Patient Search Visibility Index

Modesto dental search market

96 practices analyzed across 25 high-intent patient searches and 9 standardized Maps locations.

96 practices25 searchesUpdated August 21, 2026

What the data says

Sierra Dental Care currently has the strongest measured search visibility in Modesto.

Its composite visibility score is 37.4, compared with a market average of 4.5. This describes online discoverability for the measured searches—not care quality or patient outcomes.

Market diagnosis

organic search is the stronger discovery channel across this market.

Practices appearing in measured results
91 of 96 (95%)
Score needed for the top quarter
5.7
Average high-intent searches in the top 10
2.9

Google Maps leader

Sierra Dental Care

47.0 channel score

Organic search leader

Modesto Modern Dentistry

27.8 channel score

Current leaders

Top 10 for online search visibility

Ranked only by measured Google Maps and organic discoverability. This is not a clinical-quality ranking.

  1. 1Sierra Dental CareMaps #1 · organic #2 · 16 top-10 searches37.4visibility score
  2. 2Modesto Smiles DentistryMaps #4 · organic #9 · 13 top-10 searches23.1visibility score
  3. 3Pelandale Dental CareMaps #5 · organic #3 · 10 top-10 searches22.9visibility score
  4. 4Aspen Dental - Modesto, CAMaps #2 · organic #35 · 10 top-10 searches20.2visibility score
  5. 5ProSmile Family Dental CareMaps #3 · organic #26 · 9 top-10 searches19.2visibility score
  6. 6Modesto Dentistry And Implants Modesto CaliforniaMaps #8 · organic #4 · 11 top-10 searches16.0visibility score
  7. 7Modesto Modern DentistryMaps #29 · organic #1 · 11 top-10 searches13.4visibility score
  8. 8Dr. Rosenbaum & AssociatesMaps #18 · organic #7 · 6 top-10 searches10.4visibility score
  9. 9Affordable Dentures & ImplantsMaps #7 · organic #29 · 2 top-10 searches10.4visibility score
  10. 10Greater Modesto Dental Implant & Oral Surgery CenterMaps #21 · organic #8 · 6 top-10 searches10.2visibility score

Search-by-search findings

Where the market is easiest—and hardest—to be found

Average visibility shows how much of each patient search the market’s practices capture. Longer bars indicate searches with stronger, more consistent local representation.

Dental exam

33 organic appearances
5.7average visibility

Tooth extraction

33 organic appearances
5.7average visibility

Pediatric dentist

27 organic appearances
5.6average visibility

Special-needs dentist

35 organic appearances
5.6average visibility

Sedation dentist

41 organic appearances
5.5average visibility

Dental crowns

34 organic appearances
5.2average visibility

Veneers

40 organic appearances
5.2average visibility

Wisdom teeth removal

30 organic appearances
5.2average visibility

Dental implants

32 organic appearances
4.9average visibility

Gum disease treatment

28 organic appearances
4.9average visibility

How to read this report

Visibility is not quality.

The index measures how often and how prominently practices appear for standardized local patient searches. Reviews, clinical outcomes, American Dentists placement, and payment do not change the score.

Full methodology

Modesto visibility FAQ

Questions dentists ask about this report

Which dental practice has the strongest online visibility in Modesto?+

Sierra Dental Care ranks first in the current American Dentists Patient Search Visibility Index with a score of 37.4. The index measures Google Maps and organic discoverability; it is not a rating of clinical quality.

How many Modesto dental practices were measured?+

96 active practices were compared across 25 standardized high-intent patient searches. Maps searches used 9 fixed locations across the city.

Can a dentist pay to improve this ranking?+

No. Advertising, featured placement, claiming a profile, and subscription level do not alter the score, sampling locations, keyword weights, or entity matching.

What does the visibility score include?+

The composite score is 60% Google Maps visibility and 40% Google organic visibility. Ranking position, geographic coverage, keyword intent, and available search-demand evidence determine how much each result contributes.

Why might a well-known practice rank lower here?+

Reputation and search visibility are different measurements. A practice may be well regarded but appear less often for the standardized searches, rank strongly near its office but weakly across the city, or have a website that is difficult to attribute to one location.

Modesto Dental Search Visibility Report | American Dentists