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Smooch Dental Spa

Dentist · Waimakariri District Coast, 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
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Smooch Dental Spa

Dentist · Waimakariri District Coast, Christchurch

Where you stand#33of 210 dentists
Overall health8.5/10across the eight areas

Going well

02Reviews9.601Google listing8.905Facebook page8.904Listings and social8.007Google search and traffic7.508Opening hours7.3

Where we can help

03Map positions1.206Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Smooch Dental Spa is a spa-inspired dental practice in Woodend, Ravenswood Central, offering gentle, modern dentistry. Led by Clinical Director Lisa Meredith, the clinic provides cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening, orthodontics and preventive care, and uses advanced Swiss technology such as Guided Biofilm Therapy. The practice emphasises a calm environment and a comfortable patient experience.

Smooch Dental Spa is a dental practice located in Woodend, Ravenswood Central, serving North Canterbury and nearby suburbs. The clinic presents a spa-inspired setting and positions itself as focused on gentle, modern oral care under the clinical direction of Lisa Meredith.

Services include cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening, orthodontics and preventive care. The team notes use of advanced Swiss technology, including Guided Biofilm Therapy, and offers dental hygiene, check-ups and whitening alongside on-site dental care.

Customers report a calm, low-stress atmosphere and frequent comments about gentle, less painful hygiene visits and sensitivity-friendly cleaning. Review themes highlight friendly, empathetic staff, clear information and comfort during appointments; several reviewers specifically mention positive experiences with the hygiene system and the presence of a dentist on site.

Locally, Smooch Dental Spa combines clinical services with a wellness‑oriented setting, aiming to make routine dental care more comfortable. The practice's mix of cosmetic and preventative treatments, hygiene technology and a focus on patient comfort are the practical features that differentiate it within its Woodend and North Canterbury catchment.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Smooch Dental Spa shows strong overall health on Google Business Listing, with a score of 8.6 out of 10. The listing has clear contact details and active status, and key controls are in place. The most notable findings are a claimed status and a working website link, paired with an accessible phone number and visible open status. The listing is well positioned but can benefit from ongoing content updates.

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

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    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.
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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.
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    Category fitYour category set is one of the better-fitted in this market, so you are eligible for nearly every search happening around you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.9 ★★★★★ (93)
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From the business

Smooch Dental Spa offers a unique and relaxing approach to dental care, combining a calming, spa-inspired environment with exceptional clinical expertise. Located in Woodend, this practice is dedicated to helping you achieve lifelong oral health through gentle and modern dentistry. Their comprehensive services include cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening, orthodontics, and preventative care. Clinical Director Lisa Meredith leads the team, which uses advanced Swiss technology like Guided Biofilm Therapy to ensure a more comfortable and efficient experience. Discover the perfect blend of wellness and oral care at Smooch Dental Spa.

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Google listingChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Smooch Dental Spa shows a very high health score and strong Google review performance. Overall health is excellent, with solid star ratings and active engagement from the owner. The most notable findings are the high average rating and a top-tier review response rate, indicators of satisfied customers and ongoing interaction.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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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.
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    Star ratingYour rating is higher than most of this market, and it is the first thing a customer reads about you.
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    Response rateYou answer nearly all your reviews, which is more than almost anyone in this market, and a customer reading the page sees a two-sided conversation rather than a scoreboard.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
9.6Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Smooch Dental Spa
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4.9★★★★★93 reviews
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Stacey T.★★★★★ · 3 days ago

Great team, friendly knowledgeable staff and lovely calm atmosphere. My hygiene clean was so different to what I’d experienced before I found Smooch. Less stress with no pain. I booked in for another hygiene clean in a few months and tee...

Response from the owner3

Thank you so much, Stacey, for your wonderful review. We're delighted to hear your dental hygiene visit felt so different from your previous experiences and, most importantly, that it was completely c...

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Charlotte W.★★★★★ · 3 weeks ago

Best Hygiene clinic with Dentist on site. Kind, empathetic and non judgemental. And has made my smile, the smile ive always wanted, my whole life. Could not recommend highly enough🌸

Response from the owner

Thank you so much, Charlotte — what a beautiful review. We’re absolutely thrilled to hear that you felt cared for in such a kind, empathetic and non-judgemental way. At SMOOCH Dental Spa, our g...

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Smooch Dental Spa shows very low overall health in Google Maps search (1.1/10) with limited local visibility. The strongest performance is in several high-ranking dental services and whitening keywords that rank well across Rangiora and surrounding areas, indicating room to grow both aggregate and borough presence.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    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, 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.
1.2Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Top three for "dental hygienist" in 2 suburbs, seen in 3
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Lumino The Dentists Rangiora4.2 ★ (46) · Dentist
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Fox Dental Care4.7 ★ (54) · Dentist
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Smooch Dental Spa24.9 ★ (93) · Dentist
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Better Smiles Ltd4.9 ★ (89) · Dentist
Map positionsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #185 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Smooch Dental Spa shows a solid overall health with a 7.5/10, indicating a healthy presence but room for expansion in third-party platforms. The strongest current strengths are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, reflecting strong trust signals and consistent branding across social channels.

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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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.

Top three opportunities

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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.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly 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 5 of them.
8.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #42 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 three opportunities

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    Recommendations on your pageA couple of recommendations have landed on the page, fewer than most here.
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    People following your pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
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    What your page says about youYour intro carries more detail than most pages in this market and is doing the work of a short landing page for the visitors who never reach your website.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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SMOOCH Dental Spa is on a mission to revolutionise how Kiwis approach their oral health — making it fun, easy, affordable & focused on prevention. We provide Dental Hygiene, Teeth Whitening & Dental...3
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Facebook pageChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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Your website

Smooch Dental Spa shows a very high on-page SEO health score of 8.6 out of 10, indicating strong technical optimisation for search engines. The most notable strengths include a perfect title tag within 50-60 characters, a valid favicon, presence of an H1 tag, a relevant meta description, and a compact page size under 256KB. Opportunities focus on refining meta descriptions, improving content structure, and reducing render-blocking resources.

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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    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.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
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    Pages linking to youVery few individual pages anywhere on the web link to yours, so there is almost nothing for search engines to follow back to you.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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How people find you on Google

Smooch Dental Spa's website traffic health sits at 7.2 out of 10, indicating a solid baseline with room for targeted improvement. The most notable findings are strong organic traffic potential within the local market and substantial organic traffic value, alongside limited or no measurable paid traffic activity. Small, focused paid campaigns could unlock additional 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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    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
7.5Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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www.healthpoint.co.nzGeneral Dentist • Avonhead, Canterbury
smooch.co.nzDental Hygienist Christchurch Dental Care Kaiapoi Rangiora

Avonhead Dental, Christchurch. Starting at $1 a day, select from 2 to 4 appointments annually,

About 745 visits a month from search, across 88 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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Your hours against demand

Smooch Dental Spa's opening hours partly match local demand: strong midweek daytime coverage on Tuesday and Wednesday aligns with popular search windows, but several high-demand Saturday morning and Friday late-afternoon slots are closed. There are no obvious wasted hours open during low-demand periods. Adjusting weekend and late‑afternoon availability could capture missed patient demand without increasing unnecessary weekday hours.

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.
7.3Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Smooch Dental Spa
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8am-4pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
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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#33of 210 Christchurch dentists
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Christchurch dentistsOverall · 210 businesses
You are #33 overall
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