Malik Dental Associates (Blue Area)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 56.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #18 of 25 ranked clinics · Last checked: 11 September 2026
56.1/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1856.1/100
- Best for Expats#1953/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1652/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1838.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1956.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#1659.8/100
- 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
Summary
Long-established referral practice on Fazal-e-Haq Road in the Blue Area, with a second branch in G-8 Markaz. Seven dentists are named with their degrees and hospital appointments, several of them heads of department at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, covering paediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, implantology, prosthodontics, orthodontics and aesthetic dentistry. Both addresses are registered with the Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority. No prices are published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 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)
- AI & Search Visibility: 2.5 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Pakistan; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Pakistan; mentioned for: emergency dentist Pakistan; mentioned for: Pakistan dental clinic for expats; structured data on website; google indexing quality)
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
20 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s1] [sm] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed Seven dentists with degrees and posts: Abid Malik, M. Umar Farooq Marwat, Mehar Malik, Nouman Warris, Sana Sultan, Awais Durrani, Sana Atique. [s1] [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos The images on the clinic's own Google listing were downloaded at full size and looked at on 2026-09-11. Three show the premises — a treatment room with its chair and cabinetry, and the long waiting lounge with framed art and magazines — all contributed by visitors rather than by the practice. The listing records who uploaded each item: 0 by the practice itself and 4 by visitors. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published Twelve service pages linked from the navigation. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Both branch addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and opening hours on the contact page. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Both branches carry a Go to map link. [s3] [sm] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published Homepage, contact page and the implants, orthodontics and crowns/bridges service pages were read; none carries a figure. The homepage advertises a Special Offer for the G-8 branch without stating a price. [s1] [s4] [s5] [s6] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s6] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
11.5 / 20
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 2026-09-10 [sm] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-10 [sm] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency The newest of the 5 reviews readable on the clinic's own Google listing is dated 2026-07-01, read on 2026-09-11. Each review carries an exact timestamp, so the date is a reading rather than Google's rounded "months ago" label. Google shows a selection of 5 of the 93 reviews rather than the newest first, so this is a floor: the latest review is at least this recent and may well be more recent. [sm] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews None of the 15 reviews read, 14 of them dated within the last 24 months (newest 2026-09-30), carries an owner reply, and the reply block of the listing was readable. [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints 1–2★ are 9.9 % of 101 (1★ 8 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 4 / 5★ 87); the five lowest-rated Google reviews describe failed clinical work on different procedures (an extraction, fillings, an apicoectomy) and one billing complaint, two of them about the same visit, so no single theme is confirmed. [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Read on 2026-09-11. Three five-star reviews share one day, 18 June 2026, and two of those three accounts carry a single review; two of the five open with the same sentence, "From the moment I walked in". Both observations are recorded rather than treated as proof. That opening turns up in six reviews across five unrelated listings in this index and the neighbouring one, so it is a stock phrase rather than a template specific to this clinic, and a shared cliche is not the verbatim repetition this criterion looks for. The histogram behind the published 4.5 is 8 one-star, 2 two-star, 0 three-star, 4 four-star and 79 five-star: 11 per cent of the base is below four stars and the four-star bucket is filled. One of the three things this criterion looks for is present, so recorded as no suspicious pattern found, with the June cluster stated. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence The practice's Facebook page (11,130 followers), linked from its website, with posts up to 2026-08-25; its About section gives the practice's G-8 branch. [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-presence] [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-presence-2] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "Malik Dental Associates Islamabad" and "Malik Dental"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-05). [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-tripadvisor] [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-tripadvisor-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms Only automatic listings on oladoc and Marham (no reviews, no online booking, nothing added by the clinic); no WhatClinic or Trustpilot profile (checked 2026-10-02). [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-platforms] [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-platforms-2] [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-platforms-3] [malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-platforms-4] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
11.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray The clinic's own dental-implants page documents its imaging at the planning stage: "viewing your X-rays, CBCT scan and bone assessment". [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) The clinic's own dental-implants page states that implant planning is done after "viewing your X-rays, CBCT scan and bone assessment", which documents cone-beam CT. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology A named consultant implantologist with an MSc in oral implantology and a dedicated service page. [s1] [s2] [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics A named consultant orthodontist who heads the orthodontics department at the PIMS School of Dentistry. [s1] [s2] [s5] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery A named consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon who heads the OMFS department at PIMS. [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry The practice owner is a consultant paediatric dentist and formerly headed dentistry at the Children's Hospital, PIMS. [s1] [s2] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
5 / 10
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] [s4] [s5] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours The clinic's own Google Business Profile publishes its week: Monday 11 AM–7 PM, Tuesday 11 AM–7 PM, Wednesday 11 AM–7 PM, Thursday 11 AM–7 PM, Friday 11 AM–7 PM, Saturday 11 AM–2 PM, Sunday Closed. Eleven to seven on weekdays and eleven to two on Saturday, Sunday closed. The practice's own site publishes no hours, so the profile is the channel that carries them. [sm] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
2.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Pakistan", "English speaking dentist Pakistan", "dental implants Pakistan", "emergency dentist Pakistan", "Pakistan dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Pakistan [sq1] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Pakistan [sq2] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Pakistan Own implants page ranked 5th. [sq3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Pakistan [sq4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Pakistan dental clinic for expats [sq5] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website Only the generic WebPage/WebSite/BreadcrumbList JSON-LD emitted by the SEO plugin; no LocalBusiness or Dentist markup. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Google indexing quality Reaches the top ten for one of the five canonical queries. [sq1] [sq2] [sq3] [sq4] [sq5] | 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: IHRA-00354 (Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority - Registered) (IHRA register of registered healthcare establishments, read 2026-09-10: IHRA-00354, Malik Dental Associates, Registered, Dental Clinic, 18-D Mushtaq Mansion, Fazal-e-Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad - matching the address the clinic publishes for this branch. The G-8 branch is registered separately as IHRA-02122 (Doctors Plaza, G-8 Markaz). The register records registration only and carries no licence tier, no expiry and no as-of date.) [reg0]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abid Malik [s2] [reg1] | BDS (Pakistan), MSc (London), F.P.F.A. (USA); consultant paediatric dentist, owner | 1430-D (PMDC) | — |
| M. Umar Farooq Marwat [s2] [reg2] | BDS (Pakistan), MFDS RCS (Eng), DDCS (Eng), Dip. Implantology (Eng), MDS OMFS (Pakistan); consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon | not found in the public register (checked 10 September 2026) | — |
| Mehar Malik [s2] [reg3] | BDS, RDS, C-Endo; certified aesthetic physician and aesthetic dentist | 721996-01-D (PMDC) | — |
| Nouman Warris [s2] [reg4] | BDS (Pakistan), MSc Oral Implantology (Germany), member of the International Team for Implantology; consultant implantologist | not published | The only dental record matching this name in the public register of PMDC is 6330-D, and its registration has expired (checked 11 September 2026). |
| Sana Sultan [s2] [reg5] | BDS, RDS, FCPS Prosthodontics; consultant prosthodontist | 15695-D (PMDC) | — |
| Awais Durrani [s2] [reg6] | BDS (Pakistan), FCPS (Pakistan), MOrth RCSE (UK), FFD RCS (Ire), FDS RCSE (UK); consultant orthodontist | not found in the public register (checked 10 September 2026) | — |
| Sana Atique [s2] [reg7] | BDS, RDS; general dentist and certified aesthetic physician (AACME) | 15552-D (PMDC) | — |
One or more named dentists could not be found in the public register on the date checked — recorded as unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- 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
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://malikdental.com.pk/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +92 303 444 8555 |
| https://www.facebook.com/malikdentalassociates/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 18-D, Mushtaq Mansion, Fazal-e-Haq Road, Block D, G-6/2, Blue Area, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://malikdental.com.pk/ | Service list, team overview, branch offer banner | 2026-09-10 |
| s2 | https://malikdental.com.pk/our-doctors/ | Seven named dentists with degrees, specialisations and hospital appointments | 2026-09-10 |
| s3 | https://malikdental.com.pk/contact/ | Blue Area and G-8 branch addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and opening hours | 2026-09-10 |
| s4 | https://malikdental.com.pk/services/dental-implants/ | Implant service page: implantology offered, no price published | 2026-09-10 |
| s5 | https://malikdental.com.pk/services/orthodontic-treatment/ | Orthodontic service page: braces and aligners offered, no price published | 2026-09-10 |
| s6 | https://malikdental.com.pk/services/dental-crowns-bridges/ | Crowns and bridges page: no price published | 2026-09-10 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Malik+Dental+Associates/@33.72123… | Google place read 2026-09-10: rating 4.5 from 93 reviews, coordinates 33.7212371/73.0796737, address 18-D Mushtaq Mansion Fazal-e-Haq Road Blue Area, phone +92 51 2824017, website link | 2026-09-10 |
| reg0 | https://ihra.gov.pk/registered-hces-list/ | IHRA register: IHRA-00354 Malik Dental Associates (Blue Area) and IHRA-02122 malik dental associates (G-8 Markaz), both Registered | 2026-09-10 |
| reg1 | https://hospitals-inspections.pmdc.pk/api/DRC/GetData | PMDC practitioners register: ABID MALIK 1430-D, Permanent, ACTIVE to 21/12/2028 | 2026-09-10 |
| reg2 | https://hospitals-inspections.pmdc.pk/api/DRC/GetData | PMDC practitioners register searched for M. Umar Farooq Marwat by three forms: no dental registrant of that name | 2026-09-10 |
| reg3 | https://hospitals-inspections.pmdc.pk/api/DRC/GetData | PMDC practitioners register: MEHAR MALIK 721996-01-D, father ABID MALIK, Status In Active, validity expired 01/06/2025 | 2026-09-10 |
| reg4 | https://hospitals-inspections.pmdc.pk/api/DRC/GetData | PMDC practitioners register: NOUMAN WARIS 6330-D, Status In Active, validity expired 31/12/2022 | 2026-09-10 |
| reg5 | https://hospitals-inspections.pmdc.pk/api/DRC/GetData | PMDC practitioners register: SANA SULTAN 15695-D, Permanent, ACTIVE to 10/05/2028 | 2026-09-10 |
| reg6 | https://hospitals-inspections.pmdc.pk/api/DRC/GetData | PMDC practitioners register searched for Awais Durrani by name and across all Durrani records: no dental registrant of that name | 2026-09-10 |
| reg7 | https://hospitals-inspections.pmdc.pk/api/DRC/GetData | PMDC practitioners register: SANA ATIQUE 15552-D, Permanent, ACTIVE to 30/12/2029 | 2026-09-10 |
| sq1 | search:best dentist Islamabad Pakistan | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10 (web search top 10): clinic absent | 2026-09-10 |
| sq2 | search:English speaking dentist Islamabad | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10 (web search top 10): clinic absent | 2026-09-10 |
| sq3 | search:dental implants Islamabad | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10 (web search top 10): own implants page at rank 5 | 2026-09-10 |
| sq4 | search:emergency dentist Islamabad | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10 (web search top 10): clinic absent | 2026-09-10 |
| sq5 | search:Islamabad dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10 (web search top 10): clinic absent | 2026-09-10 |
| malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-presence | https://www.facebook.com/malikdentalassociates/ | Facebook page "Malik Dental Associates" (11,130 followers, Dentist and dental surgery), read 2026-10-02; newest post 2026-08-25; 100% recommend (7 reviews); address Office No.1, 2nd Floor, 12M Square, G-8 Markaz, Islamabad (the practice's G-8 branch); phone +92 331 9911111; website malikdental.com.pk | 2026-10-02 |
| malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-presence-2 | https://malikdental.com.pk/ | The clinic's website, read 2026-10-02: links the Facebook page malikdentalassociates | 2026-10-02 |
| malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-platforms | https://oladoc.com/pakistan/islamabad/h/malik-dental-associates-isl… | oladoc page "Malik Dental Associates (Islamabad)", read 2026-10-02: Mushtaq Mansion 18-D, Blue Area; Dr. Abid Malik and Dr. A. Rashid Malik with no patient reviews; the platform's standard text ("these doctors currently cannot be booked directly from our website but can be booked via our helpline") - an automatic listing, not a profile kept by the clinic | 2026-10-02 |
| malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-platforms-2 | https://www.marham.pk/hospitals/islamabad/malik-dental-associates-h… | Marham practice page "Malik Dental Associates Hospital", read 2026-10-02: 18-D Mushtaq Mansion, Blue Area; Dr. A. Rashid Malik and Dr. Abid Malik, neither with a patient review, contact only through Marham's helpline, no online booking - an automatic listing | 2026-10-02 |
| malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-platforms-3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/pakistan/islamabad | WhatClinic: every page of its Islamabad dentist listing (3 pages, 27 clinics) and its profile sitemaps (108 dentist profiles in Pakistan), read 2026-10-02: no profile for Malik Dental Associates; the profile addresses built from its name (/dentists/pakistan/malik-dental-associates, /dentists/pakistan/malik-dental, /dentists/pakistan/malik-dental-associates-blue-area) return not found | 2026-10-02 |
| malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-platforms-4 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/malikdental.com.pk | Trustpilot: no business page for malikdental.com.pk, the clinic's website (the address returns "page not found") (checked 2026-10-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16254325470600562505&hl=en | Google listing "Malik Dental Associates" (Dentist), read 2026-10-05 in 3 review pages (the five lowest-rated, the five newest and 1 further sets of five by relevance, rating or interface language): rated 4.6 from 101 reviews (1★ 8 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 4 / 5★ 87); 15 distinct reviews read, dated 2023-12-27 to 2026-09-30, 0 with an owner reply | 2026-10-05 |
| malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "Malik Dental Associates Islamabad" (5 attractions, 7 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Islamabad; 12 suggestions for "Malik Dental" (5 attractions, 7 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Islamabad; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| malik-dental-associates-blue-area-islamabad-tripadvisor-2 | https://malikdental.com.pk/ | 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 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-05 (its lowest-rated and newest reviews with the star histogram): no owner replies found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Presence on review sites re-read on 2026-10-02: no profile on the review platforms checked. |
| 2026-10-02 | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 5 reviews were checked for owner replies. |
| 2026-09-11 | The review-pattern row was settled after re-reading the listing: the star histogram, every review Google renders with its exact date, and each reviewer's account history. The reading and what it does not cover are written into the row itself. |
| 2026-09-11 | Reputation review: the clinic's own Google listing was read again, this time with its star histogram, its reviews with exact dates and any replies from the practice, its published opening week and its photographs, which were downloaded at full size and looked at. On this card the age of the newest readable review was dated exactly and recorded; the practice was found not to answer reviews on its own listing; the photographs on the clinic's listing were downloaded and looked at, and they show the premises; the opening week published in the clinic's own Google Business Profile was read and the hours criterion settled on it. |
| 2026-09-10 | Initial data collection for the Pakistan Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via malikdental.com.pk, the Google Maps place page, the IHRA register of registered healthcare establishments and the PMDC practitioners register. |
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