House of Dentistry
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 66.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #5 of 18 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#566.1/100
- Best for Expats#467.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#560/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#446/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#473.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#472/100
- 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 No sedation/GA info found on clinic website
Summary
House of Dentistry is a dental clinic on the 2nd floor of The Mall in Westlands, Nairobi, led by chief dentist and CEO Dr. Mercy Oira Abenga. Services include OPG X-rays, root canal therapy, Invisalign and braces, implants, veneers, pediatric dentistry, extractions and cleanings, and the clinic lists more than 15 insurance partners with cash, card and mobile payment options. It carries a 4.9 Google rating across 231 reviews per an aggregator listing and is open Sunday through Friday.
Second phone +254 733 654 317. Insurance partners include Eagle Africa, Old Mutual, Britam, CIC and AAR. Registered in the Kenya Master Health Facility Registry as House Of Dentistry Limited. Saturday closed; open Sundays.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 18.5 of 20 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 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 Dr. Mercy Oira Abenga (Chief Dentist, CEO) [s1] | 3/3 |
| ? | Dentist specializations listed Chief dentist named but formal specializations not detailed on pages checked | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Multiple clinic images present [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Two phones, email, WhatsApp widget [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published 'Find us' section with address [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) as of 2026-08-25 [house-of-dentistry-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [house-of-dentistry-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [house-of-dentistry-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to Google reviews: 11 of the 13 reviews read carry an owner reply, the latest dated 2026-09-22. [house-of-dentistry-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints The five lowest-rated Google reviews are spread over price quotes (two), an appointment the clinic did not keep (two) and the finish of one root-canal treatment, so no theme reaches three of the five; 1–2★ are 2.4 % of 246 ratings (1★ 6 / 2★ 0). [house-of-dentistry-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 13 Google reviews read (2022-02-11 to 2026-10-02): no burst of five-star ratings (at most 1 on one day), no repeated wording; accounts hold 1-192 reviews, 2 single-review. [house-of-dentistry-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence 100% recommend from 12 Facebook reviews [s3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "House of Dentistry Nairobi" and "House"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-02 and 2026-10-05). [house-of-dentistry-tripadvisor] [house-of-dentistry-tripadvisor-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms Its Doctor254 profile is unclaimed and has no reviews. No profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Trustpilot (checked 2026-10-05). [house-of-dentistry-platforms] [house-of-dentistry-deepen-2] [house-of-dentistry-deepen-3] [house-of-dentistry-deepen-4] | 0/0.5 |
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.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available WhatsApp widget on site [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken Site entirely in English [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Online appointment booking link [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Individual pages per service [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Sun-Fri 8AM-6PM; Saturday closed [s1] | 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 Kenya", "English speaking dentist Kenya", "dental implants Kenya", "emergency dentist Kenya", "Kenya dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Kenya [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Kenya [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Kenya [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Kenya [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Kenya dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Home page HTML carries JSON-LD of schema.org type Organization. [house-of-dentistry-site] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality 4 pages of the clinic's own site are among the 10 results of a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02, the first at position 5. [house-of-dentistry-av3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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: 01***8 (KMPDC – Register of Licensed Private Health Facilities) (KMPDC facility register searched 2026-08-25 for 'House of Dentistry' — matched 'HOUSE OF DENTISTRY LIMITED', Dental Clinic, Nairobi, ACTIVE, consistent with the clinic's own notes stating it is registered as 'House Of Dentistry Limited'.) [house-of-dentistry-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Mercy Oira Abenga [Llic] | Chief Dentist / CEO | not verified | — |
| Dr Priscah Maoga [Llic] [house-of-dentistry-doclic] | Dental Surgeon | KMPDC B1**1 | The KMPDC public register prints practitioner numbers partly masked; the number is shown here exactly as the register prints it. |
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: Dentist specializations listed
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
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://houseofdentistry.co.ke |
|---|---|
| Phone | +254 700 654 317 |
| available via website widget | |
| https://www.facebook.com/HouseOfDentistry/ | |
| Address | The Mall, 2nd Floor, Westlands, Nairobi |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://houseofdentistry.co.ke/ | Official site: address, contacts, chief dentist, services incl. OPG X-ray, hours, insurance partners, booking, no prices | 2026-07-04 |
| s3 | https://www.facebook.com/HouseOfDentistry/ | Facebook presence; 100% recommend from 12 reviews (via web search) | 2026-07-04 |
| sq | search:best dentist Nairobi / English speaking dentist Nairobi / dental implants Nairobi / emergency dentist Nairobi / Nairobi dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout check 2026-07-04: presence or absence in top results for the five fixed methodology queries | 2026-07-04 |
| Llic | https://houseofdentistry.co.ke/our-team/ | Licensing & credentials check (clinic licence, dentists, licence numbers) | 2026-07-08 |
| house-of-dentistry-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/House+of+Dentistry/@-1.2643019,36… | Google rating 4.9 (237 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| house-of-dentistry-lic | https://registers.kmpdc.go.ke/healthFacilities/getLicensedPrivateHe… | Row: HOUSE OF DENTISTRY LIMITED | 01***8 | DENTAL CLINIC | NAIROBI | ACTIVE | 2026-08-25 |
| house-of-dentistry-doclic | https://registers.kmpdc.go.ke/localPractitioners/getLicensedDentalP… | Register row: 'Dr PRISCAH MOIGE MAOGA', BDS(Nairobi)2021, General Practice, status ACTIVE (matched by name/surname tokens; searched 2026-08-25) | 2026-08-25 |
| house-of-dentistry-platforms | https://www.doctor254.com/kenya/nairobi/dentist/dr-mercy-oira | Doctor254 profile "Dr. Mercy Oira", facility House of Dentistry, Nairobi, read 2026-10-02: unclaimed — it carries the prompt "Are you Dr. Mercy Oira? Claim this profile now" — with no patient reviews | 2026-10-02 |
| house-of-dentistry-av3 | search:"House of Dentistry" Nairobi | Web search run on 2026-10-02 (English, US results) for the clinic's name and city: 10 results listed. Its own pages: houseofdentistry.co.ke (home 5th, then three more pages). Listed before the first of them: X, Facebook, YouTube and a Ministry of Health facility register. | 2026-10-02 |
| house-of-dentistry-site | https://houseofdentistry.co.ke/ | Home page HTML read 2026-10-02: JSON-LD block with @type Organization (alongside WebSite, ImageObject, WebPage, Person) | 2026-10-02 |
| house-of-dentistry-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9670021814248147356&hl=en | Google listing "House of Dentistry" (Dental clinic, Cosmetic dentist, Dental hygienist, Dental implants provider, Dental radiology, Dentist, Orthodontist, Pediatric dentist, Periodontist, Teeth whitening service), read 2026-10-02 in three review orders (newest, lowest-rated, most relevant first): 4.8 from 246 reviews (1★ 6 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 16 / 5★ 223); 13 distinct reviews read, dated 2022-02-11 to 2026-10-02; owner replies on 11 of them | 2026-10-02 |
| house-of-dentistry-deepen-2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/kenya | WhatClinic, read 2026-10-05: its profile sitemap (1 dentist profiles in Kenya, read 2026-09-30) has none under the clinic's name; a direct profile address under the name (house-of-dentistry) returns "page not found" | 2026-10-05 |
| house-of-dentistry-deepen-3 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/ | Dental Departures, read 2026-10-05: its clinic search does not list Kenya as a location | 2026-10-05 |
| house-of-dentistry-deepen-4 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/houseofdentistry.co.ke | Trustpilot, read 2026-10-05: no company page for houseofdentistry.co.ke | 2026-10-05 |
| house-of-dentistry-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=House%20… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-02: 12 suggestions for "House of Dentistry Nairobi" (2 places, 4 attractions, 6 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Nairobi; 12 suggestions for "House" (5 attractions, 7 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Nairobi; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-02 |
| house-of-dentistry-tripadvisor-2 | https://houseofdentistry.co.ke | 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. |
| 2026-10-05 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-05: the Doctor254 profile cited before is unclaimed and has no reviews, and no profile of the clinic was found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Trustpilot; changed from yes to no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read 13 of the clinic's Google reviews on 2026-10-02: the owner replies to reviews, no repeated complaint, no suspicious review pattern. |
| 2026-10-02 | Website structure read on 2026-10-02: business structured data found. |
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: KMHFR registry page (s4) confirmed dead. Kenya Master Health Facility Registry (kmhfr.health.go.ke / kmhfl.health.go.ke) confirmed genuinely dead (ECONNREFUSED, both subdomains resolve to the same unreachable IP 41.89.93.173 - looks like the whole government registry is down) - no live successor found. Its sole citation (onOtherPlatforms) re-declared onto the already-live well-reviewed.Online source (s2); s4 pruned. |
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 1 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in an external-link check (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s4 [https://kmhfr.health.go.ke/public/facilities/f1c6f818-b839-428c-a20e-9f07685f8505]: https://kmhfr.health.go.ke/public/facilities/f1c6f818-b839-428c-a20e-9f07685f8505 (attempt1: Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: kmhfr.health.go.ke:443, timeout: 10000ms); attempt2 (+30s): Connect Timeout Error (attempted address: kmhfr.health.go.ke:443, timeout: 10000ms), other->stable-dead on recheck) |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against KMPDC registers: clinic facility license found under 'House Of Dentistry Limited'; Dr. Priscah Maoga matched, but chief dentist/CEO Dr. Mercy Oira Abenga left null as the closest register entry (Mercy Nyanchama Oira) does not carry the surname 'Abenga'. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address/phone unchanged, not permanently closed; recorded Google review count increase 231->237 (rating steady 4.9) and pin coordinates. |
| 2026-07-08 | Added Licensing & Credentials (methodology v1.1): clinic licence and dentists/their licence numbers. |
| 2026-07-04 | Initial data collection. |
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