The analytics show traffic. The search rankings look reasonable. But the phone is not ringing at the rate it should, and the gap between website visitors and actual patient enquiries is wider than it has any reason to be. This is one of the most common problems I help dental
I review dental clinic websites almost every day. And the pattern I see consistently is this: a website that looks professional, loads reasonably well, and yet generates almost no patient enquiries. The practice owner cannot understand why. They invested in design. They have good reviews. They are listed on Google.
Google Business Profile Optimisation for Dentists: Dominate Local Search in 2026 When a patient searches “dentist near me”, the first thing they see is your Google Business Profile. The three businesses in Google’s Local Pack receive the vast majority of clicks. If your clinic is not in that Local Pack,
Most dental practice owners know that SEO matters. Fewer know specifically what to check, what good looks like, or which problems are worth fixing first. After working with dental practices across multiple markets, I have found that the same issues appear again and again — and that practices which address
Dental SEO Strategies for Indian Clinics: The Complete 2026 Guide India is witnessing an explosion in dental awareness. From tier-1 metros to tier-2 cities, patients are typing “dentist near me” before they ever step outside. If your clinic is not visible on Google’s first page, you are invisible to thousands
In most cities and suburbs, the top three local search positions for “dentist near me” or “dental clinic [area]” are held by the same handful of practices week after week. Not because they are the best dental clinics in the area — in many cases they are not. But because
A clinic I worked with in Manchester saw a strange pattern last year: patients kept mentioning they “asked Siri” or “asked Google” before booking. Their front desk started tracking it, and within three months, one in five new patient calls traced back to a voice assistant recommendation. That single data
A clinic I worked with last quarter had a beautifully written implants page that ranked on page one of Google. Yet its new patient enquiries barely moved. When I checked how patients were researching treatment, they were asking ChatGPT and Gemini direct questions, not typing keywords into a search box.
A clinic I reviewed last month had over 40 before and after photos on its website. Not one had ever appeared in a Google image result. The files were named “IMG_4021.jpg” and the alt text was blank. That is a classic image SEO for dental websites failure, and it is
A clinic I reviewed last month had over 40 before and after photos on its website. Not one had ever appeared in a Google image result. The files were named “IMG_4021.jpg” and the alt text was blank. That is a classic image SEO for dental websites failure, and it is
