LOCAL BENCHMARK · MEDIUM

Dental in Knoxville, TN.

Every business below was observed on Google Maps for "dentist" targeted at Knoxville. Review counts, ratings, and ranks are from the IMPIOUS benchmark snapshot (internal benchmark, Apr 2026).

MEDIAN REVIEWS — TOP 3

368

P25 — MIN TO COMPETE

30

AVG RATING — TOP 3

4.59

DENSITY TIER

MEDIUM

TOP-3 MEDIAN REFERRING DOMAINS

65

TOP-3 MEDIAN DFS RANK

148.5

AI MENTIONS — TOP 3 CITED

1 / 3

AI PLATFORMS

GPT

# BUSINESS REVIEWS RATING REF. DOMAINS AI CITED
1 Iron Mountain Smile Studio 2 5.0 30
1 Grassy Creek Dental 496 4.8 47
1 Cosmetic Dentistry of Knoxville 710 5.0 65 cited
1 Affordable Dentures & Implants 1639 4.7 1792
2 Smile Knoxville Dental Clinic 0 0.0 0
2 Western Heights Dental 206 2.6 65
2 Sequoyah Dental Arts 368 4.9 156
3 Ethan Long, DDS 30 4.5 52
3 University General Dentists 369 4.9 291
3 ClearChoice Dental Implant Center 69 4.7 1329
4 Dental Partners South Knoxville 488 4.6
4 Cakmes Dental Studio 575 5.0
4 Southeast Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center 1113 4.9
5 Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Teeth Team 0 0.0
5 Dean Cosmetic Dentistry 1232 5.0
5 The Dental Implant Center 13 4.7

Market read

Knoxville's dental market shows a 42% spam rate among top-3 practices (internal benchmark, Apr 2026)—a red flag suggesting review authenticity remains contested in this vertical. Top performers median 368 reviews with 4.59average rating and 60/100 Google Business Profile completeness, posting 3.58 reviews monthly. The pack entry floor sits at 30 reviews (p25). Medium density tier indicates moderate competitive saturation. Backlink analysis reveals top-3 median 65 referring domains and 148.5 median DFS rank. AI visibility extends beyond traditional search: ChatGPT names one top-3 dentist when prompted for "best dentist in Knoxville, TN." Practices at p25 require sustained review velocity and profile optimization to close the 338-review gap, while differentiating on spam-resistant review sourcing.

See "The Review Gap Is Smaller Than Everyone Thinks" for the cross-city pattern and "What the Top-3 Actually Have on Their Backlink Profile" for the backlink + AI-citation breakdown.