DENTL
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 58.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #15 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1558.6/100
- Best for Expats#1553.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1455/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#1557.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#1537.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1555.8/100
- Best for Families / Children#1361.1/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#658.6/100
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 Advertises in-house general anaesthesia [s1]
Summary
Dental practice in East Melbourne, formerly associated with St Vincent's Hospital. Offers implants including All-Teeth-On-Four and 3D guided placement, Invisalign, oral surgery with in-house general anaesthesia, pediatric and emergency dentistry. Uses CEREC and digital imaging. A downloadable price list is offered but prices are not shown on the homepage.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 17 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 18 of 20 points.
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.
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
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) as of 2026-10-06 [dentl-deepen] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [dentl-deepen] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to Google reviews: 10 of the 11 reviews read carry an owner reply, 9 of them recent (within the last 12 months), the latest reply dated 2026-09-22. [dentl-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Only 1 of the 284 Google ratings is 1–2★ (0.4 %), and 1 of the five lowest-rated reviews read scores 3★ or below, too few to repeat one complaint three times (1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 282). [dentl-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No burst and no templated texts: the 11 reviews read (dated 2017-12-10 to 2026-09-22) fall on 11 different days, at most 2 five-star reviews fall within any 3 days, and no two open with the same wording. [dentl-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ? | Active Facebook presence The Facebook page the clinic's website links (facebook.com/svdentalcentre) is not available, so a page of the clinic could not be confirmed (checked 2026-10-02). [dentl-presence] | 0/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on Word of Mouth as St Vincent's Dental Centre at its former Fitzroy address (no reviews yet); the clinic's own site says it was formerly SV Dental Centre (checked 2026-10-02). [dentl-oop] [dentl-oop-2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
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 Melbourne", "English speaking dentist Melbourne", "dental implants Melbourne", "emergency dentist Melbourne", "Melbourne dental clinic for expats".
| ? | Mentioned for: best dentist Melbourne | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Melbourne | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Melbourne | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Melbourne | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Melbourne dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website JSON-LD on the homepage declares the types Organization, Dentist (alongside WebPage, ImageObject). [dentl-r6s3] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality The clinic's own site is 3rd of 10 results of a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02, with 7 of its pages listed. [dentl-av3] | 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 →
- #2Melbourne Dentist (Dr David Treherne)4 of 100View report →
- #3Dental on Flinders3.9 of 100View report →
Measured by Ansmeter, 7 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
No published dentist roster is recorded for this clinic yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
- low No dentists identified anywhere (-2 pts) — No dentist names published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Works with international patients
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist Melbourne
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Melbourne
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Melbourne
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Melbourne
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Melbourne dental clinic for expats
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://dentl.com.au/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | (03) 8820 1699 |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Ground Floor, 150 Jolimont Road, East Melbourne VIC 3002 |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://dentl.com.au/ | address, phone, services, general anaesthesia, hours, stated Google rating 5.0 with 246 reviews | 2026-07-14 |
| dentl-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/DENTL+East+Melbourne/@-37.8170275… | Google rating 5.0 (282 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| dentl-av3 | search:"DENTL" Melbourne dentist Jolimont Road | Web search run on 2026-10-02 (English, US results) for the clinic's name and city: 10 results listed. Its own pages: dentl.com.au (seven pages, 3rd to 9th). Listed before the first of them: Healthengine and Birdeye. | 2026-10-02 |
| dentl-presence | https://www.facebook.com/svdentalcentre/ | Facebook address facebook.com/svdentalcentre, linked from the clinic's website dentl.com.au, checked 2026-10-02: Facebook shows "This content isn't available"; no page can be read | 2026-10-02 |
| dentl-oop | https://www.wordofmouth.com.au/reviews/sv-dental-centre | Word of Mouth, read 2026-10-02: page "St Vincent's Dental Centre", 3/55 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065, with no reviews yet; the page has no "Claim your listing" prompt, which Word of Mouth shows on listings the business does not manage. This is the practice under its former name and address (see the clinic's site); the page for "dentl" itself has been removed | 2026-10-02 |
| dentl-oop-2 | https://dentl.com.au/ | DENTL website, read 2026-10-02: the About section says DENTL East Melbourne was formerly located within St Vincent's Hospital as SV Dental Centre | 2026-10-02 |
| dentl-r6s3 | https://dentl.com.au/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD types WebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList, WebSite, Organization, Dentist, SiteNavigationElement | 2026-10-02 |
| dentl-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5615380860650808732&hl=en | Google listing "DENTL East Melbourne" (Dentist; Ground Floor/150 Jolimont Rd, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia; telephone +61 3 9419 7022), read 2026-10-06 in 3 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first, most relevant first): 5.0 from 284 reviews (1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 282); 11 distinct reviews read, dated 2017-12-10 to 2026-09-22, 10 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-06 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Tied this card to the clinic's own Google listing (same street address and website) and read it on 2026-10-06 in 3 review orders (11 distinct reviews, dated 2017-12-10 to 2026-09-22; 5.0 from 284): owner replies true; recurring complaints false; suspicious review patterns false. Google rating and review count updated to 5.0 from 284 (was 5 from 282). |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's own website (homepage, robots.txt, sitemap and service pages) for site structure: business structured data present. |
| 2026-10-02 | Review-platform presence checked on 2026-10-02: listed on another review platform. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Advertises in-house general anaesthesia |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, Google rating unchanged at 5.0; review count changed 246 to 282. Note: Google Maps profile lists a different phone (+61 3 9419 7022) than the clinic website/stored number; website number retained as primary. |
A question or a correction?
Have a question, a suggestion, or a correction to this page? Get in touch — we read every message. Verified data corrections are reviewed against sources and applied with a public change-history entry.