Google Business Profile management for dental practices
For many patients, your Google Business Profile is the first and only thing they see before they call. It shows your rating, photos, hours and reviews right in search. A well managed profile converts far more of those views into appointments.
Who this is for
- Practices whose profile was set up once and forgotten
- Offices that lost access to their profile
- Practices with fewer photos, posts or replies than competitors
Why most practices struggle here
Most dental profiles are set up once and forgotten. Wrong or missing categories, a handful of old photos, no services listed, unanswered questions from strangers and reviews that never get a reply all make a practice look less active than the one next door.
Google rewards profiles that are complete, accurate and active. Patients reward them too: a profile with recent photos, a clear list of treatments and thoughtful review replies simply feels safer to call.
What's included
Full profile audit and setup
Primary and secondary categories, services, attributes, service areas, hours and holiday hours.
Photo strategy
Real office, team and treatment room photos uploaded on a schedule, the kind that build trust before a visit.
Weekly Google posts
Offers, treatment explainers and practice news that keep your profile active and give patients a reason to call.
Q&A management
Common patient questions answered on your profile before a stranger answers them wrong.
Review replies
Professional, HIPAA aware replies to every review, positive and negative.
Insights reporting
Calls, direction requests, website clicks and searches that found you, tracked monthly.
How it works
- Verify and auditConfirm ownership, fix access issues and audit every field against top competitors.
- Complete and correctFill every section, fix categories and upload a strong first batch of photos.
- Keep it activeWeekly posts, fresh photos, Q&A and review replies.
- ReportA monthly look at calls and actions from your profile.
How success is measured
- Profile calls, website clicks and direction requests
- Searches that show your profile
- Review replies and response time
- Photo and post activity
Reported monthly in plain English, next to what was done and what comes next.
What to expect
Profile completeness and category fixes are among the fastest improvements in local search. Most practices see more profile actions, calls, directions and site visits, within the first couple of months of consistent activity.
Results from dental websites I've worked on
Organic Google clicks grew between 64% and 757% on every one of these dental sites, and every site moved up in average position.
Enlarge ↗+150% clicks
- Clicks
- 4.72K → 11.8K
- Impressions
- 510K → 1.25M
- Avg. position
- 23.2 → 8.5
Enlarge ↗+186% clicks
- Clicks
- 1.8K → 5.14K
- Impressions
- 394K → 950K
- Avg. position
- 40.8 → 21.3
Enlarge ↗+757% clicks
- Clicks
- 109 → 934
- Impressions
- 46.9K → 175K
- Avg. position
- 43.9 → 20.7
Enlarge ↗+64% clicks
- Clicks
- 1.64K → 2.69K
- Impressions
- 512K → 729K
- Avg. position
- 43.9 → 32.5
Enlarge ↗+94% clicks
- Clicks
- 1.7K → 3.29K
- Impressions
- 563K → 826K
- Avg. position
- 42.8 → 26.8
Enlarge ↗+357% clicks
- Clicks
- 1.52K → 6.94K
- Impressions
- 692K → 1.53M
- Avg. position
- 37.1 → 17.7
Unedited Google Search Console reports (web search), each period compared with the one before it. Screenshots are cropped to the performance data only: client names and domains are covered by non-disclosure agreements. Results depend on each practice's market and starting point.
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Sobhan, dental SEO & marketing specialist
I'm Sobhan, a marketing specialist who works only with dental practices. For the past three years every site, Google profile and campaign I've worked on has belonged to a dentist, an orthodontist or a dental specialist.
I also built and run Dent Directory, the independent directory you're on right now. It tracks the Google ratings, review volume, hours and treatments of thousands of practices, which is why my audits start from real local data instead of guesses.
You deal with me directly, not an account manager. Questions before you commit? Message me on WhatsApp, Telegram (@SobhanSEO) or email [email protected].
Why practices work with me
3 years, dental SEO only
I don't split my attention between restaurants, lawyers and dentists. For three years every campaign, keyword list and page template I've built has been about how patients choose a dentist.
I built the directory you're reading
Dent Directory tracks 7,300+ dental practices across Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura County, Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth: their ratings, reviews, hours and treatments. I know which neighborhoods are crowded, which treatments are under served and what the top ranked offices do differently.
Plain English reporting
Every month you see calls, booking requests, rankings and what changed, in language you can read in five minutes. No 40 page PDFs full of impressions.
You own everything
Your website, Google Business Profile, ad accounts, content and data stay in your name. If we ever part ways, nothing is held hostage.
Google Business Profile FAQs
Can you reply to reviews without violating HIPAA?
Yes. Replies never confirm that someone is a patient or mention any treatment detail. I use approved templates and write each reply to be warm, brief and privacy safe.
What if I lost access to my Google Business Profile?
It happens often, usually after a former employee or vendor set it up. I'll help you recover ownership through Google's process before anything else.
Should I list every treatment as a service?
Yes, list the treatments you actually offer. Services help Google match your profile to specific searches like “wisdom teeth removal” or “teeth whitening”.
How often should my profile be updated?
Weekly activity is a good rhythm: a post, a few new photos and replies to new reviews. It signals an active practice to both Google and patients.
Where I work
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