In online marketing world, Google ads have been a top performer for many service industries to bring new clients.
Why Google Ads For Dentists?
On Google, Features like people searching in your area for
Services near me, or even a doctor near me or Dental doctor near me on Google search or Google map has also proven this fact that whenever someone needs a specific thing, they directly either type that on Google search or Google map specially when they are in dire need of Emergency.
How Google Ads Campaign can be beneficial for Dentists?
When we happen to utilize Google Ads for the betterment of our business/website (gain traffic, leads, or even the sales), this would not be possible if you know how the complete setup of the campaigns go.
And can you imagine if a live case study of a business came in front of you?
Of course, today, I am going to share a complete case study of how to create Google Ads campaign for dentist and doctors.
Which kind of Dental Service works well on Google?
Teeth whitening or Teeth cleaning service or Polishing or Teeth Scaling. Yes, you want to get it done but it can be delayed or you are not in Emergency. However, root canal and other dental services can be opted as well. (Varies from area to area)
How To Setup Google Ads Campaign for Dentist in 2025
So, let me share the steps we generally recommend and particularly in the case of a dentist.
Step #1: Having a Perfect Dental Landing Page
Well, you always know that the first step in creating a Google ad is to link your landing page for the sake of driving targeted traffic to your website or leads and sales for your service website.
While a plain and simple landing page will be doing just okay to get your ad approved but the perfect landing page is something you should always ponder about.
Why perfect?
Well, this is the answer I should be feeding more into the details; a perfect landing page will ultimately help in improving your ad Quality Score (QS) as well as refining the UI/UX for the users because of using not just the text in there but the images and all.
Know that Google Ad will only bring the person to your landing page, the rest depends on that user whether he/she stays on your website and consumes the information or buys any services you are offering through your website.
So, a perfect landing page you always fall for!
As for deciding on which landing page will best work and portray the service of a dentist, we sniffed through countless of landing page ideas for a dentist.
So, here is the first option where you can see that it seems to be a good fit for a dentist website to use as a landing page but guess what, we take it as a simple one because it lacks many things which we deem not appealing for UI and UX.
On a serious note, we believe the next landing page idea is a good one, and of course, way better than the first one because of the notable elements we see.
There you can witness a doctor doing a dental treatment of a patient. And when you further slide down, there you will see a few doctors, their names, and all as well as the testimonials shared by the patients. It really is more appealing and serves the accurate purpose of a dental business, thus fits best to incite the UI/UX.
Even this above screenshot is another better example.
Okay there is another one; it shows a form below, office hours, contact information, and even the direct Google Map to open the location right from your phone.
But in case you ask for my own liking as to which landing page I personally like the most, I vote for this one. Look at the image that is totally grabbing the visitors’ attention, so before creating a good campaign, we first need to decide on a perfectly-good landing page.
So, you can see that the image is focusing on the teeth and like she is holding a cup in her hand while sitting in the dental clinic. And showcasing the award-winning dental services covering what they offer, and what you will get at the time of buying this service from them.
And the button of “Book an Appointment” redirects to you with an option to book a slot per your convenience (hopefully it will ask for the suitable date and time.)
You know that a perfect landing page yields best results when it shows doctors/dentists in the images, details of services, and a contact from right on the page, so you should first work tirelessly on revamping the landing page before thinking of creating a campaign.
Step #2: Creating a Campaign FINALLY on Google Ads!
After completing the landing page’s setup (and we wish you had picked the outstanding one as yours), it is now the time to finally start with the process of setting up Google Ads campaign.
Step #3: Deciding On the Goal of the Campaign
When you select “New campaign” from the dashboard, you will be presented with up to eight different options/campaign types as to which objectives you should be choosting for creating a campaign for your dental service.
And I recommend a few critical steps to follow in your particular campaign as to what you should pick out of all those eight campaign types.
- Local search campaign
- Leads campaign
- Retargeting campaign
- Search campaign
Why Pick Local Search Campaign?
In case someone is searching for “dentist near me”, the first one on the SERP is the ad which was done using the local search campaign.
For that, I recommend that the first priority is to utilize a local search campaign to go with because you know that these results are even shown on the searchers’ mobiles as well as on the computer when someone searches for that specific search term.
And we believe the local searchers primarily looking for the services in and around the area will turn out to be your best investment to get more clients than any other campaign types that we will discuss a little later.
What’s the Role of Leads Campaign?
As the second option, I will go with the “Leads” campaign because most of the searchers would be inquiring about your service/business before converting into customers.
Why did I recommend the Retargeting Campaign?
Opting for a retargeting campaign means you aim to target the people who have already visited your website but had not taken any action. This way, you can re-target the potential customers going anywhere on the internet in the hope of completing the conversion.
And How “Search” Campaign Type Can Help?
The “Search” campaign type is used for targeting the searchers showing interest in your targeted keywords all across the internet.
Step #4: Create Multiple Campaigns
If you can, and your budget permits; we recommend creating two to three types of ad campaigns to analyze which one does well for your services.
Step #5: Allocating the Daily Budget
Now the next question would be what should be the daily budget range for your campaign which I recommend?
Step #6: Your Good List of Ad Keywords
And the next step is to find and populate the keywords for your dental business.
To get started with it, here I come up with some of the useful keywords that I recommend to target.
“Dentist near me” will be my first keyword to target someone who is searching for a dentist near their location, probably in the town and city and his search term could be indicating he would be required to avail a dental service on urgent basis.
For faster results, I should recommend this particular keyword be your top priority.
Then you can also include “dental checkup”, and “dental checkup cost”, or like “family dentist”, and “walk-in dentist” (if you do offer this service), “cosmetic dentist”, and “emergency dentist”.
These are few of the exemplary keywords which searchers would be searching for in order to acquire dental services because you know someone having a pain in their teeth and the pain is always unbearable. So, a keyword like “emergency dentist” will be a converting one because I have personally experienced the teeth pain and I can recall how worse the pain is.
So, the list of the few keywords are as following primarily targeting the searchers searching for dental services’
- Dentist
- Dental checkup
- Dental clinic
- Dentist office
- Family dentist
- Walk-in dentist
- Cosmetic dentist
- Emergency dentist
Secondly, you can fairly analyze your competitors with which you can obtain a lot of useful keywords just for the sake of how your competitors are doing in the SERPs.
Step #7: Finalizing the Ads Extension for a Dentist
And the next step is to decide on the ads extension that I recommended for a dental service.
You will experience ClearChoice or any other ads from the screenshot, then find out what kind of ad extension they are using.
Like if you have to search “dentists”, you would see a bunch of advertisers over here on the top of the page, so in this case, what I recommend to use as an ad extension, I personally recommend to at least use a phone extension like this screenshot that is showing a phone number and keep it as a mandatory for your own.
Secondly, use the address as the next ad extension.
Now you can see me utilizing a renowned keyword extension tool namely Karooya.
Let’s say if my dentist business is in my name, and I am writing my landing page URL in the “Final URL” field (BTW, I am not a doctor myself!)
And on the “Headline 1”, I am punching something like “Looking for a Dentist?”. BTW, if you want, we can help you with a copywriting project as well to make your ad look compelling to read.
Now, fill in “Headline 2” with something like an award-winning dental clinic and something like that.
Then “Headline 3” goes to be “we can help with all dental needs.”
Lastly, “Description 1” and “Description 2” go with blah blah blah over there just to ensure we are filling up this ad as a sample.
As per my recommendation, you should select “Add Call Extension” and punch in your dental business’ number so that the searchers will be able to see your phone directly on the SERPs without clicking and searching for it on your landing page.
And do the same by selecting “Add Location Extensions” and add your business’ real address over there.
You know that these two ad extensions are necessary in case you are going to run an ad for a dentist because people may want to see your location right from your ad, and that they will need to physically visit your location because such services cannot be taken virtually.
Make sure that you carefully shortlist your area where you are servicing and you cannot really run a campaign by targeting a whole city as we can easily select which areas to run your ad around. So, we do not recommend selecting a whole city to target because if you are present in a big city, chances are people may find it difficult to travel to the dentist who is far from his own location.
So, I recommend you to go with like 10 miles or maximum of 15 miles to make sure your ad budget does not get spent on the missed-customers until and unless you are a well-known dentist in the city and people would not find any excuses not to visit you.
Again, keep your working radius to as shortened as possible to make your clicks converting.
For now, I recommend to use at least call and location ad extensions to make the best out of your ad but still, you can also pick “Add Sitelink Extensions” will be another exception way to market your other services like implant services, setting up braces, tooth cleansing, and other services to showcase the searchers they can avail the wider services from one roof.
Then you can also pick “Add Price Extension” for easy reference of your price range but it would only be applicable in case if you are running a specified deal like for a limited time on braces. Or in case if you got a new technology added in your business, or you are selling other dental items and such, then you can add this extension to your Google Ad.
Which Ad Network Should I Run Ads for Dentists?
Show Local Search Ads in Google Map
Advertising on Google Maps is an effective approach to reach out to nearby clients. Specially in Service Industry and Local Business.
Now, As a dentist, your service requires a physical visit so it’s ideal that you have a presence on Google Map with your own Local Search Ad. I also recommend having a Google My Business Listing for Your Dental Clinic.
Phone Call Ads on Google Search and Google Map
Running Effective Phone Call Ads on Google Search and Map can bring good results.
Google Display with Retargeting
Running ads on Youtube, Google Display Network with retargeting combined with special offer works like a charm for dentist.
Best Practises for Google Ads Dentists
Follow the Best Practises to have a WINNING Google Ads Campaign.
Understand Your Competitors
Understanding your competitors is a crucial component of any successful Google Ads campaign, especially for dental services. By analyzing your competitors, you can gain valuable insights into their strategies and identify areas where you can differentiate yourself to stand out in the market.
It is very important to note what your competitors are doing, whats their USP, Prices, targeting, Ad copies and all of their possible strategies.
A quick search on Google, Google Keyword Planner, Google Map or using Tools like SEMRush can help.
(Also check my indepth SEMRush Review)
By understanding your competitors, you can create a more effective and targeted Google Ads campaign for your dental services. Keep analyzing their strategies and continuously optimize your campaigns to stay ahead of the competition.
What Campaigns you suggest for dentist?
For dentists, my recommendations will be to create following campaigns to target and generate new clients.
- Local Google Map Search Ads
- Call Campaigns
- Re-targeting Campaigns (on Display Network)
- Search Campaigns
You can also divide your budget for each campaign and run to see what works best. (Regardless of how much experience you have, Marketing is all about testing.
Perfect Winning Ad for Dentist
Although I believe that since the intent of the user mind changes with every keyword, I believe the Ad or it’s variation should also be changed accordingly, But what’s a Winning Ad for a Dentist?
I believe a winning Ad for a Dentist Should Have
- Targeted Headline
- Phone Number ( I recommend Call Campaigns too otherwise have it in your AD)
- Sitelink Extensions (For upselling other services or/and Authority Building)
- Location Extension (Dental treatment requires physical visit, so a user needs to know or get an idea how far your closest location is to them.)
- Deals/Price/Promotion Extension (This is a CTA which will increase sales)
- Reviews (If you have reviews, do add).
Bidding Strategy for Dental Campaign
People are asking on Best Bidding strategies for dental services, my suggestions will be to
- Try first week with Maximise Clicks
- Second week with Manual CPC
- Third week with Impression Share
- and when you start getting conversions, Start focusing on Maximise Conversions.
Keyword Research For Dental Campaign on Google Ads
You cannot win on Google ads if you don’t know the intent behind every keyword and as a Doctor/Dentist it is very important that you know what your potential patient is looking for. So working with keywords is very important.
Sample Keywords for Dentists :
Since you want to get new clients you should choose keywords that relate to this such as: •
Generic Keywords.
- dentist + city name
- top dentist + city name/country name
- emergency dentist
- cosmetic dentist
- walk-in dentist (if this is something you offer)
- family dentist
- dentist office
- dental clinic
- dental check up
- dentist services
Near me Dentist Keywords
You can also target on near me keywords such as
- dental services near me
- teeth whitening near me
- teeth cleaning near me
- scaling near me
- teeth polishing near me
- dentist near me
- orthodentist near me
- affordable dentures
Negative Keywords for Dentists
Keywords which you do not want your ad to be shown. If they are being used with a combination of your target keywords and you do not want your dentist ad to appear on them, we have to add them into our Negative Keywords List.
Keyword Type :
Examples can be :
- Free
- Scam
- Hack
- Crack
- Bargain
- Clearance
- Low stock
- Career
- Internship
- Complain
- Part Time.
Again, it can vary case to case, So I recommend to Get Your Campaign Setup Done by Us so we take care of it.
On Average, I use 100 to 200 Negative Keywords Over time for each client.
Timing, Schedule and Other Important Tweaking for Dentist Ads
It’s important to understand when your user want’s to buy your product or service. For instance, emergency and near me campaigns can run for 18 to 24 hours or when your office is open and then their are some campaigns which only works well on specific hours and specific days.
You also need to work on your location, device bidding and other tweakings to get the maximum results out of your dental campaign.
Frequently Asked Questions on Dentists
Do Google Ads Work for Dentists?
Of course they do. And, why should they not?
This is the bestest way to grab the people’s attention towards your service by just enabling a campaign when you have followed what we practiced and showed through this case study.
Why Cost for Dental Clinic or Dentist Keywords is High on Google Ads?
According to data from Dental Design the cost is high due to being staturated with extra competiton however if we can work on Optimising Campaigns with Quality Score and have a strong eye on competitor strategies then we can reduce our CPC costs. Additionally converting of visitors into patients is high in this niche as compared to other industries.
Hire me for running dental campaign on Google Ads
Are you a dental professional looking to grow your business and reach more patients online? Running a dental campaign on Google Ads can be an effective way to achieve your goals.
My approach to running Google Ads campaigns is data-driven, and I use advanced analytics tools to monitor performance and optimize your campaigns for maximum results. Whether you’re looking to increase website traffic, generate leads, or promote a specific service or treatment, We can help you achieve your goals and grow your dental practice.
Don’t let your competition take all the online traffic and potential patients. Contact me today to discuss your dental campaign goals and how we can work together to achieve them.
So, drop me a message here and discuss your problem with me!
Conclusion on Dentistry Search Ad Campaign PPC in 2025
In conclusion, running Google Ads can be an effective way for dental services to reach their target audience and increase their online visibility. By using specific targeting options, creating compelling ad copy, and optimizing campaigns over time, dental practices can improve their ROI and drive more qualified leads to their website. However, it is important to carefully manage ad spend and continuously monitor performance metrics to ensure that the campaign remains profitable. Overall, when executed properly, Google Ads can be a valuable tool for dental practices looking to attract new patients and grow their business.
