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Avonhead Dental

Dental clinic · Burnside, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 210 Christchurch dentists.

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Checked13 October 2026
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Avonhead Dental

Dental clinic · Burnside, Christchurch

Where you stand#38of 210 dentists
Overall health8.2/10across the eight areas

Going well

04Listings and social9.801Google listing7.705Facebook page7.007Google search and traffic6.302Reviews6.2

Where we can help

03Map positions4.008Opening hours4.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Avonhead Dental is a family-owned dental practice in Avonhead, Christchurch, serving Avonhead, Ilam and Burnside. The clinic offers general, preventative, restorative and cosmetic dentistry, plus emergency and pain relief. Patients describe friendly, professional staff and prompt appointments for urgent care, while the team emphasises personalised, accessible care for families and local residents.

Avonhead Dental is a family-owned dental practice located at 62 Grahams Rd in Avonhead, Christchurch, serving Avonhead, Ilam and Burnside. The practice states a commitment to making dental care accessible, convenient and stress-free for local families and residents, with a presence in the area since 1985.

Services include preventative and general dentistry, emergency and pain relief, restorative dentistry and cosmetic treatments. The website lists routine check-ups, restorations and aesthetic options among the clinic's offerings, and the team highlights prompt appointments for urgent dental needs.

Customers commonly report friendly and professional staff, timely attention in emergency situations and clear communication from clinicians. Reviews note that patients often feel well informed about treatment options, experience caring interactions at reception and appreciate same-day or next-day appointments when pain relief or urgent care is required.

What distinguishes Avonhead Dental locally is its long-standing family practice approach combined with a focus on personalised care for families and visitors. The clinic's Christchurch location and stated aim of building long-term relationships with patients support convenient access for the surrounding suburbs, while the emphasis on prompt emergency care and everyday dental services makes it a practical choice for routine and urgent dental needs.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Avonhead Dental shows a solid overall health score with room to fine-tune its Google Business Listing. The listing has essential details like a listed phone number and a claimed status, and the open-for-business indicator helps customers judge availability. The most important findings are that the listing's health is high and the description is improving, with photo count already strong.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Description lengthYour description gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
  • 2
    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
  • 3
    Photos on the listingYou carry more photos than most of this market, which gives a customer a real look at the work before they ring.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.7Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.9 ★★★★★ (34)
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From the business

At Avonhead Dental, we believe that quality dental care is about more than just a great smile—it’s about building long-term relationships with our patients and supporting the local community. As a family-owned practice serving Avonhead, Burnside, and Ilam, we are committed to making dental care accessible, convenient, and stress-free. Whether you’re new to the area or looking for a dentist that prioritises personalised care, our expert team is here to help.

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Google listingChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Avonhead Dental shows an above-average health score of 6.5 out of 10 for Google reviews, indicating a generally positive reception with room to grow. The strongest finding is a high star rating and growing review volume, while the response rate remains solid but could improve to further build trust with customers and potential clients.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Response rateYou reply to some of your reviews but not most, so a customer scrolling your page finds long stretches where nobody answered.
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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
6.2Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Avonhead Dental
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4.9★★★★★34 reviews 3
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Donna P.★★★★★ · 3 months ago

We were visiting from the US and my husband needed to see a dentist. We got an appointment the day we called and my husband had X-rays and a root canal. The office staff was very professional and kind, and he received terrific care. I reco...

Response from the owner1

Thank you so much for your kind review! We're really glad we could assist your husband so promptly while you were visiting from the US. We truly appreciate your recommendation and wish you both safe a...

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Mo K.★★★★★ · 8 months ago

Thank you John. You are truly an amazing dentist and and amazing person to talk to. You and your team have been seeing me and my family for so many years and not once we felt disappointed with the service you provide. Keep up the excellent...

Response from the owner

Thank you for your kind words, we really appreciate your feedback and look forward to seeing you and your family on your next visit

Google reviewsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Avonhead Dental shows a very high overall health score on Google Maps at 9.7/10, indicating strong visibility across maps searches. The strongest performance is in top ranking keywords centered on Avonhead, with repeated first-place positions for cosmetic dentistry, general dentistry and related services. The borough score has improved, but there is still room to push into the local midpoint.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across fewer of the surrounding suburbs than half the businesses here, so someone two suburbs over searching for your service is shown your competitors and never sees your name.
  • 2
    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
4.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Top three for "dental hygienist" in 2 suburbs, seen in 5
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Burnside Community Dental Clinic3.1 ★ (17) · Dental clinic
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Ilam Dental Centre4.7 ★ (62) · Dental clinic
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Avonhead Dental24.9 ★ (34) · Dental clinic
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Pathway Dental4.9 ★ (292) · Dental clinic
Map positionsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #126 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Avonhead Dental shows a strong overall health score with a high presence on Facebook and Instagram. The two key findings are the outstanding Facebook and Instagram profiles, which indicate a trusted social footprint and consistent branding, and the main opportunities to improve focus on expanding presence beyond those platforms, especially in TikTok, Neighbourly, LinkedIn and yellow directories.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Healthpoint ListingWe can see your Healthpoint Listing listing (https://healthpoint.co.nz/avonhead-dental-centre) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
15 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.8Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookavonheaddentalnzAvonhead Dental | Facebook✓
Instagramavonhead.dentalAvonhead Dental | Instagram✓
Healthpointavonhead-dental-centreAvonhead Dental | Healthpoint✓
White Pagesavonhead-dental-centre-burnsideAvonhead Dental | White Pages
Dentist NZavonhead-dental-centreAvonhead Dental | Dentist NZ
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #6 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top two opportunities

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    Recommendations on your pageNo recommendations sit on your page, so a stranger who came to see whether anyone else has used you leaves with only your own posts to go on.
  • 2
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
7.0Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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avonheaddentalnz✓
23 followers 2
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🌐 avonheaddental.co.nz✓
☎ +64 3-358 4169✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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Your website

Avonhead Dental shows a very high on-page SEO health score of 8.7 out of 10, indicating solid technical optimisation for the homepage. The most notable strengths are a perfect title tag in the 50-60 character range, a valid favicon, a page size under 256KB, no render-blocking resources, an SEO-friendly URL, and a strong overall setup. Two key takeaways focus on meta description timing and load speed.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    Page titleYour home page headline fits a search result exactly, so the whole line reads to someone scanning a page of results rather than cutting off mid-phrase.
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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
  • 2
    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
  • 3
    Pages linking to youVery few individual pages anywhere on the web link to yours, so there is almost nothing for search engines to follow back to you.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Separate sites linking to you
2The shape of your link profile
3Pages linking to you
Your websiteChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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How people find you on Google

Avonhead Dental shows an above-average website traffic health score of 6.5/10, indicating decent traffic and visibility but room for improvement. Key findings include mid-range organic traffic value indicating progress and local rankings in the 25th-50th percentile, alongside no measurable paid traffic yet. Priorities include starting small paid campaigns and continuing content and SEO refinements.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
  • 2
    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
  • 3
    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than half the businesses here, so the people arriving are browsing rather than buying.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
6.3Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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21No ads from you on any search
www.just-teeth.co.nzJust Teeth | Affordable Dentist in Burnside, Christchurch, NZ
lumino.co.nzBurnside Dentists | Lumino
avonheaddental.co.nzAvonhead Dental | Dentist in Avonhead, Ilam & Burnside

A family-owned practice serving Avonhead, Burnside, and Ilam, we are committed to making dental care accessible, convenient, and stress-free. Read more

www.burnsidedentalcare.co.ukHome | Burnside Dentistry Services | Burnside
3About 478 visits a month from search, across 79 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #79 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Avonhead Dental's published hours largely match local demand during weekday peaks, especially mid-morning and mid-afternoon on Tuesday and Wednesday. The clinic opens during high-demand windows across five strong slots, with no low-demand open hours. However, several Saturday mid-morning and early afternoon peaks are missed while closed. Adding limited Saturday morning coverage could capture unmet demand without extending weekday shifts significantly.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover some of the busy stretches but fewer than half the businesses here, which means someone ringing round on a Saturday morning reaches your competitors and your voicemail.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
4.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Avonhead Dental
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Hours 1
Monday8am-6:30pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-5pm
Thursday8am-7:30pm
Friday8am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #127 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#38of 210 Christchurch dentists
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Christchurch dentistsOverall · 210 businesses
You are #38 overall
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