--- title: "Gentle Dental vs Johnsonville Dental Centre: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Gentle Dental or Johnsonville Dental Centre more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington 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/gentle-dental-vs-johnsonville-dental-centre" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Gentle Dental vs Johnsonville Dental Centre: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Gentle Dental or Johnsonville Dental Centre more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington 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**: Gentle Dental and Johnsonville Dental Centre - **Competitive set**: Wellington dental clinics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Gentle Dental Share of Search**: 17.7% - **Johnsonville Dental Centre Share of Search**: 0% ## Is Gentle Dental or Johnsonville Dental Centre more popular in search? - In September 2026, Gentle Dental had more branded searches than Johnsonville Dental Centre among Wellington dental clinics in New Zealand. Gentle Dental had about 1,630 branded searches, while Johnsonville Dental Centre had 0. Gentle Dental made up 17.7% of all Wellington dental clinic searches we track, and Johnsonville Dental Centre accounted for 0%. - Gentle Dental was ahead of Johnsonville Dental Centre in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gentle Dental’s share of searches among Wellington dental clinics in New Zealand moved from 16.3% to 17.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Johnsonville Dental Centre’s share of searches among Wellington dental clinics in New Zealand moved from 0.12% to 0%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10 to 0. ## Top Wellington dental clinics in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Johnsonville Dental Centre was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Gentle Dental was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Johnsonville Dental Centre was listed before Gentle Dental in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wellington Dentists Ltd | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Johnsonville Dental Centre | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | City Dentists | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Newtown Dental | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Gentle Dental | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Lumino The Dentists | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Capital Dental | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Thorndon Dental | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Wellington dental clinics - Asked ChatGPT "Which dental clinic should I go to in Wellington, New Zealand?": 1. Wellington Dentists Ltd, 2. City Dentists, 3. Johnsonville Dental Centre, 4. Newtown Dental - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best dental clinics in Wellington, New Zealand?": 1. Wellington Dentists Ltd, 2. City Dentists, 3. Johnsonville Dental Centre, 4. Gentle Dental, 5. Newtown Dental - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best dental clinic in Wellington, New Zealand for a family dentist?": 1. Wellington Dentists Ltd, 2. Johnsonville Dental Centre - Searched Google, AI Overview "wellington family dentist": 1. City Dentists Not named in any answer: Lumino The Dentists, Capital Dental and Thorndon Dental. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Wellington dental clinics in September 2026? - Gentle Dental’s share of searches among Wellington dental clinics in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 13.9% to 17.7% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Johnsonville Dental Centre in New Zealand fell 100% over 12 measured months, from 10 to 0 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Gentle Dental estimated searches | Gentle Dental Share of Search | Gentle Dental rank | Johnsonville Dental Centre estimated searches | Johnsonville Dental Centre Share of Search | Johnsonville Dental Centre rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 16.3% | 4 | 10 | 0.12% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 15.7% | 4 | 10 | 0.12% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 13.6% | 4 | 10 | 0.14% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 14.7% | 4 | 10 | 0.11% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 14.5% | 4 | 10 | 0.11% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 16.4% | 4 | 0 | 0% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 15.9% | 4 | 10 | 0.12% | 8 | | May 2026 | 1.3K | 15.1% | 4 | 10 | 0.12% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 13.9% | 4 | 10 | 0.1% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 14.9% | 4 | 10 | 0.11% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 17.6% | 4 | 10 | 0.11% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 17.7% | 4 | 0 | 0% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gentle Dental’s and Johnsonville Dental Centre’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. - **Gentle Dental**: Measured on the search terms “gentle dental” and “gentle dental lambton”, summed into one figure. - **Johnsonville Dental Centre**: Measured on the search term “johnsonville dental centre wellington”. - [Gentle Dental profile](/demand/nz/brands/gentle-dental) - [Johnsonville Dental Centre profile](/demand/nz/brands/johnsonville-dental-centre) - [All Wellington dental clinics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/wellington/dental-clinics): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Gentle Dental or Johnsonville Dental Centre more popular in search? In September 2026, Gentle Dental had more branded searches than Johnsonville Dental Centre among Wellington dental clinics in New Zealand. Gentle Dental had about 1,630 branded searches, while Johnsonville Dental Centre had 0. Gentle Dental made up 17.7% of all Wellington dental clinic searches we track, and Johnsonville Dental Centre accounted for 0%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Gentle Dental vs Johnsonville Dental Centre: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/gentle-dental-vs-johnsonville-dental-centre This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/gentle-dental-vs-johnsonville-dental-centre. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.