Hamilton Dental Emergency Centre
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 61.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #16 of 21 ranked clinics · Last checked: 24 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1661.7/100
- Best for Expats#1560.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1654.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#1661.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#1543.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1565.5/100
- Best for Families / Children#1364.3/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)not ranked
General Anaesthesia & Deep Sedation
Whether the clinic documents treatment under general anaesthesia or deep / twilight sedation — "sleep dentistry", where the patient is asleep and unaware (does not feel, see, or hear the procedure). Ordinary conscious sedation, where the patient stays awake and responsive, does not count here. This is informational and does not affect the transparency score.
- ✗ General anaesthesia / deep sedation (sleep dentistry) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented The clinic’s own page is titled “IV Sedation Hamilton — Conscious Sedation Specialists” and its service list offers “Conscious Sedation (IV)” / “Conscious Sedation Options”; no general anaesthesia or deep sedation is documented. [s3]
Summary
Hamilton Central practice built around emergency dentistry, with a four-dentist named team; the largest Google review base of this index’s Hamilton candidates.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
Score Breakdown
Every criterion below is scored from public sources. ✓ verified yes · ✗ verified no / not found · ◐ partial · ? unverified (scores 0, not a negative finding).
Information Transparency
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed About Us page names Dr. Rahul Gautam (BDS), Dr. Nigel McCool, Dr. David Smith (BDS) and Dr. Esha Arora. [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed About Us page states qualifications for each dentist (BDS, MDS, NZDREX, University of Otago). [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos The services page publishes photographs from inside the practice, including a captioned picture of Dr Rahul Gautam discussing IV sedation with a patient. [s4] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published The services page, which failed to load twice for the verification pass and opens normally in a browser, publishes the full list: same-day emergency pain relief, extractions, impacted wisdom-tooth surgery, IV sedation, fillings, implants, root canal, crowns and bridges, complete/partial/immediate dentures and denture repair (Ivoclar BPS), full-mouth rehabilitation, and conscious sedation options, alongside free WINZ quotes and ACC claims. [s3] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] [gmp1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] [gmp1] | 2/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published No fee list found on any service page [s4] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed No cleaning price on any checked page [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed No filling price on any checked page [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-10] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed No crown price on any checked page [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-11] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed No implant price on any checked page [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-12] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed No consultation/exam fee on any checked page [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-13] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed X-rays are mentioned as part of treatment but never priced [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-14] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
Public review signals. The Google rating is adjusted with a Bayesian prior (rating 4.0, weight 25) so a 5.0 from a handful of reviews does not outrank a 4.8 from hundreds.
| ◐ | Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted) Automated Google Maps place lookup, re-read today; star histogram 1★ 43 / 2★ 6 / 3★ 2 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 486 = 540 reviews. [gmp1] [gmp2] | 5/6 |
| ✓ | Google review volume [gmp1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest review rendered on the place page is 2 months old (further reviews at 3, 5 and 7 months). Only star-rated first-person reviews were counted: owner replies and Google Business Posts render in the same record with their own age stamp and were excluded. [gmp2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Three of the seven star-rated reviews rendered on the clinic’s Google place page carry a dated owner response (owner replies and Business Posts excluded from the denominator). [gmp2] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Corrected: two readable reviews independently describe rough, painful treatment [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No manipulation signals found [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence No Facebook page is linked from the clinic's own channels, so a page of the clinic could not be confirmed (checked 2026-10-02). [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-presence] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; site and GBP do not link one [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-3] [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-16] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile found on WhatClinic, Dental Departures, Bookimed or Trustpilot (checked 2026-10-01). [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-21] [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-platforms] [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-platforms-2] [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-platforms-3] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Own site documents X-ray use before extractions [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-17] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology Dental implants named in the clinic’s own service list. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Orthodontics Full 40-page site read; no orthodontic/braces/aligner treatment offered [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-18] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Tooth extractions and “Wisdom Teeth Removal/Surgery” in the clinic’s own service list; a dedicated /wisdom-teeth/ page is in the nav. [s3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry Lead dentist documented as trained in paediatric dentistry; site publishes content on sedating children for dental visits [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-19] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care The clinic’s core positioning and name; site title “24/7, 365 … Hamilton Dental Emergency Centre”. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available Contact page fully read; phone and a contact form only [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-20] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible Dedicated online enquiry/booking form [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-5] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Service pages explain the procedure in plain language, addressing common concerns [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Homepage banner “24/7, 365 days” and “…be it at 3 am in the morning or on a weekend”, published on the clinic’s own channel. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist New Zealand", "English speaking dentist New Zealand", "dental implants New Zealand", "emergency dentist New Zealand", "New Zealand dental clinic for expats".
| ✓ | Mentioned for: best dentist New Zealand Named #1 (of 5) in top5.nz’s “Top 5 Dentists in Hamilton” list, within the SERP for “best dentist Hamilton New Zealand”. [av1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist New Zealand Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Hamilton, New Zealand" on 2026-09-24. [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-6] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants New Zealand Not present in the top web results for "dental implants Hamilton, New Zealand" on 2026-09-24. [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-7] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist New Zealand Clinic’s own site ranks 1st and 6th–8th in the top web results for "emergency dentist Hamilton, New Zealand" on 2026-09-24; also named directly in the AI-generated overview with a matching address. [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-8] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: New Zealand dental clinic for expats Not present in the top web results for "Hamilton, New Zealand dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-24. [hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-9] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Organization schema present sitewide [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Individual pages for IV sedation, wisdom teeth, dentures and dental services. [s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
Ranking leaders in AI answers
The queries above are this index's own check. The three leading clinics have also been measured in full: how often ChatGPT and Gemini name them when a patient asks them to recommend a dentist.
- #1Wellington Dentists50.4 of 100View report →
- #2Greenhithe Dental Boutique19.1 of 100View report →
- #2Christchurch Boutique Dental53.8 of 100View report →
Measured by Ansmeter, 8 October 2026 – 9 October 2026. Ansmeter is an affiliated service. Its figure is not part of this rating and does not affect positions — scores change only when public data changes.
Licensing & Credentials
Whether the clinic publishes its operating licence and the dentists working there together with their professional licence numbers. A verified “not published” is recorded as a red flag; data we have not checked yet is shown as unverified and carries no penalty.
Clinic operating licence: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Rahul Gautam [reg0] [s4] | Minor oral surgery, including impacted wisdom teeth under local anaesthetic and IV sedation (hospital-based postgraduate training in paediatric dentistry, PGIMER Chandigarh, India) | not verified |
| Dr. Nigel McCool [reg0] | — | not verified |
| Dr. David Smith [reg0] | — | not verified |
| Dr. Esha Arora [reg0] | — | not verified |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
Unverified items score 0 points but are not treated as negative findings. If you can document any of them, please send a correction.
Contact Information
| Website | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +64 7 834 9293 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 481 Anglesea Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/ | JSON-LD types found across the sitemap pages include Organization, alongside WebPage/WebSite/Article/Person/CollectionPage/ProfilePage page-type schema | 2026-09-24 |
| s2 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/about-us/ | Named team page | 2026-09-10 |
| gmp1 | https://www.google.com/search?tbm=map&hl=en&gl=nz&q=Hamilton%20Dent… | Google Maps automated lookup: rating, review count, geo, address, phone | 2026-09-10 |
| reg0 | https://dcnz.org.nz/practitioners | DCNZ statutory register (reCAPTCHA-gated) and HealthCERT scope (our registry research) | 2026-09-10 |
| av1 | search:best dentist Hamilton New Zealand | (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-10 |
| av2 | search:English speaking dentist Hamilton | (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-10 |
| av3 | search:dental implants Hamilton | (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-10 |
| av4 | search:emergency dentist Hamilton | (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-10 |
| av5 | search:Hamilton dental clinic for expats | (the five canonical city queries) | 2026-09-10 |
| s3 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/iv-sedation/ | IV sedation page (conscious sedation) and the site-wide service list in its footer | 2026-09-10 |
| gmp2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4812227232815291222 | Google Maps place page read again automatically on 2026-09-10 (two-step /maps?cid= → /maps/preview/place): name, address, phone, rating, review count, star histogram, review dates and owner responses | 2026-09-10 |
| s4 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/dental-services-hamilton/ | Checked services hub, IV sedation, wisdom teeth, dentures, about-us and contact pages: no price or price range for any service; none of the 38 sitemap pages (incl. /dental-services-hamilton/, /iv-sedation/, /dentures/, /our-practice/, /contact/) carries a price figure of any kind | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/wisdom-teeth/ | "The thought of wisdom tooth extraction is sufficient to upset general population, due to lot of general misconceptions... wisdom tooth extraction is just like any other tooth extraction process" -- explains the procedure and addresses common fears, not just naming it | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4812227232815291222&hl=en | 2026-01-22: "...I was in severe pain and even had trouble breathing due to saliva, but no guidance was given on how to signal to stop... The whole treatment lasted barely 5-10 minutes..."; 2025-09-05: "She was the roughest dentist in terms of taking care not to push and pull your jaw around. She pushed far too hard when she was doing the filling and I'm left with bruises in my mouth" | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-3 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Hamilton… | TripAdvisor's own typeahead search for "Hamilton Dental Emergency Centre" returns no dental match | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-5 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/contact/ | Site-wide "Book An Appointment" button links to the contact page, which carries an online enquiry form | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-6 | search:English speaking dentist Hamilton, New Zealand | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were dentist.co.nz, lumino.co.nz, tuidental.co.nz, hillcrestdental.co.nz, flagstaffdental.co.nz, thehamiltondentist.co.nz, hamiltonfamilydental.co.nz, m.yelp.com and en.wikipedia.org; the AI overview named Dental Holistix, Tui Dental, Hillcrest & Tamahere Dental Centre, Flagstaff Dental and Hamilton Dental Centre; the clinic’s site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-7 | search:dental implants Hamilton, New Zealand | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–9 were thehamiltondentist.co.nz, victoriadentists.co.nz (x2), relaxdental.co.nz, optimapros.co.nz, citysmiledental.co.nz, hamiltonfamilydental.co.nz, mackiedental.co.nz and dentalholistix.co.nz; the AI overview named the same six practices; the clinic’s site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-8 | search:emergency dentist Hamilton, New Zealand | Web search on 2026-09-24: result 1 — https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/dentistry/general-dentist/hamilton-dental-emergency-centre/ (directory listing), and results 6–8 — https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/about-us/, https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/ and https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/contact/, the clinic’s own domain; the AI overview named "Hamilton Dental Emergency Centre" directly with the address 481 Anglesea Street Hamilton North, matching the clinic’s recorded address. | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-9 | search:Hamilton, New Zealand dental clinic for expats | Web search on 2026-09-24: results 1–10 were lumino.co.nz, thehamiltondentist.co.nz, hamiltondental.nz, hamiltonfamilydental.co.nz, newsmiledental.co.nz (x2), hillcrestdental.co.nz, crdentalcare.co.nz, dentalholistix.co.nz and m.yelp.com; the AI overview named Lumino The Dentists, New Smile Dental, Hillcrest & Tamahere Dental Centre and C & R Dental Care; the clinic’s site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-4 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/dental-services-hamilton/ | Services page read in full; no cleaning price; none of the 38 sitemap pages (incl. /dental-services-hamilton/, /iv-sedation/, /dentures/, /our-practice/, /contact/) carries a price figure of any kind | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-10 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/dental-services-hamilton/ | Services page read in full; no filling price; none of the 38 sitemap pages (incl. /dental-services-hamilton/, /iv-sedation/, /dentures/, /our-practice/, /contact/) carries a price figure of any kind | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-11 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/dental-services-hamilton/ | Services page read in full; no crown price; none of the 38 sitemap pages (incl. /dental-services-hamilton/, /iv-sedation/, /dentures/, /our-practice/, /contact/) carries a price figure of any kind | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-12 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/dental-services-hamilton/ | Services page read in full; no implant price; none of the 38 sitemap pages (incl. /dental-services-hamilton/, /iv-sedation/, /dentures/, /our-practice/, /contact/) carries a price figure of any kind | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-13 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/dental-services-hamilton/ | Services and contact pages read in full; no consultation fee; none of the 38 sitemap pages (incl. /dental-services-hamilton/, /iv-sedation/, /dentures/, /our-practice/, /contact/) carries a price figure of any kind | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-14 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/wisdom-teeth/ | "Before the extraction, the surgeon may take x-rays" -- mentioned without a price anywhere on the site; none of the 38 sitemap pages (incl. /dental-services-hamilton/, /iv-sedation/, /dentures/, /our-practice/, /contact/) carries a price figure of any kind | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-15 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4812227232815291222&hl=en | 90% 5-star (not 100%) at base 542; review dates spread 2024-2026; accounts include established Local Guides (37, 11 reviews) | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-16 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/ | All 38 sitemap pages read; no social-platform link of any kind (the clinic already has no Facebook link either) | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-17 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/wisdom-teeth/ | "Before the extraction, the surgeon may take x-rays to examine the teeth and surrounding structures" | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-18 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/dental-services-hamilton/ | All 38 sitemap pages read; service list covers extractions, wisdom teeth, sedation, dentures, fillings, implants, root canal, crowns -- no orthodontics/braces/aligner | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-19 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/wisdom-teeth/ | "Dr. Rahul Gautam has received formal training during his hospital based post graduate training in paediatric dentistry from PGIMER, Chandigarh, India" | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-20 | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/contact/ | Contact page carries a Gravity Forms enquiry form and a tel: phone link; no WhatsApp/LINE | 2026-09-24 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-deepen-21 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/new-zealand/hamilton | WhatClinic: its Hamilton dentist listing (1 page, 3 clinics), checked against its profile sitemaps (78 dentist profiles in New Zealand; the 30 not shown in its Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton and Wellington listings opened one by one) and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name (not found), have no profile for Hamilton Dental Emergency Centre and none at 481 Anglesea Street; a former profile address, hamilton/hamilton-dental-emergency-centre, now redirects to the Hamilton listing (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-platforms | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/ | Dental Departures: its clinic search does not recognise New Zealand as a location and lists no clinic there (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-platforms-2 | https://bookimed.com/clinics/country=new-zealand/ | Bookimed: its New Zealand clinic page has been removed (HTTP 410), and none of the 2,127 clinic pages in its clinic sitemap carries this clinic's name (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-platforms-3 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz | Trustpilot: no company page for hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| hamilton-dental-emergency-centre-presence | https://hamiltonemergencydentist.co.nz/ | The clinic's website, read 2026-10-02 (home page and contact or about pages): no link to a Facebook page | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Confirmed that WhatClinic's Hamilton dentist catalogue (3 practices, read in full) does not list the clinic, and that TripAdvisor's own search has no profile for it. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: active Facebook presence now unverified: no Facebook search is on record, so the absence of a page is not established. |
| 2026-09-24 | Corrected on 2026-09-24: two readable low reviews independently describe rough, painful treatment, so recurring complaints are recorded. |
| 2026-09-24 | Corrected: other review-platform presence re-assessed on 2026-09-24 -- a Healthpoint directory entry is not a review platform, and no WhatClinic profile was found in the city catalogue, so presence is left unverified. |
| 2026-09-24 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-24 for the four pending Hamilton, New Zealand queries — "English speaking dentist Hamilton, New Zealand", "dental implants Hamilton, New Zealand", "emergency dentist Hamilton, New Zealand" and "Hamilton, New Zealand dental clinic for expats": present for "emergency dentist Hamilton, New Zealand"; not present for "English speaking dentist Hamilton, New Zealand", "dental implants Hamilton, New Zealand" and "Hamilton, New Zealand dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-24 | Re-read on 2026-09-24: the clinic's full website (services, wisdom teeth, IV sedation, contact and blog pages) and its Google listing (newest, lowest and default review views), plus Healthpoint and TripAdvisor. Recorded: X-ray use documented before extractions; the lead dentist's own postgraduate training in paediatric dentistry and content on sedating child patients; no orthodontic treatment offered; an online enquiry/booking form; procedures explained in plain language, addressing common patient concerns; no WhatsApp/LINE; structured business data on the site; a Healthpoint directory listing; no TripAdvisor listing. No signs of manipulated reviews; about 9% of ratings are 1-2 stars and two of the readable low reviews describe rough or painful treatment, so recurring complaints were left open. All six prices checked (cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation, X-ray) are recorded as not published: no service page carries a figure. |
| 2026-09-10 | Checked by hand in a browser: the services page that would not load for the verification pass was read in a browser (full treatment list, in-practice photographs, the principal’s training); the absence of a clinic Facebook page confirmed by page search. |
| 2026-09-10 | The verification pass adversarial verification: every cited URL re-opened, clinic /about, /team, /fees, /services and /contact pages read, Google place record read again automatically (rating, review count, star histogram, review dates, owner responses), AI-visibility citations re-checked against the AI-visibility record and the listicles it ranks. |
| 2026-09-10 | Initial data collection: clinic website (home, about-us), automated Google Maps lookup, DCNZ/HealthCERT registry conclusion applied, AI-visibility record canonical queries (four of five queries off-target due to Hamilton, ON/OH/Bermuda namesakes). |
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