Comfort Dental Golden

Dr. Heath Colladge
17531 S Golden Rd, Golden, CO 80401
  • Braces
  • Dental implants
  • Root canals
  • Emergency dentistry

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Dentists

Part of Comfort Dental, a group of 196 offices in our directory.

Named on the websiteNational registry (NPI)State license
Heath ColledgeVerifiedNo matching NPIActiveCO #9872 · renews Feb 2028Verify
Preya PatelVerified1285315838 · registered at another addressExpiredCO #205696 · expired Feb 2026Verify(matched by name)
Caitlyn SteinwachsVerified1932892015 · registered at this officeActiveCO #205656 · renews Feb 2028Verify
Rachael YanceyVerified1407422041 · registered at this officeActiveCO #204739 · renews Feb 2028Verify

Named across the group's websites and not counted as staff at this office: Rick Kushner.

Names come from the practice's website. Each is checked against the national provider registry (NPPES) and the state dental board's public license records. “Verified” means an NPI match or an active state license.

Social Proof Index · how this practice ranks
71
SPI

#44 of 69 in the Denver metro · #1 of 1 for oral surgery

Built from 5 of 5 evidence areas covering 97% of the index. Scored September 29 with engine spi-2026.09-v2.3-google-ig.

4.5★ · 505 Google reviews3,385 Instagram followersPart of a 6-office group

How 71 points are built

SPI = Σ (part score × part weight) ÷ Σ weights of parts we could measure. Parts we can't measure yet are left out, not guessed. That's why confidence is 97%.

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PartScoreWeight usedPointsStatus
Reputation7830%24.1measured
Social reach & activity4517%7.9partial
Website & technical SEO8620%17.7measured
Data accuracy (NPPES)9015%13.9measured
Social footprint4615%7.1measured
Social Proof Index97%71
Reputation · Google78
Rating4.5★
Reviews505
Latest review67 days ago
Matched byphone, website, name, location

Rating is adjusted toward the metro average when reviews are few, so 5.0★ from 8 reviews can't beat 4.8★ from 800.

Social reach & activity45
Website postslast 6d ago · 10 in 90d
Instagram3,385 followers · last post 5d ago
YouTubenot linked
Facebookawaiting Meta review
Instagram posts, last 25 · 180 days agotoday
Website posts · 180 days agotoday
Website & technical SEO86
Site health (42 checks)85/100
Mobile page speed89/100 · LCP 3.7s
  • Pages without a meta description · warning · 6 pages
  • Several pages share the same title · warning · 2 pages
  • Several pages share the same meta description · warning · 2 pages
Data accuracy · NPPES90
  • ✓ Practice is registered in NPPES
  • ✓ NPPES address matches the listing
  • ✓ NPPES phone matches the listing
  • ✓ Registered specialty matches the listing
  • ✗ NPPES record updated in the last 3 years
  • ✓ Website dentists are licensed (NPI found)

3 of 3 dentists on the website matched to active NPIs.

Social footprint46
✓ Google✓ Facebook✓ Instagram– Youtube– Yelp– Tiktok– Linkedin✓ X

Found from links on the practice's own website.

Where this practice stands in the Denver metro

Young Dentistry for Children: 83Comfort Dental Braces in Westminster: 79Comfort Dental Braces in Longmont: 77Comfort Dental Braces at East in Aurora: 77Comfort Dental Braces in Centennial: 77Comfort Dental Braces in Littleton: 76Comfort Dental Braces in Lakewood CO: 76Link Dental: 75Comfort Dental in Firestone: 75Comfort Dental at East Colfax in Denver: 75Comfort Dental Braces at Colfax and Havana in Aurora: 75Comfort Dental in Lafayette: 75Comfort Dental Braces in Hunters Glen: 75Comfort Dental in Louisville: 75Comfort Dental in Littleton: 74Comfort Dental in Evergreen: 74Comfort Dental in Denver: 74Comfort Dental at Coal Mine in Littleton: 74Comfort Dental in Commerce City: 74Comfort Dental in Hunters Glen: 74Comfort Dental Oral Surgery in East Aurora: 74Comfort Dental in Englewood: 73Comfort Dental in East Aurora: 73Comfort Dental Oral Surgery in Westminster: 73Comfort Dental Kids in Longmont: 73Comfort Dental at Alameda in Albuquerque – Arvada: 73Comfort Dental in Conifer: 72Comfort Dental at Quincy and Buckley in Aurora: 72Comfort Dental in Aurora: 72Comfort Dental Kids in Aurora: 72Comfort Dental in Westminster: 72Comfort Dental at Federal & Jewell in Denver: 72Comfort Dental in Golden – Golden: 71Comfort Dental at 92nd and Wadsworth in Westminster: 71Comfort Dental at 80th and Sheridan in Westminster: 71Comfort Dental in Westminster North: 71Comfort Dental in Colorado and Yale – Denver: 71Comfort Dental in South Havana: 71Comfort Dental at Colfax and Havana in Aurora: 71Comfort Dental in Boulder: 71Comfort Dental in Golden: 71Comfort Dental Braces at North Denver in Thornton: 71Comfort Dental in Cherry Creek: 71Comfort Dental at Tower Road in Aurora: 70Comfort Dental in Downtown Denver: 70Iritani Orthodontics: 70Comfort Dental in Highlands Ranch: 70Comfort Dental at Parker Road in Centennial: 70Comfort Dental in Green Valley Ranch: 69Comfort Dental in Green Mountain at Lakewood: 69Comfort Dental at Wheat Ridge in Lakewood: 69Comfort Dental in Thornton: 69Comfort Dental at Smoky Hill in Aurora: 68Comfort Dental in Northglenn: 68Comfort Dental at Mile High in Denver: 67Comfort Dental in Centennial: 67Comfort Dental at Bear Creek – Lakewood: 67Comfort Dental at Belleview and Simms in Littleton: 67Comfort Dental at Ralston Creek in Arvada: 66Comfort Dental in North Boulder: 66Meadow Hills Dental: 63Comfort Dental in Lakewood CO: 62Comfort Dental at Stroh Ranch in Parker: 62Comfort Dental in Brighton: 59Kevin M. Christ, DMD: 58Comfort Dental Kids in Lakewood: 57Comfort Dental Kids in Thornton: 55Comfort Dental Kids in Centennial: 34This practice · 712988
Next up: Comfort Dental in Cherry Creek at 71 (tied; ties go to the practice with more of the index measured)

What would move this practice up?

Drag a part or apply a tip. The score and metro rank update using the same formula and the real scores of every other practice.

SOCIAL PROOF INDEX
71
#44 of 69
Top improvements
+6.8Ask happy patients for Google reviews
You have 505 reviews at 4.5★. A steady flow of new reviews lifts both the adjusted rating and recency.
+3.3Publish on your website at least twice a month
6 days (2026-09-24) via rss
+3.1Fix the top website issues
Pages without a meta description; Several pages share the same title; Several pages share the same meta description
+1.5Link your Google Business Profile
Brand account shared with other offices (60% credit)
+1.5Link your YouTube
No link found on the website

How this becomes search order

When a patient searches, every match gets 45% relevance + 30% Social Proof Index + 15% distance + 10% listing completeness. The index decides most of the order between equally relevant, equally close practices.

Live example, a patient searching “Oral Surgery Golden”:
Relevance40.5 / 45
Social Proof Index21.3 / 30
Distance14.9 / 15
Completeness5.0 / 10

Search score 81.7 → position #1 of 1 within 250 mi.

  1. Comfort Dental Golden · 81.7
Profile completeness
68
OF 100

How complete this profile is

Profile completeness is 68/100: whether the basic details (website, phone, hours, services, booking) are filled in. It is not a ranking.

See every check behind profile completeness
  • Address pinpointed on the map+14
  • Valid US phone number+12
  • Working website+12
  • Business hours listed0 / 14
  • Top services listed (3+)0 / 12
  • Online booking link+12
  • Lead doctor named+6
  • Detailed practice description+8
  • Specialty tagged+4
  • Social profiles linked0 / 6

How to move up

Doing all 3 would take the score from 68 to 100.

  1. +14
    Business hours listed
    List your weekly hours. Only 3% of listings have them, so this alone lifts you above most practices in your area.
    5 min
  2. +12
    Top services listed (3+)
    Add your 3–5 most-requested services (e.g. Invisalign, implants, whitening). Patients search by treatment.
    5 min
  3. +6
    Social profiles linked
    Link your Google, Instagram and Facebook profiles. They feed Reach and Reputation once those pillars go live.
    5 min