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Howick Village Dental

Dental clinic · Howick, 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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Howick Village Dental

Dental clinic · Howick, Central Auckland

Where you stand#102of 277 dentists
Overall health6.3/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Howick Village Dental is a family dental practice in the heart of Howick, Auckland. Established in the 1950s, it provides general dental care alongside hygienist services. The practice describes its approach as professional and personal, with review themes highlighting gentle treatment, clear advice and a welcoming team.

Howick Village Dental is a family dental practice in the heart of Howick Village, Auckland. Located at 13 Cook Street, the practice has served the local community since the 1950s and provides total dental care for local patients.

The practice offers general dental services and hygienist appointments. Its website presents an experienced dental team focused on professional service delivered in a personal way, while the business description identifies the practice as family-oriented and includes hygienist services among its offerings.

Customers commonly describe the team as caring, professional and welcoming. Review themes include gentle treatment, support for patients who feel nervous or have sensitive teeth, and confidence in the advice and clinical care provided. Customers also mention skilled treatment for procedures such as root canals, along with friendly reception service.

Howick Village Dental combines a long-standing presence in the Howick community with family dental care and hygienist services. Its local character comes through in its established village location, personal approach and emphasis on helping patients feel comfortable during appointments.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Howick Village Dental has an above average Google Business Listing health score of 6.0 out of 10. The listing includes the business name, website link, phone number and claimed status, giving customers a clear route to contact the practice. The main gaps are a shorter-than-market description and limited category coverage, which may reduce visibility for relevant searches.

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 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.
  • 2
    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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.0Good
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4.8 ★★★★★ (54)
Dental clinic · Howick2
Open 5 days · late Tue and Thu ✓
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From the business

We are a family dental practice located in the heart of Howick, Auckland. Our practice also provides Hygienist servies. Please check out the website for more information.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Howick Village Dental has an above average Google review health score of 6.6 out of 10. Its rating confidence and total review count are ahead of the middle of the local market, giving customers useful evidence of an established practice. The main gap is response rate, with some reviews answered but long stretches left without an owner response.

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
    Star ratingYour rating sits ahead of half the businesses here, so the number is not pushing anyone away.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
6.6Good
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Howick Village Dental
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4.8★★★★★54 reviews
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hygienist 7root canal 3welcoming team 3follow up 3friendly team 3seamless scheduling 2
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Sandra M.★★★★★ · a month ago

I had such a lovely experience with the new dental hygienist Joanne. She was incredibly kind, gentle and caring, and really took the time to make me feel comfortable. I have quite sensitive teeth and, to be honest, I’ve never looked forward...

Response from the owner1

Hi Sandra, thank you for taking the time to give us feedback. We are very glad you had a positive experience with Joanne's quality of treatment. We hope to continue the good work and thank you for you...

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Charles M.★★★★★ · a month ago

Had my root canal done. Stunning dentist, extremely skilled, very caring, and highly professional. A very full filling experience😊 Great people. Highly recommend.

Response from the owner

Hi Charles, thank you for giving us such positive feedback and your thoughtful words. We certainly do our best and the validation is always welcomed :)

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Where you show up on the map

Howick Village Dental has an above average Maps Search Performance health score of 6.5 out of 10. The practice ranks particularly well for several Howick searches, appearing second for dental clinic, hygienist, emergency dental, paediatric dentist and teeth whitening services. The main gap is broader visibility across surrounding suburbs, where competitors are more likely to appear first.

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.
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    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.
6.5Good
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1Top three for "dental clinic" in 1 suburb, seen in 5
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Howick Dental Surgery4.9 ★ (1,004) · Dental clinic
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Howick Village Dental24.8 ★ (54) · Dental clinic
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A+ Dentists5.0 ★ (187) · Dental clinic
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Picton Street Dental5.0 ★ (12) · Dental clinic
Map positionsCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
You are #98 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Howick Village Dental has an above average citations and social presence health score of 7.0 out of 10. Its Facebook profile has strong trust association, while established listings on Dentist NZ, Neighbourly, Healthpoint and Yelp support discoverability. The main gaps are missing Instagram and TikTok profiles, alongside absent Infobel, Cylex and OpenLocally listings.

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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    Neighbourly ProfileWe can see your Neighbourly Profile listing (https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/business/howick-village-dental-centre-1) found via: Google search results.
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    Healthpoint ListingWe can see your Healthpoint Listing listing (https://healthpoint.co.nz/howick-village-dental-centre) 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.
7.0Good
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Dentist NZhowick-village-dental-centreHowick Village Dental | Dentist NZ
FacebookhowickvillagedentalHowick Village Dental | Facebook✓
Healthpointhowick-village-dental-centreHowick Village Dental | Healthpoint✓
Yelphowick-village-dental-centre-manukauHowick Village Dental | Yelp
Neighbourlyhowick-village-dental-centre-1Howick Village Dental | Neighbourly✓
ServiceFinderHowick-Dental-Surgery-99915Howick Village Dental | ServiceFinder
InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Howick Village Dental has a high Facebook Page health level, with a page that gives customers several direct ways to make contact and sends them to the practice's own domain. Its 501 followers provide an existing local audience, while the main gaps are a brief introduction and the need to keep publishing so that audience remains active. Recommendations also need recency to stay useful.

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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    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.
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    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
  • 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.
7.9Good
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Howick Village Dental Centre | Howick✓
501 followers 2
Caring for Smiles Since 1950 Friendly, personalised dental care in the heart of Howick.1
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★ 13 reviews · recommended 3
🌐 howickvillagedental.co.nz✓
☎ +64 9-534 8931✓
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Facebook pageCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
You are #60 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Strengths

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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.
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    Page load speedYour home page appears in under three seconds, so someone tapping through from a search result meets your business rather than a blank screen while they decide whether to wait.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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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 profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

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
    Search terms you rank forYour site appears for fewer search terms than most businesses here, so there are only a handful of ways for someone to come across you.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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www.howickdentalsurgery.co.nzHowick Dental Surgery | Best Dentists in Howick, Auckland, NZ
www.howickvillagedental.co.nzEast Auckland Dentist | Auckland | Howick Village Dental Centre

Established since the 1950's in the heart of Howick Village, our practice has been dedicated in serving the local community with gentle total dental care.

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aplusdentists.co.nzA+ Dentists | Trusted Dentist in Howick & Botany – General ...
About 663 visits a month from search, across 11 searches
Google search and trafficCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
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Your hours against demand

Howick Village Dental's hours cover 72% of the week's customer traffic, with only two open hours in quiet times, so its hours are well aimed and one busy gap remains. On Saturday from 9am to 3pm, customers find the practice closed while the market is busy. Opening Saturday from 9am to 1pm would let customers arrive and be served during the busiest part of that gap.

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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Howick Village Dental
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-7pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-7pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Saturday · Howick
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Opening hoursCentral Auckland dentists · 277 businesses
You are #72 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#102of 277 Central Auckland dentists
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Central Auckland dentistsOverall · 277 businesses
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