Dental SEO

SEO for Dental Practices

Specialized dental SEO that fills chairs. We build organic search programs for general dentists, cosmetic practices, orthodontists, and DSOs that dominate local search, generate new patient leads, and grow review profiles systematically.

47+
New Patient Leads/Mo
#1
Local Rankings
4.8+
Review Growth
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The Challenge

Why Dental Practices Need Specialized SEO

Dental is one of the most competitive local SEO verticals in healthcare. Every neighborhood has multiple dentists competing for the same "dentist near me" searches. Generic SEO tactics will not cut it.

Hyper-Local Competition

Dental search is inherently local, patients rarely travel more than 10 miles for routine care. You are competing with every practice in your immediate radius for the same Google Map Pack positions. Dental SEO requires surgical precision in local targeting to win the searches that actually drive chair-fillers.

High-Value Procedure Keywords

Beyond general dentistry, cosmetic and implant keywords drive the highest-value patients. "Dental implants near me," "Invisalign provider," and "teeth whitening" carry significant revenue per patient. Ranking for these terms requires specialized content, procedure-specific landing pages, and strong E-E-A-T signals.

Reviews Make or Break You

Dental practices live and die by their online reviews. Patients choosing a dentist weigh reviews more heavily than almost any other healthcare decision. Your review count, rating, and recency directly impact both your Local Pack rankings and whether a patient clicks your listing or your competitor's.

Local Domination

Google Map Pack Domination

The Google Map Pack is where dental patients find their next dentist. We build local SEO programs that get your practice into the top three positions for your most valuable keywords in your service area.

  • Google Business Profile optimization with dental-specific categories and attributes
  • NAP consistency across 60+ dental directories and citation sources
  • Systematic review generation increasing volume and rating on Google
  • Local schema markup for Dentist, DentalClinic, and procedure entities
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Proven Results

Dental SEO Performance Metrics

Average performance across our dental practice clients within the first 12 months of engagement.

215%
Increase in New Patient Calls
47+
New Patient Leads Per Month
3x
Review Volume Growth
#1-3
Map Pack Rankings
High-Value Content

Procedure Pages That Convert Patients

The highest-value dental patients search for specific procedures. We build dedicated landing pages for every service you offer, optimized for both search engines and patient conversion.

  • Dental implants, veneers, Invisalign, and cosmetic procedure pages
  • Patient education content that builds trust and reduces appointment anxiety
  • E-E-A-T optimization with dentist credentials and professional signals
  • Clear conversion paths from procedure research to appointment booking
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Ready to Fill More Dental Chairs?

Book a free strategy call. We will audit your dental practice's online presence, identify the highest-impact opportunities for new patient growth, and show you exactly what a dental-specialized SEO program looks like.

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Our Process

Dental SEO Methodology

A proven framework for dental practices, from solo practitioners to multi-location DSOs.

01

Dental Practice Audit

Complete audit of your website, Google Business Profile, local citations, review profiles, and keyword rankings. Competitive analysis mapping every dentist ranking for your target keywords in your service area.

02

Local SEO and GBP Optimization

Full Google Business Profile optimization with dental categories, service listings, photos, weekly posts, and Q&A management. Citation cleanup across 60+ directories. Review generation strategy to build volume and velocity.

03

Procedure Content and Technical SEO

Dedicated landing pages for every procedure you offer, condition-based content for patient education, technical site optimization, schema markup, and internal linking architecture that distributes authority to high-value pages.

04

Ongoing Growth and Reporting

Continuous optimization, competitive monitoring, and monthly reports showing new patient calls, form submissions, keyword rankings, review growth, and ROI on your dental SEO investment.

Practice Types

Dental SEO for Every Practice Type

We tailor dental SEO strategies to the unique competitive dynamics, patient search patterns, and revenue models of different dental practice types.

  • General dentistry practices competing for "dentist near me" searches
  • Cosmetic dentistry with high-value procedure keyword targeting
  • Orthodontics and Invisalign providers targeting treatment-specific queries
  • DSOs and multi-location dental groups with scalable local SEO programs
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What You Get

Dental SEO Deliverables

A comprehensive dental SEO engagement designed to fill chairs and grow your practice sustainably.

Google Business Profile Management

Full GBP optimization, weekly posts, Q&A management, photo uploads, and review response strategy. The single most impactful asset for dental local search visibility.

Procedure Landing Pages

Dedicated pages for every service you offer, implants, veneers, crowns, Invisalign, whitening, emergency dental, and more. Optimized for search and patient conversion.

Review Generation System

Automated review request workflows, multi-platform monitoring across Google, Yelp, and Healthgrades, and HIPAA-compliant response templates.

Local Citation Management

NAP consistency across 60+ dental directories, Healthgrades, Zocdoc, and specialty platforms. Clean citations are foundational to local ranking performance.

Technical SEO and Schema

Core Web Vitals optimization, mobile responsiveness, Dentist and DentalClinic schema markup, and internal linking architecture designed for dental practice websites.

Monthly Performance Reports

New patient call volume, form submissions, keyword rankings, review growth, and ROI calculations. Clear, actionable data your practice manager can use.

Complete Dental Marketing

Integrated Dental Marketing Services

Dental SEO delivers the strongest results when integrated with complementary channels. Explore our related services for dental practices.

FAQ

Dental SEO Questions

Local SEO improvements for dental practices typically show within 30-60 days, Google Business Profile optimization and citation work produce relatively fast gains. Organic rankings for competitive procedure keywords take 3-6 months to build meaningful momentum. By month 12, most dental practices are seeing a significant increase in new patient calls and form submissions from organic search.
Reviews are critical for dental SEO. They directly influence Google Map Pack rankings, and patients choosing a dentist rely on reviews more heavily than for almost any other healthcare decision. Volume, rating, and recency all matter. Our dental SEO programs include systematic review generation that increases your Google review count while maintaining authenticity and compliance.
Absolutely. High-value procedure keywords like "dental implants near me," "porcelain veneers," and "Invisalign provider" drive patients with the highest revenue potential. We build dedicated, medically-accurate procedure pages optimized with proper schema markup, before/after content frameworks, and clear conversion paths from research to booking.
Yes. Multi-location dental SEO is a core competency. We build scalable local SEO programs for DSOs with 15 to 150+ locations, including location-specific content, centralized GBP management, coordinated review strategies, and consolidated reporting that shows performance across your entire network.
The strongest dental marketing strategy uses both. PPC fills chairs immediately while SEO builds a compounding asset that delivers patients at decreasing cost over time. We recommend starting both simultaneously, PPC for immediate patient flow, SEO for long-term dominance. As organic rankings grow, you can reduce PPC spend on keywords where you rank well organically.
Dental SEO is more intensely local than general healthcare SEO. Patients search within a smaller radius, review behavior is more pronounced, and competition is denser at the neighborhood level. Dental also has a unique mix of insurance-based general dentistry and cash-pay cosmetic procedures, requiring different content and targeting strategies for each revenue stream.
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