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Cathedral Dental Centre

Dental Services · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

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

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Cathedral Dental Centre

Dental Services · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#165of 210 dentists
Overall health2.2/10across the eight areas

Going well

08Opening hours7.1

Where we can help

02Reviews4.701Google listing4.605Facebook page3.804Listings and social3.003Map positions2.107Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Cathedral Dental Centre is a family-friendly dental clinic in Christchurch Central City. The practice employs dentists, hygienists and oral health therapists and provides general, cosmetic, hygiene and surgical dentistry. Free dental care is offered for 13-18 year olds. Reviews note approachable staff, reassuring hygiene appointments and modern imaging equipment such as a camera and 360-degree x-ray scanner.

Cathedral Dental Centre is a family-friendly dental clinic located in Christchurch Central City. The practice is staffed by dentists, hygienists and oral health therapists and offers a range of care, including general dentistry, cosmetic treatments, hygiene services and surgical dentistry. Free dental care is available for 13-18 year olds.

The clinic identifies several clinical specialities available to patients: routine check-ups and hygiene appointments, cosmetic procedures and surgical work. The team includes dedicated hygienists and oral health therapists alongside dentists, and the practice notes use of modern imaging equipment including a camera function and a 360-degree x-ray scanner.

Customers commonly report positive experiences with the team's approach to care. Reviews mention hygienists who listen, explain cleaning tips and help reduce nervousness, plus reception staff who provide a welcoming arrival. Long-term patients note consistent care over many years and several reviews recommend the hygienist and wider team for their communication and calm manner.

Locally, Cathedral Dental Centre presents as a central-city option for families and individuals seeking a mix of routine and more specialised dental work. Practical distinguishing features include the range of services on offer, free care for eligible teenagers and a focus on easing patient anxiety through friendly reception and supportive hygiene appointments.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Cathedral Dental Centre shows a solid overall health with room for improvement, scoring 4.4 out of 10. The strongest points are a claimed listing, an active phone number, and a functioning link to the website, which help customers reach services easily. Primary opportunities include adding a logo and expanding photo content to boost visibility.

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
    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
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    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.
  • 3
    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.6 ★★★★★ (9)
Dental Services · Christchurch Centre
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From the business

A family friendly dental clinic in the heart of the city. With an experienced and skilled team of Dentists, Hygienists and Oral Health Therapists, Cathedral Dental Centre offers a range of general, cosmetic, hygiene and surgical dentistry. Free dental care is available for 13 - 18 year olds.

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Google listingChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Cathedral Dental Centre shows a health score of 5.2 out of 10, indicating average performance for Google reviews. Key findings include steady progress in Google Star Rating and Review Response Rate, with room to grow total reviews and overall confidence. The clinic is on track but should maintain momentum to improve visibility and trust.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Review countYour review count sits well below what buyers here are used to seeing, which means a customer comparing options side by side reads you as the less proven choice.
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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit behind half the businesses here, so a customer weighing three listings has slightly less reason to trust yours.
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    Star ratingYour rating sits below what half the businesses here carry, which gives a customer choosing between three of you a reason to pick one of the others.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
4.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Cathedral Dental Centre
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Liann G.★★★★★ · 10 months ago

Hygienist Abby is superb. I was really nervous but she put me at ease and gave me some tips on cleaning my teeth. Highly recommend she has a lovely personality.. will be back.

Response from the owner

Thank you for the review Liann. We look forward to seeing you next time

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Karen P.★★★★★ · 10 months ago

Today I had a broken tooth fixed with a crown. The end result was perfect. I have been with Cathedral dental for over 40 years and the staff are always so kind and wonderful. A big thank you! I am grateful to Raymond and Erin for always do...

Response from the owner

Thank you for the lovely review Karen

Google reviewsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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Where you show up on the map

Cathhedral Dental Centre shows a low health score in Google Maps search, with 2.3 out of 10. Overall visibility across maps is limited but some growth is evident in the borough. The top results are strong for dental radiology, general dentistry in Christchurch centre, emergency services and hygiene, indicating focus areas for continued improvement.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    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.
2.1Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Top three for "dental clinic" in 1 suburb, seen in 3
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Lumino The Dentists Christchurch City4.6 ★ (73) · Dental Services
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Cathedral Dental Centre24.6 ★ (9) · Dental Services
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Lumino On Cambridge Christchurch4.9 ★ (66) · Dental Services
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Bealey Dental4.6 ★ (63) · Dental Services
Map positionsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #167 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Citations and social presence shows a very low health score, indicating limited visibility across key platforms. The top opportunities focus on establishing active profiles on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, plus completing Yellow Directory and LinkedIn Company listings to improve trust and discoverability for Cathedral Dental Centre.

Strengths

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    Healthpoint ListingWe can see your Healthpoint Listing listing (https://healthpoint.co.nz/cathedral-dental-centre) found via: Google search results.
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    White Pages ListingWe can see your White Pages Listing listing (https://whitepages.co.nz/cathedral-dental-centre-2) found via: Google search results.
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    Cylex ListingWe can see your Cylex Listing listing (https://cylex.co.nz/cathedral+dental+centre+r+king+ltd-18087872) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing.
  • 2
    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
15 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
3.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Healthpointcathedral-dental-centreCathedral Dental Centre | Healthpoint✓
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Dentist NZcathedral-dental-centreCathedral Dental Centre | Dentist NZ
Cylexcathedral+dental+centre+r+king+ltd-18087872Cathedral Dental Centre | Cylex✓
FacebookNo account found1
InstagramNo account found2
TiktokNo account found3
Listings and socialChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #147 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Facebook pageCriticalWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing. Shown at a typical score for this market.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 1 of them.
3.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebook pageChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #130 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Cathedral Dental Centre shows a very low on-page SEO health score (0.2/10). The site lacks a detected on-page SEO baseline, missing meta description and title tag, and no valid favicon. The top opportunities point to creating a baseline with proper page structure, adding a concise meta description, a descriptive title tag including the business name and offering, implementing a favicon, and fixing mixed content issues to improve trust and click-through rates.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreYour home page did not return anything we can measure, and a page that will not answer a scanner is usually the same page that keeps a customer waiting.
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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 3 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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How people find you on Google

Cathedral Dental Centre's website traffic health is very low, with a health score of 0.2 out of 10. The core message is that organic and paid visibility are almost non-existent, limiting potential patient reach. The main findings show near-zero organic traffic value and no paid traffic activity, indicating significant gaps in content, SEO, and advertising.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws no measurable visitors from search, so the only people reaching it are ones you sent yourself.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site does not appear in search results for any terms we can measure, so nobody is finding it by searching for what you do.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
0.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Google search and trafficChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #122 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Cathedral Dental Centre's opening hours match key weekday demand but miss a busy Saturday window. Clinic hours align strongly with late-morning and mid-afternoon weekday searches, notably Tuesday mornings and afternoon slots and Wednesday late morning. There are no low-demand open hours, but closing on Saturday mornings and midday leaves clear missed demand. Consider a limited Saturday morning opening to capture unmet local demand.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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Cathedral Dental Centre
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Hours 1
Monday8am-5pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-5pm
Thursday8am-5pm
Friday8am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Sunday · Christchurch Centre
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Opening hoursChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#165of 210 Christchurch dentists
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Christchurch dentistsOverall · 210 businesses
You are #165 overall
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