Dental SEO & Website Benchmarks: Laval, QC
Live figures from 112 indexable audited Laval dental practice websites, recomputed as practices are re-audited. Most recent audit September 19, 2026. Methodology dps-37-v1.
66
median score
0 vs Quebec median 66
64.87
average score
Quebec average: 64.26
74.25
top quartile
the score the best 25% of local websites clear
112
websites audited
of 1,917 across Quebec
Score distribution
Grade distribution in Laval
Counts use all 112 indexable audited Laval websites.
A
0.00%
0 of 112
B
6.25%
7 of 112
C
30.36%
34 of 112
D
32.14%
36 of 112
F
31.25%
35 of 112
Quebec distribution: A 0% · B 5% · C 30% · D 35% · F 30% (1,917 websites).
Largest local difference first
Where Laval dental websites fall short
“Not detected” means a signal was absent from the homepage and up to two linked pages in a bounded crawl; it does not prove the signal is absent everywhere on the site. Every percentage shows its own evaluated base; checks evaluated on fewer than 30 Laval websites are omitted.
99%
Emergency-services page not detected
111 of 112 evaluated Laval websites — vs 95.20% across Quebec.
98%
Insurance or payment page not detected
110 of 112 evaluated Laval websites — vs 95.31% across Quebec.
97%
FAQPage structured data not detected
109 of 112 evaluated Laval websites — vs 98.07% across Quebec.
| Check | Laval rate | Quebec rate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear booking action not detectedPatient journey | 83.93%94 of 112 evaluated | 87.95%1,686 of 1,917 evaluated | −4.02 pp |
| Dentist or LocalBusiness structured data not detectedStructured data | 64.29%72 of 112 evaluated | 60.35%1,157 of 1,917 evaluated | +3.94 pp |
| Emergency-services page not detectedPatient journey | 99.11%111 of 112 evaluated | 95.20%1,825 of 1,917 evaluated | +3.91 pp |
| FAQ page not detectedPatient journey | 76.79%86 of 112 evaluated | 80.18%1,537 of 1,917 evaluated | −3.39 pp |
| AggregateRating structured data not detectedStructured data | 95.54%107 of 112 evaluated | 98.49%1,888 of 1,917 evaluated | −2.95 pp |
| Insurance or payment page not detectedPatient journey | 98.21%110 of 112 evaluated | 95.31%1,827 of 1,917 evaluated | +2.90 pp |
| Service or treatment structured data not detectedStructured data | 95.54%107 of 112 evaluated | 97.76%1,874 of 1,917 evaluated | −2.22 pp |
| Contact or inquiry form not detectedPatient journey | 63.39%71 of 112 evaluated | 65.31%1,252 of 1,917 evaluated | −1.92 pp |
| BreadcrumbList structured data not detectedStructured data | 66.07%74 of 112 evaluated | 67.97%1,303 of 1,917 evaluated | −1.90 pp |
| XML sitemap not detectedWebsite fundamentals | 32.14%36 of 112 evaluated | 33.91%650 of 1,917 evaluated | −1.77 pp |
| Limited useful contentWebsite fundamentals | 45.54%51 of 112 evaluated | 46.74%896 of 1,917 evaluated | −1.20 pp |
| Missing meta descriptionsWebsite fundamentals | 51.79%58 of 112 evaluated | 50.70%972 of 1,917 evaluated | +1.09 pp |
| Unclear H1 structureWebsite fundamentals | 58.93%66 of 112 evaluated | 57.85%1,109 of 1,917 evaluated | +1.08 pp |
| Images missing alternative textWebsite fundamentals | 72.32%81 of 112 evaluated | 71.31%1,367 of 1,917 evaluated | +1.01 pp |
| Privacy-policy link not detectedPatient journey | 85.71%96 of 112 evaluated | 86.59%1,660 of 1,917 evaluated | −0.88 pp |
| FAQPage structured data not detectedStructured data | 97.32%109 of 112 evaluated | 98.07%1,880 of 1,917 evaluated | −0.75 pp |
| Missing canonical tagsWebsite fundamentals | 35.71%40 of 112 evaluated | 36.41%698 of 1,917 evaluated | −0.70 pp |
2026 Canada study baseline
The frozen national picture for the same checks
Rates from the 11,797-website 2026 Canada study cohort — a frozen study base that counts every audited domain, so it is a different denominator than the live evaluated figures above and the two must not be read as one series.
Emergency-services page not detected69.35%
Clear booking action not detected56.82%
Insurance or payment page not detected78.50%
Privacy-policy link not detected67.52%
Dentist or LocalBusiness structured data not detected50.03%
AggregateRating structured data not detected94.43%
FAQ page not detected73.93%
Limited useful content43.84%
XML sitemap not detected31.14%
Missing canonical tags35.19%
Missing meta descriptions46.44%
Unclear H1 structure59.50%
Contact or inquiry form not detected62.02%
FAQPage structured data not detected93.76%
Service or treatment structured data not detected93.63%
BreadcrumbList structured data not detected71.15%
Images missing alternative text69.09%
Explore the Laval market
Common questions
Dental SEO and website questions for Laval
- How good are dental practice websites in Laval?
- Across 112 audited Laval dental practice websites, the median DentalPresence Score is 66 out of 100, and the best 25% of local sites score 74.25 or higher. The score summarizes 37 deterministic website and SEO checks covering structured data, website fundamentals, and the patient journey.
- What do Laval dental websites most often get wrong?
- The most common gaps detected on audited Laval dental websites are: “Emergency-services page not detected” (99% of evaluated sites); “Insurance or payment page not detected” (98% of evaluated sites); “FAQPage structured data not detected” (97% of evaluated sites). “Not detected” is a bounded-crawl observation, not proof a signal is absent everywhere on a site.
- How does dental website quality in Laval compare with the rest of Quebec?
- Laval's median score of 66 is equal to the Quebec-wide median of 66, based on 1,917 audited websites across Quebec.
- How can I check my own dental practice website's SEO?
- Run a free DentalPresence score: it audits a practice website against the same 37 checks behind every figure on this page and returns a prioritized list of what to fix first. No card is required.
Methodology and limitations
How these live figures are computed
Live cohort. Figures cover the indexable audited practice websites currently published for Laval in the DentalPresence index and recompute as sites are re-audited, so they will drift from the frozen 2026 study numbers over time. Each check's percentage uses only the websites where that check was actually evaluated, shown as its base.
Scoring. Methodology dps-37-v1: a bounded HTTP crawl of robots.txt, sitemap signals, the homepage, and up to two linked internal pages, scored across 37 deterministic checks. “Not detected” is a limited observation, not proof of absence.
What is excluded. Crawl-accessibility findings (DNS failures, blocked crawls, timeouts) come from the frozen study run and use a different cohort base, so they are not restated here — see the Quebec benchmark for them. Percentages are withheld wherever fewer than 30 websites form the base.
No clinical claims. Website signals only — not a clinical rating. These figures do not use rankings, traffic, conversions, credentials, or patient outcomes, and a failed check is not proof of lost revenue or poor care.
Use the benchmark
Score a dental website against the same framework
The Laval figures describe a market, not an individual practice. Run a free score to inspect the public website signals detected for one practice — the same 37-check framework behind every number on this page.