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Nigel Bratten - Papanui Dental Centre

Dentist · Northcote-Papanui, 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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Nigel Bratten - Papanui Dental Centre

Dentist · Northcote-Papanui, Christchurch

Where you stand#158of 210 dentists
Overall health2.5/10across the eight areas

Going well

01Google listing7.107Google search and traffic6.7

Where we can help

08Opening hours4.005Facebook page3.804Listings and social1.602Reviews1.303Map positions1.306Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Papanui Dental Centre, led by Nigel Bratten in Papanui, Christchurch, provides general dental care including fillings, root treatments, extractions, crowns, implants and tooth whitening. The practice aims to deliver high-quality, affordable treatment in a gentle and caring manner. The team combines professional experience with a friendly, relaxed environment to help patients feel at ease during visits.

Papanui Dental Centre, led by Nigel Bratten, is a dental practice located in Papanui, Christchurch. The clinic presents itself as a friendly local dental service focused on providing professional and approachable care in a relaxed setting.

The practice offers a full range of general dentistry services, including fillings, root treatments, extractions, crowns, implants and tooth whitening. Opening hours are listed to serve local clients throughout the week, and the team describes a commitment to combining years of expertise with a welcoming atmosphere.

Patients can expect a caring approach from the team; Nigel Bratten notes a caring nature and sense of humour aimed at helping people feel at ease and able to ask questions. The website and practice messaging emphasise a relaxed and comfortable environment and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere during visits.

What distinguishes Papanui Dental Centre locally is a focus on accessible, general dental services delivered with an emphasis on patient comfort and clear communication. The combination of a broad service offering, stated affordability, and a small-team approach intended to put clients at ease defines the practice's local character.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

The overall health is 7.5 out of 10, suggesting the listing is strong but with room to improve. The two key findings are that the listing already includes a website link and is claimed, giving control over details, and the phone number is visible for direct contact, aiding conversions.

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
    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.
  • 2
    Description lengthYour description gives a reader more than most listings here do, so a customer choosing between three of you gets more of your case than of theirs.
  • 3
    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.1Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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From the business

Our aim is to provide high quality and affordable Dental Care, in a gentle and caring manner. We offer all aspects of General Dentistry- Fillings , Root Treatments, Extractions, Crowns, Implants and Tooth Whitening. With my caring nature and sense of humour, we hope to help to put you at ease and ensure that you always feel able to ask questions and be part of all decisions made with us. We look forward to welcoming you to our practice, and look after your dental needs.

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Google listingChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Nigel Bratten - Papanui Dental Centre shows a very low overall Google review health score, indicating potential trust issues for new patients. The top findings highlight a lack of star rating and few or no reviews, plus no responses to existing reviews. Addressing these areas will help improve credibility and customer engagement.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together put you at the bottom of this market - either the rating is low, or there are too few reviews behind it for anyone to trust it.
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    Star ratingYou have no star rating yet, so a customer scanning results sees an empty space where every other business shows a number.
  • 3
    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
1.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Google reviewsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #183 for your Google reviews
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Nigel Bratten - Papanui Dental Centre shows very low overall health in Google Maps search, with a 1.2 out of 10. This indicates limited visibility across city searches but some borough presence. The top opportunities focus on improving aggregate map visibility and strengthening the Papanui borough ranking to reach the local mid-point.

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.
1.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Seen in 2 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Northcote Dental Clinic5.0 ★ (27) · Dentist
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Langdons Dental4.9 ★ (10) · Dentist
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Redwood Family Dentists5.0 ★ (1) · Dentist
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Dana Dental Ltd4.1 ★ (14) · Dentist
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Map positionsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #183 for map positions
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04Listings and socialMarketbase business report

Where customers find you

This executive summary assesses the health of Nigel Bratten - Papanui Dental Centre's social presence and directory listings. Health score is very low at 0.5/10, indicating limited visibility and trust signals across platforms. The top opportunities focus on creating or reactivating profiles on Instagram and Facebook, exploring TikTok for short-form content, and improving Yellow Directory and LinkedIn Company listings.

Strengths

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    Healthpoint ListingWe can see your Healthpoint Listing listing (https://healthpoint.co.nz/papanui-dental-centre) 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.
1.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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FacebookNo account found1
InstagramNo account found2
TiktokNo account found3
Listings and socialChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #176 for listings and social
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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
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Facebook pageChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #130 for your Facebook page
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06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

The on-page health score sits at 7.1 out of 10, indicating above-average technical optimisation for the homepage. The most notable findings are a clean Title Tag within the ideal length and a valid favicon, with an effective meta description already in place. Actionable opportunities include addressing render-blocking resources and improving the meta description if missing.

Strengths

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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.
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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

  • 1
    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.
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    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.
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    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Meta description
2Separate sites linking to you
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How people find you on Google

The Website Traffic health sits at 6.5 out of 10, indicating an above-average position with room to grow. The most notable findings are that paid traffic is not yet measurable and paid spend is unclear, while organic traffic value remains mid-range and improving. Focus on small, targeted paid campaigns and stronger content and SEO foundations to lift overall traffic.

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.
  • 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.
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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.
6.7Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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21No ads from you on any search
www.langdonsdental.nzLangdons Dental | Dentist Christchurch | 139 Langdons Road ...
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www.papanuidental.co.nzOpenWide Dentist | Papanui Dental Centre Christchurch

Papanui Dental Centre. Your friendly local Papanui dentists. Sunday 8:00am - 8:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm (03) 352 6019 [email protected]. Hours Monday 8am-8 ...

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3About 461 visits a month from search, across 69 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #69 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Papanui Dental Centre's opening hours largely match weekday demand, with strong alignment on mid-morning and mid-afternoon weekday slots. The practice is open during several high-demand windows on Tuesday and Wednesday, but remains closed during several popular Saturday morning and early-afternoon hours. There are no open hours during low-demand periods, so any change should focus on covering Saturday demand rather than cutting weekday provision.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    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.
4.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Nigel Bratten - Papanui Dental Centre
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Hours 1
Monday8am-5:30pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-6:30pm
Thursday8am-5pm
Friday8am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Tuesday · Northcote-Papanui
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Opening hoursChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

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#158of 210 Christchurch dentists
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Christchurch dentistsOverall · 210 businesses
You are #158 overall
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