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Church Corner Dental Surgery

Dental clinic · Upper Riccarton, 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
Your marketChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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Church Corner Dental Surgery

Dental clinic · Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

Where you stand#24of 210 dentists
Overall health8.9/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Church Corner Dental Surgery in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch provides general and family dental care including hygiene, root canal, implants, crowns and bridges. The practice is WINZ and ACC approved and offers free dental checkups for year 9 to 18 students. Patients note a friendly, gentle team and on-site crown work.

Church Corner Dental Surgery is a dental practice located in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. It offers general and family dentistry and states a focus on personalised care for a healthy mouth and attractive smile.

Services include general dentistry, hygiene treatments, root canal therapy, implants, wisdom tooth work, crowns and bridges, with crowns made on-site. The practice is WINZ and ACC approved and provides free dental checkups for students from year 9 to 18.

Customer comments commonly mention a friendly and calming team, empathetic care during extractions and anxiety-sensitive treatment, and pleasant reception staff. Reviews reference relaxing appointments and positive outcomes from restorative work such as crowns.

Locally, Church Corner Dental Surgery is presented as a family-oriented clinic offering a broad range of treatments and on-site restorative work. The combination of ACC and WINZ approval, free youth checkups and a patient-centred approach are features that distinguish the practice in Upper Riccarton.

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Your Google listing

Church Corner Dental Surgery shows a healthy Google Business Listing with a 7.2 health score. Notable strengths include a claimed listing, an active open-for-business status, and a visible website link plus phone number, supporting easy customer contact. Top opportunities focus on improving the listing description and ongoing photo updates to reach the local midpoint.

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
    Photos on the listingThere are more pictures on most listings around you than on yours, so a customer flicking between them gets a fuller look at the businesses either side of you.
  • 3
    Category fitYour category set is one of the better-fitted in this market, so you are eligible for nearly every search happening around you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.2Good
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4.8 ★★★★★ (134)
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From the business

At Church Corner Dental Surgery, our experienced team is committed to helping you achieve a healthy mouth and a beautiful smile. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including general dentistry, hygiene treatments, root canal therapy, implants, crowns, and bridges. We are WINZ and ACC approved and offer free dental checkups for year 9 students through to 18 years old.

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Google listingChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Church Corner Dental Surgery shows an overall healthy Google review profile with a health score of 7.0 out of 10. The business benefits from a solid number of reviews and strong owner engagement, while on the path to higher star ratings and greater confidence. The focus is on consistent responses and maintaining service quality to sustain trust with customers.

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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    Star ratingYour rating sits ahead of half the businesses here, so the number is not pushing anyone away.
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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you ahead of most of this market, which means a customer sees a well-rated business with enough reviews behind it to be believed.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
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Church Corner Dental Surgery
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4.8★★★★★134 reviews
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Lee E.★★★★★ · 2 months ago

Response from the owner1

Thank you for your review, Lee. We appreciate it.

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Janene G.★★★★★ · 2 months ago

Hi I was feeling real anxious when I went this morning but Mel and Michelle were fantastic anxiety went away, absolutely fantastic service, thanks i had a tooth out, all done with empathy and kindness thankyou 5 star

Response from the owner

That is great to hear, we are glad to know that your experience was a positive one. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Janene.

Google reviewsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Church Corner Dental Surgery shows strong overall health in Google Maps with a 7.9/10. The business ranks well in its suburb and is notable for top keywords in Upper Riccarton, including cosmetic dentist and dental hygienist, which drive local visibility.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than nearly everyone here, so a customer searching well outside your own patch still sees you.
  • 2
    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than nearly every business in your suburb, so a customer searching nearby sees you before most of your competition.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
8.6Strong
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1Top three for "cosmetic dentist" in 3 suburbs, seen in 10
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Church Corner Dental Surgery24.8 ★ (134) · Dental clinic
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Boutique Dental Christchurch5.0 ★ (303) · Dental clinic
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Riccarton Dental Studio (Previously Stafford Dental Centre - Sockburn)4.9 ★ (596) · Dental clinic
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Pathway Dental4.9 ★ (292) · Dental clinic
Map positionsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #30 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Church Corner Dental Surgery shows moderate social presence health overall, with key strength on Facebook and several clear opportunities to expand on other platforms to improve trust and discoverability.

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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    Healthpoint ListingWe can see your Healthpoint Listing listing (https://healthpoint.co.nz/church-corner-dental-surgery) found via: Google search results.
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    Dentist NZ ListingWe can see your Dentist NZ Listing listing (https://dentist.co.nz/church-corner-dental) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    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.
15 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.0Good
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Listings and socialChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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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 three opportunities

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    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.
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    What your page says about youYour intro runs to a line, shorter than most pages here, so it names the business without settling whether you do the particular job the reader came about or cover the suburb they live in.
  • 3
    Recommendations on your pageYour count sits above the middle of this market, so a visitor reading the page finds enough written by other people to stop needing anything written by you.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
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Christchurch Dentist Located at Church Corner Riccarton Accepting new patients now!2
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Facebook pageChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

Church Corner Dental Surgery shows a very high on-page health score, indicating strong technical SEO foundations. The most notable findings are excellent meta description and title tag health, plus a valid favicon and a well-structured page under 256KB. Opportunities remain in reducing render-blocking resources and improving load speed to stay ahead of basic performance thresholds.

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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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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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.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreSeveral checks on your home page fail at once, and a visitor meets all of them in the first few seconds: a slow open, no clear heading, nothing under your name in search that says what you do.
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    The shape of your link profileYour links are piled onto a small number of sites for a profile this size, so they are doing less for you than the count suggests.
  • 3
    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Church Corner Dental Surgery shows a solid traffic health with a 7.4/10 high score. The strongest finding is organic traffic value and volume in the 50-75% local range, indicating decent visibility, while paid traffic opportunities are currently underutilised and present clear steps to begin targeted campaigns.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    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.
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    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
    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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riccartondentalstudio.co.nzRiccarton Dental Studio – Trusted Dentist Christchurch
churchcornerdental.co.nzChurch Corner Dental Christchurch | Family & General Dentist

Church Corner Dental 2 Yaldhurst Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041 Phone: 03 348 5750. Opening Hours Monday 8:30am - 5:00pm Tuesday 8:00am. Friday 8:30 ...

www.team-dental.co.nzRiccarton Dentists | Canterbury Dental Clinic - Team Dental
About 723 visits a month from search, across 119 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Church Corner Dental Surgery's opening hours partially match local demand: 39 well-aligned peak hours versus 36 missed high-demand hours, and no low-demand open hours. Strong alignment occurs mid-morning and mid-afternoon on Tuesdays and Wednesday 11am. Missed opportunities include Friday mid-afternoon and several Saturday mornings when local search interest is notably high. Consider modest weekend or Friday afternoon coverage.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    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.
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4.8Room to grow
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Church Corner Dental Surgery
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-2pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Friday · Upper Riccarton
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Opening hoursChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #110 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#24of 210 Christchurch dentists
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Christchurch dentistsOverall · 210 businesses
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