Bow Lane Dental Group
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 52.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #8 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#852.2/100
- Best for Expats#850/100
- Best for Dental Implants#746/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#749.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#744/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#953.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#452/100
- 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 nitrous oxide ('laughing gas') and IV sedation framed as calming aids for nervous patients; conscious throughout. [bld-web]
Summary
City of London private practice on Bow Lane offering implants, orthodontics, emergency and pediatric dentistry, hygiene and facial aesthetics, with named clinicians and multilingual staff.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 3.5 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist london; mentioned for: english speaking dentist london; mentioned for: dental implants london; mentioned for: emergency dentist london; mentioned for: london dental clinic for expats)
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 [bld-web] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [bld-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [bld-web] | 2/2 |
| ? | Real clinic photos | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [bld-web] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [bld-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [bld-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [bld-web] | 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 Limited prices on homepage: emergency appointment £100 (new patients), home whitening kit £480. [bld-web] | 3/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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 2026-08-26; homepage's informal '5 stars' badge is rounded - live Maps figure is 4.9. [bow-lane-dental-group-deepen] | 6/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [bow-lane-dental-group-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [bld-web] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms [bow-lane-dental-group-lic] [sq] | 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 | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [bld-web] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [bld-web] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Free check-ups for children under 5 with a paying adult. [bld-web] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care [bld-web] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for non-Thai speakers.
| ? | WhatsApp / LINE available | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [bld-web] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [bld-web] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Early opening from 07:45 several weekdays. [bld-web] | 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 London", "English speaking dentist London", "dental implants London", "emergency dentist London", "London dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist London [bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist London [bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants London [bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist London [bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: London dental clinic for expats [bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [bld-web] | 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: 1-17410257397 (CQC) (CQC register, Dentists filter, postcode EC4M 9EE. Exact name+address (0 miles) match.) [bow-lane-dental-group-lic]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Zaki Kanaan [bld-web] [bow-lane-dental-group-doclic] | Implant Dentistry | 72312 (GDC) |
| Stewart Beggs [bld-web] [bow-lane-dental-group-doclic] | — | 258541 (GDC) |
| Dr Tami Lampert [bld-web] [bow-lane-dental-group-doclic] | — | 265510 (GDC) |
| Dr Mikael Klockars [bld-web] [bow-lane-dental-group-doclic] | — | 85163 (GDC) |
| Shirley Cox [bld-web] [bow-lane-dental-group-doclic] | Orthodontics | 68425 (GDC) |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Real clinic photos
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
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.bowlanedental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 020 7236 3600 |
| https://www.facebook.com/BowLaneDental | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 2a Bow Lane, London EC4M 9EE, UK |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| bld-web | https://www.bowlanedental.com/ | Clinic name, address, phone, email, Facebook, dentist names and specializations, services (implants, orthodontics, emergency, pediatric), limited prices, opening hours, 5-star claim, languages spoken. | 2026-07-10 |
| sq | search:...London | AI/search visibility scout 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
| bow-lane-dental-group-lic | https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-17410257397 | CQC location record re-verified 2026-08-26: registration for Bow Lane Dental Group (2a Bow Lane, EC4M 9EE, provider Dentex Clinical Limited) remains active; independent regulator listing beyond the clinic's own site. | 2026-08-26 |
| bow-lane-dental-group-doclic | https://olr.gdc-uk.org/searchregister | GDC register search (forename Mikael, surname Klockars) returned one match: Klockars, Mikael Sven-Erik, reg. 85163, status Registered, type Dentist. | 2026-08-25 |
| bow-lane-dental-group-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bow+Lane+Dental/@51.5134026,-0.09… | Google rating 4.9 (539 reviews) as of 2026-08-26; business now listed on Maps as 'Bow Lane Dental'. | 2026-08-26 |
| bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-2 | search:best dentist London | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'prominent dentist London'. | 2026-08-26 |
| bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-3 | search:english speaking dentist London | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'english speaking dentist London' (prior true finding from 2026-07-10 not reproduced today). | 2026-08-26 |
| bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-4 | search:dental implants London | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'dental implants London'. | 2026-08-26 |
| bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-5 | search:emergency dentist London | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'emergency dentist London'. | 2026-08-26 |
| bow-lane-dental-group-deepen-6 | search:dentist for expats London | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'dentist for expats London'. | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Offers nitrous oxide ('laughing gas') and IV sedation framed as calming aids for nervous patients; conscious throughout. |
| 2026-08-26 | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/operating status (all confirmed, open) and CQC registration (still active); Google Maps rating newly captured via direct lookup (4.9/539, corrects homepage's informal 5-star badge) with geo pin and place URL; added 2 external sources (Google Maps, fresh CQC re-verification); visibility scout 5 queries (all false today); no uncited sources on this clinic. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against GDC and CQC: clinic CQC registration found (1-17410257397); all 5 named clinicians matched single, unambiguous GDC Dentist entries. |
| 2026-07-10 | Initial data collection. |
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