Changelog
Every data update, correction, and methodology change is logged here and in each clinic's own change history. The rating updates whenever the underlying public data changes.
| Date | Subject | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | Methodology v1.4.2 | Clarified when dentist names count: a name published by the clinic counts when it lets a patient find the dentist in a professional register; a first name alone is not enough, nor is a first name with a patronymic where surnames are in use. Applied the same day to the clinics whose own channels name their dentists by first name only, which lose the points for dentist names. No other score changes. |
| 2026-10-14 | Dental On Falconer | Responds to reviews: no → not verified. The Google reading of 2026-10-02 shows only older owner replies (1 of the 9 reviews read, the latest dated 2019-10-30), none to a review from the last 12 months. |
| 2026-10-07 | Methodology v1.4.1 | Added a limit on re-checks made at a clinic's request: the next request from the same clinic about its own page is taken up no sooner than one month after the last re-check made at its request, which is dated in the clinic's change history; requests sent earlier are not processed. Corrections reported by anyone else are handled as before. No score changes. |
| 2026-10-05 | Alpha Dental Group | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Ashmore Dental | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Brisbane Dental | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Burleigh Dental Studio | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Coastal Dental Care Mermaid Beach | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Define Dental | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Dental On Falconer | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Dentista | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Ellen Stirling Dental | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Flagstaff Hill Dental Care | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Greenhill Dental Day Surgery | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Iconic Dentistry | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Macquarie Dental | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Macquarie Dental | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-05: the RateMDs page cited before is unclaimed and has no reviews, its HealthEngine pages are unverified with no ratings of their own, and no profile of the clinic was found on WhatClinic, Word of Mouth or Trustpilot; changed from yes to no. |
| 2026-10-05 | National Dental Care North Adelaide Village | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Optimal Dental Care | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Pacific Smiles Dental Coomera | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Perth Dental Implant Centre | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Precision Dental | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Pure Dentistry | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Semaphore Dental | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Simply Dental Chatswood | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Southside Dental Implants | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | St Lucia Dental | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | The Smile Clinique | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-05 | Unley Park Dental | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-02 | Alpha Dental Group | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Art De Dente | Google indexing quality changed from good to partial after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02 (own site first listed at position 7 of 9). |
| 2026-10-02 | Ashmore Dental | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Ashmore Dental | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints yes, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Australian Dentists Clinic - Melbourne CBD | Google indexing quality changed from good to partial after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02 (own site first listed at position 8 of 9). |
| 2026-10-02 | Australian Dentists Clinic - Melbourne CBD | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): structured data found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Brisbane Dental | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Brisbane Dental | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Brisbane Dental | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Burleigh Dental Studio | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Coastal Dental Care Mermaid Beach | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (13 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Define Dental | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Define Dental | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no; suspicious review patterns left unassessed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Dental On Falconer | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Dental On Falconer | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (9 reviews read): recurring complaints no; suspicious review patterns left unassessed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Dental on Flinders | offersSedation: true -> false. The clinic offers happy gas and oral sedatives; general anaesthesia is arranged as a hospital day-surgery session, not given at the clinic. |
| 2026-10-02 | Dental on Flinders | General anaesthesia / deep sedation marked as offered: the clinic arranges treatment under general anaesthetic at Glenferrie Private Hospital with its visiting oral surgeon (read 2026-10-02). |
| 2026-10-02 | Dentista | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Dentista | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (11 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Ellen Stirling Dental | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Flagstaff Hill Dental Care | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Flagstaff Hill Dental Care | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Gorgeous Smiles Dentistry | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): structured data found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Greenhill Dental Day Surgery | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (2 reviews read): nothing settled; recurring complaints, suspicious review patterns left unassessed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Greenhill Dental Day Surgery | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: no profile found on the platforms checked. |
| 2026-10-02 | Iconic Dentistry | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, owner replies to reviews yes, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Macquarie Dental | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Macquarie Dental | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): structured data found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Macquarie Dental | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | National Dental Care North Adelaide Village | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints yes, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | National Dental Care North Adelaide Village | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: managed HealthEngine booking profile counted. |
| 2026-10-02 | Optimal Dental Care | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: no profile found on the platforms checked. |
| 2026-10-02 | Optimal Dental Care | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Pacific Smiles Dental Coomera | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints yes, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Perth Dental Implant Centre | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Perth Dental Implant Centre | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: no profile found on the platforms checked. |
| 2026-10-02 | Pinnacle Dental | Google indexing quality changed from good to partial after a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02 (own site first listed at position 6 of 9). |
| 2026-10-02 | Pinnacle Dental | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): structured data found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (15 reviews read): recurring complaints no, owner replies to reviews yes, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Precision Dental | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Precision Dental | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Pure Dentistry | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints yes, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Semaphore Dental | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Semaphore Dental | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Semaphore Dental | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Simply Dental Chatswood | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): structured data found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Simply Dental Chatswood | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (13 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Southside Dental Implants | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (9 reviews read): recurring complaints no; suspicious review patterns left unassessed. |
| 2026-10-02 | St Lucia Dental | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): structured data found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: the clinic's Facebook page is inactive. |
| 2026-10-02 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Read the clinic website (homepage, sitemap and service pages): structured data found. |
| 2026-10-02 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (12 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no; owner replies to reviews left unassessed. |
| 2026-10-02 | The Smile Clinique | Read its Yelp page on 2026-10-02: the practice is listed there at its Subiaco address (no reviews yet). |
| 2026-10-02 | The Smile Clinique | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (12 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-10-02 | Unley Park Dental | Facebook presence re-checked on 2026-10-02: live Facebook page confirmed. |
| 2026-10-02 | Unley Park Dental | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-10-02 | Unley Park Dental | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (11 reviews read): recurring complaints yes, owner replies to reviews yes; suspicious review patterns left unassessed. |
| 2026-10-01 | Art De Dente | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: a Yelp business page appears in search results but did not load that day, the WhatClinic profile has been removed, and Birdeye only shows Google reviews; changed from yes to unverified. |
| 2026-10-01 | Art De Dente | Reviews on other platforms re-checked: the clinic has its own Word of Mouth page with patient reviews, so this is now marked yes. |
| 2026-10-01 | Australian Dentists Clinic - Melbourne CBD | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: WhatClinic (clinic profile, no reviews yet); the clinic's own page cited before is not a review platform. |
| 2026-10-01 | Burleigh Dental Studio | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: Word of Mouth (1 review, 5.0); its Healthengine booking page only repeats the Google rating, and the Google listing cited before is not another platform. |
| 2026-10-01 | Coastal Dental Care Mermaid Beach | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: a Yelp business page appears in search results but did not load that day, and WhatClinic lists only other branches of the group; changed from yes to unverified. |
| 2026-10-01 | Coastal Dental Care Mermaid Beach | Read on 2026-10-01: the clinic has its own page on a review platform (yelp.com), so it is present on other review platforms. |
| 2026-10-01 | Dental on Flinders | Other platforms set to yes: the clinic has a Word of Mouth page (5.0 from 1 review, 2014) and a HealthEngine booking page at its address (checked 2026-10-01). |
| 2026-10-01 | Gorgeous Smiles Dentistry | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: WhatClinic (clinic profile, no reviews yet); the clinic's own page cited before is not a review platform. |
| 2026-10-01 | Iconic Dentistry | Reviews on other platforms re-checked: no reviewed profile on WhatClinic, Word of Mouth, RateMDs, Dental Departures or Trustpilot, and its HealthEngine booking page shows no rating of its own, so this is now marked no. |
| 2026-10-01 | Macquarie Dental | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: RateMDs (profile of one of the practice's dentists at the practice, no reviews yet); the Birdeye page cited before only repeats Google reviews. |
| 2026-10-01 | Pacific Smiles Dental Coomera | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: no profile of the clinic on WhatClinic, RateMDs or Trustpilot; the Google listing cited before is not another platform; changed from yes to no. |
| 2026-10-01 | Pinnacle Dental | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: Word of Mouth (business page, no reviews yet); the clinic's own site cited before is not a review platform. |
| 2026-10-01 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: WhatClinic (clinic profile, no reviews yet); the Birdeye page cited before only repeats Google reviews. |
| 2026-10-01 | Simply Dental Chatswood | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: Yelp (business page linked from the clinic's website); the Trustindex widget cited before only repeats Google reviews. |
| 2026-10-01 | Southside Dental Implants | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: RateMDs (profile of the practice's dentist, no reviews yet); the directory profile cited before is not a review platform. |
| 2026-10-01 | The Smile Clinique | Reviews on other platforms re-checked: its HealthEngine booking page shows no rating of its own, and the same-named pages on WhatClinic and Word of Mouth give another address and dentist, so this is now marked unknown. |
| 2026-09-29 | Burleigh Dental Studio | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-24). |
| 2026-09-29 | Dental On Falconer | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-07-06). |
| 2026-09-29 | Iconic Dentistry | Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 8 reviews were checked for owner replies; review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-25). |
| 2026-09-29 | Macquarie Dental | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-25). |
| 2026-09-29 | Optimal Dental Care | Corrected 2026-09-29: review count 89 (was 80) from the Google listing on 2026-09-25. |
| 2026-09-29 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within 3 months (newest review dated 2026-09-23). |
| 2026-09-29 | Simply Dental Chatswood | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-09-18). |
| 2026-09-29 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | Corrected 2026-09-29: review recency within a year (newest review dated 2026-04-29); owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-05-08). |
| 2026-09-29 | Unley Park Dental | Corrected 2026-09-29: clinic responds to reviews now unverified: only 8 reviews were checked for owner replies; Google rating 4.7 (was 4.9) and review count 75 (was 71) from the Google listing on 2026-09-25. |
| 2026-09-25 | Art De Dente | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's filling, crown, implant, X-ray and cost-guide pages, its full site menu and page sitemap, its online booking, its Google listing and its TripAdvisor presence. Recorded: no standalone price for X-rays or the implant procedure (only a $200 implant consultation fee); orthodontics offered as a documented service; a Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission arrangement documenting care for sponsored overseas students; online appointment booking with date selection; owner replies to critical reviews; a recurring pattern of complaints about rushed, overpriced appointments; review histogram and dates show no signs of manipulation; no TripAdvisor listing; Dentist structured data present. Still unverified: whether the filling and crown cost ranges in the clinic's cost guide are its own fees. |
| 2026-09-25 | Art De Dente | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Melbourne, Australia queries: present for "best dentist Melbourne, Australia"; not present for "English speaking dentist Melbourne, Australia", "dental implants Melbourne, Australia", "emergency dentist Melbourne, Australia" and "Melbourne, Australia dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-25 | Australian Dentists Clinic - Melbourne CBD | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's full ADA-coded price list, its online appointment page, its Google listing (newest and lowest reviews) and its TripAdvisor presence. Recorded: filling and X-ray prices published; online appointment requests with service and preferred-date selection; owner replies to critical reviews; a recurring pattern in independent reviews about rushed hygiene appointments; review histogram and dates show no signs of manipulation; Facebook link present; no TripAdvisor listing. Still unverified: whether the clinic works with international patients and on-site CBCT. |
| 2026-09-25 | Australian Dentists Clinic - Melbourne CBD | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Melbourne, Australia queries: present for "emergency dentist Melbourne, Australia" and "Melbourne, Australia dental clinic for expats"; not present for "best dentist Melbourne, Australia", "English speaking dentist Melbourne, Australia" and "dental implants Melbourne, Australia". |
| 2026-09-25 | Dental on Flinders | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's fees-and-financing page, its crowns, fillings and implants pages, its online booking, its Google listing, its TripAdvisor presence and the WhatClinic Melbourne catalogue. Recorded: X-rays priced as part of the consultation package; no fixed price for fillings, crowns or the implant procedure itself (all quoted at consultation); on-site CBCT scanning; online appointment and consultation booking; Facebook page declared on the clinic's website; owner replies present; no recurring complaint pattern; review histogram and dates show no signs of manipulation; no TripAdvisor or WhatClinic listing; Dentist and LocalBusiness structured data present. Still unverified: whether the clinic works with international patients. |
| 2026-09-25 | Dental on Flinders | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Melbourne, Australia queries: not present for "best dentist Melbourne, Australia", "English speaking dentist Melbourne, Australia", "dental implants Melbourne, Australia", "emergency dentist Melbourne, Australia" and "Melbourne, Australia dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-25 | Gorgeous Smiles Dentistry | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's dedicated cost pages (cleaning, filling, crowns, implants), its online booking, its Google listing and its TripAdvisor presence. Recorded: cleaning, filling, crown, consultation, X-ray and implant prices published; CBCT scanning offered; online appointment booking; owner replies to critical reviews; a recurring pattern of complaints about upselling and pressure toward extra treatment; review histogram and dates show no signs of manipulation; Facebook link present; no TripAdvisor listing. Still unverified: whether the clinic treats children and works with international patients. |
| 2026-09-25 | Gorgeous Smiles Dentistry | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Melbourne, Australia queries: present for "best dentist Melbourne, Australia"; not present for "English speaking dentist Melbourne, Australia", "dental implants Melbourne, Australia", "emergency dentist Melbourne, Australia" and "Melbourne, Australia dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-25 | Pinnacle Dental | Re-read on 2026-09-25: every page in the clinic's sitemap (new-patient, special-offer, fillings, crowns, implants and about pages), its online booking, its Google listing and its TripAdvisor presence. Recorded: X-rays priced as part of the $250 no-gap check-up package; no standalone price for fillings, crowns or implants; owner replies to critical reviews; a recurring pattern of complaints about rude reception staff; review histogram and dates show no signs of manipulation; no TripAdvisor listing; the equipment description lists digital X-rays without CBCT; online appointment booking. Still unverified: whether the clinic works with international patients. |
| 2026-09-25 | Pinnacle Dental | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Melbourne, Australia queries: not present for "best dentist Melbourne, Australia", "English speaking dentist Melbourne, Australia", "dental implants Melbourne, Australia", "emergency dentist Melbourne, Australia" and "Melbourne, Australia dental clinic for expats". |
| 2026-09-11 | Ashmore Dental | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 5 of the 5 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-08-09. |
| 2026-09-11 | Brisbane Dental | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 5 of the 5 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-07-22. |
| 2026-09-11 | Burleigh Dental Studio | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 5 of the 5 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-06-22. |
| 2026-09-11 | Define Dental | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 5 of the 5 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-08-07. |
| 2026-09-11 | Dentista | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 5 of the 5 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-06-29. |
| 2026-09-11 | Optimal Dental Care | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 5 of the 5 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-08-12. |
| 2026-09-11 | Perth Dental Implant Centre | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 5 of the 5 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-07-24. |
| 2026-09-11 | Southside Dental Implants | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 2 of the 5 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-01-09. |
| 2026-09-11 | St Lucia Dental | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 1 of the 5 reviews read carries a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-07-15. |
| 2026-09-11 | The Smile Clinique | Rechecked whether this practice answers its Google reviews by reading the reviews on its own Google listing on 2026-09-11: confirmed, 5 of the 5 reviews read carry a dated reply from the practice, the newest dated 2026-08-13. |
| 2026-09-10 | Alpha Dental Group | Initial data collection. Own site (2 pages) + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, name/suburb cross-checked) + 2 independent listings (Facebook, healthengine). No dentist AHPRA numbers published on reviewed pages -> queued for an Ahpra browser check. googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | Alpha Dental Group | Adversarial verification: emergency service filled from the clinic's own Google Business Profile category; Google rating/review count/histogram/recency/owner-replies read live from the place page; recurringComplaints set false on the histogram (zero 1- and 2-star reviews of 223). |
| 2026-09-10 | Ashmore Dental | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Gold Coast): verified via ashmoredental.com.au, automated Google Maps CID search, the QLD PHRU register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | Ashmore Dental | Adversarial verification: the Google place link committed in the initial data collection pointed at an unrelated business and was replaced with the clinic's real place (phone and website both matched), which also supplied geo, rating 4.4 and 43 reviews; the Facebook URL "facebook.com/profile.php" carried no page identity and was replaced with the working page the site footer links; structured data, twelve dedicated service pages, indexing quality and the four remaining canonical queries recorded. |
| 2026-09-10 | Brisbane Dental | Initial data collection. Own site (3 pages) + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, address cross-checked) + 1 independent listing (healthengine booking widget surfaced from the Google Business profile). No dentist AHPRA numbers published on reviewed pages -> queued for an Ahpra browser check. googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | Brisbane Dental | Adversarial verification: the cited General Anaesthesia source was the "-old" URL (a redirect) and is now the canonical page, whose wording confirms the asleep-and-unaware bar; the healthengine booking-widget source was a live 404 and the onOtherPlatforms claim hanging on it was withdrawn to null and queued for the browser; Google rating read live from the place page. |
| 2026-09-10 | Brisbane Dental | Editorial gate, 2026-09-10: the independent-platform row was closed as an informed `null` rather than left queued. The manual browser check searched Healthengine and found no profile; absence from one platform is not absence from all, so the criterion stays unset instead of being scored `false`. |
| 2026-09-10 | Burleigh Dental Studio | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Gold Coast): verified via burleighdentalstudio.com.au, automated Google Maps search, the QLD PHRU register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | Burleigh Dental Studio | Adversarial verification: the multi-suite CID ambiguity the initial data collection could not resolve was resolved by the automated place read and the plain search URL replaced with the clinic's place link; geo and Google rating read live; structured data, indexing quality and the four remaining canonical queries recorded. Review count and review dates still need the browser. |
| 2026-09-10 | Coastal Dental Care Mermaid Beach | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Gold Coast): verified via coastaldentalcare.com.au, automated Google Maps CID search, the QLD PHRU register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | Coastal Dental Care Mermaid Beach | Adversarial verification: the summary was reworded so the clinic's self-reported award claim is described rather than quoted as a superlative; geo, rating, review count, histogram, recency and owner replies read live from the place page; structured data, indexing quality and the four remaining canonical queries recorded. |
| 2026-09-10 | Define Dental | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Gold Coast): verified via definedental.com.au, automated Google Maps CID search, the QLD PHRU register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | Define Dental | Adversarial verification: geo and Google rating read live from the place page; children's dentistry filled from the clinic's own profile category and its kids-dental page; structured data, twenty-seven dedicated service pages, indexing quality and the three remaining canonical queries recorded. Review count and review dates still need the browser. |
| 2026-09-10 | Define Dental | Editorial gate, 2026-09-10: convenientHours was unset with no note. The practice does publish a week on its own contact page, which was re-read live at the gate; scored `true` on its published late Tuesday and published Saturday morning, on the regular rows only and not on the by-appointment footnote. |
| 2026-09-10 | Dental On Falconer | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Gold Coast): verified via dentalonfalconer.com.au, automated Google Maps CID search, the QLD PHRU register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | Dental On Falconer | Adversarial verification: geo and Google rating read live from the place page; structured data, twelve dedicated service pages, indexing quality and the four remaining canonical queries recorded. Review count and review dates still need the browser. |
| 2026-09-10 | Dentista | Initial data collection. Own site + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, address cross-checked) + 2 independent listings (healthengine, starofservice). No dentist AHPRA numbers published on reviewed pages -> queued for an Ahpra browser check. googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | Dentista | Adversarial verification: sedation recorded false — the site offers nitrous oxide only, which leaves the patient awake and responsive; Google rating read live from the place page. |
| 2026-09-10 | Ellen Stirling Dental | Initial data collection. Own site + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, address cross-checked) + 1 independent listing (healthengine). All 4 named dentists carry a clinic-published AHPRA number. googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check (own site self-reports "5.0 Google Rating / 12,000+ Patients Treated" - unverified marketing claim, not recorded as the methodology's googleRating field). |
| 2026-09-10 | Ellen Stirling Dental | Adversarial verification: a /pricing/ page linked from the site nav but never opened in the initial data collection publishes four standing figures, so pricesPublished and implantPriceListed were raised from false/null to true and xrayPriceListed recorded false on the page's own wording; sedation recorded false on the clinic's own "mostly awake" description; the healthengine source was a live 404 and the platform claim hanging on it was withdrawn; Google rating/review count/histogram/recency/owner-replies read live from the place page. |
| 2026-09-10 | Flagstaff Hill Dental Care | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Adelaide): verified via flagstaffdental.com.au, automated Google Maps CID search, and the SA Health licensed private hospitals and day procedure centres register. |
| 2026-09-10 | Flagstaff Hill Dental Care | Adversarial verification: geo, Google rating, review count, star histogram, review recency and owner-reply behaviour all read live from the place page by the automated two-step route (the initial data collection had deferred them to the browser); structured data and the thirteen dedicated treatment pages confirmed from the clinic's own site; the five canonical AI-visibility queries recorded as absent rather than left unchecked. The SA Health day-procedure register itself remains browser-only — its table is JS-rendered and a plain page fetch returns only the page shell, so the licence entry is carried on an in-browser reading. |
| 2026-09-10 | Greenhill Dental Day Surgery | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Adelaide): verified via greenhilldentaldaysurgery.com.au, automated Google Maps CID search, and the SA Health licensed private hospitals and day procedure centres register. |
| 2026-09-10 | Greenhill Dental Day Surgery | Adversarial verification: geo, rating (3.0 on two reviews), review count, histogram, recency and owner replies read live from the place page — the initial data collection had reported this CID resolving to fallback centre-of-Australia coordinates, which the automated two-step read disproves; dedicatedServicePages recorded false (single-page site); the five canonical AI-visibility queries recorded as absent. |
| 2026-09-10 | Iconic Dentistry | Initial data collection. Own site (2 pages) + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, address cross-checked) + 2 independent listings (healthengine, hotdoc). Sleep Dentistry page's own wording ("respond if needed") places sedation below the methodology's asleep/unaware bar despite marketing language -> recorded false, not true. googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | Iconic Dentistry | Adversarial verification: the Facebook page asserted without a URL in the initial data collection was located in the page source and recorded; Google rating, review count and star histogram read live from the place page. |
| 2026-09-10 | National Dental Care North Adelaide Village | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Adelaide): verified via nationaldentalcare.com.au/north-adelaide, automated Google Maps CID search, the SA Health register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | National Dental Care North Adelaide Village | Adversarial verification: the multi-suite CID ambiguity the initial data collection could not resolve was resolved by the automated place read (name, address, phone and branch URL all matched), and the plain search URL was replaced with the branch place link; geo, rating, review count, histogram, recency and owner replies read live; surgery filled from the branch treatments page; structured data, indexing quality and the four remaining canonical queries recorded. |
| 2026-09-10 | Optimal Dental Care | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Adelaide): verified via optimaldentistry.com.au, automated Google Maps CID search, the SA Health register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | Optimal Dental Care | Adversarial verification: a canonical-query hit the initial data collection left null (own homepage #10 for "English speaking dentist Adelaide") was recovered from the AI-visibility pass; geo and Google rating read live from the place page; structured data, dedicated service pages, indexing quality and the three remaining canonical queries recorded. |
| 2026-09-10 | Pacific Smiles Dental Coomera | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Gold Coast): verified via pacificsmilesdental.com.au, automated Google Maps search, the QLD PHRU register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | Pacific Smiles Dental Coomera | Adversarial verification: the centre-vs-practice CID ambiguity the initial data collection could not resolve was resolved by the automated place read and the plain search URL replaced with the branch place link; geo, rating, review count, histogram, recency and owner replies read live; structured data, dedicated service pages, indexing quality and the four remaining canonical queries recorded. |
| 2026-09-10 | Perth Dental Implant Centre | Initial data collection. Own site + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, address cross-checked, required requery with full address) + 1 independent listing (Facebook). Implant-specialty practice with strong price transparency (3 priced items) and explicit deep-sedation documentation. googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | Perth Dental Implant Centre | Adversarial verification: the Google place link committed in the initial data collection resolved to a bare street-address entity rather than the business and was replaced with the clinic's real place (phone and website both matched); X-ray filled from the profile's own category; Google rating read live (review count still needs the browser). |
| 2026-09-10 | Precision Dental | Initial data collection. Own site (4 pages) + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, address cross-checked) + 1 independent listing (Facebook). Price-list page exists but figures not extractable as text; recorded as pricesPublished=true with sub-fields left null rather than guessed. googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | Precision Dental | Adversarial verification: pricesPublished refuted — the dedicated price-list page publishes no figures and gates the list behind a mobile-number/email capture form; Google rating/review count/histogram/recency/owner-replies read live from the place page. |
| 2026-09-10 | Pure Dentistry | Initial data collection. Own site + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, name/address/CID cross-checked) + 3 independent listings (Facebook, healthengine, WhatClinic). AHPRA number published for principal dentist only; googleRating/googleReviewCount/review histogram deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | Pure Dentistry | Adversarial verification: roster re-read from the clinic's own site — the summary's "seven dentists" counted an oral health therapist, corrected to six; a "search:" citation was removed from offersEmergency (search position is not a service, the same query is already cited under aiVisibility); Google rating/review count/histogram/recency/owner-replies read live from the place page. |
| 2026-09-10 | Semaphore Dental | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Adelaide): verified via semaphoredental.com.au, automated Google Maps CID search, the SA Health register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | Semaphore Dental | Adversarial verification: sedation refuted — the clinic's own happy-gas page says the patient stays awake, so nitrous-only does not meet the asleep-and-unaware bar; emergency service filled from the profile's own category; four cost-page URLs updated to the canonical -adelaide forms they redirect to; geo, rating, review count, histogram, recency and owner replies read live from the place page; structured data, indexing quality and the four remaining canonical queries recorded. |
| 2026-09-10 | Southside Dental Implants | Initial data collection. Own site + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, address cross-checked) + 2 independent listings (Facebook, HealthShare professional profile). Single-dentist implant-specialty practice; most general infrastructure fields left null (not applicable/not checked) rather than false. googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | Southside Dental Implants | Adversarial verification: all cited sources re-resolved live; Google rating read from the place page (review count still needs the browser). |
| 2026-09-10 | St Lucia Dental | Initial data collection. Own site (multiple pages) + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, address cross-checked) + 3 independent listings (Facebook, healthdirect.gov.au, wordofmouth). All 8 named dentists carry a clinic-published AHPRA number - strongest licensing transparency signal among this batch. googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | St Lucia Dental | Adversarial verification: a "search:" citation was removed from offersEmergency (search position is not a service); Google rating, review count and star histogram read live from the place page. Review dates and owner-reply behaviour still need the browser — the response served for this place rendered no review prose. |
| 2026-09-10 | The Smile Clinique | Initial data collection. Own site + Google Business profile (automated Maps query, address cross-checked) + 1 independent listing (healthengine). Single-dentist practice; many infrastructure/communication fields left null (short site, not enough content reviewed to confirm or deny). googleRating/googleReviewCount deferred to a manual browser check. |
| 2026-09-10 | The Smile Clinique | Adversarial verification: the contact page the initial data collection did not open supplies the full weekly hours (Saturday open); X-ray, emergency and implant services and the Facebook page filled from the clinic's own channels (its site source and its own Google Business Profile categories); Google rating read live from the place page. |
| 2026-09-10 | Unley Park Dental | Initial data collection for the Australia Dental Transparency & Trust Index (Adelaide): verified via unleyparkdental.com.au, automated Google Maps CID search, the SA Health register, and the five canonical AI-visibility queries. |
| 2026-09-10 | Unley Park Dental | Adversarial verification: geo, rating, review count and star histogram read live from the place page; the team-page URL updated to the canonical /about-us/team/ it redirects to; structured data, thirty-two dedicated service pages, indexing quality and the four remaining canonical queries recorded. |
| 2026-09-07 | Methodology v1.4.0 | Narrowed the "Opaque or bait pricing" red flag to what its published definition describes. Until now the flag was applied automatically to every clinic that does not publish a price list — a harsher statement than the evidence supports, since the catalogue defines the flag as complaints about final bills materially exceeding quoted prices, or advertised prices that are not honoured. Not publishing prices is already scored: it costs the clinic points in the price transparency category, and it is not, on its own, evidence of bait pricing. The automatic rule is removed, so the flag and its 2-point penalty come off about 1,300 clinic pages across the index; no clinic gains a flag, and no weight, severity or other scoring rule changed. The flag can still be recorded against a clinic by hand with cited sources, and about 210 clinics carry such an entry today; we are reviewing those entries in a follow-up pass, because some of them were also written for nothing more than an unpublished price list. |
| 2026-09-03 | Methodology v1.3.1 | Clarified that the publication criteria refer to the clinic’s own channels: a service list, the names of the dentists and a price list count when the clinic itself publishes them (its website, its social profiles or its own Google Business profile) — registers, directories and review sites do not, and a time-limited promotional offer is not a price list. Added a third state for a dentist’s licence, "checked, not found in the public register": a dentist we searched for in the national register and did not find is now recorded as checked-but-unverified with the date of the check, instead of being shown either as "not checked yet" or as the "not published" red flag. Neither change alters any weight or penalty; the red-flag rule still fires only on a verified negative. Also corrected the wording of the penalty note under the ranking table, which rendered as "20−" in right-to-left dictionaries. |
| 2026-08-26 | Macquarie Dental | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/hours (unchanged) and confirmed open; Google rating re-verified at 4.9 from 249 reviews (up from 244); added 2 independent external sources (AHPRA register, Doctify) corroborating named dentists; visibility scout across 5 queries found implants and emergency mentions; no uncited existing sources found in clinics.json to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; Google rating re-verified at 4.9 from 549 reviews (up from 535); added 3 independent external sources (AHPRA, topexperts.com.au, Doctify) beyond own site; visibility scout 5 queries found a best-dentist AI-overview mention; sedation = true (general anaesthesia via hospital accreditation + in-house twilight sedation); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Offers twilight sedation in-house; Dr Cai holds surgical accreditation at Westmead Private and Strathfield Private Hospitals for general anaesthesia procedures. |
| 2026-08-26 | Simply Dental Chatswood | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website (relocated - now 2A Blakesley St, Chatswood, phone unchanged) and confirmed open; Google rating re-verified at 4.9 from 308 reviews (up from 165); added 2 independent external sources (AHPRA, Doctify) corroborating named dentists; visibility scout 5 queries found no mentions; sedation unchanged (null - no info found); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts/prices (unchanged) and confirmed open; newly observed Google rating 4.8 from 138 reviews (was unrated) under the Google Business name 'Sydney CBD Dentistry | Cosmetique Dental'; added Doctify as an independent external source, which - unlike the clinic's own site - names 5 specialists (addresses context for the existing no_dentists_listed redFlag, though the own site remains unchanged); visibility scout 5 queries found no mentions for the exact canonical wording; sedation unchanged (null - no info found); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Deepen 2026-08-26: rechecked website/contacts (unchanged) and confirmed open; newly observed Google rating 4.8 from 87 reviews (was unrated); added AHPRA register as an independent external source confirming all 3 named dentists; visibility scout 5 queries found an implants mention; sedation = false (IV sedation explicitly leaves patient responsive); no uncited existing sources to triage. |
| 2026-08-26 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. IV sedation ("twilight sedation"/"sleep dentistry" branding) explicitly described as patient remaining responsive; no general anaesthesia offered. |
| 2026-08-25 | Art De Dente | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, Google rating unchanged at 4.8; review count changed 487 to 458. |
| 2026-08-25 | Art De Dente | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site states general anaesthesia recommended for patients with dental phobias |
| 2026-08-25 | Australian Dentists Clinic - Melbourne CBD | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged; Google rating changed 4.8 to 4.9 and review count changed 1915 to 2012. |
| 2026-08-25 | Dental on Flinders | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, Google rating unchanged at 4.9; review count changed 200 to 128. |
| 2026-08-25 | Dental on Flinders | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Offers oral sedatives plus general anaesthetic referral via Glenferrie Private Hospital |
| 2026-08-25 | Gorgeous Smiles Dentistry | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, Google rating unchanged at 4.9; review count changed 1530 to 1544. |
| 2026-08-25 | Methodology v1.3.0 | Corrected how the two licensing red flags are applied ("Clinic operating licence not published" and "Dentists / their licences not listed"). Previously they were applied whenever licensing data was absent from our records, which treated unchecked data as a negative finding — contrary to the methodology's own rule that unverified data is a fact about our coverage, not about the clinic. Both flags now apply only where we have verified that the information is not published. Manual licensing flags that rested on unverified data were removed from the affected clinics. No other scoring rules changed; most scores rise because the incorrect penalty is removed. |
| 2026-08-25 | Pinnacle Dental | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged; Google rating changed 4.9 to 5.0 and review count changed 264 to 354. |
| 2026-08-25 | Pinnacle Dental | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. "Sleep Dentistry" listed as a service with dedicated page |
| 2026-08-23 | Methodology v1.2.0 | Added an informational "Sedation & general anaesthesia" availability field to every clinic and a new "Sleep Dentistry (Sedation / GA)" list, for patients who cannot tolerate — or would rather not be awake for — treatment. This field is informational and does not change any transparency score. |
| 2026-07-12 | Macquarie Dental | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Pitt Street Dental Centre | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Simply Dental Chatswood | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Sydney CBD Dentistry | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-12 | Sydney Dental Aesthetics & Implants | Initial data collection. |
| 2026-07-08 | Methodology v1.1.0 | Added licensing transparency: clinics are now penalised when they do not publish their operating licence, or do not list their dentists together with their professional licence numbers. Each clinic page now shows a Licensing & Credentials section. |
| 2026-07-03 | Methodology v1.0.0 | Initial public methodology. |