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Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland

Dentist · Saint Heliers, Central Auckland

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 277 Central Auckland dentists.

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Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland

Dentist · Saint Heliers, Central Auckland

Where you stand#50of 277 dentists
Overall health8.2/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland is a restorative and cosmetic dental clinic in St Heliers, serving nearby eastern suburbs including Glendowie, Kohimarama, Mission Bay, Orakei, Meadowbank and St Johns. The practice provides treatments including implants, crowns, veneers, bridges, dentures, root canals, whitening and smile makeovers, using CAD/CAM technology.

Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland is a full-service restorative and cosmetic dental clinic in St Heliers, serving clients from Glendowie, Kohimarama, Mission Bay, Orakei, Meadowbank and St Johns. The practice was opened in 1980 and underwent a major makeover in 2017.

Its treatment range includes dental implants, veneers, tooth extractions, bridges, dentures, crowns, root canals, teeth whitening and complete smile makeovers. The clinic also uses CAD/CAM technology and describes its approach as minimally invasive dentistry, with a focus on preserving natural teeth where possible.

Customers commonly describe the team as friendly, considerate and thorough. Review themes include clear explanations before treatment, gentle dental cleaning and support for people who feel anxious about dental care. Customers have also commented on crown work, attention to detail and the use of modern technology.

The clinic's local focus is reflected in its St Heliers location and service to surrounding Auckland suburbs. Its combination of restorative and cosmetic treatments, long-established premises, CAD/CAM technology and emphasis on helping clients make informed decisions gives the practice a broad role in ongoing dental care and more complex treatment needs.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland has a high Google Business Listing health score of 7.9 out of 10. The profile is claimed and includes the business name, website link, trading status and phone number, giving customers clear ways to identify and contact the clinic. The main gap is category fit, while photos need steady additions and the description should remain current.

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

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    Category fitYour categories cover less of this market than nearly every competitor, so someone searching for a job you actually do is shown a list your listing was never entered into.
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    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
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    Description lengthYour description is one of the fuller ones in this market, which means a customer comparing you side by side has more of your case in front of them than most.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.9Good
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From the business

Hi, I'm Dr Dave Richards, a dentist in Auckland. We're a full service restorative and cosmetic dental clinic servicing St Heliers, Glendowie, Kohimarama, Mission Bay, Orakei, Meadowbank, St Johns. The practice was opened in 1980, but had a major make over 2017, and using the latest Cad/Cam technology, and with years of experience, we can provide implants, veneers, tooth extraction, bridges, dentures, crowns, root canals, teeth whitening and complete smile makeovers. The biggest fear people have about going to the dentist is getting ripped off, or getting talked into paying for treatments that are not necessary. We understand this, and are here to help you make the best decision for your health, and your wallet.

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Google listingCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland has a very high Google Business review health score of 9.5 out of 10. Its strongest assets are an exceptionally high star rating, strong rating confidence supported by review volume, and replies to virtually every review. The main opportunity is to maintain a steady flow of new reviews, so the listing continues to show current customer confidence.

Strengths

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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you at the head of this market: well rated, with enough reviews behind it that a customer takes the number seriously.
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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.
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    Response rateYou answer virtually every review, which almost nobody in this market does, and the page reads as a business that is present.

Top opportunity

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    Review countYou hold more reviews than most of this market - depth buyers read as proof.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
9.5Strong
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Judith W.★★★★★ · a year ago

At my first appointment, Dave had just taken over the practice. Many of my teeth were in very poor condition—broken and badly damaged. I feared the worst and was extremely anxious. Dave offered to take me on a journey toward restoring my d...

Response from the owner✓

Thank you for the lovely feedback

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Mart B.★★★★★ · a year ago

Fantastic service had a few crowns done. The latest technology used by a real expert you wouldn’t know they were crowns. Can speak highly enough of Dave’s attention to deal. Thank you.

Response from the owner

Thank you for your lovely feedback

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland has a very high Maps Search health score of 9.2 out of 10. The business ranks especially well for dental implants and periodontist searches in Saint Heliers, including several first-place results, and also appears strongly for nearby Glendowie searches. The main focus is maintaining visibility across surrounding suburbs and monitoring local rankings for early signs of change.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

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.
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    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.
9.2Strong
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Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland25.0 ★ (120) · Dentist
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Glendowie Dental Centre4.7 ★ (71) · Dentist
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Noble Dental Specialists5.0 ★ (107) · Dentist
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Institute of Dental Implants & Periodontics4.8 ★ (12) · Dentist
Map positionsCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
You are #22 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland has an above average Citations & Social Presence health score of 5.9 out of 10. The Facebook profile is strongly connected to the business, supporting customer trust. The main gaps are missing Instagram and TikTok profiles, along with absent LinkedIn and Healthpoint listings, which leave customers without information when they search those platforms.

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.

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.
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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    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 4 of them.
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FacebookNaturalSmile.nzFound through search, not linked from anything you own✓
InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
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NeighbourlyNo listing found
Listings and socialCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland's Facebook page has a High health level, with a 7.9 out of 10 score. The page gives customers several direct ways to make contact, including a phone number, email address and street address, and its link points to the business's own website. Its main limitation is reach: 395 followers is enough to reassure regular customers but less likely to extend beyond them.

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 follow half the pages here.
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    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.
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    What your page says about youThere is more in your intro than in half the pages here, so a visitor has a real sense of the business before they reach the photos.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.6Good
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Hi I'm Dr Dave Richards (call me Dave) the owner of Natural Smile Dental St Heliers. We're a full ser3
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Facebook pageCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
You are #68 for your Facebook page
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Your website

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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    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.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.

Top three opportunities

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    Meta descriptionThe summary under your name in search results is either too brief to say anything or long enough that Google cuts it mid-sentence.
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    On-page scoreThe basics on your home page are half in place: it opens and it reads, but enough checks still fail that a customer on a phone away from wifi notices the wait before they notice the business.
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    The shape of your link profileYour links come from fewer separate sites than most profiles the size of yours.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

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.
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    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.
5.4Room to grow
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www.drdaverichards.nzDr Ernie Park, BDS (hons) - Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland

12 Jul 2026 — Dental Surgeon, Natural Smile General dentistry, minimally invasive dentistry. (09) 585 0205 188 St Heliers Bay Rd St Heliers, Auckland. ...

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Google search and trafficCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
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Your hours against demand

The business covers 70% of the week's customer traffic, but six open hours fall in quiet times, so demand is only partly matched. Saturday 9am to 3pm finds customers at a closed practice during the market's busiest period. Opening Saturday 9am to 1pm would let customers arrive and be served when demand is strongest.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

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.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
4.7Room to grow
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Dr Dave Richards Dentist Auckland
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Hours 1
Monday7am-5pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-7pm
Thursday8am-5pm
Friday8am-3pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
You are #146 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews1 opportunity

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#50of 277 Central Auckland dentists
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