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title: What an AI agent reads on Shanks Dental Care · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/shanksdentalcare.co.uk/agent-view?format=md
---

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# What an AI agent reads on Shanks Dental Care

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. Below is what it gets from [shanksdentalcare.co.uk](https://www.downieharperandshanks.co.uk/), taken from the copy the scanner kept.

2,947

characters of text without JavaScript

none

structured data for the business

3

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot)

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: Shanks Dental Care Edinburgh | NHS and Private Dentist · language en. First 1,800 of 2,947 characters:

```
Shanks Dental Care Edinburgh | NHS and Private Dentist Home Dental &amp; NHS Treatments Dental &amp; Hygienist NHS Dentistry Dental Care Plan Cosmetic Treatments Veneers Dental Implants Teeth Whitening Metal-Free Crowns Metal-Free Bridges Smilelign Aligners White Fillings facial Aesthetics Dental Implants Meet The Team Dentist Referral Contact Us Contact Us Welcome to Shanks Dental Care in Edinburgh We are a welcoming, family-friendly dental practice providing dental check-ups and treatments for NHS and private patients of any age. Find Out More NHS and Private Patients Welcome Shanks Dental Care is a welcoming, family-friendly dental practice providing dental check-ups and treatments for NHS and private patients of any age. With a large range of cosmetic dental treatments available, from teeth whitening to Smilelign invisible braces, we can work together to improve your smile. New NHS Patients Due to high demand, we are unable to take on new NHS patients at this time. Email &amp; Telephone reception@shanksdentalcare.co.uk 0131 664 2184 We provide a personal dental service that will include a thorough oral examination and dental treatment plan - we offer a full range of preventative and cosmetic treatments for patients. If you’re thinking about going private or joining our dental plan, please speak to your dentist or anyone in our team who will be happy to provide you with all the added benefits this offers. Dental &amp; Hygienist We provide a personal service including oral examination and treatment plan. ► Find Out More NHS Dentistry Welcoming all NHS patients, we provide NHS treatment for the whole family. ► Find Out More Dental Care Plan Our plan is designed for patients who wish to attend the practice on a regular basis. ► Find Out More Cosmetic Treatments We offer a full range of
```

 Facts

## What it can say about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | no |
| Name | no |
| Telephone | 01316642184 (a tel: link, not structured) |
| Address | no |
| Opening hours | no |
| Menu or price list | nothing |
| Cuisine in structured data | no |
| JSON-LD blocks | 0 |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

No booking or ordering link found; only a phone number (01316642184). An agent has nothing to act on.

Everything here comes from fetching the homepage once as a crawler. The [report](https://directindex.org/r/shanksdentalcare.co.uk) turns it into a score and a list of fixes, with code to paste.

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```
