Why this page exists
Most Lisbon clinics say they speak English. What that often means is that someone at reception does, and the clinician does not — which is fine for booking an appointment and useless for consenting to surgery.
So this page lists the clinicians who actually work in English, taken from our own records rather than from a marketing claim. It covers general dentistry, orthodontics and clear aligners, implant surgery, endodontics, and hygiene and gum treatment.
The rest of the practice
The full team is larger — twenty clinicians across the two clinics. The others work in Portuguese, and some in French or Spanish. You can see everyone, with their registration numbers and training, on the Portuguese team page.
If you need a speciality that nobody above covers, say so when you contact us. We would rather arrange interpretation than have you sit through a consultation half-understanding it.
A note on continuity
The clinic has been run by the same family since 1989. Most of what you will find in Lisbon now belongs to a group, and in a group the clinician who starts your treatment is often not the one who finishes it.
For a filling, that does not matter. For implants, orthodontics or a full reconstruction — work that runs over months or years — it is the single biggest predictor of whether the plan holds together.
António Bexiga
Founder & Clinical Director
António Bexiga founded the clinic with a simple conviction: dentistry should always begin with respect for the person, not with the sale of a treatment.
For him, caring for someone's health means accepting a responsibility that goes far beyond providing clinical treatment. It means being honest about what is needed, transparent about the available options, and respectful of each patient's right to make an informed decision.
Today, although he sees fewer patients personally, António Bexiga remains the clinic's Clinical Director and continues to guide its standards and principles. The values with which he founded the clinic remain at the heart of how we work today.
"People come before sales. Clinical judgement comes before commercial interests."
We do not believe in treating healthcare as a sales business.
We do not believe that patients should be viewed as sales opportunities, nor that treatment decisions should be driven by commercial targets, financing arrangements or pressure to accept procedures.
Our approach is different. We believe that treatment should be recommended because it is clinically appropriate — not because it is commercially attractive. Patients should receive clear information, understand their options and feel free to decide without pressure.
These principles are particularly important in dentistry, where patients place an enormous amount of trust in the professionals caring for them.
For international patients, dental tourists, digital nomads and residents from abroad, choosing a healthcare provider in another country requires an additional level of trust. We believe that trust has to be earned through transparency, clinical responsibility and consistent ethical standards.
This is the legacy António Bexiga continues to protect as Clinical Director and founder: a clinic where people come before sales, where clinical judgement comes before commercial interests, and where ethical standards are not negotiable.
Booking in English
Message us on WhatsApp or by email. Tell us what is going on, whether you prefer the Lisbon or Portela clinic, and that you would like to be seen in English. If you have a recent X-ray from another dentist, send it — it often saves an appointment.
