Dr Mabelane-Pitso Dental Centre
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 45.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #25 of 26 ranked clinics · Last checked: 17 September 2026
45.6/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#2545.6/100
- Best for Expats#2543/100
- Best for Dental Implantsnot ranked
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#2532.9/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#2547/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- 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
Solo dental practice in Oranjesig, Bloemfontein (with a second location in Botshabelo) run by Dr Mankgero Theola Mabelane-Pitso, offering extractions, cleaning, whitening, crowns, X-rays, veneers and braces at "affordable prices."
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 16 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)
- Medical Infrastructure: 6 of 13 verifiable points (missing: cBCT (3D imaging); implantology; pediatric dentistry; emergency care)
- AI & Search Visibility: 1.5 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist South Africa; mentioned for: English speaking dentist South Africa; mentioned for: dental implants South Africa; mentioned for: emergency dentist South Africa; mentioned for: South Africa dental clinic for expats; google indexing quality; dedicated service pages)
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
16 / 20
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 No specialization or formal qualification published beyond the dentist's name. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Real clinic photos Some images appear to be generic stock photos rather than the clinic's own premises. [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published Two branch addresses (Bloemfontein and Botshabelo) published. [s1] | 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 Site describes "affordable prices" with no concrete figures or ranges shown. [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed Services list (8 items) has no prices, only a general 'affordable prices' claim [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed Same full read; filling is not even listed as a service, let alone priced [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed Dental Crowns listed with no price [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed Implants are not offered/listed at all [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation price or free-consult statement [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed Dental X-Rays listed with no price [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
13.5 / 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) Star histogram read live on 2026-09-06: 18 five-star, 0 four-star, 1 three-star, 0 two-star, 1 one-star. The buckets sum to 20, matching the 20 in the place-page header exactly, and the weighted mean 4.700 reproduces the published 4.7. [gmp1] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Read live on 2026-09-06 from the place-page header; the star histogram sums to the same figure. [gmp1] | 1/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency The newest review visible is 1 year old, which proves the within-a-year bucket and no better. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page, in its own relevance order; a newest-first list was not available. [gmp1] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replied to one of the three visible reviews. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page, in its own relevance order; a newest-first list was not available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints One of the three visible reviews is critical - a three-year-old one-star about how the reception desk handled an appointment - and it has no owner reply. A single grievance, three years old, over a 20-review base is not a repeated theme. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page, in its own relevance order; a newest-first list was not available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Histogram shape, spread of wording and dates, and reviewer-account variety show no sign of manipulation. Sample: the 3 reviews Google Maps renders on the place page, in its own relevance order; a newest-first list was not available. [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Facebook page linked from the homepage [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-6] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing; the clinic's own website has no TripAdvisor link [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-15] [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-16] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms Not the one dentist WhatClinic lists for Bloemfontein; no TripAdvisor listing either [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-17] [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-18] [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-19] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
6 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Dental X-rays explicitly listed as a service. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | CBCT (3D imaging) Services list names Dental X-Rays specifically but no CBCT/3D/cone-beam [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implantology Implants not among the 8 listed services [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-8] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Braces. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Tooth Extractions listed as a service [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry No paediatric/children's dentistry in the 8-item services list [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-9] | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Emergency care Checked homepage: no emergency service or contact is mentioned anywhere. [s1] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
4 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available Only landline numbers for both branches; no WhatsApp/LINE [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-10] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✗ | Clear service explanations Services are a bare 8-item name list with no descriptions [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-11] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Saturday hours published (8 AM-1 PM) [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-12] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
1.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist South Africa", "English speaking dentist South Africa", "dental implants South Africa", "emergency dentist South Africa", "South Africa dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist South Africa Google first page for "best dentist Bloemfontein" read in the browser on 2026-09-06 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-06, hl=en). The clinic does not appear in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq1] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist South Africa Google first page for "English speaking dentist Bloemfontein" read in the browser on 2026-09-06 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-06, hl=en). The clinic does not appear in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants South Africa Google first page for "dental implants Bloemfontein" read in the browser on 2026-09-06 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-06, hl=en). The clinic does not appear in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist South Africa Google first page for "emergency dentist Bloemfontein" read in the browser on 2026-09-06 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-06, hl=en). The clinic does not appear in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: South Africa dental clinic for expats Google first page for "Bloemfontein dental clinic for expats" read in the browser on 2026-09-06 (method: browser SERP 2026-09-06, hl=en). The clinic does not appear in the organic results, local pack or AI overview. [bsq5] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Organization JSON-LD present [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-13] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✗ | Google indexing quality own domain drmabelanepitsodc.co.za does not appear anywhere in 12 results; the name returns six Facebook posts, Instagram, two LinkedIn profiles, two Medpages listings and magicpin (web search 2026-09-07) [giq1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Dedicated service pages Single-page site with in-page anchors, no separate service URLs [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-14] | 0/1.5 |
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. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mankgero Theola Mabelane-Pitso [s1] [reg1] [dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-hpcsa-dp0093807] | General dentistry (site: extractions, cleaning, whitening, crowns, X-rays, veneers, braces) | DP 0093807 | Registration number with the HPCSA, South Africa’s statutory council for health professions; registration active on its public iRegister (checked 30 September 2026). |
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: 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://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +27 51 430 2099 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 73 Harvey Road, Oranjesig, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Homepage: 'dental services at affordable prices' followed by a bare list (Tooth Extractions, Tooth Cleaning, Teeth Whitening, Dental Crowns, Dental X-Rays, Veneers, Braces, False Teeth) with no price figures | 2026-09-17 |
| reg1 | https://hpcsaonline.custhelp.com/app/iregister_details/reg_number/D… | HPCSA iRegister entry for Mankgero Theola Mabelane-Pitso, Bloemfontein 9332, ACTIVE | 2026-09-04 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dr+Mabelane-Pitso+Dental+Centre/@… | Live Google Maps place page: rating, review count, star histogram, review dates, owner replies, pin coordinates | 2026-09-06 |
| bsq1 | search:best dentist Bloemfontein | Browser SERP visibility check - best dentist Bloemfontein | 2026-09-06 |
| bsq2 | search:English speaking dentist Bloemfontein | Browser SERP visibility check - English speaking dentist Bloemfontein | 2026-09-06 |
| bsq3 | search:dental implants Bloemfontein | Browser SERP visibility check - dental implants Bloemfontein | 2026-09-06 |
| bsq4 | search:emergency dentist Bloemfontein | Browser SERP visibility check - emergency dentist Bloemfontein | 2026-09-06 |
| bsq5 | search:Bloemfontein dental clinic for expats | Browser SERP visibility check - Bloemfontein dental clinic for expats | 2026-09-06 |
| giq1 | search:"Mabelane-Pitso Dental Centre" Bloemfontein | own domain drmabelanepitsodc.co.za does not appear anywhere in 12 results; the name returns six Facebook posts, Instagram, two LinkedIn profiles, two Medpages listings and magicpin | 2026-09-07 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | The 8-item services list has no fillings entry and no prices anywhere on the single-page site | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-2 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Services list includes 'Dental Crowns' as a bare name, no price | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-3 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | The 8-item services list has no implant entry | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-4 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Contact section lists only hours, phone numbers and two office addresses; no consultation price | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-5 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Services list includes 'Dental X-Rays' as a bare name, no price | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-6 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Homepage links to https://www.facebook.com/DrMabelanePitsoDentalCentre (also in the page's Organization JSON-LD sameAs) | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-7 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Full 8-item services list (Extractions, Cleaning, Whitening, Crowns, X-Rays, Veneers, Braces, False Teeth) names X-Rays but no CBCT or 3D imaging | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-8 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Full services list read (Extractions, Cleaning, Whitening, Crowns, X-Rays, Veneers, Braces, False Teeth); no implants | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-9 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Full services list (Extractions, Cleaning, Whitening, Crowns, X-Rays, Veneers, Braces, False Teeth) has no paediatric entry | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-10 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Contact section: 'Phone (Landline) BLOEMFONTEIN +27 51 430 2099, BOTSHABELO +27 51 534 0036' — no WhatsApp/LINE anywhere | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-11 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | 'Our Services' section: Tooth Extractions, Tooth Cleaning, Teeth Whitening, Dental Crowns, Dental X-Rays, Veneers, Braces, False Teeth — names only, no explanation of any procedure | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-12 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Homepage: 'monday — friday 8.00 am — 5.00 pm, saturday 8.00 am — 1.00 pm' | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-13 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Page carries schema.org JSON-LD @type 'Organization' with name, logo and sameAs (Facebook/Instagram) | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-14 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Navigation (Home/About Us/Our Services/How We Work/Contact Us) links to anchors on one page (./#OurServices etc.), not distinct URLs | 2026-09-17 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-15 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dr%20Mab… | TripAdvisor autocomplete for the clinic's name: 12 results, none a Bloemfontein dental practice | 2026-09-29 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-16 | https://www.drmabelanepitsodc.co.za/ | Clinic's homepage, read 2026-09-29 (37 KB), has no link to a TripAdvisor page | 2026-09-29 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-17 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/south-africa/bloemfontein | WhatClinic's Bloemfontein directory (one listing: Dr JB Steenkamp), read 2026-09-29: this clinic is not it | 2026-09-29 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-18 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dr%20Mab… | TripAdvisor autocomplete returns no matching Bloemfontein dental listing | 2026-09-29 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-deepen-19 | https://www.whatclinic.com/sitemap.xml | WhatClinic's index of all its clinic profiles, read 2026-09-29: none of its 193 dentist profiles in South Africa carries this clinic's name; the Bloemfontein profiles missing from the directory pages were opened and none is at this clinic's address | 2026-09-29 |
| dr-mabelane-pitso-dental-centre-hpcsa-dp0093807 | https://hpcsaonline.custhelp.com/app/iregister_details/reg_number/D… | HPCSA iRegister record for registration number DP 0093807: Mankgero Mabelane-Pitso, Bloemfontein 9332; registration status ACTIVE; current practice category: independent practice general practitioner. | 2026-09-30 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Checked TripAdvisor's own search and WhatClinic's Bloemfontein directory: no listing on either platform. The clinic's website carries no TripAdvisor link. |
| 2026-09-17 | Re-read on 2026-09-17: the clinic's single-page website (about, services, contact sections) and its Google listing. Recorded: a Facebook page linked from the homepage, tooth extractions offered but no implants or paediatric dentistry among the eight listed services, no WhatsApp contact, a bare (unexplained) services list, Saturday morning hours, and Organization structured data with no dedicated per-treatment pages. No prices for cleaning, fillings, crowns, implants, consultations or X-rays are published. Still unverified: TripAdvisor and other-platform presence, and work with international patients. |
| 2026-09-06 | Checked by hand in a browser: Google Maps place page read live for rating, review count, star histogram, review recency, owner replies, complaint and manipulation reading and pin coordinates; clinic Facebook pages opened where needed; the five canonical visibility queries re-run as browser SERPs. |
| 2026-09-04 | Initial data collection for the South Africa Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Bloemfontein): verified via drmabelanepitsodc.co.za and the HPCSA iRegister (surname query "Mabelane" returned no results; the register stores the full hyphenated surname "Mabelane-Pitso"). AI-visibility queries and Google Maps fields not available — left for a manual browser check. |
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