Dr. Hari's Dental Centre
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 71.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 27 ranked clinics · Last checked: 17 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1271.7/100
- Best for Expats#1866.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1467.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#1470.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#1747.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#1673.4/100
- 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 Sedation page offers nitrous/oral/IV sedation, all explicitly keep patient awake and responsive. [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-sedation]
Summary
Dr. Hari's Dental Centre is a family dental practice in Medavakkam, Chennai, with a stated focus on pediatric dentistry, led by Dr. Hariharan as chief pediatric dentist and managing director. The English-language website names five clinicians and lists preventive, restorative, orthodontic, periodontal, implant and emergency services. The clinic's own overview page documents digital X-rays, CBCT imaging, intraoral scanners and laser equipment.
Third-party rosters conflict with the official team page: Timesmed lists Dr. Subbulakshmi, Dr. Vijay Kannan, Dr. Sudhakar and Dr. Suresh Kumar, none of whom appear on the current official site, which names Dr. Hariharan, Dr. Dhivya, Dr. Abirami, Dr. Rajalakshmi and Dr. Esther Albina Mathews; the Timesmed listing may be outdated. Hours also conflict: 9:00-20:00 on the official site versus Mon-Sun 9:00-21:00 on Timesmed. The street name is spelled variously across sources (Jayachadran / Jayachandran / Jayachanran). Its Practo profile carries 434 patient stories. A Timesmed «82% positive» figure is a platform-wide artifact and was ignored. Second landline: +91 44 4261 6865. Equipment claims come from the clinic's own marketing page and were not independently verified.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 19 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13 of 15 points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 8 of 10 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 5 clinicians named: Dr. Hariharan, Dr. Dhivya, Dr. Abirami, Dr. Rajalakshmi, Dr. Esther Albina Mathews [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed chief pediatric dentist, two associate periodontists, two dental surgeons [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Genuine storefront photo with signage [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published pediatric, preventive, orthodontics, clear aligners, implants, sedation/sleep dentistry, periodontics, dentures, root canals, oral surgery, myofunctional therapy [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details two phones, email, address with landmark, four social channels linked [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version site is in English [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published address consistent across official site, Justdial and Timesmed (with minor street-name spelling variants); map embed not directly verified [s1] [s3] | 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 no figures published; only «affordable», «low cost» and «transparent pricing structures» wording [s2] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No figures; cost given in person at consultation [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No figures anywhere [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No figures anywhere [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No figures anywhere [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No figures anywhere [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed No figures anywhere [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-10] | 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; the Google Maps place page could not be opened directly, so the rating was read as text from the Google Maps result resolved from the clinic's name and address [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-17 [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-11] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency newest readable review 2026-08-17 [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-12] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies on 4 of 5 readable reviews [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints All 5 readable reviews positive, no repeat theme [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 90.3% 5-star, dates spread, reviewers have history [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn linked from the official site; page URLs not captured [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence Not found on TripAdvisor; no link on site/GBP [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-9] [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-16] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Practo: clinic profile with 434 patient stories (checked 2026-10-01). [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-17] | 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 digital X-rays documented on the clinic's own overview page; not independently verified [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) CBCT imaging documented on the clinic's own overview page; brand/model not stated, not independently verified [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics orthodontics and clear aligners listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery oral surgery listed among services [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Led by Dr. Hariharan, the clinic's chief pediatric dentist, per its website; its Practo profile lists him as a pediatric dentist. [s1] [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-17] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care same-day emergency care claimed on own site; Justdial/Timesmed list 24-hour emergency availability - hours claims conflict and were not reconciled [s2] [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients no international-patient services documented | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available Floating WhatsApp button with a live wa.me link [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken English-language website; spoken English not explicitly documented | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations emergency conditions and treatments described in plain language on the clinic's pages [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours 9:00-20:00 on the official site; Timesmed lists Mon-Sun 9:00-21:00 - open evenings and weekends per both, exact schedule conflicting [s1] [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 India", "English speaking dentist India", "dental implants India", "emergency dentist India", "India dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist India a drharisdentalcentre.com page appears in top results for «best dentist Chennai» (the clinic's own listicle page) [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist India drharisdentalcentre.com/dental-clinic-in-chennai/ appears in top results for «English speaking dentist Chennai» [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants India [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist India [s5] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: India dental clinic for expats drharisdentalcentre.com appears in top results for «Chennai dental clinic for expats» [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website schema.org markup detected on homepage (7 matches) [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality own pages rank for the clinic name and for three of five canonical city queries (via its own SEO pages) [s4] [s5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages 18 distinct individual service pages [dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-8] | 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. Hariharan [s1] | Chief Pediatric Dentist & Managing Director | not verified |
| Dr. Dhivya [s1] | Associate Periodontist | not verified |
| Dr. Abirami [s1] | Dental Surgeon | not verified |
| Dr. Rajalakshmi [s1] | Dental Surgeon | not verified |
| Dr. Esther Albina Mathews [s1] | Associate Periodontist | 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
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- 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://drharisdentalcentre.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +91 98400 36061 |
| Address | No 3, 13th Street, Jayachandran Nagar, Jalladianpet, Medavakkam, Chennai - 600100 (Behind Jeyachandran Textiles) |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/ | official homepage: address No 3 13th Street Jayachadran Nagar Jalladianpet Medavakkam 600100 (behind Jeyachandran Textiles), phones +91 98400 36061 / +91 44 4261 6865, email, 5 named clinicians with roles, service list, hours 9AM-8PM, Facebook/Instagram/YouTube/LinkedIn links, 40+ years claim; schema.org markup present (7 matches) | 2026-09-17 |
| s2 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/dental-clinic-in-chennai/ | clinic overview page: digital X-rays, CBCT, intraoral scanners, laser equipment, digital smile design; same-day emergency care for toothaches/broken/knocked-out teeth/abscesses; «affordable»/«transparent pricing» wording without figures | 2026-08-18 |
| s3 | https://www.timesmed.com/Hospital/Chennai/dr-hari-s-dental-centre-4… | second-source listing: address 3, 13th Street Jayachandran Nagar; hours Mon-Sun 9:00-21:00; different doctor roster (Dr. Subbulakshmi, Dr. V.S. Hariharan, Dr. Vijay Kannan, Dr. Sudhakar, Dr. Suresh Kumar - possibly outdated); 24-hour emergency care and conscious sedation mentioned; platform-wide rating figure ignored as artifact | 2026-08-18 |
| s4 | search:Dr Haris Dental Centre Medavakkam reviews Justdial Practo | Justdial: clinic 4.7 from ~232 ratings (listed under 24-hour dentists), Dr. V S Hariharan (implantologist) 5.0 from ~502 ratings; Practo clinic listing; positive long-term patient snippets; pediatric care area description | 2026-08-18 |
| s5 | search:best dentist Chennai / English speaking dentist Chennai / dental implants Chennai / emergency dentist Chennai / Chennai dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility checks 2026-08-18: drharisdentalcentre.com appears in top results for «best dentist Chennai», «English speaking dentist Chennai» and «Chennai dental clinic for expats»; absent for implants and emergency queries | 2026-08-18 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-sedation | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/services/sedation-for-adults/ | "Though patients remain conscious, they are in a deeply relaxed state" (IV sedation) | 2026-08-25 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/search/Dr+Hari's+Dental+Centre+Jalladia… | Google rating 4.8 shown for Dr. Hari's Dental Centre, Jalladianpet, Medavakkam, Chennai, with active weekly hours (not permanently closed) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/gallery/ | Image hosted on the clinic's own CDN (b-cdn.net mirroring wp-content/uploads); downloaded and visually confirmed a genuine storefront photo with "Dr. Hari's Dental Centre" signage | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-2 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/services/teeth-scaling-and-cleaning/ | Cleaning service page: "we're happy to walk you through a treatment plan and cost estimate at your consultation before any work begins" — no published figure | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-3 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/services/restorative-dentistry/ | Restorative dentistry (fillings) page read directly; no price figure | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-4 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/services/cosmetic-dentistry/ | Cosmetic dentistry page read directly; no price figure | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-5 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/services/implants/ | Implants page read directly; no price figure | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-6 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/services/x-rays/ | Consultation cost is only given in person; no published figure | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-7 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14805307725809868909&hl=en | Owner reply 2026-08-17 to Mathi Vathana: "Dear Mathi, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful review!" | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-8 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/services-sitemap.xml | Services sitemap lists 18 distinct /services/<name>/ pages including dedicated X-rays and trauma-and-emergency-care pages | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-9 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dr%20Har… | TripAdvisor's own autocomplete search returns no matching business (only an unrelated Ayurveda business elsewhere in Kerala) | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-10 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/services/x-rays/ | X-rays service page read directly; no price figure | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-11 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14805307725809868909&hl=en | Google listing 2026-09-17: 473 reviews, histogram 1-5* [7,2,7,30,427] | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-12 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14805307725809868909&hl=en | Newest of 5 readable reviews dated 2026-08-17 (Mathi Vathana) | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-13 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14805307725809868909&hl=en | 5 readable reviews all 5-star, no repeated complaint theme; 9/473 total at 1-2 stars | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-14 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14805307725809868909&hl=en | Histogram 427/473 5-star; readable review dates 2026-05 to 2026-08; reviewer histories 2-8 reviews | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-15 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/ | e-floating-buttons-sitemap.xml lists /e-floating-buttons/call-and-whatsapp/; homepage raw HTML embeds a working "wa.me/9840036061" link behind a WhatsApp icon | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-16 | https://drharisdentalcentre.com/ | Own site read; no tripadvisor.com link | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-haris-dental-centre-medavakkam-deepen-17 | https://www.practo.com/chennai/clinic/dr-hari-s-dental-centre-medav… | Practo: clinic profile "Dr. Hari's Dental Centre" at 3, 13th Street, Jeyachandran Nagar, Medavakkam (the clinic's address), Dr. V.S. Hariharan among its three dentists, 434 patient stories (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Checked the clinic's Practo profile on 2026-10-01: children's dentistry now rests on the clinic's website and Practo profile; values unchanged. |
| 2026-10-01 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: Practo clinic profile with 434 patient stories. |
| 2026-09-17 | Re-read on 2026-09-17: the clinic's website (18 dedicated service pages, gallery, floating-button sitemap) and its Google listing. Recorded: a working WhatsApp channel found in the homepage's raw HTML (a floating call/WhatsApp button); a genuine storefront photo; no cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation or X-ray prices anywhere (cost estimates are given in person at consultation, not published); 18 dedicated service pages; Google rating unchanged at 4.8, review count now 473, newest readable review 2026-08-17, owner replies on 4 of 5 readable reviews, no recurring complaints or manipulation signs. Not found on TripAdvisor. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; recorded first-observed Google rating 4.8 (review count not visible on the page as read). |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Sedation page offers nitrous/oral/IV sedation, all explicitly keep patient awake and responsive. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25: clinic license not verifiable (National Register of Clinical Establishments blocked from this network); doctor licenses not verifiable (no Tamil Nadu state dental council mapped for India, and DCI national register is blocked). All recorded as null. |
| 2026-08-18 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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