dentist for expats Sydney | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results | 2026-08-26 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-7 | https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registers-of-Practitioners.aspx | AHPRA public register name search for 'Ahmed Elkhatib' confirms Dr Ahmed Aly Elkhatib, Dental Practitioner, principal place of practice Sydney NSW 2000. Checked 2026-08-26. | 2026-08-26 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-8 | https://www.lumieredentalcentre.com.au/sleep-dentistry/ | IV sedation described as "conscious sedation, your speech may become slurred and the memory of the procedure may be patchy"; inhalation and oral sedation also described as leaving the patient awake. | 2026-08-26 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3183379122263849424&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 5 from 197 reviews; star histogram 1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 195; newest review dated 2026-09-15; 5 of the 8 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-06-01. | 2026-09-26 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-presence | https://www.facebook.com/lumieredentalcentre/ | Facebook page "Lumiere Dental Centre" (684 followers, Dentist and dental surgery), read 2026-10-02; newest post 2026-08-14; address Suite 403, 60 Park St, Sydney NSW 2000; phone +61 2 9264 8720; website lumieredentalcentre.com.au | 2026-10-02 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-presence-2 | https://www.lumieredentalcentre.com.au/ | The clinic's website, read 2026-10-02: links the Facebook page lumieredentalcentre | 2026-10-02 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-oop | https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/3969777/Dr-Ahmed-Elkhatib-Sy… | RateMDs, read 2026-10-02: page for Dr Ahmed Elkhatib, dentist, Sydney NSW, at the facility "Lumiere Dental Centre", 5.00 from 2 ratings, the latest posted in April 2026 | 2026-10-02 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-9 | https://www.lumieredentalcentre.com.au/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: microdata declares the type LocalBusiness. | 2026-10-02 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-deepen-10 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3183379122263849424&hl=en | Google listing "Lumiere Dental and Implants Centre" (Dental implants periodontist; 403/60 Park St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia), read 2026-10-05 in 2 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first): 5.0 from 197 reviews (1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 195); 13 distinct reviews read, dated 2014-12-11 to 2026-09-15, 10 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-05 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-tripadvisor-2 | https://www.lumieredentalcentre.com.au/ | Clinic's website, home page read 2026-10-05: no link to a TripAdvisor page | 2026-10-05 |
| lumiere-dental-centre-tripadvisor-3 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "Lumière Dental Centre Sydney" (5 attractions, 7 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Sydney; 12 suggestions for "Lumière Dental" (5 attractions, 7 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Sydney; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-05 in 2 review orders (13 distinct reviews, dated 2014-12-11 to 2026-09-15; 5.0 from 197): recurring complaints false; suspicious review patterns false. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's website HTML on 2026-10-02: structured data: present. |
| 2026-10-02 | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-06-01). |
| 2026-08-26 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Offers inhalation, oral and IV sedation, all described as conscious; patient remains awake. |
| 2026-08-26 | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; newly observed Google rating 5.0 from 195 reviews (was unrated); added AHPRA register as an independent external source confirming Dr Ahmed Elkhatib; visibility scout 5 queries found an implants mention; sedation = false (all sedation types described as conscious); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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