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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
98% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
3.04 s
File size
330.80 kB
Words
1318
Media files
14
Number of links
121 internal / 34 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
College of Dentistry | University of Illinois Chicago
The length of the page title is perfect. (446 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry is a worldwide leader in oral health education, clinical care and research that is patient-centered and evidence-based, with a foundation in preventive and public health sciences.
The meta description is too long: 1415 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
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This page contains 1318 words. That's ok.
25.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
20 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.23 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 26 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
College of Dentistry
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 College of Dentistry
H2 Welcome to UIC College of Dentistry
H2 Explore the College
H2 College Calendar
H2 College News
H2 Healthy Smiles Blog
H2 By the Numbers
H2 Research
H2 Ready for Dental School? Apply Now
H2 Contact
H2 Google Translate
H3 Better Oral Health through Transformative Innovation
H3 Academics
H3 World-Class Programs at Your Disposal
H3 Programs at UIC
H3 Academic Departments Fostering Meaningful Relationships
H3 Academic Departments
H3 See What's Going On at UIC College of Dentistry
H3 Stay Informed
H3 Looking for something specific?
H3 Search and Resources
H3 College of Dentistry (MC 621)
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are too many external links (34) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.uic.edu/External Subdomain No Text
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/patients/referrals-billing-re...Referrals, Billing, Records & Other Resources
https://payments.dentistry.uic...External Subdomain Online Payment
/patients/healthy-smiles-blog/Healthy Smiles Blog
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/about/mission-history/college...College Facts & History
/about/leadership/Leadership
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/about/news-media/News & Events
/about/cusp-magazine/Cusp Magazine
/about/location/Location
/about/job-opportunities/Job Opportunities
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/about/contact-us/Contact Us
/college-directory/College Directory
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/about/college-resources/Text duplicate College Resources
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http://uic.edu/External UIC.edu
http://maps.uic.edu/External Subdomain Campus Map
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/programs/Subdomain Academic Programs
/patients/Subdomain Text duplicate Patients
/dentistry-research/Subdomain Text duplicate Research
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/programs/Subdomain Academic Programs DMD, PhD and Advanced Specialty Training programs to prepare the next generation of oral health professionals.
IMG-ALT academic programs
/patients/Subdomain Patients Comprehensive dental services with the choice of care provided by students, graduate specialists or faculty.
IMG-ALT patient care
/dentistry-research/Subdomain Research Innovative basic and translational oral science investigations to advance knowledge and improve community health.
IMG-ALT research
/academics/Subdomain Text duplicate Academics
/dentistry-research/Subdomain Text duplicate Research
/patients/Subdomain Patient Care
/academics/students/Subdomain Student Life
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/academics/academic-departments/Subdomain Departments
/programs/doctor-of-dental-med...Subdomain DMD
/programs/doctor-of-dental-med...Subdomain DMD-AS
/programs/dmd-mph-joint-degree/Subdomain Text duplicate DMD-MPH Joint Degree
/programs/advanced-specialty-p...Subdomain Text duplicate Advanced Specialty Programs
/programs/phd-in-oral-sciences/Subdomain Text duplicate PhD in Oral Sciences
/?page_id=147Subdomain Text duplicate MS in Oral Sciences
/academics/academic-department...Subdomain Endodontics
/academics/academic-department...Subdomain Oral Biology
/patients/dental-services/spec...Subdomain Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
/academics/academic-department...Subdomain Oral Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences
/academics/academic-department...Subdomain Orthodontics
/academics/academic-department...Subdomain Pediatric Dentistry
/academics/academic-department...Subdomain Periodontics
/academics/academic-department...Subdomain Restorative Dentistry
/about/administrative-offices/Subdomain Text duplicate Administrative Offices
/programs/Subdomain Research, Programs, Centers & Labs
/calendar/Subdomain College Calendar (college events)
/about/news-media/Subdomain News & Media
https://dentistry.uic.edu/Subdomain College Smiles
https://dentistry.uic.edu/Subdomain College Admissions
/college-directory/Subdomain Text duplicate College Directory
https://dentistry.uic.edu/Subdomain UIC Directory
https://dentistry.uic.edu/search/Subdomain Site Search
/about/college-resources/Subdomain Text duplicate College Resources
/academics/students/Subdomain For Students
/academics/faculty-resources/Subdomain For Faculty
/about/college-resources/intra...Subdomain Text duplicate Intranet
/events/5th-international-grab...Subdomain 5th International Graber Symposium Friday, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Lecture Hall North
/events/intentional-replantati...Subdomain Intentional Replantation - Past, Present and Future Friday, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lecture Hall North
/events/alumni-reception-at-is...Subdomain Alumni Reception at ISDS Annual Session Friday, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
/events/white-coat-ceremony-2/Subdomain White Coat Ceremony Friday, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm UIC Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum
/news-stories/dental-student-r...Subdomain Dental student recognized with Schweitzer Fellowship for community service Tuesday, July 22, 2025 DMD Advanced Standing student, Yasemin Mumay, is one of fiv...
/news-stories/uic-college-of-d...Subdomain UIC College of Dentistry celebrates 2025 Commencement with pride and purpose Friday, May 23, 2025 The University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry hel...
IMG-ALT Dean Susan Rowan standing at the UIC podium during commencement with thumbs up. Other distinguished faculty and leadership seated on stage in regalia.
/news-stories/uic-college-of-d...Subdomain UIC College of Dentistry hosts ADA, ISDS and CDS leaders to inspire advocacy for dental policy reform Wednesday, February 26, 2025 On February 17, the Univer...
/news-stories/april-is-oral-he...Subdomain April is Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month Friday, April 11, 2025 Oral, head and neck cancers include cancers that develop in the mouth, nose, sinuses...
IMG-ALT Red ribbon for oral head and neck cancer awareness month
/news-stories/fluoride-frenzy/Subdomain Fluoride Frenzy Thursday, January 23, 2025 Fluoride is under fire. Again. Last August, the National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the Department of Healt...
IMG-ALT Water pouring from pitcher to a clear glass
/news-stories/feed-your-smile-...Subdomain Feed Your Smile: A Menu of Foods for a Healthy Smile Friday, February 28, 2025 Did you know that a healthy diet can keep your teeth strong and help reduce de...
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/dentistry-research/New window Subdomain Research Themes
/dentistry-research/dentistry-...New window Subdomain Regenerative science
/dentistry-research/dentistry-...New window Subdomain Clinical, Translational & Community Research
/dentistry-research/dentistry-...New window Subdomain Craniofacial Pathobiology
/programs/get-ready-for-dental...Subdomain Ready for Dental School? Apply Now
https://www.uic.edu/External Subdomain No Text
http://uihealth.uic.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate UI Health
https://www.facebook.com/uicde...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/UICCODExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/uicd...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain No Text
/about/contact-us/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
/about/contact-us/Subdomain Contact
https://uic.edu/External Text duplicate UIC.edu
https://catalog.uic.edu/ucat/a...External Subdomain Academic Calendar
https://uicflames.com/External Athletics
https://www.uic.edu/apps/depar...External Subdomain Campus Directory
https://disabilityresources.ui...External Subdomain Disability Resources
https://emergency.uic.edu/External Subdomain Emergency Information
https://today.uic.edu/eventsExternal Subdomain Event Calendar
https://uic.edu/about/job-oppo...External Job Openings
https://library.uic.edu/External Subdomain Library
https://maps.uic.edu/External Subdomain Maps
https://ready.uic.edu/digital-...External Subdomain UIC Safe Mobile App
https://today.uic.edu/External Subdomain UIC Today
https://uihealth.uic.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate UI Health
https://dos.uic.edu/student-ve...External Subdomain Veterans Affairs
https://reportaconcern.uic.edu/External Subdomain Report a Concern
https://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu...External Subdomain Privacy Statement
https://www.uillinois.edu/External Subdomain University of Illinois System
https://illinois.edu/External Urbana-Champaign
https://www.uis.edu/External Subdomain Springfield
https://www.uic.edu/External Subdomain Chicago

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://dentistry.uic.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (3.04 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (331 kB).

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This page has backlinks from 246 referring domains.
This page has 433 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 154 different ip addresses.

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College of Dentistry | University of Illinois Chicago
The University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry is a worldwide leader in oral health education, clinical care and research that is patient-centered and evidence-based, with a foundation in preventive and public health sciences.

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