Dental SEO and marketing for Los Angeles practices
Los Angeles is one of the most competitive dental markets in the country. Dozens of practices compete in every neighborhood, patients search in many languages, and the three practices in the Google Maps pack take most of the calls. Winning here takes local data, not a generic playbook.
Built on Dent Directory's own data: 3,509 Los Angeles dental practices and 578,315 Google reviews, updated October 2026.
- Practices tracked
- 3,509
- Neighborhoods
- 122
- Average Google rating
- 4.65★
- Rated 4.8 or higher
- 62%
- Median reviews
- 82
The Los Angeles dental market
Dent Directory tracks 3,509 dental practices across 122 Los Angeles County neighborhoods and cities, with their Google ratings, review counts, hours and treatments. Across them the average rating is 4.65 stars and 62% are rated 4.8 or higher, so a great rating alone rarely sets a practice apart. Review volume, relevance and a website that converts decide who gets the call.
Whether you're in Beverly Hills competing for cosmetic cases, in the San Fernando Valley building family practice volume, in the San Gabriel Valley serving Chinese-speaking patients or in Koreatown serving patients in two languages, the strategy starts with the real map of your neighborhood.
What it takes to win in Los Angeles
Neighborhood level Maps strategy
Rank in the 3 pack for the areas around your office, measured block by block on a map grid, not just at your front door.
Multilingual search
Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Armenian, Persian, Tagalog and Vietnamese searches are a real share of LA dental demand. Pages and profiles in your patients' languages capture it with far less competition.
High value treatment focus
Implants, Invisalign and cosmetic cases are fiercely contested in LA. Precise targeting keeps SEO effort and ad spend on patients who are ready to book.
Reviews that keep pace
In busy LA neighborhoods, review volume and freshness move map rankings. A steady, compliant request system keeps you competitive month after month.
How competitive is your Los Angeles neighborhood?
The 15 busiest Los Angeles neighborhoods in the directory: rated practices, their average Google rating, the share rated 4.8 or higher, the median review count and how many reviews the 3rd most reviewed practice has, roughly the bar for standing out locally.
| Neighborhood | Practices | Avg. rating | Rated 4.8+ | Median reviews | 3rd most reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena | 73 | 4.71★ | 64% | 110 | 511 |
| Torrance | 64 | 4.74★ | 66% | 175 | 899 |
| North Hollywood | 60 | 4.67★ | 55% | 142 | 630 |
| Long Beach | 58 | 4.72★ | 59% | 149 | 801 |
| Palmdale | 56 | 4.62★ | 55% | 221 | 1131 |
| Arcadia | 54 | 4.78★ | 74% | 63 | 577 |
| Downey | 54 | 4.72★ | 63% | 88 | 583 |
| Whittier | 54 | 4.70★ | 56% | 125 | 516 |
| Northridge | 51 | 4.81★ | 76% | 112 | 494 |
| Huntington Park | 50 | 4.53★ | 52% | 35 | 664 |
| Lancaster | 50 | 4.53★ | 46% | 101 | 1032 |
| El Monte | 49 | 4.39★ | 41% | 27 | 582 |
| Panorama City | 47 | 4.45★ | 48% | 36 | 530 |
| Hacienda Heights | 47 | 4.45★ | 58% | 9 | 243 |
| Montebello | 47 | 4.76★ | 64% | 30 | 1069 |
Check your competition in Los Angeles
Pick your neighborhood and enter your Google rating and review count to see where you stand and how many reviews it takes to reach the top three. More free tools on the dental marketing tools page.
Based on Dent Directory's data from public Google listings. Map pack rankings also depend on distance, relevance and your profile, so review count is one strong signal among several.
Dental marketing services in Los Angeles
Dental SEO
Rank on page one for the treatments that grow your practice.
Learn more →Local SEO & Google Maps
Show up in the Google Maps pack when nearby patients search.
Learn more →Google Business Profile
Turn your Google profile into your best performing front door.
Learn more →Dental Website Design
A fast, modern website that turns visitors into booked appointments.
Learn more →Google Ads (PPC)
Get new patient calls this month with ads that don't waste budget.
Learn more →Social Media Management
Consistent, on brand social content that builds trust and referrals.
Learn more →Email Marketing
Bring past patients back and fill gaps in your schedule.
Learn more →Content Marketing
Helpful articles and treatment guides that rank and build trust.
Learn more →Reviews & Reputation
More 5 star reviews, professional replies and a rating patients trust.
Learn more →Marketing for Orthodontists
More Invisalign and braces consults from parents and adults.
Learn more →Implant & Cosmetic Marketing
Attract high value implant, veneer and smile makeover cases.
Learn more →AI Search Optimization
Get your practice named in Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity.
Learn more →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.
Find out where your Los Angeles practice stands
Get a free, no obligation audit of your Google visibility, website and reviews, with the three changes that would bring in the most new patients. Written by a person, not a tool.
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.
Dental marketing in Los Angeles: FAQs
How competitive is dental SEO in Los Angeles?
Very. The directory tracks 3,509 practices in LA County, 62% of them rated 4.8 stars or higher, with a median of 82 Google reviews. Where nearly everyone is close to 5 stars, relevance, review volume and freshness, and a website that converts decide who gets the call.
How long does it take to rank in Google Maps in Los Angeles?
Profile and citation fixes can move rankings within weeks. Growing into busier neighboring areas usually takes several months of steady reviews and local content, more in dense areas like Santa Monica, Beverly Hills or Downtown.
Can you help us rank in a neighborhood next to ours?
In the Google Maps 3 pack, reach depends partly on distance, so nearby areas are realistic and far ones are not. For farther neighborhoods, well built location pages on your website can rank in the regular results.
Do you create content in Spanish, Korean or other languages?
Yes. Many LA patients search in their first language, and pages and profile content in those languages often face far less competition than English.
Do you meet in person?
Most work happens remotely with regular video calls and a monthly report, which keeps costs down. The audit and reporting are the same wherever your office is.