LOCAL BENCHMARK · DENSE
Dental in Reno, NV.
Every business below was observed on Google Maps for "dentist" targeted at Reno. Review counts, ratings, and ranks are from the IMPIOUS benchmark snapshot (internal benchmark, Apr 2026).
MEDIAN REVIEWS — TOP 3
394
P25 — MIN TO COMPETE
289
AVG RATING — TOP 3
4.60
DENSITY TIER
DENSE
TOP-3 MEDIAN REFERRING DOMAINS
73
TOP-3 MEDIAN DFS RANK
123
AI MENTIONS — TOP 3 CITED
0 / 3
AI PLATFORMS
none
| # | BUSINESS | REVIEWS | RATING | REF. DOMAINS | AI CITED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Reno Dentist | 782 | 4.7★ | 151 | — |
| 1 | 1800 Emergency Dentist Reno 24 Hour | 0 | 0.0★ | 1743 | — |
| 1 | Reno Dentures and Implants | 339 | 4.8★ | 65 | — |
| 2 | Evergreen Family Dental | 289 | 4.8★ | 62 | — |
| 2 | Westside Dental Studio | 394 | 5.0★ | 73 | — |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada Periodontics and Implant Dentistry | 192 | 4.9★ | 69 | — |
| 3 | Kwong Dental Care: Kwong, Cyrus D. DDS | 405 | 4.9★ | 37 | — |
| 3 | Emergency Dental Assistance | 5 | 2.6★ | — | — |
| 3 | Floss Dental Boutique | 291 | 4.9★ | 127 | — |
| 3 | Affordable Dentures & Implants | 701 | 4.6★ | 1792 | — |
| 4 | Priority Emergency Dental Care | 0 | 0.0★ | — | — |
| 4 | David M. White, DDS - Cosmetic Dentist Reno | 559 | 4.9★ | — | — |
| 4 | Smile Now Reno Dentures and Implants | 55 | 4.9★ | — | — |
| 5 | Absolute Dental - Reno | 445 | 4.2★ | — | — |
| 5 | Saint Mary's Emergency Department | 75 | 2.7★ | — | — |
| 5 | Keystone Modern Dentistry | 75 | 4.7★ | — | — |
| 5 | Reno Tahoe Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center | 392 | 4.8★ | — | — |
Market read
The Reno dental market shows 58% spam rates among top-3 competitors despite median review counts of 394 (internal benchmark, Apr 2026), suggesting review authenticity gaps persist even at market leadership. Top performers average 4.6ratings across 68/100 Google Business Profile completeness, posting 6.33 reviews monthly. The market ranks DENSE with 127 median referring domains among leaders. However, AI citation data reveals zero ChatGPT mentions of Google's top-3 dentists when queried directly. Businesses at the p25 entry threshold of 289 reviews face a 105-review gap to top-3 status while competing against established velocity patterns. Closing that distance requires both review volume and addressing the visibility paradox where search dominance hasn't translated to generative AI awareness.
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.