Melbourne Dentist (Dr David Treherne)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 81.1/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 16 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
81.1/100
4 of 100
Visibility in ChatGPT and Gemini answers
How often ChatGPT and Gemini name this clinic when a patient asks them to recommend a dentist. Measured by Ansmeter, 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.
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#281.1/100
- Best for Expats#375.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#279/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#474.5/100
- Best Price Transparency#289.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#574.3/100
- Best for Families / Children#377.8/100
- 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
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. Publishes fees for examinations, X-rays, cleans, restorations, crowns and implants.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 18 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- AI & Search Visibility: 4 of 10 verifiable points (missing: mentioned for: best dentist Melbourne; mentioned for: English speaking dentist Melbourne; mentioned for: dental implants Melbourne; mentioned for: emergency dentist Melbourne; mentioned for: Melbourne dental clinic for expats)
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.
Price Transparency
15 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✓ | Prices or price ranges published Fees published across several pages: examination, bitewing X-rays, hygienist clean, restorations, crowns, implants and check packages [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-12] [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-13] [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-4] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Cleaning price listed Hygienist gum assessment and teeth clean regular fee $185 [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Filling price listed Composite resin restorations $200-$595 on the clinic's rebuilding-teeth page [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Crown price listed Porcelain crowns $1,900 on the clinic's rebuilding-teeth page [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-12] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implant price listed Around $3,500 per implant including placement and components, on the clinic's implant-supported dentures page [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-14] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Consultation price listed Dental examination regular fee $95; Smile Check consultation $145 without insurance [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-13] [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-15] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | X-ray / imaging price listed Two bitewing X-rays regular fee $120 [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-13] | 2/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
18 / 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 as of 2026-09-25 [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 8 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 7 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-06-25 (to a review of 2026-06-19). [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-17] [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Only one 1-2 star review among 98 (a 2017 one-star without text); histogram 1/0/1/0/96 [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns The 10 Google reviews read (dated 2017-10-02 to 2026-07-17, from accounts with 1–53 reviews) show no burst of five-star reviews and no repeated opening wording; star histogram 1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 96. [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-17] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence Clinic website links to its Facebook page [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing found; no link on site or in GBP [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-2] [s1] [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-3] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Has its own page on Word of Mouth as Melbourne Dentist, 517 St Kilda Road (5 reviews, 5/5, checked 2026-10-01). [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-platforms] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
11 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Full-mouth diagnostic X-rays documented as part of the clinic's executive check [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-16] | 2/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Tooth removal listed among the clinic's services; implant work with bone grafting described [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-5] [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Pediatric dentistry [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Dedicated emergency contact form and emergency dentistry documented [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | Works with international patients | 0/2 |
Communication & Service
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 Online appointment booking embedded on the clinic's website [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-6] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Weekday hours only, latest closing 6:00 pm on Wednesday; no weekend hours on the website or the Google listing [s1] [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
4 / 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 Not present in the top web results for "best dentist Melbourne, Australia" on 2026-09-25. [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-7] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Melbourne Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Melbourne, Australia" on 2026-09-25. [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-8] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Melbourne Not present in the top web results for "dental implants Melbourne, Australia" on 2026-09-25. [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-9] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Melbourne Not present in the top web results for "emergency dentist Melbourne, Australia" on 2026-09-25. [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-10] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: Melbourne dental clinic for expats Not present in the top web results for "Melbourne, Australia dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-25; a similarly named but separate business appeared in the results instead. [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-11] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Structured data on website Dentist and Organization schema present in the site's JSON-LD [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ◐ | Google indexing quality The clinic's own site first appears at position 9 of 10 in a name-and-city web search on 2026-10-02, behind other listings. [melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-av3] | 1/2 |
| ✓ | 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
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- 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://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/ | Site links to https://www.facebook.com/melbournedentist3004; Site's social links (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) contain no tripadvisor.com URL; Homepage services list includes 'Removing Teeth' alongside 'Replacing Teeth' and 'emergency care'; opening hours MON 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM ... WED 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ... FRI 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM; Navigation includes 'Emergency E-Form'; service list includes 'Dental Emergencies'; Page JSON-LD includes "@type": "Dentist" and "Organization" alongside PostalAddress and GeoCoordinates | 2026-09-25 |
| 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 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8919649249295711618&hl=en | Google listing 'Melbourne Dentist', Ground Floor/517 St Kilda Rd, on 2026-09-25: 4.9 from 98 reviews; histogram 1-5 star: 1, 0, 1, 0, 96; lowest: 1* 2017-10-02 (no text, owner replied), 3* 2019-02-19; newest 2026-07-17, 2026-06-22, 2026-06-21, 2026-06-19 (x2); owner replies dated 2026-06-25; hours Monday-Thursday, Wednesday until 6 PM, Friday-Sunday closed | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-2 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Dr%20Dav… | TypeAheadJson returned 12 results, all unrelated attractions/restaurants/hotels; none is the clinic | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-3 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Melbourn… | TypeAheadJson for 'Melbourne Dentist' on 2026-09-25: 12 results (places, attractions, hotels); none is a dental clinic | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-4 | https://melbournedentist.com/melbourne-dentist-executive-check/ | Executive Check includes full dental examination, full-mouth photos and 2 x-rays, hygiene clean and a written report: 'Fee: $360 (all-inclusive)' | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-5 | https://melbournedentist.com/replacing-teeth/ | 'Such bone additions or bone grafts are fairly routine these days, but they can delay the implant up to...' - documents in-house implant placement and bone grafting | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-6 | https://melbournedentist.com/book-an-appointment/ | Book-an-appointment page embeds the practice's online booking (Centaur D4W) and an appointment request form with a date picker | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-7 | search:best dentist Melbourne, Australia | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1-9 were yelp.com (x2), en.wikipedia.org (x4), mcdental.com.au, gorgeoussmiles.com.au, artdedente.com.au; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-8 | search:English speaking dentist Melbourne, Australia | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1-10 were healthdirect.gov.au (x3), en.wikipedia.org (x4), mcdental.com.au, happy-dentistry.com.au, dentist.com.au; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-9 | search:dental implants Melbourne, Australia | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1-9 were smilesolutions.com.au, myimplantdentist.com.au (x2), bondstreetdental.com.au, siadental.com.au, themelbournesmilecentre.com.au, foxdentalimplants.com.au, drhelen.com.au, en.wikipedia.org; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-10 | search:emergency dentist Melbourne, Australia | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1-9 were en.wikipedia.org (x2), rdhm.org.au, mcdental.com.au, ohv.org.au, emergencydentistmelbourne.com.au, dpvhealth.org.au, dentistsclinic.com.au, dentalsos.com.au; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-11 | search:Melbourne, Australia dental clinic for expats | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1-9 were expat.com, dental.mthc.com.au, rdhm.org.au, en.wikipedia.org (x2), healthengine.com.au, mcdental.com.au, dentistsclinic.com.au, dentistmelbourneclinic.com.au; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-12 | https://melbournedentist.com/rebuilding-teeth/ | Costs of rebuilding teeth: 'The basic restoration costs are as follows; Composite resin restorations: $200 - $595 Porcelain onlays: $1900 Porcelain crowns: $1900' | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-13 | https://melbournedentist.com/whitening-and-clean/ | 'A DENTAL EXAMINATION (Regular fee $95)'; '2 BITEWING X-RAYS (Regular fee $120)'; 'A DENTAL HYGIENIST GUM ASSESSMENT AND TEETH CLEAN (Regular fee $185)' | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-14 | https://melbournedentist.com/implant-supported-dentures/ | 'Currently the cost per implant is around $3500. This includes the implant placement and all componentry attached to it to allow it to retain the denture.' | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-15 | https://melbournedentist.com/melbourne-dentist-smile-check/ | Smile Check (examination, oral health review, photos, 3D scan and smile simulation): 'Fee without dental health insurance Fee: $145' | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-16 | https://melbournedentist.com/melbourne-dentist-executive-check/ | 'Full-mouth photos and diagnostic x-rays' listed among what's included in the Executive Dental Check | 2026-09-25 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-platforms | https://www.wordofmouth.com.au/reviews/melbourne-dentist | Word of Mouth business page "Melbourne Dentist", read 2026-10-01: 517 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, phone 9867… (the clinic's address and number); 5 reviews written on Word of Mouth, rating 5.0/5, one of them praising "David and the Melbourne Dentist team" | 2026-10-01 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-av3 | search:"Melbourne Dentist" Dr David Treherne St Kilda Road | Web search run on 2026-10-02 (English, US results) for the clinic's name and city: 10 results listed. Its own pages: melbournedentist.com (home page, 9th). Listed before the first of them: MyHealth1st, ZoomInfo, Instagram, Healthengine and four directory listings. | 2026-10-02 |
| melbourne-dentist-dr-david-treherne-deepen-17 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8919649249295711618&hl=en | Google listing "Melbourne Dentist" (Dentist, Cosmetic dentist, Dental clinic), read 2026-10-05 in three review orders (the five lowest-rated, the five newest and the five most relevant): rated 4.9 from 98 reviews (1★ 1 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 96); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2017-10-02 to 2026-07-17, 8 with an owner reply | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-05 (its lowest-rated and newest reviews with the star histogram): no sign of manipulated reviews. |
| 2026-10-02 | 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 9 of 10). |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's rebuilding-teeth, implant-supported dentures, whitening-and-clean, Executive Check and Smile Check pages. Corrected: the clinic does publish prices, including a $95 examination, $120 for two bitewing X-rays and a $185 hygienist clean (regular fees), composite restorations at $200-$595, porcelain crowns at $1,900, implants at around $3,500 each, a $360 Executive Check and a $145 Smile Check. |
| 2026-09-25 | 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 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's executive-check, replacing-teeth, booking and opening-hours sections, its Google listing ('Melbourne Dentist', 98 reviews) and its TripAdvisor presence. Recorded: newest review within the last 3 months; owner replies to reviews; no recurring complaint pattern (one 1-2 star review among 98); Facebook link present; no TripAdvisor listing; full-mouth X-rays, tooth removal, implant and bone-graft work and emergency care documented; online appointment booking; weekday-only hours closing by 6 pm; business structured data present. Still unverified: review-pattern signals, on-site CBCT (mentioned only for a TMJ referral) and work with international patients. |
| 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). |
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