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Dental

More new patients and higher-value cases — without paying for clicks that never book.

Dental is fiercely competitive locally and has massive variation in patient value by treatment type. We build marketing that distinguishes between a new-patient acquisition campaign and a high-value implant campaign — because treating them the same is what's draining your ad budget.

Sound Familiar?

What makes dental marketing harder than it should be

Attribution gaps, treatment segmentation, local competition, and patient anxiety. We solve all four.

New patient acquisition is expensive if you're not measuring it right

Most dental practices spend on Google Ads without knowing their cost per new patient. They track clicks and form fills, but not how many of those converted to first appointments — and which services those patients came in for. Without that data, you're optimizing the wrong thing.

High-value treatment searches demand dedicated campaigns

Someone searching 'dental implants cost' is worth 10-30x the value of a general cleaning inquiry. Implants, All-on-4, Invisalign, veneers — these are separate markets with separate decision timelines. Mixing them into a general 'dentist near me' campaign is like using your best sales person to answer the phones.

The local 3-pack is highly competitive in every metro

Dental is one of the most competitive local SEO categories in any city. Getting into the Google Maps 3-pack for 'dentist [city]' or 'emergency dentist near me' requires consistent review growth, a fully optimized Google Business Profile, and on-page signals most practice websites are missing.

Dental anxiety is a real acquisition barrier that most marketing ignores

An estimated 36% of patients report some fear of dental treatment. Your marketing should directly address this — not pretend every patient is comfortable walking through your door. Practices that lead with empathy and communicate a low-anxiety experience convert at dramatically higher rates.

How We Help

Separate campaign tracks for every patient type you want more of.

Most dental marketing treats every search the same. We don't. We build separate campaign tracks for new-patient acquisition, each high-value service line, and emergency dental — because each one has different intent, different competition, and different conversion economics.

We pair that with local SEO to own the map pack, a review acquisition system, and a website that reduces the anxiety that's keeping patients from booking in the first place.

What You Get

More patients. Better cases. Real attribution.

  • Dedicated campaigns for new patients and high-value treatments
  • Call tracking and attribution down to booked appointments
  • Local 3-pack dominance through reviews and GBP optimization
  • Treatment-specific landing pages that address patient anxiety
  • Practice websites with online booking and trust-first design

FAQ

Questions from dental practice owners and DSO operators

How do you track new patients back to the campaigns that drove them?
We set up call tracking numbers that are campaign-specific, so you know which ad drove which phone call. We also connect form submission data to your practice management software wherever possible, and set up conversion events in Google Ads that fire when someone books online. At minimum, you'll know your cost per qualified call and your cost per booked appointment — not just cost per click.
Should we run separate campaigns for implants versus general dentistry?
Yes — and this is one of the highest-leverage changes most dental practices can make. An implant patient has a 6-12 week consideration timeline, is worth $4,000-$30,000 in revenue, and responds to completely different messaging than someone searching for a cleaning. Mixing them in one campaign means your bidding, landing page, and messaging are wrong for both audiences. We build dedicated campaign tracks for each high-value service.
How many Google reviews do we need to rank in the local 3-pack?
It's not just about quantity — velocity and recency matter too. In most mid-sized cities, practices in the 3-pack have 100-300+ reviews with a consistent stream of new ones coming in each month. We'll benchmark your current standing against the local 3-pack leaders and build a review acquisition process that closes the gap systematically.
Do you work with DSOs and multi-location groups, or only single practices?
Both. Single practices get a focused local SEO and Google Ads system for their market. DSOs and multi-location groups get the same building blocks plus location-specific management, brand consistency guardrails, and a reporting structure that gives you visibility across the whole group. Enterprise groups with aggressive growth targets may be a fit for our fractional CMO engagement.

Ready to grow your practice?

Let's build a patient acquisition system that pays for itself.

30-minute call. We'll audit your current Google Ads performance, your local SEO position, and your new-patient attribution — then show you exactly where you're leaving revenue on the table.