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Hoon Hay Dental

Dental clinic · Spreydon, 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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Hoon Hay Dental

Dental clinic · Spreydon, Christchurch

Where you stand#178of 210 dentists
Overall health1.5/10across the eight areas

What you have

01Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.01ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.01NameYour 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.

Where we can help

03Map positions5.602Reviews5.005Facebook page3.808Opening hours3.504Listings and social1.701Google listing1.307Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Hoon Hay Dental is a general dental practice in the Spreydon suburb of Christchurch offering a holistic approach to oral care. The clinic mentions experience in extractions and dentures and is led by clinicians including Dr Priya. Reviews highlight calming, caring treatment from some clinicians alongside concerns about changes since a previous dentist retired and customer complaints about parking enforcement.

Hoon Hay Dental is a general dental practice located in the Spreydon suburb of Christchurch. The clinic describes itself as taking a holistic approach to oral care and treats a range of general dental needs for local patients.

Services and specialisations mentioned by reviewers include extractions and denture work, with several comments noting Dr Priya by name for clinical care. The practice previously included other long-serving clinicians and some patients reference care received over many years.

Customer feedback shows mixed themes: several reviewers describe calm, caring treatment, experienced workmanship and affordable service, while a number of recent reviews express dissatisfaction after the retirement of a previous dentist and report concerns about professionalism and parking enforcement. Owner replies to some positive reviews are present.

Locally, Hoon Hay Dental is known as a general dental clinic serving Spreydon and surrounding Christchurch suburbs. The combination of clinical services such as extractions and dentures, named clinicians in reviews, and recurring customer comments about staff approach and parking practices are notable elements of the practice's local profile.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Hoon Hay Dental shows a low overall health score on Google Business Listing, with room for improvement in basic details and media. The listing is claimed and has a full address plus a main image, but lacks a website link, phone number, logo and a stronger description. Increasing photos and refining the description will help lift visibility and trust among local patients.

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
    WebsiteYour listing has no website link, so a customer who wants to check your prices or your work before ringing has nowhere to go from Google.
  • 2
    PhoneYour listing has no phone number, so the call button a customer expects to tap is not there and the ones in a hurry ring someone else.
  • 3
    Description lengthYour description is far shorter than what most businesses here have written, which means a customer comparing listings gets a line from you and three paragraphs from the business beside you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
1.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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3.4 ★★★★★ (38)
Dental clinic · Spreydon
Open 5 days ✓
Directions No website 21
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

General dental service with holistic approach

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Google listingChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Hoon Hay Dental shows an overall health score of 4.7 out of 10, indicating room for improvement in Google review performance. Key findings include a solid start with at least one review and a good response rate relative to peers, alongside a rising rating and a strong level of total reviews in the upper median bracket. Overall engagement is above average but needs continued momentum.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
  • 2
    Star ratingYour rating sits well below what customers here are used to seeing, and it is the first number they compare when two businesses look otherwise equal.
  • 3
    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
5.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Hoon Hay Dental
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3.4★★★★★38 reviews
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Rebecca F.★ · 2 years ago

Absolutely DISGUSTING dental services. My first appointment here the woman hygienist was running late because her flat mate had a car problem, I heard all about it during my clean and she was in a huge fluster, it was a horrible experience...

Response from the owner3

We apologize for any confusion.Thanks for taking the time to make a review. We take all feedback seriously so if you would like to, email [email protected] and outline your concerns for us. Than...

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Lesley D.★★★★★ · 3 years ago

I needed to have all my teeth removed and then dentures which I was dreading but after meeting the team and discussing what needed to be done, I had no hesitation in putting myself into their hands. The team at Blossom Dental changed my lif...

Response from the owner

Thank you for your kind and thorough review of our services. We are pleased we were able to assist you and look forward to seeing you again.

Google reviewsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Hoon Hay Dental shows an above-average Google Maps health score of 6.5/10. The business ranks well for multiple core keywords in Hoon Hay and Spreydon, with top positions for common dental searches, indicating strong local visibility. Opportunities lie in both overall aggregate and borough-specific scores to push toward top quartile performance.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    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 more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
5.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Top three for "cosmetic dentist" in 3 suburbs, seen in 4
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Barrington Dental Centre4.6 ★ (13) · Dental clinic
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Dentistry with a Smile4.1 ★ (54) · Dental clinic
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Hoon Hay Dental23.4 ★ (38) · Dental clinic
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Smile Concepts4.9 ★ (190) · Dental clinic
Map positionsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #93 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Hoon Hay Dental shows a healthy online presence score of 0.8, indicating room for improvement in social profiles and directory listings. The most impactful findings are the absence of active Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Yellow Profile, and TikTok Directory listings, which limits local reach and engagement. Prioritising these profiles will help build local visibility and trust.

Strengths

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

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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 4 of them.
1.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Dentist NZhoon-hay-dental-surgeryHoon Hay Dental | Dentist NZ✓
ServiceFinderHoon-Hay-Dental-Surgery-100018Hoon Hay Dental | ServiceFinder
Yelpyork-dr-a-h-bds-christchurchHoon Hay Dental | Yelp
Age Concernemergency-dental-care-scheme-list-of-dentistsHoon Hay Dental | Age Concern
Healthpointblossom-dentalFound through search, not linked from anything you own
FacebookNo account found1
InstagramNo account found2
TiktokNo account found3
Listings and socialChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #174 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    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

Strengths

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

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Domain HealthYour website did not come back healthy when we tried it, and anyone clicking through from your Google listing is meeting whatever we met.
  • 2
    Domain UniquenessWe could not find a domain registered to your business, which means there is no address of your own for a customer to go to and nothing for your Google listing to link to.
  • 3
    Domain Age ScoreWe could not read how long your domain has been registered, or it is only weeks old.
3 checks on your website. You're seeing all of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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Google Mapsgoogle.com › mapsHoon Hay Dental - Spreydon, Christchurch
Your websiteNo website of your own1
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

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Where we can help

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0 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing all of them.
0.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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No ads from you on any search
Hoon Hay DentalNot in these results
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

Hoon Hay Dental's opening hours largely match weekday demand, with strong alignment midweek late-morning and mid-afternoon, and no recorded low-demand open hours. However, the clinic is closed for several high-demand Saturday hours, which creates missed patient access. Maintaining current weekday coverage while reviewing Saturday openings could improve convenience and capture weekend patient demand without adding inefficient hours.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand worse than nearly every business here, which means a good share of your open time passes with nobody looking for what you do.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
3.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Hoon Hay Dental
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Hours 1
Monday8am-6pm
Tuesday8am-6pm
Wednesday8am-6pm
Thursday8am-6pm
Friday8am-6pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Tuesday · Spreydon
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Opening hoursChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #136 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#178of 210 Christchurch dentists
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Christchurch dentistsOverall · 210 businesses
You are #178 overall
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