Dental SEO & Website Benchmarks: Montreal, QC
Live figures from 52 indexable audited Montreal dental practice websites, recomputed as practices are re-audited. Most recent audit September 1, 2026. Methodology dps-37-v1.
60
median score
−6.00 vs Quebec median 66
60.37
average score
Quebec average: 64.26
70.25
top quartile
the score the best 25% of local websites clear
52
websites audited
of 1,917 across Quebec
Score distribution
Grade distribution in Montreal
Counts use all 52 indexable audited Montreal websites.
A
0.00%
0 of 52
B
3.85%
2 of 52
C
23.08%
12 of 52
D
25.00%
13 of 52
F
48.08%
25 of 52
Quebec distribution: A 0% · B 5% · C 30% · D 35% · F 30% (1,917 websites).
Largest local difference first
Where Montreal 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 Montreal websites are omitted.
100%
Service or treatment structured data not detected
52 of 52 evaluated Montreal websites — vs 97.76% across Quebec.
98%
Emergency-services page not detected
51 of 52 evaluated Montreal websites — vs 95.20% across Quebec.
98%
AggregateRating structured data not detected
51 of 52 evaluated Montreal websites — vs 98.49% across Quebec.
| Check | Montreal rate | Quebec rate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Images missing alternative textWebsite fundamentals | 48.08%25 of 52 evaluated | 71.31%1,367 of 1,917 evaluated | −23.23 pp |
| XML sitemap not detectedWebsite fundamentals | 55.77%29 of 52 evaluated | 33.91%650 of 1,917 evaluated | +21.86 pp |
| Privacy-policy link not detectedPatient journey | 65.38%34 of 52 evaluated | 86.59%1,660 of 1,917 evaluated | −21.21 pp |
| Missing canonical tagsWebsite fundamentals | 55.77%29 of 52 evaluated | 36.41%698 of 1,917 evaluated | +19.36 pp |
| Limited useful contentWebsite fundamentals | 59.62%31 of 52 evaluated | 46.74%896 of 1,917 evaluated | +12.88 pp |
| Missing meta descriptionsWebsite fundamentals | 59.62%31 of 52 evaluated | 50.70%972 of 1,917 evaluated | +8.92 pp |
| FAQ page not detectedPatient journey | 88.46%46 of 52 evaluated | 80.18%1,537 of 1,917 evaluated | +8.28 pp |
| Unclear H1 structureWebsite fundamentals | 51.92%27 of 52 evaluated | 57.85%1,109 of 1,917 evaluated | −5.93 pp |
| Contact or inquiry form not detectedPatient journey | 71.15%37 of 52 evaluated | 65.31%1,252 of 1,917 evaluated | +5.84 pp |
| FAQPage structured data not detectedStructured data | 94.23%49 of 52 evaluated | 98.07%1,880 of 1,917 evaluated | −3.84 pp |
| BreadcrumbList structured data not detectedStructured data | 71.15%37 of 52 evaluated | 67.97%1,303 of 1,917 evaluated | +3.18 pp |
| Emergency-services page not detectedPatient journey | 98.08%51 of 52 evaluated | 95.20%1,825 of 1,917 evaluated | +2.88 pp |
| Service or treatment structured data not detectedStructured data | 100.00%52 of 52 evaluated | 97.76%1,874 of 1,917 evaluated | +2.24 pp |
| Dentist or LocalBusiness structured data not detectedStructured data | 61.54%32 of 52 evaluated | 60.35%1,157 of 1,917 evaluated | +1.19 pp |
| Insurance or payment page not detectedPatient journey | 96.15%50 of 52 evaluated | 95.31%1,827 of 1,917 evaluated | +0.84 pp |
| Clear booking action not detectedPatient journey | 88.46%46 of 52 evaluated | 87.95%1,686 of 1,917 evaluated | +0.51 pp |
| AggregateRating structured data not detectedStructured data | 98.08%51 of 52 evaluated | 98.49%1,888 of 1,917 evaluated | −0.41 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 Montreal market
Common questions
Dental SEO and website questions for Montreal
- How good are dental practice websites in Montreal?
- Across 52 audited Montreal dental practice websites, the median DentalPresence Score is 60 out of 100, and the best 25% of local sites score 70.25 or higher. The score summarizes 37 deterministic website and SEO checks covering structured data, website fundamentals, and the patient journey.
- What do Montreal dental websites most often get wrong?
- The most common gaps detected on audited Montreal dental websites are: “Service or treatment structured data not detected” (100% of evaluated sites); “Emergency-services page not detected” (98% of evaluated sites); “AggregateRating structured data not detected” (98% 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 Montreal compare with the rest of Quebec?
- Montreal's median score of 60 is 6 points below 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 Montreal 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 Montreal 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.