Dental marketing · Serving practices nationwide
Dental Marketing Company That Gets Your Practice Found and Booked
Harris & Ward runs local SEO, AI search visibility, websites, and paid ads for dental practices as one connected plan. Patients compare you on Google Maps, ChatGPT, and your reviews before they call, so we build for every one of those places and report on the calls and appointments that come in.
- 500+ dental practices supported
- Lexington team since 2011
- AI search built into every plan
Dental and orthodontic practices we've marketed, from Kentucky to California
The basics
What a Dental Marketing Company Actually Does, and How to Evaluate One
A dental marketing company manages the systems that get a practice found by new patients and turns that visibility into booked appointments. That covers local SEO and Google Maps rankings, AI search visibility on tools like ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, a website built to convert visitors into scheduled patients, paid advertising, and review generation. A dental marketing agency worth hiring runs all of it as one strategy instead of five vendors who never talk to each other.
Context is what separates a dental marketing agency from a generalist. A dental marketing company understands case mix, insurance versus fee-for-service economics, seasonal swings in patient volume, and the gap between a one-time cleaning and a $4,000 implant case. That changes what gets prioritized and how success gets measured.
What we do
Dental Marketing Services That Work Together
Every channel a patient might use to find you, run by one team with one goal: more booked patients.
Dental SEO & AI Search
Local SEO, Google Business Profile management, review generation, and AI search optimization, so your practice ranks in Google Maps and gets named when patients ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overviews for a dentist.
Explore dental SEODental Website Design
Custom websites built around your doctors, your real patients, and a clear path to booking. Fast, mobile-first, and structured so search engines and AI tools can read every page.
See website designGoogle Ads & Paid Social
Campaigns built around cost per booked patient. Paid ads are the fastest lever in the plan and often produce new patient calls within the first few weeks while SEO builds underneath.
See digital advertisingDental Photo & Video
We shoot your office, doctors, and team so your website, ads, and social show the real practice. Patients pick people, and stock photos can't show them yours.
See photo & videoOur work
Dental Practices We Work With
Pediatric, family, restorative, and orthodontic practices across the country. See every client on our Our Work page.
Graber & Gyllenhaal Orthodontics
A custom website and in-office photo and video that match the quality of the care.
WGM Orthodontics
One website for 17 orthodontic offices across Kentucky, plus local SEO and AI visibility tracking.
Steckler Pediatric Dentistry
A kid-friendly website written for the parents who book the visits.
Central Virginia Orthodontics
A family-first orthodontic website that leads with real patients and the free consultation.
Matthew Anderson, DMD
A calm, patient-first website for a prosthodontist serving Sonoma County.
Vetter Dental
One website for a family practice and its boutique Smile Studio.
Hubbard Dental
A family dental website that opens on a custom brand video we produced.
How it works
How We Grow a Dental Practice
Fast wins and long-term growth running at the same time, with clear expectations for each.
- 01
Audit
We review your Google Business Profile, local rankings, reviews, website, and how AI tools describe your practice, side by side with the competitors in your market.
- 02
Build the foundation
Profile cleanup, consistent listings across directories, schema markup, and the website fixes that stop leaking patients.
- 03
Launch
Paid campaigns go live first and typically produce calls in 2 to 4 weeks. SEO and review generation start compounding behind them.
- 04
Report and refine
Monthly reporting on calls, booked appointments, and cost per patient. Reviews move in 60 to 90 days; SEO shows meaningful results in 3 to 6 months.
Who we help
Dental Marketing for Every Specialty, Built Around How Patients Choose
Each specialty has its own search behavior, competitors, and highest-value services. We build the plan for yours.
Family & General Dentists
The most competitive category in dental. We help you win "dentist near me," "family dentist [city]," and emergency searches across Google Maps, AI search, and organic results.
Cosmetic Dentists
Cosmetic patients research hard and ask AI tools things like "best veneers in [city]." We build the before-and-after content, FAQs, and credibility signals that put your name in the answer.
Orthodontists
Consult-to-start economics, satellite offices, and adult aligner competition make ortho its own discipline. See our orthodontic SEO company page.
Pediatric Dentists
Parents are searching for reassurance as much as services, asking things like "is this dentist good with anxious kids." We build the trust signals and reviews that answer it first.
Periodontists, Oral Surgeons & Restorative
Implant, graft, and extraction searches are lower volume and very high intent. These patients are close to booking, so we make sure your practice is the one they find.
Why Harris & Ward
Why Dental Practices Choose Harris & Ward
AI search is part of the plan from day one
AI search visibility, schema markup, and FAQ structure go into every dental marketing campaign. You don't pay extra for it or have to ask.
Dental has been a core focus since 2011
We know case mix, insurance versus fee-for-service economics, and seasonal patient behavior, so the strategy is sharper from the first month.
Reporting tied to new patients
You see new patient calls, booked appointments, and cost per patient acquired every month, along with what we're changing next.
A strategist who knows your practice
You work with a dedicated strategist on our Lexington team, someone who knows your market, your doctors, and your goals.
Client reviews
Hear From Our Dental Clients
"If there is a better marketing team in the dental and specialty dental world, I have yet to meet them. Todd Boak and team know dental from roots to crown, and from Phase I ortho to Invisalign. They are also good people, which is extremely important."
"I absolutely love my new website. You guys have truly listened through every step of the way, and this has been a complete 180 from our last company. We are thrilled."
"Working with Harris & Ward was a breeze. They truly cared about the vision we had for our website and the growth of our practice overall. We couldn't have gotten here without them."
Todd BoakPartner, Marketing Strategy
Free audit
Get a Free Dental Marketing Audit
See how your practice shows up before a patient ever calls. We'll walk you through:
- Your Google Maps rankings next to the practices you compete with
- How ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews describe your practice today
- Your website's speed, mobile experience, and path to booking
- Your reviews and Google Business Profile, with the fixes that matter most
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a dental marketing company do?
A dental marketing company manages the systems that get a practice found by new patients and converts that visibility into booked appointments. That typically includes local SEO, Google Business Profile management, AI search optimization, website design, paid advertising, and review generation, run as one connected strategy rather than separate services.
How is a dental marketing agency different from a general marketing agency?
A dental marketing agency understands the specific economics of a dental practice: case mix, insurance versus fee-for-service revenue, seasonal patient behavior, and the difference in value between a routine cleaning and a high-value implant or cosmetic case. A generalist agency applies the same playbook regardless of industry, which usually means slower results and a strategy that misses what drives revenue in a dental practice.
How much does a dental marketing company cost per month?
Dental marketing services typically range from $1,000 to $5,000 or more per month depending on the mix of services and how competitive your local market is. A single-channel engagement, like Google Business Profile management alone, sits at the lower end. A full-service strategy combining SEO, AI search, website work, and paid advertising sits at the higher end and generally produces faster, more compounding results because the channels reinforce each other.
What kind of ROI should I expect from dental marketing?
A healthy dental marketing ROI typically falls in the 3:1 to 5:1 range, meaning three to five dollars in revenue for every dollar spent, for an established practice with a properly tracked strategy. Newer practices or those in very competitive markets may see a longer ramp. The most useful number to track alongside ROI is cost per patient acquired, since it accounts for the difference between a low-value and high-value case.
How long does it take to see results from a dental marketing company?
Paid advertising can generate new patient calls within two to four weeks of launch. Reputation management typically shows measurable movement within 60 to 90 days. Local SEO and content marketing take three to six months to show meaningful results, with the full compounding impact clearest at the twelve-month mark. A dental marketing company should set these expectations with you up front.
Do you only work with dental practices in Kentucky?
No. Harris & Ward is based in Lexington, Kentucky, and we market dental and orthodontic practices nationally, including clients in California, North Dakota, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Does Harris & Ward work with DSOs or only private practices?
Both. Our team has experience with DSO-level marketing operations, and we format that experience for how independent and small-group practices actually run day to day, so private practices get enterprise-grade strategy with the direct attention a smaller practice needs.
How is Harris & Ward different from other dental marketing companies?
Dental and healthcare practices have been a core focus for us since 2011, so this isn't a vertical we're learning on your dime. AI search optimization is built into every campaign from day one instead of sold as an upsell. And we report on new patient calls and booked appointments, the numbers that matter to a practice owner.
Let's Talk About Growing Your Practice
Tell us where you want your practice to be a year from now, and we'll map out how to get there.
