--- title: "Golden Apple Dental vs The Dentists: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Golden Apple Dental or The Dentists more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hawke’s Bay 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/golden-apple-dental-vs-the-dentists" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Golden Apple Dental vs The Dentists: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Golden Apple Dental or The Dentists more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hawke’s Bay 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**: Golden Apple Dental and The Dentists - **Competitive set**: Hawke’s Bay dental clinics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Golden Apple Dental Share of Search**: 30.8% - **The Dentists Share of Search**: 23.9% ## Is Golden Apple Dental or The Dentists more popular in search? - In September 2026, Golden Apple Dental had more branded searches than The Dentists among hawke’s Bay dental clinics in New Zealand. Golden Apple Dental had about 760 branded searches, while The Dentists had 590. Golden Apple Dental made up 30.8% of all hawke’s Bay dental clinic searches we track, and The Dentists accounted for 23.9%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Golden Apple Dental took it in January 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Golden Apple Dental’s share of searches among hawke’s Bay dental clinics in New Zealand moved from 23.8% to 30.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 540 to 760. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Dentists’ share of searches among hawke’s Bay dental clinics in New Zealand moved from 31.7% to 23.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 590. ## Top hawke’s Bay dental clinics in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, The Dentists appeared in all three answers. Golden Apple Dental was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. The Dentists was listed before Golden Apple 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The Dentists | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Dentiq | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Smilehaus Dental | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | David Marriott Dental | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Parkside Dental | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Bay Dental Care | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Golden Apple Dental | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Taradale Family Dental | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about hawke’s Bay dental clinics - Asked ChatGPT "Which Hawke’s Bay dental clinic should I go to in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand?": 1. The Dentists, 2. Dentiq, 3. David Marriott Dental, 4. Smilehaus Dental, 5. Bay Dental Care - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best Hawke’s Bay dental clinics in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand?": 1. The Dentists, 2. Dentiq, 3. Parkside Dental, 4. David Marriott Dental, 5. Smilehaus Dental, 6. Bay Dental Care, 7. Golden Apple Dental - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best Hawke’s Bay dental clinic in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand for a checkup?": 1. The Dentists, 2. Smilehaus Dental, 3. Parkside Dental, 4. David Marriott Dental Not named in any answer: Taradale Family 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 hawke’s Bay dental clinics in September 2026? - In September 2026, Golden Apple Dental lost share of searches among hawke’s Bay dental clinics in New Zealand, from 35% to 30.8%. - In September 2026, The Dentists lost share of searches among hawke’s Bay dental clinics in New Zealand, from 27.1% to 23.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Golden Apple Dental estimated searches | Golden Apple Dental Share of Search | Golden Apple Dental rank | The Dentists estimated searches | The Dentists Share of Search | The Dentists rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 540 | 23.8% | 2 | 720 | 31.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 580 | 22.8% | 2 | 880 | 34.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 570 | 27.7% | 2 | 590 | 28.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 670 | 26.8% | 1 | 590 | 23.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 660 | 30.3% | 1 | 480 | 22% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 840 | 32.8% | 1 | 590 | 23% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 820 | 33.5% | 1 | 590 | 24.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1K | 39.8% | 1 | 590 | 23.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1K | 37.6% | 1 | 590 | 21.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 750 | 29.6% | 1 | 720 | 28.5% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 930 | 35% | 1 | 720 | 27.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 760 | 30.8% | 1 | 590 | 23.9% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Golden Apple Dental’s and The Dentists’ 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. - **Golden Apple Dental**: Measured on the search terms “golden apple dental”, “golden apple dental clinic”, “golden apple dental hastings”, “golden apple dental napier” and “hastings golden apple dental”, summed into one figure. - **The Dentists**: Measured on the search term “the dentists taradale”. - [Golden Apple Dental profile](/demand/nz/brands/golden-apple-dental) - [The Dentists profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-dentists) - [All hawke’s Bay dental clinics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/hawke-s-bay-region/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 Golden Apple Dental or The Dentists more popular in search? In September 2026, Golden Apple Dental had more branded searches than The Dentists among hawke’s Bay dental clinics in New Zealand. Golden Apple Dental had about 760 branded searches, while The Dentists had 590. Golden Apple Dental made up 30.8% of all hawke’s Bay dental clinic searches we track, and The Dentists accounted for 23.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Golden Apple Dental vs The Dentists: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/golden-apple-dental-vs-the-dentists This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/golden-apple-dental-vs-the-dentists. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.