01How do I get more patients for my dental practice in Vancouver?+
Start with the care you offer, the patients you serve and the capacity you want to fill. MOST checks local visibility, treatment pages and what happens after a call or request. The right first step may be a website rebuild, dental SEO, a focused paid-search campaign or a better front-desk workflow. More traffic is not the answer to every gap.
02What does dental marketing cost in BC?+
MOST’s published typical project investments include a focused custom website at $5,500–$8,500 CAD, an SEO foundation at $3,500–$6,000 CAD and single-channel paid-growth setup at $3,500–$5,500 CAD. Optional ongoing SEO is $1,800–$4,500 CAD / month. These are separate ranges, not a bundled dental package or a quote. Media spend, software and AI usage are separate where applicable. Scope and integration requirements determine the proposal.
03What does dental SEO include?+
Dental SEO can include a technical audit, useful treatment pages, dentist and location information, Google Business Profile improvements, ethical review requests, internal linking and search measurement. MOST connects the work to the treatments and locations your practice genuinely serves. Clinical content requires the practice’s approval. Neither rankings nor patient numbers are guaranteed.
04How long does dental SEO take?+
The starting point, location and treatment competition matter. Fixing an indexing problem is different from building relevance for a competitive treatment. We agree milestones for technical work, content and local visibility, then monitor qualified enquiries where systems permit. SEO is an ongoing process; MOST does not promise a position or a fixed date for results.
05Is Google Ads or SEO better for a dental clinic?+
Paid search can reach people already looking for a treatment while a campaign is funded and eligible to run. SEO develops the clinic’s organic presence over time. Both need a useful treatment page and a clear response path. We choose the sequence around your capacity, geography, budget and the strength of the existing website, rather than assuming you need both immediately.
06Why does my clinic appear in Maps in one neighbourhood but not another?+
Local visibility depends on the searcher’s location as well as relevance and prominence. MOST’s 13 September 2026 snapshot for the query ‘dentist’ found 18 distinct top-three listings across six Metro Vancouver locations. This is one dated sample, not a prediction for every clinic, treatment or search.
07Does each dental treatment need its own page?+
Meaningfully different treatments usually need distinct explanations. Family dentistry, implants, Invisalign, root canals and emergency care raise different patient questions. A useful page explains the actual service, the people providing it, practical information and the next step. We do not create thin pages for procedures the practice does not offer or duplicate pages simply to target more keywords.
08Will a dental website redesign damage our existing SEO?+
A poorly planned migration can lose useful search equity. MOST audits existing pages and URLs, identifies content worth retaining, maps necessary redirects and checks technical signals before and after launch. Keeping every old page is not always useful, and no migration can guarantee unchanged rankings.
09Do we need a separate page for every Metro Vancouver city?+
Only where the practice has genuine local relevance and enough distinct information to help a patient. Real clinic locations may warrant dedicated pages and eligible Business Profiles. Copying the same content across city names is not a substitute for serving those places. We can also structure multilingual content where it reflects the patients and care team.
10Can our existing dental practice software stay?+
Yes. MOST starts with the tools that already work. A website can connect to appointment requests, approved forms, staff workflows and reporting without replacing the practice-management system. We verify the platform, account plan, permissions and available interfaces before promising an integration. Integration depth depends on the platform, access and scope.
11Can AI answer calls and support our front desk?+
Within a carefully defined administrative scope, AI can use approved clinic information, assist with requests, support reminders and route conversations to staff. It must not diagnose, provide clinical advice or make autonomous treatment decisions. Privacy, consent where required, access, retention and human escalation are defined before connecting patient information.
12Can a Canadian dental practice advertise on ChatGPT?+
Checked 13 September 2026: OpenAI’s ad policy generally prohibits health-services advertising outside the United States; dental services are listed among US services that may require case-by-case approval. MOST does not offer Canadian dental ChatGPT Ads without confirmed eligibility. Organic visibility in AI search is separate and does not guarantee a recommendation.
13What should a BC dental practice consider before publishing marketing?+
BCCOHP’s current standards require accurate, non-misleading marketing. Treatment descriptions, qualifications and other claims need appropriate evidence and professional approval. The practice remains responsible for reviewing its content and obligations. MOST provides policy-aware design and implementation, not clinical advice or a compliance certification.
14Do we have to buy the whole system?+
No. MOST can build a new foundation, redevelop a website, improve treatment search, run a scoped campaign or connect one administrative workflow. The audit identifies the part holding growth back so the scope fits the practice rather than a preset bundle.