Melbourne Dentist (Dr David Treherne)

Item: Melbourne Dentist (Dr David Treherne)
Rating: 44.7

According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 44.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.

Overall rank: #12 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026

44.7/100

Positions by Rating Profile

Overall Transparency & Trust#1244.7/100
Best for Expats#1340.3/100
Best for Dental Implants#1135.5/100
Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
Best Price Transparency#1131.8/100
Best English-speaking Clinics#1245.2/100
Best for Families / Children#942.8/100
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) — Not verified No sedation/anaesthesia info found on clinic website

See all clinics offering sleep dentistry →

Summary

General dental practice on St Kilda Road led by Dr David Treherne, with special interests in prevention, oral rehabilitation and aesthetics including Digital Smile Design and veneers. Services include Invisalign, implants, All-on-4, whitening and children's dentistry. Prices not published online.

Strengths

Information Transparency: 20 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

20 / 20

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 [s1]	3/3
✓	Dentist specializations listed [s1]	2/2
✓	Real clinic photos [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]	2/2

Price Transparency

0 / 15

Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.

✗	Prices or price ranges published [s1]	0/3
✗	Cleaning price listed [s1]	0/2
✗	Filling price listed [s1]	0/2
✗	Crown price listed [s1]	0/2
✗	Implant price listed [s1]	0/2
✗	Consultation price listed [s1]	0/2
✗	X-ray / imaging price listed [s1]	0/2

Reputation & Reviews

9.5 / 20

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 2026-08-25 [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-refresh]	6/6
◐	Google review volume [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-refresh]	1.5/3
◐	Review recency [s1]	1.5/3
?	Clinic responds to reviews	0/2
?	No recurring complaints	0/2
?	No suspicious review patterns	0/2
?	Active Facebook presence	0/1
?	TripAdvisor presence	0/0.5
✓	Other review platforms [s1]	0.5/0.5

Medical Infrastructure

5.5 / 15

The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.

?	On-site X-ray	0/2
?	CBCT (3D imaging)	0/2
✓	Implantology [s1]	2/2
✓	Orthodontics [s1]	2/2
?	Oral surgery	0/2
✓	Pediatric dentistry [s1]	1.5/1.5
?	Emergency care	0/1.5
?	Works with international patients	0/2

Communication & Service

3.5 / 10

How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.

✗	WhatsApp / LINE available [s1]	0/2
?	Response speed	0/1.5
✓	English spoken [s1]	2.5/2.5
?	Pre-visit consultation possible	0/1.5
✓	Clear service explanations [s1]	1/1
?	Convenient opening hours	0/1.5

AI & Search Visibility

3.5 / 10

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	0/1.5
✓	Google indexing quality [s1]	2/2
✓	Dedicated service pages [s1]	1.5/1.5

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 Treherne [s1]	General dentist; prevention, oral rehabilitation and aesthetics	not verified

Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.

Red Flags

low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).

Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).

Data We Could Not Verify

Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
Reputation & Reviews: Active Facebook presence
Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
Medical Infrastructure: Oral surgery
Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
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
AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website

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://melbournedentist.com/
Phone	03 9867 1252
Google Maps	Map listing
Address	517 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004

Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.

Sources

ID	Source	What it supports	Accessed
s1	https://melbournedentist.com/	address, phone, services, dentist name	2026-07-14
s2	https://reviews.birdeye.com/melbourne-dentist-166938441356859	Google rating 4.9 and 91 reviews	2026-07-14
melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-refresh	https://www.google.com/maps/place/Melbourne+Dentist/@-37.8447028,14…	Google rating 4.9 (98 reviews) as of 2026-08-25	2026-08-25

Change History

Date	Change
2026-08-25	Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, Google rating unchanged at 4.9; review count changed 91 to 98. Google Maps lists this business as "Melbourne Dentist" (matches site branding melbournedentist.com).

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.