Benko & Knehtl
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 32.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #10 of 20 ranked clinics · Last checked: 27 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1032.4/100
- Best for Expats#1124.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1224/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#923.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- 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
Aesthetic and orthodontic dental clinic run by Mihaela Benko and Darjan Knehtl, who is described on-site as the sole holder of a "Master of Invisible Orthodontics" title in Slovenia. Offers veneers, Invisalign/Spark aligners, implants and facial aesthetics; Slovenian-language only.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 3 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published)
- Communication & Service: 0 of 2 verifiable points (missing: whatsapp / line available)
- AI & Search Visibility: 0 of 5 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist slovenia; mentioned for: english speaking dentist slovenia; mentioned for: dental implants slovenia; mentioned for: emergency dentist slovenia; mentioned for: slovenia 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 [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed Mihaela Benko — aesthetic dentistry; Darjan Knehtl — Master of Invisible Orthodontics. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Multiple before/after treatment photographs. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | English website version [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 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 [s1] | 0/3 |
| ? | 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 2026-08-27 [sm] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [sm] | 2/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replied to both a service-hours complaint and an older positive review. [sm] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms [sq] | 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 [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisalign/Spark aligners; Inman aligner. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Oral surgery | 0/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ? | 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 Slovenia", "English speaking dentist Slovenia", "dental implants Slovenia", "emergency dentist Slovenia", "Slovenia dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Slovenia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Slovenia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Slovenia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Slovenia [sq] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Slovenia dental clinic for expats [sq] | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Mihaela Benko [s1] [reg1] | dr. dent. med. — aesthetic dentistry | Registered — Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije, licenca: dentalna medicina, veljavna 23.6.2019–22.6.2027 |
| Darjan Knehtl [s1] [reg2] | dr. dent. med. — orthodontic alignment (Invisalign/Spark) | Registered — Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije, licenca: dentalna medicina, veljavna 3.3.2026–2.3.2033 |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- 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: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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://benkoknehtl.si/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +386 40 515 426 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Ulica Vita Kraigherja 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://benkoknehtl.si/ | Dentist names, services, contacts, address, English version, price transparency | 2026-08-27 |
| sm | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Benko+%26+Knehtl/@46.5575554,15.6… | Google rating 4.6 (138 reviews) as of 2026-08-27, owner review replies, address, geo | 2026-08-27 |
| sq | search:recommended dentist Maribor English speaking implants emergency expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-27 |
| reg1 | https://www.zdravniskazbornica.si/informacije-publikacije-in-analiz… | Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije register entry for Mihaela Benko, dr. dent. med. | 2026-08-27 |
| reg2 | https://www.zdravniskazbornica.si/informacije-publikacije-in-analiz… | Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije register entry for Darjan Knehtl, dr. dent. med. | 2026-08-27 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Initial data collection for the Slovenia Dental Transparency & Trust Index: verified via benkoknehtl.si, Google Maps, and the Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije public dentist register. |
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