Studio Dr. Michael Schmitz
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 39.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 12 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1039.1/100
- Best for Expats#1035.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1033/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#827.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#539.3/100
- 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 No anaesthesia/sedation info found on homepage or implant sub-page.
Summary
Dental practice in the Prati area led by German-trained Dr. Michael Schmitz, offering implantology, periodontics, oral surgery, crowns/bridges and orthodontics, with an English-language site.
Operates at Freesmile Roma srl. Implants advertised with a two-year guarantee.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
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)
- Reputation & Reviews: 3 of 10 verifiable points.
- AI & Search Visibility: 2.5 of 8.5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist rome; mentioned for: english speaking dentist rome; mentioned for: dental implants rome; mentioned for: emergency dentist rome; mentioned for: rome 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 [c1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [c1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [c1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [c1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [c1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [c1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [c1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [c1] | 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 [c1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [c1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [c1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [c1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [c1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [c1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [c1] | 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) First direct Google Maps rating recorded, as of 2026-08-26. Listing is flagged 'Temporarily closed' on Google despite the website being live/bookable - status left as 'unclear', not 'closed'. [studio-dr-schmitz-deepen] | 1/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Includes several recent critical reviews (1 month ago: unprofessional conduct alleged; 1 year ago: uncorrected infection alleged). [studio-dr-schmitz-deepen] | 1/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [c1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ? | Other review platforms | 0/0.5 |
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 [c1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [c1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [c1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients English-language site; German-trained dentist. [c1] | 2/2 |
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 [c1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [c1] | 1/1 |
| ? | Convenient opening hours | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Rome", "English speaking dentist Rome", "dental implants Rome", "emergency dentist Rome", "Rome dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Rome [studio-dr-schmitz-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Rome [studio-dr-schmitz-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Rome [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Rome [studio-dr-schmitz-deepen-4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Rome dental clinic for expats [studio-dr-schmitz-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality [sq] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [c1] | 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: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Michael Schmitz [c1] | Implantology, periodontics, oral surgery, aesthetics | Rome Medical Order (Ordine dei Medici Roma) n.2750, reg. 1993 |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No treatment prices published. [c1]
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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
- Reputation & Reviews: Other review platforms
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: WhatsApp / LINE available
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- 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://drschmitz.it/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +39 06 85 55 852 |
| https://www.facebook.com/StudioDrSchmitz | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Via Paolo Mercuri, 6, 00193 Roma, Italy |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| c1 | https://drschmitz.it/en/implantologia-en/impianti-dentali-roma/ | Address, phone, dentist name + Rome Medical Order n.2750, services, English site, photos. | 2026-07-12 |
| sq | search:dental implants Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'dental implants Rome' (previously appeared here in July scout; not seen today). | 2026-08-26 |
| studio-dr-schmitz-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Studio+Dentistico+Dr+Schmitz/@41.… | Google rating 3.5 (32 reviews) as of 2026-08-26; listing marked 'Temporarily closed' (Временно закрыто) despite live, bookable website. | 2026-08-26 |
| studio-dr-schmitz-deepen-2 | search:best dentist Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'prominent dentist Rome'. | 2026-08-26 |
| studio-dr-schmitz-deepen-3 | search:english speaking dentist Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'english speaking dentist Rome'. | 2026-08-26 |
| studio-dr-schmitz-deepen-4 | search:emergency dentist Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'emergency dentist Rome'. | 2026-08-26 |
| studio-dr-schmitz-deepen-5 | search:dentist for expats Rome | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-26: not present in top results for 'dentist for expats Rome'. | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (live/bookable), contacts, operating status - FLAG: Google Maps lists this clinic as 'Temporarily closed' as of today though the site itself is live, so operatingStatus recorded as 'unclear' rather than 'open'; recorded first-ever Google rating 3.5/32 (notably lower than other cohort clinics, with recent critical reviews); sedation researched but no info found (left null); could not find a second independent external source despite MioDottore/WhatClinic/FNOMCeO attempts; visibility scout 5 queries (0/5 true, down from 1/5 in July); no uncited sources found in stored data (c1/sq already cited). |
| 2026-07-12 | Initial data collection. |
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