ST. ALBANTOR – Zahnarzt Basel
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 67.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 24 ranked clinics · Last checked: 8 September 2026
67.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1167.8/100
- Best for Expats#1166.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1162.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#1170.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#1246.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1171.2/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#467.8/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Nitrous-oxide sedation and general anaesthesia are published as one of the practice’s own named services. [s1]
Summary
Practice in the St. Alban and Gellert quarter, trading as ST. ALBANTOR and operated by Boris Nikas AG, publishing German and English versions, a named team, a wide treatment list including nitrous-oxide sedation and general anaesthesia, and its tariff point values. It publishes no per-service prices. The owner holds an active Basel-Stadt practice authorisation recorded in MedReg; the practice is not in the federal BetReg facility register.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 17.5 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)
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 https://www.zahnarzt-basel-nikas.ch/ returned HTTP 200 with 10,102 characters of the practice’s own content — treatments, practice description, contacts, opening hours — read on 2026-09-07. [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed The about page names Boris Nikas as dentist, implantologist and owner of the clinic, and Dr. Izabela Nikas as the internal-medicine physician for interdisciplinary assessment, next to the named assistants. [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed The named owner is published as a dentist and implantologist with a stated specialisation in aesthetic dentistry and implantology and a dated professional history. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Self-hosted photographs on the practice’s own domain: a team photograph, a clinic photograph and named portraits of the owner and a named assistant. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published The navigation publishes four treatment families broken into fifteen named services, from smile design and all-ceramic restorations through implantology and oral surgery to endodontics, prosthetics, laser treatment, sedation and senior dentistry. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details Address Gellertstrasse 2a, 4052 Basel, telephone +41 61 312 54 44, e-mail info@stalbantorzahnarzt.ch, a WhatsApp link and the weekday opening hours are published in the site footer. [s1] [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version The site declares hreflang="en" and publishes an English version at /en/home/. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published The site publishes the postal address together with an embedded Google map of Gellertstrasse 2a. [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 The practice publishes a costs page of its own that gives the DENTOTAR tariff point values it applies — 1.00 for children, pupils, apprentices and students to 25, 1.20 for everyone else and up to 1.30 for specialised work — together with its payment terms, but no price or range for any individual service. [s3] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed The practice publishes that an implant consultation is free of charge but gives no figure for a consultation or check-up. [s3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s3] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
17.5 / 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) Re-read live on the place page in a browser on 2026-09-08 and unchanged at 4.8. The star histogram's weighted mean, 4.827, reproduces the published figure. [gmp1] [gmpb] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Headline count read on the place page in a browser on 2026-09-08. The histogram sums to the same figure: 103 five-star, 3 four-star, 0 three-star, 0 two-star and 4 one-star = 110. [gmpb] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Browser 2026-09-08, 8 visible reviews, sort: Google's own "Most relevant" order. The newest visible review is two months old and five of the eight are under six months. [gmpb] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Browser 2026-09-08, 8 visible reviews, sort "Most relevant": the owner has replied individually to all eight. [gmpb] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Browser 2026-09-08, 8 visible reviews, sort "Most relevant": no review below five stars surfaced and no repeated theme is readable. One-star and two-star ratings together are 4 of 110, or 3.6 per cent of the base. [gmpb] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns Browser 2026-09-08: histogram 103/3/0/0/4 with a mean of 4.827 against a published 4.8; four one-star and three four-star ratings sit under the average, dates run from two months to five years and the owner replies are individually written. No manipulation signature. [gmpb] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence The practice links its own Facebook page from its site footer. [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "ST. ALBANTOR Basel" and "ST. ALBANTOR"; the clinic's site does not link to TripAdvisor (checked 2026-10-05). [st-albantor-zahnarzt-basel-tripadvisor] [st-albantor-zahnarzt-basel-tripadvisor-2] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Has its own entry with user ratings on local.ch (3 ratings, 5.0). [st-albantor-zahnarzt-basel-platforms] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
11.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Digital X-ray technology and an intraoral camera are published as one of the practice’s own named services. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Implants and bone augmentation and computer-guided planning are published services; "Dental implants provider" is a category on the practice’s own Google Business Profile. [s1] [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Transparent aligners and gentle correction of tooth misalignment are published services. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral surgical procedures are a published service; "Oral surgeon" is a category on the practice’s own Google Business Profile. [s1] [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care The site carries a standing emergency entry in its own navigation; "Emergency dental service" is a category on its own Google Business Profile. [s1] [gmp1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients The practice publishes an English version of its site and states the owner’s languages as German, English and French. [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
7 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available The site publishes a WhatsApp link to +41 61 312 54 44. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken The about page publishes the owner’s languages as German, English and French, and two of the named staff as speaking English. [s2] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Each of the fifteen services has its own page, and the practice keeps a dental glossary and an advice section of its own. [s1] [s2] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Published hours run to 20:00 on Monday and Wednesday, with treatment from 08:00 every weekday; no weekend hours are published. [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Switzerland", "English speaking dentist Switzerland", "dental implants Switzerland", "emergency dentist Switzerland", "Switzerland dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Switzerland Web search 2026-09-07, 10 results checked. The clinic does not appear in the recorded results for the query "best dentist Basel Switzerland", matched by its own domain and by its name in the result titles. [av1] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Switzerland Web search 2026-09-07, 10 results checked. The clinic does not appear in the recorded results for the query "English speaking dentist Basel Switzerland", matched by its own domain and by its name in the result titles. [av2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Switzerland Web search 2026-09-07, 6 results checked. The clinic does not appear in the recorded results for the query "dental implants Basel Switzerland", matched by its own domain and by its name in the result titles. [av3] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Switzerland Web search 2026-09-07, 7 results checked. The clinic appears in the recorded results for the query "emergency dentist Basel Switzerland", matched by its own domain and by its name in the result titles. [av4] | 1/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Switzerland dental clinic for expats Query not run in AI-visibility pass — the pre-pass of 2026-09-07 ran the expat query for the first research city of each country only, which for Switzerland is Zurich. | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website The delivered HTML carries a schema.org @graph with WebPage and image nodes and a page description. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality The practice’s own domain takes the first result only; the rest of the first page is its own Facebook, search.ch, local.ch, comparison directories and unrelated Basel practices (web search 2026-09-07, 20 results). [giq1] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Fifteen separate treatment URLs plus separate pages for new patients, cost planning, guarantees, case examples and the glossary. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
Ranking leaders in AI answers
The queries above are this index's own check. The three leading clinics have also been measured in full: how often ChatGPT and Gemini name them when a patient asks them to recommend a dentist.
- #1ZurichDental Bahnhofplatz17.8 of 100View report → report in German
- #2CHD Clinique d'Hygiène Dentaire Genève Cornavin46.3 of 100View report → report in German
- #3Clinique Dentaire de Chantepoulet29.2 of 100View report → report in German
Measured by Ansmeter, 7 October 2026. Ansmeter is an affiliated service. Its figure is not part of this rating and does not affect positions — scores change only when public data changes.
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 & MedReg records
| Dentist | Specialization | MedReg No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Nikas [reg1] | Dentist and implantologist, clinic owner; aesthetic dentistry and implantology | MedReg 35451, GLN 7601000737427 | Cantonal authorisation active; the specialist title is a recognised foreign one, not a Swiss federal title. |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Switzerland dental clinic for expats
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.zahnarzt-basel-nikas.ch/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +41 61 312 54 44 |
| +41 61 312 54 44 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/Boris.Nikas | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Gellertstrasse 2a, 4052 Basel, Switzerland |
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.zahnarzt-basel-nikas.ch/ | Clinic home page: treatments, navigation, contacts, opening hours, map, WhatsApp, social accounts, schema.org markup | 2026-09-07 |
| s2 | https://www.zahnarzt-basel-nikas.ch/ueber-uns/ | Named team with roles and languages, owner’s professional history, self-hosted photographs | 2026-09-07 |
| s3 | https://www.zahnarzt-basel-nikas.ch/individuelle-kostenplanung/ | Costs page: DENTOTAR tariff point values applied and payment terms | 2026-09-07 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/maps/preview/place/ST.+ALBANTOR+-+ZAHNARZT+B… | Live Google Maps place: name, address, star rating, pin coordinates, phone, website, business categories | 2026-09-07 |
| reg1 | https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/search | MedReg federal register: cantonal practice authorisation of Boris Nikas (id 35451), canton of Basel-Stadt | 2026-09-07 |
| reg2 | https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/betreg/search | BetReg federal facility register: queried for Basel dental companies and for the trading name; this practice is not listed | 2026-09-07 |
| av1 | search:best dentist Basel Switzerland | Canonical visibility query (AI-visibility search pre-pass) | 2026-09-07 |
| av2 | search:English speaking dentist Basel Switzerland | Canonical visibility query (AI-visibility search pre-pass) | 2026-09-07 |
| av3 | search:dental implants Basel Switzerland | Canonical visibility query (AI-visibility search pre-pass) | 2026-09-07 |
| av4 | search:emergency dentist Basel Switzerland | Canonical visibility query (AI-visibility search pre-pass) | 2026-09-07 |
| giq1 | search:"St. Albantor" Zahnarzt Basel | Indexing check: the practice’s own domain takes the first result and directories fill the rest of the page | 2026-09-07 |
| gmpb | https://www.google.com/maps/place/x/@47.552249,7.6052754,17z/data=!… | Live Google Maps place page opened in a browser on 2026-09-08: headline rating and review count, the five star-histogram buckets, eight most-relevant reviews with dates and owner replies, and the place's own lead photography | 2026-09-08 |
| st-albantor-zahnarzt-basel-platforms | https://www.local.ch/de/d/basel/4052/zahnarzt/st-albantor-zahnarzt-… | local.ch entry "ST. ALBANTOR - ZAHNARZT", Gellertstrasse 2a, 4052 Basel: 3 user ratings, average 5.0, no written reviews yet (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| st-albantor-zahnarzt-basel-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "ST. ALBANTOR Basel" (4 places, 6 attractions, 1 hotel, 1 restaurant), none of them a dental practice in or near Basel; 12 suggestions for "ST. ALBANTOR" (5 places, 1 attraction, 6 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Basel; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
| st-albantor-zahnarzt-basel-tripadvisor-2 | https://www.zahnarzt-basel-nikas.ch/ | 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. |
| 2026-09-08 | Browser reputation pass: place page opened, rating re-verified, review count, star histogram, review recency, owner-reply state, complaint reading and manipulation reading recorded from the eight most-relevant reviews. |
| 2026-09-07 | Initial data collection: clinic site read body-first across home, about and cost-planning pages, which established the published tariff point values and the absence of per-service prices; Google Maps place record read live for rating, coordinates, address, phone and business categories; MedReg queried for the owner and the full licence record read; BetReg queried for Basel and by trading name with no entry found; the four canonical visibility queries taken from the AI-visibility pre-pass; indexing quality measured with a name search. |
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