Patient Search Visibility Index
Carson City dental search market
35 practices analyzed across 25 high-intent patient searches and 9 standardized Maps locations.
What the data says
Absolute Dental currently has the strongest measured search visibility in Carson City.
Its composite visibility score is 49.8, compared with a market average of 8.4. 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
- 27 of 35 (77%)
- Score needed for the top quarter
- 14.8
- Average high-intent searches in the top 10
- 5.9
Google Maps leader
Absolute Dental
53.5 channel score
Organic search leader
Dentists of Carson City
63.2 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.
- 1Absolute DentalMaps #1 · organic #2 · 24 top-10 searches49.8visibility score
- 2Dentists of Carson CityMaps #8 · organic #1 · 23 top-10 searches32.3visibility score
- 3Kiggins Family DentistryMaps #2 · organic #8 · 13 top-10 searches28.6visibility score
- 4Mark D. Funke, DDSMaps #5 · organic #3 · 12 top-10 searches20.2visibility score↑ 1
- 5G. Larry Leonakis, DDSMaps #4 · organic #6 · 12 top-10 searches19.2visibility score↓ 1
- 6Advanced Dentistry by DesignMaps #6 · organic #5 · 14 top-10 searches17.6visibility score↑ 1
- 7Frederick T. Young, DMDMaps #3 · organic #35 · 7 top-10 searches16.1visibility score↓ 1
- 8Robert Bailey, DDS, DMDMaps #12 · organic #4 · 14 top-10 searches14.8visibility score↑ 1
- 9Sierra Nevada Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryMaps #7 · organic #7 · 7 top-10 searches14.8visibility score↓ 1
- 10Carson Kids DentalMaps #10 · organic #10 · 9 top-10 searches12.0visibility 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.
Endodontist
15 organic appearancesDental cleaning
16 organic appearancesDental exam
17 organic appearancesCosmetic dentist
12 organic appearancesVeneers
12 organic appearancesTooth extraction
15 organic appearancesGum disease treatment
14 organic appearancesWisdom teeth removal
11 organic appearancesSedation dentist
11 organic appearancesDental crowns
10 organic appearancesHow 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.
Carson City visibility FAQ
Questions dentists ask about this report
Which dental practice has the strongest online visibility in Carson City?+
Absolute Dental ranks first in the current American Dentists Patient Search Visibility Index with a score of 49.8. The index measures Google Maps and organic discoverability; it is not a rating of clinical quality.
How many Carson City dental practices were measured?+
35 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.