--- title: "Lumino Manawatū Dental vs Smile Dental: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Lumino Manawatū Dental or Smile Dental more popular in search? 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/lumino-manawatu-dental-vs-smile-dental" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lumino Manawatū Dental vs Smile Dental: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Lumino Manawatū Dental or Smile Dental more popular in search? 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**: Lumino Manawatū Dental and Smile Dental - **Competitive set**: Palmerston North dental clinics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Lumino Manawatū Dental Share of Search**: 0.7% - **Smile Dental Share of Search**: 6.6% ## Is Lumino Manawatū Dental or Smile Dental more popular in search? - In September 2026, Smile Dental had more branded searches than Lumino Manawatū Dental among Palmerston North dental clinics in New Zealand. Smile Dental had about 190 branded searches, while Lumino Manawatū Dental had 20. Smile Dental made up 6.6% of all Palmerston North dental clinic searches we track, and Lumino Manawatū Dental accounted for 0.7%. - Smile Dental was ahead of Lumino Manawatū Dental in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lumino Manawatū Dental’s share of searches among Palmerston North dental clinics in New Zealand moved from 0.29% to 0.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10 to 20. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smile Dental’s share of searches among Palmerston North dental clinics in New Zealand moved from 8% to 6.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 280 to 190. ## Top Palmerston North dental clinics in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Smile Dental was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Lumino Manawatū Dental was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Smile Dental was listed before Lumino Manawatū Dental in every answer that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Primecare Dental | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Rapid Response Dental | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Smile Dental | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Grey Street Dental Surgery | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lumino Manawatū Dental | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Carpenters Dental | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Lumino The Dentists | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about Palmerston North dental clinics - Asked ChatGPT "Which dental clinic should I go to in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. Primecare Dental, 2. Smile Dental, 3. Lumino Manawatū Dental - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best dental clinics in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. Primecare Dental, 2. Smile Dental, 3. Grey Street Dental Surgery, 4. Rapid Response Dental, 5. Carpenters Dental, 6. Lumino Manawatū Dental - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best dental clinic in Palmerston North, New Zealand for a toothache?": 1. Rapid Response Dental, 2. Primecare Dental, 3. Grey Street Dental Surgery - Searched Google, AI Overview "dental clinic palmerston north": 1. Primecare Dental, 2. Smile Dental, 3. Rapid Response Dental - Searched Google, AI Overview "emergency dentist palmerston north": 1. Rapid Response Dental, 2. Smile Dental, 3. Lumino Manawatū Dental Not named in any answer: Lumino The Dentists. 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 Palmerston North dental clinics in September 2026? - In September 2026, Smile Dental gained share of searches among Palmerston North dental clinics in New Zealand, from 5.9% to 6.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lumino Manawatū Dental in New Zealand rose 100% over 12 measured months, from 10 to 20 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Lumino Manawatū Dental estimated searches | Lumino Manawatū Dental Share of Search | Lumino Manawatū Dental rank | Smile Dental estimated searches | Smile Dental Share of Search | Smile Dental rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 10 | 0.29% | 7 | 280 | 8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.3% | 7 | 260 | 7.9% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.39% | 7 | 280 | 10.9% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 10 | 0.3% | 7 | 340 | 10.4% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 10 | 0.32% | 7 | 190 | 6.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.28% | 7 | 290 | 8.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 10 | 0.31% | 7 | 230 | 7.1% | 5 | | May 2026 | 20 | 0.69% | 7 | 270 | 9.3% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.29% | 7 | 330 | 9.7% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 20 | 0.65% | 7 | 230 | 7.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 20 | 0.66% | 7 | 180 | 5.9% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 20 | 0.7% | 7 | 190 | 6.6% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lumino Manawatū 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. - **Lumino Manawatū Dental**: Measured on the search term “lumino manawatu dental”. - **Smile Dental**: Measured on the search terms “dentist smile dental”, “smile dental”, “smile dental care”, “smile dental clinic”, “smile dental dentist”, “smile dental queen street”, “smile dental services” and “smiledental”, summed into one figure. - [Lumino Manawatū Dental profile](/demand/nz/brands/lumino-manawatu-dental) - [Smile Dental profile](/demand/nz/brands/smile-dental) - [All Palmerston North dental clinics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/palmerston-north/dental-clinics): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Lumino Manawatū Dental or Smile Dental more popular in search? In September 2026, Smile Dental had more branded searches than Lumino Manawatū Dental among Palmerston North dental clinics in New Zealand. Smile Dental had about 190 branded searches, while Lumino Manawatū Dental had 20. Smile Dental made up 6.6% of all Palmerston North dental clinic searches we track, and Lumino Manawatū Dental accounted for 0.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lumino Manawatū Dental vs Smile Dental: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lumino-manawatu-dental-vs-smile-dental This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lumino-manawatu-dental-vs-smile-dental. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.