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Selwyn Dental

Dentist · Rolleston South West, 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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Selwyn Dental

Dentist · Rolleston South West, Christchurch

Where you stand#68of 210 dentists
Overall health6.8/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Selwyn Dental is a restorative and implant centre in Rolleston focused on advanced restorative, surgical and implant dentistry. As a fully private practice, it specialises in dental implants, complex restorative and cosmetic treatments. The centre highlights a patient-centred approach, initial consultant assessments with Dr Bower, and a focus on restoring comfort, function and quality of life.

Selwyn Dental is a restorative and implant centre based in Rolleston, serving patients across the Canterbury region. The practice describes itself as solely dedicated to restorative, surgical and implant services and operates as a fully private restorative practice.

Services centre on dental implants, complex restorative and cosmetic dentistry. The clinic states it uses advanced techniques and technology and notes that it cannot provide hygiene services or see patients under 18. New patients begin with an initial consultation with Dr Bower, typically lasting about 45 minutes; the consultation cost is $185 and includes diagnostic x-rays and photographs and a breakdown of associated treatment costs.

Customer feedback themes point to a professional, compassionate and patient-focused experience. Reviews commonly mention clinicians who explain treatments clearly, show empathy and provide careful, reassuring care. Some comments note a direct or stern manner alongside high clinical competence and hands-on attention during treatment.

Locally, Selwyn Dental presents as a specialist restorative option for adults seeking implant and complex restorative care in the Rolleston area. The combination of a focused implant and restorative remit, a private practice model, and a structured first consultation with Dr Bower are practical details that distinguish the clinic for patients needing advanced restorative or surgical dental work.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Selwyn Dental shows a below-average health score on Google Business Listings, but essential basics are in place. The business has a solid phone number, website link, claimed status and a clear title, which helps customers reach and learn about services. The key finding is that the listing lacks a logo, which affects brand visibility and trust.

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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    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
  • 3
    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.
4.6Room to grow
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4.3 ★★★★★ (10)
Dentist · Rolleston South West
Open 3 days ✓
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Restorative and Implant Centre solely dedicated in providing the best quality and affordable restorative, surgical and implant services in the Canterbury region.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Selwyn Dental shows a below-average health score of 3.4 out of 10 on Google reviews, indicating room for improvement. The business is making early progress with a growing review count and improving star rating, and has started responding to some feedback. Key opportunities lie in increasing total reviews, boosting response activity, and nudging the rating toward the midpoint.

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.
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    Response rateYou have replied to a small share of your reviews, so most customers reading your page still see feedback about you with no voice from you anywhere on it.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits well below what buyers here are used to seeing, which means a customer comparing options side by side reads you as the less proven choice.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
3.2Room to grow
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Mei★★ · 4 years ago

I am really disappointed, I got two new crown still hurt sometimes until now more than three months, she told me it’s my nerve, before never look like this situation in other dental, and the new crown easily grow plaque before never have th...

Response from the owner2

Hi, we're sorry to hear that you are still experiencing discomfort in the area of where the crowns are. We followed up your concerns on two subsequent visits to review the fit of the crowns. Both cr...

Google reviewsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Selwyn Dental shows moderate visibility in Google Maps search with an overall health score of 5.2 out of 10. The business already ranks well for several cosmetic dentistry and dental implants related keywords in Rolleston and Selwyn district, suggesting strong relevance for its niche. Opportunities lie in pushing aggregate maps results higher and maintaining momentum in the local borough to reach top performers.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
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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.
7.2Good
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1Top three for "dental implants periodontist" in 7 suburbs, seen in 12
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Selwyn Dental24.3 ★ (10) · Dentist
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Henderson Periodontics & Implants4.1 ★ (23) · Dentist
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Periodontal Services4.9 ★ (18) · Dentist
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Boutique Dental Implants Christchurch5.0 ★ (8) · Dentist
Map positionsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #60 for map positions
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04Listings and socialMarketbase business report

Where customers find you

Selwyn Dental shows a below-average health score for social presence (3.6/10), highlighting limited active profiles beyond Facebook. The standout achievement is a strong Facebook presence with a very high trust score, indicating good engagement on that platform. Focus should be on completing other profiles to improve overall reach and trust.

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.
  • 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 4 of them.
4.6Room to grow
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FacebookSelwyn-Dental-101719555129862Selwyn Dental | Facebook✓
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InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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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 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.
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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.

Top three opportunities

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    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
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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.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.0Good
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Selwyn Dental is a restricted practice that provides restorative and implant services3
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☎ +64 3-260 0322✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #85 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Selwyn Dental's on-page health is very strong, with a 9.3 out of 10 score. The most notable findings are a perfectly suited meta description and a relevant title tag, plus a valid favicon and secure HTTPS content. The key opportunity lies in adding an H1 tag and reducing render-blocking resources to improve load times.

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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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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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.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youOnly a handful of separate websites link to yours, well behind most of this market.
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    The shape of your link profileYour links come from fewer separate sites than most profiles the size of yours.
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    Pages linking to youFewer pages link to yours than most of this market, so search engines have few routes into your site.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Selwyn Dental shows an above-average website traffic health score of 6.7 out of 10, indicating decent performance relative to local peers. The strongest sign is mid-range organic traffic value and ranking in the 25th-50th percentile for organic traffic, with clear opportunities to grow paid traffic and further boost organic visibility.

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.
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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.
6.1Good
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www.healthnz.govt.nzCommunity dental service — Canterbury and South ...
www.facebook.comRolleston Dental Centre
www.selwyndental.co.nzDental Implants Christchurch - Selwyn Dental - The Implant ...

Selwyn Dental has established itself in the Rolleston, Lincoln, Akaroa and Ashburton districts as one of the regions finest dental practices.

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3About 264 visits a month from search, across 87 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #82 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Selwyn Dental's published hours align with several high-demand weekday afternoons - notably Monday 2-3pm and Wednesday 11am, 2pm and 3pm - showing strong coverage of key appointment windows. However, the practice is closed during multiple high-search periods (notably Tuesday 10-11am and 2-3pm, and Thursday 3pm), representing missed booking opportunities that could be commercially significant.

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.
1.4Room to grow
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Selwyn Dental
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Hours 1
Monday9am-4pm
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday9am-4pm
ThursdayClosed
Friday9am-4pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #180 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#68of 210 Christchurch dentists
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Christchurch dentistsOverall · 210 businesses
You are #68 overall
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