Perth Dental Implant Centre
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 71.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 33 ranked clinics · Last checked: 10 September 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1171.1/100
- Best for Expats#1166.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1264.3/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#765.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1269/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#771.1/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Own site blog: "a deep form of IV sedation that's administered and monitored by a specialist anaesthetist... intended to allow suitable clients to sleep through treatment and wake with no recollection of the procedure." [s1]
Summary
Implant-specialty clinic in Applecross founded by Dr David Norcross, with Dr David O'Dowling as a second named implant dentist holding Diplomate status with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. Publishes single-implant and All-on-4 price ranges plus a free consultation offer, and offers deep IV sedation administered by a specialist anaesthetist.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 18 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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 2 dentists named with detailed postgraduate implant-training credentials. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Site has a dedicated Gallery/Videos section. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] [s2] | 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 Single implants from $4,500, All-on-4 full-arch from $17,250, and a free consultation (valued up to $609) - 3 priced items, meets the minimum. [s1] | 3/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Single implants from $4,500; All-on-4 full-arch from $17,250. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Free (complimentary), stated as valued up to $609. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 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) Read live from the clinic's Google Maps place page 2026-09-10 (automated two-step place read, name/address/phone cross-checked against the clinic's own site). Review count not carried by the response served for this place — queued for a manual browser check. [s2] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume Header review count on the Google Maps place page, read in the browser on 2026-09-10: 104. Star histogram read from the Google Maps place page in the browser on 2026-09-10: 1*=0, 2*=0, 3*=1, 4*=0, 5*=103 — sums to 104, which matches the header count, and its weighted mean reproduces the displayed rating. The place page names the profile "Perth Dental Implant Centre - Applecross" at 729 Canning Hwy, Applecross WA 6153. [s2] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency Newest first-person star review readable on the Google Maps place page on 2026-09-10 is dated "a month ago" (3 reviews readable). Google Maps' sort-by-Newest control does not open in this browser session, so the list was read in its default relevance order; Google Business Posts on the same panel were excluded because they carry no star rating. [s2] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 9 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 9 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-09-29 (to a review of 2026-09-25). [perth-dental-implant-centre-r6rep] [s2] [gm-replies] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints None of the 108 Google reviews is one- or two-star (read 2026-10-02), so no complaint recurs. [perth-dental-implant-centre-r6rep] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No five-star cluster and no repeated wording in the 10 Google reviews read (2014-10-28 to 2026-09-25); 9 are from accounts with other reviews of their own (read 2026-10-02). [perth-dental-implant-centre-r6rep] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found via its search for "Perth Dental Implant Centre" and "Dental Implant Centre"; the clinic's website could not be opened to look for a link (checked 2026-10-05). [perth-dental-implant-centre-tripadvisor] | 0/0.5 |
| ✗ | Other review platforms No profile of its own on WhatClinic, Word of Mouth, Trustpilot, HealthEngine or RateMDs (checked 2026-10-02); a same-name listing belongs to a different practice. [perth-dental-implant-centre-oop-3] [perth-dental-implant-centre-oop] [perth-dental-implant-centre-oop-4] [perth-dental-implant-centre-oop-5] [perth-dental-implant-centre-oop-2] | 0/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray The clinic's own Google Business Profile carries the owner-selected category "Dental radiology" (place page read 2026-09-10); the site separately documents CBCT 3D scanning. [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) "3D scan" referenced as part of the free consultation offer. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Implant placement surgery. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Australia", "English speaking dentist Australia", "dental implants Australia", "emergency dentist Australia", "Australia dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Australia [sq1] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Australia [sq2] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Australia Own domain ranked #1 of 10. [sq3] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Australia [sq4] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Australia dental clinic for expats [sq5] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality [sq3] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 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.
- #1Gorgeous Smiles Dentistry25.1 of 100View report →
- #2Pure Dentistry30.2 of 100View report →
- #3Dental on Flinders3.9 of 100View report →
Measured by Ansmeter, 7 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 David Norcross [s1] [ahpra] | Founder; BDS (Leeds); Master Clinician Program in Implant Dentistry (gIDE/UCLA); clinical residencies at Malo Clinic Melbourne and Portugal | DEN0001598451 |
| Dr David O'Dowling [s1] [ahpra] | Principal Dentist; MSc Oral Implantology (Goethe Dental School); Diplomate, International Congress of Oral Implantologists and American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry | DEN0001535917 |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
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://www.perthdentalimplantcentre.com.au/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 1300 108 133 |
| https://www.facebook.com/perthdentalimplantcentre/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 729 Canning Hwy, Applecross WA 6153, Australia |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://www.perthdentalimplantcentre.com.au/ | Address, phone, email, 2 named dentists with detailed credentials, implant/All-on-4 price ranges, free consultation offer, deep IV sedation description, opening hours, gallery. | 2026-09-10 |
| s2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2197183855399332944&hl=en | Google Maps place page for "Perth Dental Implant Centre - Applecross" (ftid 0x2a3295f8349321a7:0x1e7df713474cec50), automated read 2026-09-10: phone 1300 108 133 and website both match the clinic's own site, categories Dental clinic / Dental implants provider / Dental radiology, rating 5.0. The verification pass refuted the place link the initial data collection had committed to: ftid 0x2a32a340437ec92d:0xa8c2331fa7329f65 resolves to the bare street address entity "729 Canning Hwy" with no name, phone or website, not to the business. | 2026-09-10 |
| s3 | https://www.facebook.com/perthdentalimplantcentre/ | Independent Facebook business page. | 2026-09-10 |
| sq1 | search:best dentist Perth | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10: not present in top 10. | 2026-09-10 |
| sq2 | search:English speaking dentist Perth | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10: not present in top 10. | 2026-09-10 |
| sq3 | search:dental implants Perth | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10: ranked #1 of 10. | 2026-09-10 |
| sq4 | search:emergency dentist Perth | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10: not present in top 10. | 2026-09-10 |
| sq5 | search:Perth dental clinic for expats | AI/search visibility scout 2026-09-10: not present in top 10. | 2026-09-10 |
| ahpra | https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registers-of-Practitioners.aspx | Ahpra / Dental Board of Australia public Register of Practitioners, searched in the browser on 2026-09-10 (no per-practitioner permalink exists; the query and its result are transcribed in each doctor entry). | 2026-09-10 |
| gm-replies | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2197183855399332944&hl=en | Reviews read on the clinic's Google listing 2026-09-11: 5 of 5 carry a reply from the practice, newest 2026-07-24 | 2026-09-11 |
| perth-dental-implant-centre-oop | https://www.wordofmouth.com.au/reviews/perth-dental-implant-centre | Word of Mouth, read 2026-10-02: the page named "Perth Dental Implant Centre" gives a Kelmscott WA 6111 address and an 08 9495 phone number, while the clinic's own site names only its Applecross practice and 1300 108 133; a different practice with the same name, not counted (perth-dental-implant-centre-applecross returns "not found") | 2026-10-02 |
| perth-dental-implant-centre-oop-2 | https://www.ratemds.com/best-doctors/?text=O%27Dowling&country=au | RateMDs, read 2026-10-02: no page for Dr David Norcross; the page for Dr David O'Dowling (5.00 from 1 rating) sits under a Booragoon location, not the clinic's Canning Highway address, and is not counted | 2026-10-02 |
| perth-dental-implant-centre-r6rep | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2197183855399332944&hl=en | Google listing "Perth Dental Implant Centre - Applecross", read 2026-10-02 with its reviews sorted lowest first and newest first: rating 5 from 108 reviews, histogram 0 one-star, 0 two-star, 1 three-star, 0 four-star, 107 five-star; 10 distinct reviews read (dated 2014-10-28 to 2026-09-25), 9 with an owner reply; the lowest-rated reviews read are dated 2014-2026. | 2026-10-02 |
| perth-dental-implant-centre-oop-3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/australia/western-australia/perth | WhatClinic, read 2026-10-02: its Perth dentist listing (9 pages, 97 clinics shown of 100 announced), checked against its profile sitemaps (the Perth profiles not shown in the listing opened one by one) and the profile addresses built from the clinic's name (not found), has no profile for Perth Dental Implant Centre and none at 729 Canning Highway, Applecross | 2026-10-02 |
| perth-dental-implant-centre-oop-4 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/perthdentalimplantcentre.com.au | Trustpilot, read 2026-10-02: no company page for perthdentalimplantcentre.com.au | 2026-10-02 |
| perth-dental-implant-centre-oop-5 | https://healthengine.com.au/search?q=Perth%20Dental%20Implant%20Cen… | HealthEngine, read 2026-10-02: its practice search for Perth Dental Implant Centre in Applecross lists other Perth practices and no page for this one | 2026-10-02 |
| perth-dental-implant-centre-tripadvisor | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&details=true&q… | TripAdvisor's own search, read 2026-10-05: 12 suggestions for "Perth Dental Implant Centre" (3 places, 4 attractions, 5 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Perth; 12 suggestions for "Dental Implant Centre" (10 attractions, 2 hotels), none of them a dental practice in or near Perth; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | TripAdvisor presence checked on 2026-10-05: no listing found for this clinic. |
| 2026-10-02 | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: no profile found on the platforms checked. |
| 2026-10-02 | Reputation check 2026-10-02 on the clinic's Google listing (10 reviews read): recurring complaints no, suspicious review patterns no. |
| 2026-09-11 | 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. |
| 2026-09-10 | 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 | 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. |
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