[HỎI ĐÁP BÁC SĨ]: How Can I Verify That Dr. Care and Its Implant Surgeons Are Properly Licensed Before Traveling from London?

George Phan, 62, wants to independently verify a Vietnamese Implant clinic before committing to international travel. Dr. Care’s operating license can be cross-checked against the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health public records: the dental clinic is listed under license No. 05791/HCM-GPHĐ, originally issued on April 27, 2018. Surgeon credentials should be checked separately by obtaining the exact treating dentist’s full name, professional practice-license number, permitted dental scope and Implant training credentials. Professional memberships, manufacturer courses and marketing awards can support a clinician’s profile, but they are not substitutes for a valid clinic license or individual professional authorization.

George Phan, 62 – United Kingdom

Condition: Considering traveling from London to Ho Chi Minh City for Implant treatment and wants to independently verify the clinic's legal status, the treating surgeon's professional credentials and the scope of Implant treatment before committing to flights and treatment.

“How do I verify that the clinic and the surgeons are properly licensed and accredited before I commit to traveling all the way from London?”

Hello George. I would encourage you to verify these details before booking international travel.

For a treatment as significant as Implant surgery, especially All-on-4 or All-on-6, you should not rely solely on photographs, patient reviews, social-media advertising or a statement on a clinic's own website saying that it is “international standard.”

There are several separate things to verify: the clinic's operating license, the individual dentist's professional authorization, the dentist's Implant-specific training, the clinical scope that the facility is permitted to provide, and the identity of the doctor who will actually perform your surgery.

These are different credentials.

A properly licensed clinic does not automatically mean that every dentist working there is qualified to perform every surgical procedure. Likewise, an experienced Implant dentist cannot legally make an unlicensed facility acceptable simply because the surgeon has impressive qualifications.

I would therefore check the clinic and the surgeon independently.

What to verify	What it tells you
Clinic operating license	Confirms that the healthcare facility has been authorized to operate as a dental clinic by the relevant Vietnamese health authority.
Legal clinic name and address	Confirms that the license belongs to the actual clinic you plan to visit rather than another company, another branch or an unrelated facility with a similar name.
Treating dentist's professional practice credential	Confirms that the individual dentist is legally authorized to practise within the stated dental professional scope.
Implant-specific training	Provides additional evidence that the dentist has formal education relevant to Implant surgery rather than only a general dental qualification.
Approved clinical scope and technical procedures	Helps establish whether the clinic is permitted and equipped to perform the proposed procedure rather than merely providing consultations and referring surgery elsewhere.
Actual operating surgeon	Ensures that the qualifications you verified belong to the dentist who will actually operate on you.

For Dr. Care specifically, there is an independent public record you can check rather than relying only on the clinic's website.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health public database lists the dental clinic operated by Công ty Cổ phần Nha khoa Dr. Care under operating license number 05791/HCM-GPHĐ. The public licensing record shows the license date as April 27, 2018 and identifies the facility as a specialist dental clinic.

The Department of Health's subsequent public dental-clinic quality-assessment records also list Dr. Care at its Vinhomes Central Park location.

That second record is useful because it helps you cross-check that the clinic continues to appear within the city's dental-clinic regulatory system rather than relying only on an old license image uploaded to a website.

When you request the license from Dr. Care, I would compare at least four fields:

Field	What you should see for Dr. Care
Legal operator	Công ty Cổ phần Nha khoa Dr. Care
Type of facility	Specialist dental / Odonto-Stomatology clinic
Operating license	05791/HCM-GPHĐ
Original issue date	April 27, 2018
Current clinic location	P3-0.SH08, Park 3, Vinhomes Central Park, 720A Dien Bien Phu, Ho Chi Minh City

If a clinic sends you only a cropped photograph showing a license number but not the facility name, address or issuing authority, I would ask for the complete document.

You should then independently search the same number in the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health public records.

This is a much stronger verification method than clicking a badge on the clinic's own website.

The next step is the surgeon.

Before traveling, ask Dr. Care to tell you exactly which dentist is expected to perform the Implant placement.

Do not be satisfied with a general answer such as “our Implant team will take care of you.”

You are entitled to ask for the surgeon's full name, dental qualification, professional practice-license or historical practice-certificate number, professional scope and relevant Implant-training credentials.

Vietnamese healthcare terminology has changed over time, so older clinicians' records may still display a “Chứng chỉ hành nghề” or CCHN number, while current legislation uses the concept of a professional practice license, “Giấy phép hành nghề” or GPHN.

The important point for you is not the English translation of the document's title. It is that the credential is genuine, issued by a competent authority and covers the professional dental scope required for your treatment.

Dr. Care's current published clinical-team profile, for example, identifies its professional director, Master of Dentistry and Specialist Level II Dr. Doan Vu, with practice certificate number 003811/BYT-CCHN and a professional scope in Odonto-Stomatology. The clinic also lists additional Implant, bone-augmentation and sinus-grafting training in his professional profile.

Those details are useful starting information, but because they are published by the clinic itself, I would still distinguish them from independent regulatory verification.

That is the same standard I would recommend for any clinic in Vietnam, the UK, Turkey, Thailand or elsewhere.

Ask the clinic for this	Then verify this
Full name of your operating dentist	Make sure the same individual appears in the professional records and on your treatment documentation.
Practice-license / CCHN / GPHN number	Check the issuing authority and professional scope rather than merely accepting a number printed on a biography page.
Dental qualification	Confirm that the practitioner is qualified in Odonto-Stomatology / Dentistry.
Implant training certificate	Check the training institution, type of Implant training and whether additional procedures such as grafting or sinus elevation are within the dentist's training.
Who will perform bone grafting if required?	Do not assume that the Implant surgeon, grafting surgeon and restorative dentist are necessarily the same person.
Who will design and deliver the final prosthesis?	Full-arch treatment is both surgical and prosthodontic, so restorative qualifications and planning also matter.

The word “accredited” also deserves clarification.

Patients from the UK sometimes look for a Vietnamese equivalent of the General Dental Council or the Care Quality Commission and expect one international accreditation badge that answers every question.

The systems are not identical.

In Vietnam, the fundamental legal checks are the healthcare facility's operating license and the individual practitioner's legal professional authorization and scope.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health also conducts and publishes quality assessments of dental clinics. That is useful regulatory information, but it should not be confused with a private international accreditation scheme.

Likewise, professional memberships, conference participation, Implant-company certificates and membership of organizations such as the International Team for Implantology can add evidence of professional engagement, but they do not replace a government-issued legal practice credential.

I would use them as secondary evidence, not primary evidence.

Credential or claim	How much weight should you give it?
Government clinic operating license	Essential. This is one of the first documents I would verify.
Individual dental practice authorization	Essential for the dentist performing treatment.
Formal Implant training	Highly relevant for an Implant surgeon and should be reviewed together with experience and case complexity.
Department of Health quality-assessment listing	Useful independent regulatory information, but not a substitute for the operating license or surgeon credentials.
ITI or other professional membership	Useful evidence of professional involvement but not a license to practise.
Implant manufacturer's course certificate	Can demonstrate product or technique training but does not itself authorize dental surgery.
Online reviews and testimonials	Potentially useful for patient-experience context, but weak evidence of legal status or clinical competence.
Awards or “top clinic” articles	Marketing or reputational information only unless you independently verify who issued the award and what was assessed.

I would also ask what the clinic is legally and technically prepared to do if your case becomes more complex than expected.

For example, there is a significant difference between placing an Implant in adequate healed bone and performing major ridge augmentation, sinus elevation or another advanced surgical procedure.

If your CBCT suggests that additional surgery may be necessary, ask who will perform that component and request that person's credentials as well.

For an All-on-X full-arch implant treatment, I would want the clinic to explain not only who places the implants but also who is responsible for the prosthetic treatment.

A technically successful All-on-4 is not simply four Implant fixtures in bone.

The implants have to be positioned according to the planned fixed teeth, with appropriate anterior-posterior distribution, prosthetic space, emergence, hygiene access and occlusion.

That means you are evaluating a surgical-restorative team, not only the CV of one surgeon.

Before you commit to London–Ho Chi Minh City travel, I would also ask for a preliminary treatment plan in writing.

It does not have to be the final plan because Dr. Care will still need to examine you directly and obtain appropriate imaging in Vietnam.

But the preliminary document should tell you what the clinic currently believes is likely to be required based on the records you have supplied.

I would expect it to identify whether the working plan is a single Implant, several implants, All-on-4, All-on-6 or another approach; whether extractions are anticipated; whether grafting appears likely; which Implant systems are being considered; and how many treatment stages are expected.

The clinic's published dental implant price list is useful for price transparency, but a price list itself is not evidence that the clinic or surgeon is licensed.

The legal verification and the financial verification should remain separate.

Similarly, Dr. Care's standard clinical dental implant protocol can show you how the clinic says diagnosis, CBCT planning, surgery, healing and restoration are organized, but you should still confirm that your individual treatment plan follows that pathway.

For a patient traveling from London, I would use a pre-travel verification package like this:

Document to request before booking your flight	What you should do with it
Full clinic operating license	Cross-check license No. 05791/HCM-GPHĐ against the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health public record.
Current clinic address	Make sure it corresponds with the licensed/currently listed Dr. Care facility at Vinhomes Central Park.
Name of your proposed Implant surgeon	Do not book on the basis of a generic “medical team.” Know who is expected to operate.
Surgeon's practice credential number	Verify the issuing authority and dental professional scope.
Implant training credentials	Review the qualification relevant to the procedure actually proposed for you.
Qualifications of any second surgeon or restorative dentist	Important if grafting, sinus surgery or complex full-arch prosthodontics involves another clinician.
Preliminary written treatment proposal	Check proposed Implant number, brand, likely additional procedures, provisional restoration, final restoration and expected number of trips.
Written quotation	Confirm what is included and which items, such as grafting or additional anesthesia, could be charged separately.
Warranty terms	Check Implant-fixture, prosthetic and overseas follow-up conditions before paying a major deposit.
Sample international handover record	Confirm that you can leave Vietnam with Implant identification, X-rays and records for your UK dentist.

There is another small but important check I would make: compare the name on your quotation, payment receipt and consent forms with the licensed legal entity.

If you transfer a large treatment deposit, you should understand which company is receiving it.

The documentation should not alternate between unrelated company names without explanation.

This becomes particularly important for an overseas patient if a later warranty or refund issue arises.

I would also avoid paying the entire treatment cost solely to secure a promotional price before the final clinical examination.

Some elements of Implant treatment cannot be confirmed from photographs or a panoramic X-ray alone.

Your definitive plan may change after CBCT assessment in Ho Chi Minh City.

The written financial arrangement should explain how that situation is handled.

Before surgery, I would repeat the surgeon check in person.

Ask the dentist to introduce themselves and confirm that they are the person identified in your treatment plan.

You can then ask them to show you your CBCT and explain why they have selected the proposed Implant positions.

A license confirms legal authorization; it does not replace your clinical discussion.

A surgeon should be able to explain the planned procedure, alternatives, significant risks, what may change intraoperatively and what the contingency plan will be if the implants do not achieve the expected stability.

If the doctor whose credentials convinced you to travel appears only for the consultation while an unfamiliar clinician is scheduled to perform the operation, you should clarify that before consenting.

For you, George, there are therefore several reassuring pieces of information that can already be independently checked: the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health publicly records Dr. Care's specialist dental clinic operating license No. 05791/HCM-GPHĐ, originally issued on April 27, 2018, and the clinic also appears in the Department's more recent dental-clinic quality-assessment records at its Vinhomes Central Park location.

I would treat that as the beginning of due diligence, not the end.

Next, ask which surgeon will actually perform your operation. Obtain that person's practice-license information and Implant-specific credentials, and independently cross-check whatever can be verified through the issuing health authority.

Then examine the proposed treatment itself: whether the surgeon is working within the appropriate scope, whether additional procedures require additional expertise, and whether the restorative phase has been properly planned.

If Dr. Care provides you with those documents before you travel, you can compare them with the official records yourself rather than being asked simply to “trust the clinic.”

This consultation is general guidance only and is intended to help you perform due diligence before traveling. Licensing confirms legal authorization but cannot by itself guarantee the outcome of an individual Implant procedure. Your final decision should combine regulatory verification with a direct clinical consultation, CBCT-based treatment plan, transparent quotation, informed consent and a clear postoperative and overseas follow-up plan.

References

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health – Medical Services Administration. Public list of healthcare establishments granted operating licenses. The official public record lists Công ty Cổ phần Nha khoa Dr. Care as a specialist dental clinic under operating license No. 05791/HCM-GPHĐ, dated April 27, 2018.
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health. Dental Clinic Quality Assessment Results 2025. Dr. Care is included in the Department's public dental-clinic quality-assessment records at the P3-0.SH08, Park 3, Vinhomes Central Park location.
Ministry of Health of Vietnam. Professional Practice Licensing and Medical Examination and Treatment Administration. Current Ministry information reflects the professional-practice licensing framework under Vietnam's current medical examination and treatment legislation.
Dr. Care Implant Clinic. Clinic Operating License Information — Dr. Care publishes operating license No. 05791/HCM-GPHĐ and identifies the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health as its supervising authority.
Dr. Care Implant Clinic. Dental and Implant Clinical Team — The clinic currently publishes individual dentists' qualifications, professional practice-certificate numbers and relevant Implant training. These clinic-published credentials should be distinguished from independent regulatory verification.
Dr. Care Implant Clinic. All-on-X Full-Arch Implant Treatment — Current information on full-arch surgical and prosthetic treatment planning.
Dr. Care Implant Clinic. Dental Implant Price List — Current publicly listed Implant systems and treatment prices; useful for financial transparency but separate from legal licensing verification.
Dr. Care Implant Clinic. Standard Clinical Dental Implant Protocol — Current clinic pathway covering clinical assessment, CBCT planning, Implant surgery, healing and restoration.

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