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OrthoSouth

Orthodontist · Christchurch Centre, 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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OrthoSouth

Orthodontist · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#72of 210 dentists
Overall health6.6/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

OrthoSouth is a specialist orthodontist practice in Christchurch Central City offering braces and Invisalign. The clinic provides assessments and treatment planning with an emphasis on supportive care, working with patients of all ages. The team promotes clear communication and a family-friendly approach, and encourages prospective patients to book a consultation to discuss tailored orthodontic options.

OrthoSouth is a specialist orthodontist clinic located in Christchurch Central City. The practice focuses on orthodontic treatment using traditional braces and invisible options such as Invisalign, and describes supportive care as a cornerstone of its service.

The clinic offers assessments where records and photographs are taken, followed by treatment planning based on those records. Services highlighted include comprehensive evaluations, treatment plans tailored to individual needs, and both fixed braces and clear aligner therapy delivered by specialist orthodontists.

Reviews indicate patients experience friendly, communicative care and a team that works well with children and families. Commenters frequently mention professional, efficient service, clear timelines for treatment, and staff who help patients feel at ease in the clinic. Several reviews note satisfaction with outcomes and highlight good communication throughout the process.

Locally, OrthoSouth positions itself as a Christchurch specialist practice that combines technical treatment options with a supportive, family-oriented patient experience. The clinic's focus on clear planning, regular communication, and both traditional and invisible orthodontic methods distinguishes its offering for those seeking specialist orthodontic care in the central city.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

OrthoSouth's Google Business Listing shows solid core details and a decent overall health score of 6.4 out of 10. The listing is claimed and verified, with a visible title and phone number, and an open-for-business status. Two key takeaways are the presence of a website link and a clear description that can still improve to climb above the mid-pack.

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.
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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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
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4.9 ★★★★★ (48)
Orthodontist · Christchurch Centre2
Open 5 days ✓
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From the business

We're a specialist orthodontist practice working with braces and Invisalign. Contact us for a consultation with the friendly OrthoSouth team and take the next step in achieving your perfect smile!

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Google listingChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

OrthoSouth shows a high overall health score in Google reviews, with strong engagement and consistently solid ratings. The analysis highlights two key opportunities: maintaining a strong response rate to reviews and continuing to improve overall rating confidence and star rating to reach the top 10%. These findings indicate a trustworthy practice with good client feedback.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
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    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
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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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caring staff 6welcoming atmosphere 5beautiful smile 4care and attention 3confident smile 2easy appointment changes 2
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Jennifer C.★★★★★ · a month ago

Sophie and team have been wonderful in the process of my family’s orthodontic treatment. Very fortunate to have such a perfectionist so the results are amazing for my daughter. Can’t wait to see the outcome for my son soon. Thank you so muc...

Response from the owner1

Thank you for the lovely review Jennifer. We are so happy you love Payton's teeth and look forward to seeing you in the clinic soon :)

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Alessandra M.★★★★★ · 2 months ago

After struggling to get an appointment anywhere due to long waitlists, I chose this orthodontist because of the amazing Google reviews and I’m so glad I did! From the moment we arrived, both my daughter and I felt so welcomed, comfortable,...

Response from the owner

Thank you for your kind words Alessandra. We enjoyed meeting you and Ellie and are so happy the team was able to help her feel at ease in the clinic. Look forward to seeing you again soon 😊

Google reviewsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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Where you show up on the map

OrthoSouth shows a low overall health score for Google Maps performance, with a 2.4 out of 10. This indicates limited visibility across maps queries and a need to improve both the aggregate and borough-specific scores. Top keywords show strong rankings for several Christchurch areas, highlighting potential growth opportunities in local search visibility.

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, but below most businesses in your suburb, so a customer looking from a nearby street is shown someone else first.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
3.0Room to grow
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1Top three for "orthodontist" in 9 suburbs, seen in 61
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Peak Orthodontics (Dr John Perry)4.9 ★ (84) · Orthodontist
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OrthoSouth24.9 ★ (48) · Orthodontist
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Christchurch Orthodontics4.8 ★ (21) · Orthodontist
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Lumino The Dentists Christchurch City4.6 ★ (73) · Orthodontist
Map positionsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #147 for map positions
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Where customers find you

OrthoSouth shows a solid overall health in the social presence and directories space, with a 4.7 out of 10 average. The strongest recent finding is the Outstanding Facebook profile that supports a high trust score, reflecting strong engagement and branding. Opportunities lie in adding active profiles on Instagram, TikTok and several directories to broaden visibility.

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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    Infobel ListingWe can see your Infobel Listing listing (https://infobel.com/orthosouth) found via: Google search results.
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    Dentist NZ ListingWe can see your Dentist NZ Listing listing (https://dentist.co.nz/orthosouth) 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.
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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 6 of them.
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InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #84 for listings and social
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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 two opportunities

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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.
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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.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
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The team at OrthoSouth is friendly and patient focussed. Call or email us for a consultation today. If you are under 18 your first visit is free.2
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☎ +64 3-377 0002✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #6 for your Facebook page
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Your website

OrthoSouth shows solid on-page health with a 4.9/10 average score, yet there is room to lift technical SEO. The site already uses a valid favicon, has an H1 tag, and a relevant meta description, which supports clarity and click appeal. Key gaps remain around meta description absence, title tag length, and render-blocking resources that affect speed and crawlability.

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 file sizeYour home page is light enough to open quickly on a phone with a weak signal, which is where most people meet a local business for the first time.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    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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    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.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

OrthoSouth shows a solid overall health with room for improvement in paid activity. The strongest finding is organic traffic value, which is already above the 25th percentile, while paid traffic remains limited and requires attention. A measured, gradual increase in paid efforts paired with targeted pages could balance growth.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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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.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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32No ads from you on any search
OrthoSouthNot in these results
1About 292 visits a month from search, across 7 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #97 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

OrthoSouth's opening hours mostly match local demand during weekday mid-mornings and afternoons, with no low-demand open hours. Key weekday peaks on Tuesday and Wednesday are covered, but the practice is closed during several Saturday morning and lunchtime peaks. Adding limited Saturday hours could capture missed searches without creating off-peak waste, while trialling weekend appointment slots would show commercial impact quickly.

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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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OrthoSouth
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Hours 1
Monday8am-5pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-5pm
Thursday8am-5pm
Friday8am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Sunday · Christchurch Centre
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Opening hoursChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #61 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#72of 210 Christchurch dentists
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Christchurch dentistsOverall · 210 businesses
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