- How is Dental Patient Boost different from other dental marketing agencies?
- Dental Patient Boost is a marketing and consulting firm, owned and operated by a practicing dentist. Most agencies sell you a piece of acquisition (leads) and walk away. We pair the lead generation with the systems and team training that decide whether those leads become production. The two services are built to work together because in a real practice they are inseparable.
- How much does dental marketing cost per month?
- Cost varies based on what you're really paying for. The most useful number to anchor on is cost per new patient — we typically target a working minimum of $150 per acquired new patient in ad spend, but that figure shifts with your location and local competition, your insurance demographic, the specific procedure you're promoting, and how efficiently your front desk converts the leads we send. We review specific numbers with you on the discovery call once we understand your market and your goals.
- What does consulting include?
- A monthly strategy call where we walk through your KPIs together, identify the areas costing you the most production, and build the game plan to fix them. When we spot a specific gap — for example, a scheduling coordinator with a low call-conversion rate — we add role-play training for that team member so the skill actually transfers. Consulting also covers leadership coaching to help you run a strong, accountable team. Marketing and consulting are both core to what we do; one without the other leaves money on the table.
- Is there a difference between the monthly and annual plan?
- The offering is identical. The annual term is your vote of trust in a longer engagement, and we return that with cost savings. Same marketing work, same consulting work, same team.
- How long does it take to see new patients from your marketing?
- Paid ads (Google and Meta) start delivering leads almost immediately after launch — often within the first few days once campaigns are live. The first 30-60 days are spent in a testing phase, where we identify which keywords, audiences, and creatives convert best in your market so we can shift budget toward what works. SEO and Google Business Profile improvements compound over 3-6 months for local terms and 6-12 months for competitive procedure keywords. Most clients see meaningful new-patient growth in months 2-4.
- How do you know our marketing is working?
- We track the KPIs that map to revenue, not the ones that decorate a slide. Primary: leads generated, cost per lead (CPL), and connection rate (how many leads actually reached a human on the phone). Secondary, when your practice management system exposes them: new patients seen, patients acquired per platform, cost per acquisition (CPA), and the downstream production those patients generate. You see the numbers live in twice-monthly strategy meetings, and we use them to decide where the next dollar goes. If a campaign isn't producing, you'll know in days, not months.