SEO Performance Report

Bison Dentistry

First page rankings up 59 percent in one month, September 2026 data
Prepared by Dominguez Marketing
October 2026
Monthly Review
Live ranking data and AI search visibility Reporting period · September 1 to September 30, 2026
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Executive Summary

September was a breakout month for rankings. Bison Dentistry finished the month on the first page of Google for 511 different search queries, up from 321 in August, a gain of 190 queries or 59 percent in a single month. The first two pages now hold 741 queries, up from 482 in August, a gain of 259 or 54 percent, and the top 3 tier held its ground at 144 against 143 in August. All three are counted across every query the site appeared for.

Almost all of the gain landed in positions 4 to 10, which went from 178 queries in August to 367. Clicks came in at 245 against 18,854 impressions, up from 236 clicks and 18,232 impressions in August, a 4 percent and 3 percent rise, and both are above July as well. From this report forward, clicks and impressions are Google's totals for the whole site, which include searches Google does not itemise. They are not like for like with the figures quoted last month. On the whole-site basis August was 236 clicks and 18,232 impressions. Among the searches Google itemises by position, first page impressions rose 40 percent, from 3,045 to 4,265, the first page now carries 30 percent of those itemised impressions against 20 percent in August, and 84 percent of itemised clicks came from top 3 positions. That is the opportunity in one line: the site now has far more queries on page one, and the next step is moving them from the middle of the page to the top, where the clicks are.

What reached page one is mostly service demand from across Buffalo rather than brand searches: dentures, urgent tooth problems, tooth infection questions and smile makeovers. The timing lines up with work we shipped mid month. On September 14 we corrected a technical setting on 148 pages so that each one names bisondentistry.com as its official address for Google, and on September 21 the rewritten services and emergency dentistry pages went live. In the 16 days from September 15 to 30 the site held 393 first page queries; in the same 16 days of August it held 209, and in the first 14 days of September, 192. One month does not prove cause, so October's count is the test of whether the gain holds.

In the local map pack, checked daily from Tonawanda, Bison held 9 top three placements across 7 search terms on September 30. That is the same number of placements as the end of August, spread across two more terms, with "best dentist" and "dental cleaning" in the pack on both desktop and mobile.

In AI search, Microsoft's own reporting counted 28 citations of Bison pages in September. From this report forward we total Microsoft's figures by calendar month, so they are not like for like with the rolling 30 day window quoted last month. On the calendar basis August was 12, so September is up 16. AI visibility is still early for this site, and section 07 shows each reading we have.

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Headline Metrics

Top 3 RankingsSearch terms where Bison Dentistry ranks in Google positions 1, 2, or 3, measured from Google's own reporting of every query the site appeared for during September. These are the top spots on the page where most clicks happen.
144 ▲ 1
Queries where the site ranks in positions 1 to 3 on Google during September, against 143 in August.
First Page RankingsSearch terms where Bison Dentistry appears anywhere on the first page of Google (positions 1 through 10), measured from Google's own reporting of every query the site appeared for during September. The vast majority of searchers never go past page 1.
511 ▲ 190
Queries where the site appears in the top 10 on Google during September, up 59 percent from 321 in August.
Top 20 RankingsSearch terms where Bison Dentistry appears on page 1 or page 2 of Google, measured from Google's own reporting of every query the site appeared for during September. Page 2 results are next in line to move up to page 1 with continued SEO work.
741 ▲ 259
Queries appearing in the first two pages of Google during September, up 54 percent from 482 in August.
AI Search CitationsCitations counted by Microsoft's own reporting for the Microsoft ecosystem (Bing search and Copilot), totalled for the calendar month. This tracks how often Bison Dentistry's pages are pulled as a source when an AI assistant answers a dental question.
28 ▲ 16
Microsoft's own count for September, totalled by calendar month. August on the same basis was 12.
What we are watching

The implant searches lost visibility while the rest of the site climbed.

The implant procedure page drew 1,010 impressions in September against 1,957 in August. Its rankings did not fall with them: the four largest implant searches sat between positions 31 and 41, within a few places of where they were. What changed is how often Google showed results that deep. Across the site, impressions from positions 21 and beyond fell by a quarter among the searches Google itemises by position, partly because queries climbed out of that range onto pages one and two. The same dip showed up in September across unrelated sites we track, concentrated in positions beyond page one, and we are reviewing the daily data before drawing a conclusion. Even so, implants are the cluster where we most want movement and it did not move, and September's page work went to the services hub and the emergency page rather than the implant pages. They are the first priority for the coming month, and we will report on this cluster specifically next month.

A note on how these numbers are counted

We pull from several sources, and each number stays with the source that measures it best from month to month. The headline counts above come from Google's own reporting and cover every search Bison Dentistry appeared for. The map pack numbers further down come from our daily rank tracker, which checks a set list of priority terms from each location on desktop and mobile, so they are a different view and not a restatement of the headline. AI figures come from the platforms themselves and are totalled by calendar month.

03

Ranking Wins

Queries where Bison Dentistry appeared on the first page of Google in September, from Google's own reporting. Positions are the average across the month, which is why they carry a decimal. These are the highest impression examples from the 511 first page queries in the headline.

First-page rankings (top 10)

Sorted by total impressions · September 2026
KeywordAvg. PositionMonthly Impressions
bison dentistry1.6597
dentist in tonawanda9.2255
dental clinic in tonawanda1.6146
smile makeovers buffalo8.0123
dentist in tonawanda, ny3.0118
snap in dentures in buffalo7.9113
dentist tonawanda ny8.0108
bison dental4.293
loose tooth treatment in buffalo8.088
smile makeover in buffalo7.184
dental checkup in buffalo9.576
smile makeover dentist5.974
smile makeover specialist6.263
bison dentistry tonawanda1.056
baby tooth extraction in buffalo8.545
partial dentures in buffalo9.137
dental infection treatment5.036
tonawanda full teeth replacement7.834
tonawanda teeth whitening treatment8.733
gum recession treatment in tonawanda9.133
dental x ray in buffalo2.732
how to treat a tooth infection6.531
dental checkups7.130
tooth repair tonawanda6.229
full dentures in buffalo6.128
dental implant surgery1.624
dental implant tonawanda4.723
dead tooth treatment in buffalo7.422
pediatric dentist tonawanda ny1.917
What moved onto page one

Most of what arrived is service demand from across Buffalo, not brand searches.

Of the 63 first page queries among the site's 200 most visible searches in September, 41 were not among August's top 250 at all, which means each drew 6 impressions or fewer that month. The clearest group is dentures: "snap in dentures in buffalo" (position 7.9, 113 impressions), "partial dentures in buffalo" (9.1), "full dentures in buffalo" (6.1) and "flexible dentures in buffalo" (9.8) all arrived together, and the dentures page went from 132 impressions at an average position of 42.5 in August to 407 impressions at 20.7. Urgent tooth searches arrived with the emergency dentistry page as the best performing result, the page we rewrote on your behalf and put live on September 21: "loose tooth treatment in buffalo" at 8.0 with 88 impressions and "dead tooth treatment in buffalo" at 7.4. Tooth infection questions arrived on the root canal article ("dental infection treatment" at 5.0, "how to treat a tooth infection" at 6.5). Among terms from last month's report, "bison dental" moved from position 7 to 4.2 and "dental implant tonawanda" from 16 to 4.7.

04

Striking Distance

Queries ranking just beyond the first page, with an average position above 10 and up to 20, where a small content or link push moves them onto page 1. These are the next wave of winsStriking distance keywords are search terms ranking close to page 1 (average position above 10 and up to 20). They typically take less work to push onto page 1 than starting a brand new keyword from scratch.. This tier grew too, from 161 queries in August to 230 in September.

Average position above 10, up to 20

Sorted by total impressions · September 2026
KeywordAvg. PositionMonthly Impressions
full mouth restorations tonawanda16.0347
smile makeovers tonawanda14.0303
dental implant restoration tonawanda13.3293
dentist near me13.6281
dentist15.9155
pediatric dentist near me16.7136
dentist offices near me12.6124
smile makeover dentist buffalo13.196
smile makeovers11.265
dentists buffalo ny18.855
best dentist17.754
kids dentist near me10.553
emergency dentist near tonawanda17.452
dentists near me14.849
dentist offices14.147
dentistry near me17.643
cosmetic dentist near me16.937
chipped tooth repair darien ny10.436
dentist office11.931
dentist accepting new patients near me16.229
dentist appointment16.427
emergency tooth extraction near me19.226
dentist near me for kids13.925
emergency dental19.725
Where the biggest upside sits

Four service queries are still being served heavily from beyond page two.

"cosmetic dentistry tonawanda" pulled 593 impressions at position 41.8, "dental implants tonawanda" 491 at position 31.0, "porcelain veneers tonawanda" 488 at position 35.4, and "smile makeover dentist tonawanda" 410 at position 32.0. Google is already showing Bison for these searches in volume. Two of them sit higher than in last month's report, where "cosmetic dentistry tonawanda" was at position 47 and "smile makeover dentist tonawanda" at 38. Moving them the rest of the way is a content depth and internal linking job on pages that already exist.

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Pillar Pages Driving the Engine

These specific pages are the foundation for everything ranking. The figures below come from Google's own page level reporting for September and count every queryA query is a unique search term this specific page showed up for on Google during the reporting month. One page often appears for many related searches at once. This month the counts cover every query Google recorded for the page, not just its leading ones. each page appeared for. Earlier reports counted only each page's leading queries, so these counts are larger and should not be compared with last month's cards.

bisondentistry.com

Homepage

626 queries 6,287 monthly impressions
Top entry point for branded searches and broad general dentistry terms across Buffalo and Tonawanda. "bison dentistry" holds an average position of 1.6 with 597 impressions and 116 clicks, which is 47 percent of the site's 245 clicks for the month. It also anchors the "dentist near me" (position 13.6) and "dentist" (15.9) searches sitting on page 2.
bisondentistry.com/tonawanda-ny/dental-office/

Tonawanda Dental Office Hub

115 queries 2,023 monthly impressions
The second largest impression pool on the site. Google showed this page for 115 queries in September against 47 in August, impressions rose from 1,652 to 2,023, and its average position improved from 37.1 to 29.2. It is the best performing page for "dental implant tonawanda" at position 4.7.
bisondentistry.com/about/find-a-dentist/

Find a Dentist

157 queries 1,528 monthly impressions
The biggest single expansion in query count this month. This page appeared for 157 queries against 28 in August, and impressions rose from 1,012 to 1,528 at an average position of 10.4. It carries the "choosing a dentist" searches: "dentists accepting new patients" at position 9.5, "dentist office" at 11.9 and "dentist offices" at 14.1.
bisondentistry.com/tonawanda-ny/emergency-dentist/

Emergency Dentistry

90 queries 672 monthly impressions
We rewrote this page again on your behalf in September and it went live on September 21. Google recorded it for 90 queries and 672 impressions during the month, with "emergency dental near me" at position 6.1, "dead tooth treatment in buffalo" at 7.4 and "loose tooth treatment in buffalo" at 8.0 on page 1. "emergency dentist near tonawanda" is still on page 2 at 17.4, level with last month.
bisondentistry.com/tonawanda-ny/smile-makeover/

Smile Makeover Service Page

26 queries 1,300 monthly impressions
Cosmetic cluster page covering the "smile makeover" family across Buffalo and Tonawanda. It is the best performing page for four first page queries: "smile makeover dentist" at position 5.9, "smile makeover in buffalo" at 7.1, "smile makeovers 14222" at 7.2 and "smile makeovers buffalo" at 8.0.
bisondentistry.com/tonawanda-ny/cosmetic-dental-care/

Cosmetic Dental Care

111 queries 1,050 monthly impressions
Landing page carrying the "cosmetic dentist" family. Google showed it for 111 queries against 18 in August, impressions rose from 802 to 1,050, and its average position improved from 45.7 to 32.2. That is real progress, and it is still beyond page two, which is why the cosmetic cluster stays on next month's list.
bisondentistry.com/tonawanda-ny/kid-friendly-dentist/

Kid Friendly Dentist

120 queries 1,042 monthly impressions
The page Google is using for children's dentistry searches. It appeared for 120 queries against 92 in August, and its average position improved from 26.9 to 18.5. "kids dentist near me" sits at 10.5, on the edge of page 1. Across the site, the wider "pediatric dentist near me" search moved from position 20 in last month's report to 16.7.
bisondentistry.com/tonawanda-ny/dental-implant-procedure/

Dental Implant Procedure

22 queries 1,010 monthly impressions
This is the page behind this month's watch item. Impressions came in at 1,010 against 1,957 in August, with its searches still sitting deep at an average position of 40.9. Elsewhere in the implant cluster, "dental implant surgery" holds an average position of 1.6 and "dental implant restoration tonawanda" is on page 2 at 13.3. The implant pages are first in line for work in the coming month.
bisondentistry.com/about/

About Bison Dentistry

49 queries 1,129 monthly impressions
Carries practice, team and location searches. It is the best performing page for "dentist tonawanda ny" (position 8.0, 108 impressions) and "dentist in tonawanda ny" (6.0), and "dr kosar" sits at position 5.8.
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Local 3-Pack Performance

Real local 3-packWhen someone searches for a local service like "dentist near me," Google shows a special box at the top with a map and three business listings. This is called the local 3-pack or "map pack" and ranking inside it is a major driver of calls. rankings from our daily rank tracker, which checks a set list of 42 priority terms from the Tonawanda tracking location on desktop and on mobile. This is a different view from the headline counts, which cover every query Google showed the site for. On September 30, Bison held a top three pack position in 9 placements across 7 tracked terms.

Map pack positions from TonawandaThe position shown is where Bison Dentistry stood inside the Google local 3-pack on September 30, checked from the Tonawanda tracking location. Desktop and mobile are checked separately, and each one counts as its own placement.

As of September 30, 2026 · daily checks · desktop and mobile
Keyword Desktop Pack Position Mobile Pack Position
best dentist23
dental cleaning22
tooth filling2Not in pack
cavity filling2Not in pack
gum contouring3Not in pack
dental bondingNot in pack2
tooth extractionNot in pack3
Month over month, on the same basis

Nine pack placements at the end of August, nine at the end of September, now across seven terms instead of five.

Last month's table showed the best position each term reached at any point in the month. From this report forward we show where each term stood on the last day of the month, which is the stricter test, so the two tables are not like for like. On the month end basis August was also 9 placements. "cavity filling" and "tooth extraction" are new to the pack, "dental cleaning" holds position 2 on both desktop and mobile, and "best dentist" holds position 2 on desktop and moved from 2 to 3 on mobile. "tooth filling" dropped out on mobile and "dental bonding" on desktop. On the tracker's standard search results from the same location on desktop, "dentist" stood at position 8 on September 30 against 11 at the end of August, and "dentist near me" at 10 against 13. Those are single location checks of two head terms, so they will not match the all search averages in section 04. Map pack readings this month are from the Tonawanda location.

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AI Search Visibility

AI search visibility

Microsoft's AI cited Bison pages 28 times in September, up from 12 in August.

AI visibility is still early for this site, so this section is short. We read it three ways. Microsoft's own reporting counts citations inside Bing and Copilot. Google's own reporting counts how many times the site surfaced inside Google's AI features. A cross-platform snapshot samples citations across seven AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Copilot, Gemini and Grok). Microsoft is where the growth is.

Three measurement lenses on AI visibility
Microsoft ecosystem, calendar monthCitations reported directly by Microsoft's own reporting for the Microsoft ecosystem (Bing search and Copilot), totalled for the calendar month. It reflects answered queries where Bison's pages were pulled as a source.
28
Citations in September, up 16 from 12 in August on the same calendar month basis.
Google AI feature impressionsImpressions from Google's own reporting on its generative AI features, totalled for the calendar month. This counts how many times a Bison page was shown inside an AI-generated answer surface on Google, whether or not it earned a click.
402
Impressions inside Google's AI features in September. From this report forward we total this figure by calendar month, so it is not like for like with the trailing 28 day figure quoted last month. On the calendar basis August was 556.
Cross-platform snapshotA sampled count of citations across seven AI answer engines during the month: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Copilot, Gemini and Grok. This tracker samples a subset of questions, so the reading is directional rather than a full census.
1
One citation on the seven platform tracker in September, recorded in Google AI Overviews. August also read 1.
Reading the three together

Microsoft's count more than doubled, and Google's AI is still showing mostly the homepage.

Microsoft's citations went from 12 to 28. Google's AI features showed Bison pages less often than in August, 402 times against 556, and the homepage accounts for 241 of those, or 60 percent, so Google's AI is drawing on the practice's front door far more than on its service or article pages. The cross-platform snapshot held at a single citation. We also track a fixed set of dental questions for the Buffalo market in ChatGPT and in Google AI Overviews and check whether Bison is named or linked in the answers. That tracking is in place and ran all month, and Bison was not yet named or linked in the tracked answers in September. The cosmetic page work in section 08 covers the same topics those questions ask about, and we will report each of these readings again next month on the same basis.

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Next Month Focus

September put 190 more queries on the first page and 259 more inside the top 20. The plan for the coming month is to confirm that gain holds, turn the new page one positions into clicks, and get the implant pages moving. The year end dental benefits guide we published on your behalf at the end of September is also live in time for the fourth quarter.

  • 01

    Get the implant pages moving

    Deeper on-page content and internal linking on the implant procedure and dental implants pages. This is the watch item: the procedure page drew 1,010 impressions against 1,957 in August, and "dental implants tonawanda" is still at position 31.0 with 491 impressions waiting behind it.

  • 02

    Turn page one positions into clicks

    367 queries now sit in positions 4 to 10 and produced 12 percent of the clicks Google itemises by position, while the 144 top 3 queries produced 84 percent. Sharper titles and descriptions on the dentures, emergency and find a dentist pages are the route from the middle of page one to the top of it.

  • 03

    Close the gap on the cosmetic cluster

    "cosmetic dentistry tonawanda" (593 impressions at position 41.8) and "porcelain veneers tonawanda" (488 at 35.4) are the largest searches still beyond page two. The cosmetic dental care page improved its average position from 45.7 to 32.2 in September, and the next depth pass is aimed at page two.