Why 70% of New-Patient Clicks Go to the Top 3 Dentists on Google
If you're not in the top 3 Google Maps results, you're invisible to most patients searching for a dentist in your area.
Local SEO & Google Maps
We handle local SEO and Google Business Profile management for single‑clinic Australian dentist‑owners—so more new‑patient enquiries come to you instead of the dentists down the road.
The Challenge
Your phone should be ringing more than it does. Right now, people are searching "dentist near me" and "emergency dentist [your suburb]" – but they're calling other dentists because you don't appear in the Google Maps top three.
Maybe you've got a $5,000 website that generates zero enquiries.
Or your Google Business Profile was suspended for "violating guidelines" with no clear explanation, and you spent three weeks trying to get it reinstated.
Perhaps patients call asking about services you absolutely offer—teeth whitening, Invisalign, emergency appointments—because Google doesn't show that information about your practice.
Meanwhile, the corporate clinic down the road has 200+ Google reviews and dominates searches for every suburb within 10km.
You've got 12 reviews from three years ago, outdated photos, and you're not even sure if the phone number on your listing is correct.
The result: local new‑patient enquiries that should be calling you never even see you. You didn't go to dental school to become an SEO expert. That's where we come in.
Before we touch anything, we run your Visibility Check: Lost Patients Report. In under two minutes, it shows:
• Where you actually appear when someone in your suburb searches "dentist near me"
• Which nearby dentists show above you and how often patients see them instead
• An estimate of how many new‑patient enquiries you're missing each month because you don't show up first
You'll see, in plain English, how many enquiries Google is quietly sending to other dentists—and which issues (reviews, website, profile setup) are causing it.
This service is built for single‑clinic Australian dentist‑owners where the principal dentist works in the practice.
If you're tired of juggling patient care with trying to figure out why you're invisible on Google – and you want a partner who runs this for you (not just advises) – this is for you.
We work with practices competing for local patient flow in suburban areas, where showing up in the Google Maps top three for your suburb and nearby areas directly impacts how many new patients call your practice instead of the one down the road.
Most dental practices don't have a "technical SEO" problem—they have a visibility problem. The practice is good, but Google doesn't clearly know where you are, what you do, or which areas you serve. So it shows other dentists first.
We fix that. We start by using your Lost Patients Report and optimising your Google Business Profile so it's complete, accurate, and actively managed: correct name, address and phone number everywhere, the right categories, regular posts, and professional photos that make patients want to book.
Then we build suburb‑specific landing pages for the areas you want to target. If you're in Paddington but also serve New Farm and Fortitude Valley, we create dedicated pages for "dentist New Farm" and "dentist Fortitude Valley" that explain why patients from those suburbs should choose your practice.
We integrate automated review generation into your patient journey. When a patient completes an appointment, they automatically receive a review request at the right time—no extra work for your team. You get a steady stream of fresh, compliant reviews that help you show up and get chosen.
Finally, we handle the technical pieces: local citations on real directories, schema markup so Google understands your services, and ongoing monitoring so competitor moves and algorithm changes don't quietly push you down.
The outcome? When someone in your service area searches "dentist near me", "emergency dentist [suburb]", or "teeth whitening [suburb]", you show up—and more of those searches turn into calls to your practice.
Our Process
We run your free Visibility Check to audit your current Google visibility, estimate how many new‑patient enquiries you're losing, and see which dentists are getting them. We review your Google Business Profile, check for duplicate listings, and map which suburbs you want to target versus where you're currently showing up.
We optimise your Google Business Profile completely—hours, photos, categories, services, Q&A, and attributes. We clean up citations across directories, fix name/address/phone inconsistencies, and resolve any duplicate listings or verification issues. We ensure your website has proper on-page SEO and schema markup so Google understands exactly what you offer.
We build suburb-specific landing pages for nearby areas you serve. We implement automated review generation integrated with your practice management software. We create content targeting high-intent searches like "emergency dentist [suburb]" and specific treatments. We monitor rankings and adjust strategy based on what's working.
Local SEO isn't set-and-forget. We provide monthly reporting on rankings, reviews, and patient enquiries from Google. We keep your Google Business Profile active with regular posts. We adapt to algorithm updates and respond to competitive changes in your area.
Photos, categories, hours, services & posts
AI-assisted, human-reviewed for quality
Local SEO works best when it's tied to your website, reviews, and patient communication. We handle the pieces together so more local searches become booked appointments.
We run local SEO for you, not hand you a checklist. We optimise your listings, write your suburb pages, generate and respond to reviews, and adjust as your market changes. You get results, not extra tasks.
20 years scaling a business to $30M, now an owner/shareholder in a dental practice. We understand Australian dental practice economics, PMS integration, and AHPRA‑compliant marketing.
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