Centre for Implantology and Oral Medicine (Dr Muhammed Hanif Abram)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 38.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #6 of 18 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#638.6/100
- Best for Expats#935.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#829.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#628.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1040.2/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#138.6/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Site: most procedures use conscious sedation; gum graft surgery is performed under general anaesthetic. [s1]
Summary
Specialist periodontics, oral medicine and implant practice in Killarney led by Dr Muhammed Hanif Abram. Services include single/multiple implants, All-on-X, periodontal therapy, bone grafting and periodontal plastic surgery, with conscious sedation available. Prices not published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
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 [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 [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | 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 2026-08-25 [centre-for-implantology-and-oral-medicine-dr-muhammed-hanif-abram-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [centre-for-implantology-and-oral-medicine-dr-muhammed-hanif-abram-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency [centre-for-implantology-and-oral-medicine-dr-muhammed-hanif-abram-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ? | Other review platforms | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ? | On-site X-ray | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Orthodontics [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | 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 Johannesburg", "English speaking dentist Johannesburg", "dental implants Johannesburg", "emergency dentist Johannesburg", "Johannesburg dental clinic for expats".
| ? | Mentioned for: best dentist Johannesburg | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Johannesburg | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Johannesburg | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Johannesburg | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Johannesburg dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | 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 Muhammed Hanif Abram [s1] [centre-for-implantology-and-oral-medicine-dr-muhammed-hanif-abram-doclic] | Periodontics, Oral Medicine and Dental Implants | DP 0069949 (HPCSA iRegister – Dentist Register, Active) |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Reputation & Reviews: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist Johannesburg
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Johannesburg
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Johannesburg
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Johannesburg
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Johannesburg dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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.implantology.co.za/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 011 486 3198 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Suite 234 Killarney Mall Office Tower, 60 Riviera Road, Killarney, Johannesburg, 2193 |
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.implantology.co.za/ | address, phone, dentist, specialization, services | 2026-07-14 |
| centre-for-implantology-and-oral-medicine-dr-muhammed-hanif-abram-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Centre+for+Implantology+%26+Oral+… | most recent review shown as posted '6 months ago' (viewed 2026-08-25) | 2026-08-25 |
| centre-for-implantology-and-oral-medicine-dr-muhammed-hanif-abram-doclic | https://hpcsaonline.custhelp.com/app/i_reg_form | Surname='Abram' (Wildcard), Register=DENTIST returned: ABRAM, MUHAMMED HANIF, DP 0069949, Pretoria 0171, ACTIVE (accessed 2026-08-25). | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against HPCSA iRegister (Dentist Register, open access): found active registration DP 0069949 for Dr Muhammed Hanif Abram. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site: most procedures use conscious sedation; gum graft surgery is performed under general anaesthetic. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website, address, phone unchanged and clinic open; captured first Google rating 4.9 (164 reviews, latest review ~6 months ago). |
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