--- title: "Carpenters Dental vs Smile Dental: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Carpenters Dental or Smile Dental? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North dental clinics set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carpenters-dental-vs-smile-dental" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Carpenters Dental vs Smile Dental: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Carpenters Dental or Smile Dental? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North dental clinics set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Carpenters Dental and Smile Dental - **Competitive set**: Palmerston North dental clinics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Carpenters Dental Share of Search**: 3.6% - **Smile Dental Share of Search**: 14.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Carpenters Dental or Smile Dental? - In August 2026, Smile Dental had more branded searches than Carpenters Dental among palmerston north dental clinics in New Zealand. Smile Dental was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Carpenters Dental’s 2K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Carpenters Dental’s 3.6%. - Smile Dental was ahead of Carpenters Dental in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Carpenters Dental’s estimated Share of Search among palmerston north dental clinics in New Zealand moved from 3.8% to 3.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smile Dental’s estimated Share of Search among palmerston north dental clinics in New Zealand moved from 15% to 14.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand palmerston north dental clinics in August 2026? Neither Carpenters Dental nor Smile Dental moved beyond provider rounding among palmerston north dental clinics in Aug 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Carpenters Dental estimated searches | Carpenters Dental Share of Search | Carpenters Dental rank | Smile Dental estimated searches | Smile Dental Share of Search | Smile Dental rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2K | 3.8% | 3 | 8.1K | 15% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 2K | 3.8% | 3 | 7.8K | 14.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 1.5K | 3.5% | 3 | 6.5K | 15.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 2K | 3.7% | 3 | 8.1K | 14.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 2K | 4% | 3 | 6.5K | 12.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 2.2K | 3.9% | 3 | 7.9K | 14.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 3.5% | 3 | 7.7K | 14.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 3.5% | 3 | 7.6K | 14% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 2K | 3.3% | 3 | 8.1K | 13.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 2K | 3.8% | 3 | 7.9K | 14.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 2K | 3.6% | 3 | 8.1K | 14.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Carpenters Dental’s and Smile Dental’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Carpenters Dental**: Measured on the search terms “carpenters dental”, “carpenters dental nz”, “carpenters dental palmerston north” and “carpentersdental”, summed into one figure. - **Smile Dental**: Measured on the search terms “dentist smile dental”, “manukau smile dental”, “smile dental”, “smile dental albany”, “smile dental care”, “smile dental care near me”, “smile dental clinic”, “smile dental clinic near me”, “smile dental clinic price list”, “smile dental dentist”, “smile dental east tamaki”, “smile dental manukau”, “smile dental mt eden”, “smile dental near me”, “smile dental new zealand”, “smile dental nz”, “smile dental palmerston north”, “smile dental price list”, “smile dental services”, “smile dental sylvia park”, “smile dental teeth whitening”, “smiledental”, “smiledental co nz”, “smiledental.co.nz” and “the smile dental clinic”, summed into one figure. - [Carpenters Dental profile](/demand/nz/brands/carpenters-dental) - [Smile Dental profile](/demand/nz/brands/smile-dental) - [All palmerston north dental clinics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-palmerston-north-dental-clinics): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Carpenters Dental or Smile Dental? In August 2026, Smile Dental had more branded searches than Carpenters Dental among palmerston north dental clinics in New Zealand. Smile Dental was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Carpenters Dental’s 2K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Carpenters Dental’s 3.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Carpenters Dental vs Smile Dental: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carpenters-dental-vs-smile-dental This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carpenters-dental-vs-smile-dental. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.