Dental SEO & Website Benchmarks: Saskatoon, SK
Live figures from 88 indexable audited Saskatoon dental practice websites, recomputed as practices are re-audited. Most recent audit September 3, 2026. Methodology dps-37-v1.
72
median score
+2.00 vs Saskatchewan median 70
70.06
average score
Saskatchewan average: 68.72
78.25
top quartile
the score the best 25% of local websites clear
88
websites audited
of 264 across Saskatchewan
Score distribution
Grade distribution in Saskatoon
Counts use all 88 indexable audited Saskatoon websites.
A
4.55%
4 of 88
B
18.18%
16 of 88
C
37.50%
33 of 88
D
21.59%
19 of 88
F
18.18%
16 of 88
Saskatchewan distribution: A 4% · B 23% · C 26% · D 23% · F 25% (264 websites).
Largest local difference first
Where Saskatoon 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 Saskatoon websites are omitted.
97%
Service or treatment structured data not detected
85 of 88 evaluated Saskatoon websites — vs 95.45% across Saskatchewan.
97%
FAQPage structured data not detected
85 of 88 evaluated Saskatoon websites — vs 96.59% across Saskatchewan.
93%
AggregateRating structured data not detected
82 of 88 evaluated Saskatoon websites — vs 96.59% across Saskatchewan.
| Check | Saskatoon rate | Saskatchewan rate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAQ page not detectedPatient journey | 65.91%58 of 88 evaluated | 72.35%191 of 264 evaluated | −6.44 pp |
| Contact or inquiry form not detectedPatient journey | 75.00%66 of 88 evaluated | 70.45%186 of 264 evaluated | +4.55 pp |
| BreadcrumbList structured data not detectedStructured data | 75.00%66 of 88 evaluated | 71.21%188 of 264 evaluated | +3.79 pp |
| AggregateRating structured data not detectedStructured data | 93.18%82 of 88 evaluated | 96.59%255 of 264 evaluated | −3.41 pp |
| Dentist or LocalBusiness structured data not detectedStructured data | 51.14%45 of 88 evaluated | 54.55%144 of 264 evaluated | −3.41 pp |
| Missing canonical tagsWebsite fundamentals | 32.95%29 of 88 evaluated | 35.98%95 of 264 evaluated | −3.03 pp |
| Clear booking action not detectedPatient journey | 52.27%46 of 88 evaluated | 55.30%146 of 264 evaluated | −3.03 pp |
| Limited useful contentWebsite fundamentals | 45.45%40 of 88 evaluated | 48.11%127 of 264 evaluated | −2.66 pp |
| Privacy-policy link not detectedPatient journey | 63.64%56 of 88 evaluated | 61.74%163 of 264 evaluated | +1.90 pp |
| Missing meta descriptionsWebsite fundamentals | 46.59%41 of 88 evaluated | 48.48%128 of 264 evaluated | −1.89 pp |
| XML sitemap not detectedWebsite fundamentals | 28.41%25 of 88 evaluated | 30.30%80 of 264 evaluated | −1.89 pp |
| Service or treatment structured data not detectedStructured data | 96.59%85 of 88 evaluated | 95.45%252 of 264 evaluated | +1.14 pp |
| Images missing alternative textWebsite fundamentals | 65.91%58 of 88 evaluated | 64.77%171 of 264 evaluated | +1.14 pp |
| Emergency-services page not detectedPatient journey | 69.32%61 of 88 evaluated | 70.45%186 of 264 evaluated | −1.13 pp |
| Unclear H1 structureWebsite fundamentals | 62.50%55 of 88 evaluated | 61.74%163 of 264 evaluated | +0.76 pp |
| Insurance or payment page not detectedPatient journey | 73.86%65 of 88 evaluated | 73.11%193 of 264 evaluated | +0.75 pp |
| FAQPage structured data not detectedStructured data | 96.59%85 of 88 evaluated | 96.59%255 of 264 evaluated | 0 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%
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Common questions
Dental SEO and website questions for Saskatoon
- How good are dental practice websites in Saskatoon?
- Across 88 audited Saskatoon dental practice websites, the median DentalPresence Score is 72 out of 100, and the best 25% of local sites score 78.25 or higher. The score summarizes 37 deterministic website and SEO checks covering structured data, website fundamentals, and the patient journey.
- What do Saskatoon dental websites most often get wrong?
- The most common gaps detected on audited Saskatoon dental websites are: “Service or treatment structured data not detected” (97% of evaluated sites); “FAQPage structured data not detected” (97% of evaluated sites); “AggregateRating structured data not detected” (93% 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 Saskatoon compare with the rest of Saskatchewan?
- Saskatoon's median score of 72 is 2 points above the Saskatchewan-wide median of 70, based on 264 audited websites across Saskatchewan.
- 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 Saskatoon 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 Saskatchewan 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.
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Score a dental website against the same framework
The Saskatoon 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.