Dental AI guide
Most Patients Find You on Google Maps Before Your Website — Here's How to Win There
When someone searches "dentist near me" or "emergency dentist" in your suburb, Google shows a map with three practices before anyone scrolls to a website. That map pack is where the choice is often made — and it's free to compete for. Here's what actually moves it.
A patient with a toothache rarely starts on your website — they search 'dentist near me' and Google answers with a map and three practices. That map pack drives more local decisions than your homepage does, and it's free. Most practices have a half-finished Google profile and lose the patient before their site even loads. This is the practical checklist to fix that.
No patient data required. Use these guides for practice workflow education, not patient-specific advice.
What's inside
- Why the map pack matters more than your homepage
- What actually moves the map pack
- The quick audit
- Where this connects
- See where you stand
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