Editorial & Verification Policy & Disclaimer
Welcome to Dhanmondi Doctors, a locally focused doctor directory created to help people in and around Dhanmondi find reliable information about BMDC-registered doctors.
Because healthcare information directly affects people’s decisions, we take accuracy, transparency, verification, and responsible presentation seriously. This policy explains how we collect and verify doctor information, maintain our directory, manage reviews, and separate editorial integrity from commercial activities.
1. Our Editorial Principles
Our directory is built around four core principles:
- Accuracy: We aim to publish factual and useful information about doctors and healthcare facilities.
- Verification: We make reasonable efforts to verify professional and practice information before and during publication.
- Transparency: We distinguish factual directory information, user-generated content, and promotional material.
- Patient Utility: Our primary purpose is to make it easier for people in Dhanmondi to discover and research healthcare professionals.
We recognize that no online directory can guarantee that every piece of information remains accurate indefinitely. Doctors may change chambers, visiting schedules, affiliations, consultation fees, or professional roles without immediate notice.
2. Doctor Profile Submission and Verification
Doctor profiles may be submitted or updated by:
- The doctor themselves
- An authorized medical assistant
- An authorized chamber representative
- An authorized hospital or healthcare organization
- Our directory team using information from reliable sources
Where a doctor or authorized representative submits information, our team may review the submitted details before publication or update.
Depending on the profile and information available, verification may include reviewing:
- Doctor’s name and professional identity
- Medical qualifications
- Specialty and professional designation
- BMDC registration information
- Hospital or chamber affiliation
- Chamber address
- Visiting schedule
- Other relevant professional information
A verification status indicates that we have reviewed the relevant information using the verification process available to us. It should not be interpreted as a guarantee of a doctor’s medical competence, treatment quality, or clinical outcome.
3. BMDC Registration Verification
Dhanmondi Doctors places particular importance on professional registration.
Where applicable, we verify a doctor’s Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BMDC) registration information using appropriate official or reliable sources.
The availability of a BMDC registration number on a profile does not mean that Dhanmondi Doctors endorses the doctor or guarantees their services.
Users may independently verify professional registration through official BMDC resources when they consider additional verification necessary.
4. How We Maintain Doctor Information
Medical information and practice details can become outdated quickly. We therefore use a combination of practitioner-provided information, internal review, and data maintenance activities.
Our maintenance process may include contacting doctors, chamber staff, hospitals, or other authorized representatives to confirm information such as:
- Chamber address
- Visiting days
- Visiting hours
- Hospital affiliation
- Contact information
- Consultation fees
- Professional designation
- Other relevant practice details
Doctors and authorized representatives are encouraged to contact us whenever information changes.
5. Community Reporting and Corrections
Patients, doctors, healthcare professionals, and visitors can report inaccurate or outdated information.
Reports may relate to:
- Incorrect chamber address
- Changed visiting hours
- Incorrect phone number
- Outdated hospital affiliation
- Incorrect qualifications
- Incorrect specialty or designation
- Outdated consultation fee
- Incorrect BMDC information
- Other profile inaccuracies
Our team reviews submitted reports and may contact the relevant doctor, chamber, hospital, or other reliable source before making a significant change.
We aim to process legitimate corrections promptly, but verification time may vary depending on the complexity of the information and the availability of reliable sources.
6. Doctor Rankings and Search Results
Dhanmondi Doctors does not sell or auction organic doctor search positions.
The order in which doctors appear in search results or certain directory sections may be determined by an algorithm that considers multiple relevant signals. Depending on the information available, these may include:
- Years of professional experience
- Number of patients served
- Surgical experience
- Patient reviews and feedback
- Profile views
- Website engagement
- Professional popularity
- Profile completeness
- Other relevant directory and activity signals
These factors may be adjusted as our platform develops.
A doctor appearing higher in a search result does not mean that the doctor is medically superior to another doctor. Search position is not a medical judgment, recommendation, or guarantee of treatment quality.
Payment, advertising, or commercial participation does not guarantee or purchase an organic ranking position.
7. Editorial Content and Health Information
Where Dhanmondi Doctors publishes health-related educational content, our objective is to provide general, patient-focused information based on credible medical and public-health sources.
Depending on the subject, our research may consider information from sources such as:
- Bangladesh government health authorities
- Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council
- World Health Organization
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Recognized medical institutions
- Peer-reviewed medical literature
- Established medical textbooks and clinical references
We aim to distinguish general educational information from individual medical advice.
Medical information can change as scientific evidence and clinical guidelines develop. Content may therefore be reviewed and updated when significant or relevant information changes.
8. Medical Content Review
Where appropriate, health-related content may be reviewed by qualified healthcare professionals or subject-matter experts.
However, the presence of an editorial or medical review does not mean that the content is a substitute for consultation with a doctor.
Readers should not change medications, discontinue treatment, delay medical care, or make significant healthcare decisions solely on the basis of information published on Dhanmondi Doctors.
9. Sources and Citations
When appropriate, our health and educational content may reference authoritative sources and provide citations or links to relevant primary or established medical sources.
We prioritize information from recognized health authorities, professional organizations, medical institutions, and peer-reviewed research rather than relying on rumors, anonymous claims, or unsupported health information.
10. User Reviews and Ratings
Dhanmondi Doctors may allow patients and visitors to submit ratings, reviews, and feedback about doctors.
Our objective is to provide a platform for genuine user experiences while protecting both patients and healthcare professionals from manipulation and abuse.
We may review submitted content for:
- Spam
- Fake or fabricated reviews
- Duplicate submissions
- Abusive or threatening language
- Personal attacks
- Defamatory or unsupported allegations
- Promotional content
- Manipulated ratings
- Conflicts of interest
- Content unrelated to the relevant doctor
We may reject, restrict, edit for formatting, or remove content that violates our review standards.
11. Fake, Paid, or Manipulated Reviews
Dhanmondi Doctors does not support the buying, selling, or coordinated manipulation of reviews or ratings.
We may investigate unusual review activity where there are reasonable indications of manipulation, including coordinated attempts to artificially increase or decrease a doctor’s rating.
Reviews may be removed when, after review, we reasonably determine that they are fraudulent, fabricated, manipulated, or otherwise violate our review standards.
At the same time, a negative review is not automatically considered fake simply because it is unfavorable to a doctor. Genuine criticism and negative patient experiences may remain published when they comply with our review requirements.
12. Advertising, Sponsorship, and Editorial Independence
Dhanmondi Doctors may generate revenue through advertising, promotional opportunities, or commercial relationships with healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations, and other businesses.
Commercial relationships are kept separate from our organic directory ranking and verification processes.
We do not sell organic search positions. A doctor cannot pay Dhanmondi Doctors to become a top-ranked doctor in organic search results.
Where promotional placements are offered, they may be clearly identified as advertising, sponsored, or promotional content.
Advertising or sponsorship does not determine a doctor’s BMDC registration status, verification status, factual profile information, or organic search position.
13. No Medical Endorsement
Being listed on Dhanmondi Doctors, having a verified profile, receiving positive reviews, or appearing prominently in search results does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Dhanmondi Doctors.
Similarly, a lower search position or lack of reviews should not be interpreted as evidence that a doctor is less qualified.
Patients should consider their own healthcare needs and independently evaluate relevant professional credentials and services.
14. Corrections to Editorial Content
If you believe that an article, doctor profile, statistic, qualification, or other published information contains an important factual error, please contact our team.
When a credible correction is identified, we may:
- Correct the information
- Update the relevant section
- Add clarification
- Review the underlying source
- Remove information that cannot be reasonably verified
Our goal is to continuously improve the accuracy and usefulness of the directory.
15. Conflict of Interest
Our editorial and directory decisions are intended to prioritize factual accuracy and patient utility.
Commercial relationships do not automatically determine editorial conclusions, doctor rankings, verification outcomes, or factual corrections.
Where a material conflict or commercial relationship could reasonably affect how information is perceived, we aim to present the relevant information transparently.
16. Limitations of Verification
Verification is a process, not a permanent guarantee.
A doctor’s professional circumstances may change after a profile has been reviewed. Information supplied by a doctor, chamber, hospital, or other source may also subsequently become outdated.
For this reason, users should confirm important information directly with the relevant doctor’s chamber or healthcare facility before visiting, particularly:
- Visiting time
- Chamber address
- Appointment or serial arrangements
- Consultation fees
- Availability
17. Medical Disclaimer
Dhanmondi Doctors is an independent doctor directory and informational platform. We do not provide medical diagnosis, treatment, prescriptions, emergency services, or individual medical advice.
Information published on this website is intended for general informational and doctor-discovery purposes only.
A doctor listing, verification status, ranking, review, qualification, or other information published on our website does not constitute a medical recommendation, endorsement, or guarantee of treatment quality or outcome.
Healthcare decisions should be made in consultation with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional who can assess your individual circumstances.
Do not delay emergency medical care or change prescribed medication or treatment based solely on information found on Dhanmondi Doctors.
18. Contact Us for Corrections or Verification Concerns
If you identify inaccurate information, have concerns about a doctor profile, want to report a potentially fraudulent review, or have questions about our verification process, please contact the Dhanmondi Doctors administration team through our official website contact channels.
We welcome responsible feedback from patients, doctors, healthcare professionals, and healthcare organizations because accurate information requires ongoing review and community participation.