Orthodontist marketing

Orthodontist Marketing, Built Around Starts, Not Enquiries

Orthodontic practices sell to two people at once: the parent who pays and the teen who has to wear the braces, plus a growing number of adults deciding for themselves. Referral streams from general dentists are thinner than they were, as more GPs offer aligners in-house. We build orthodontic marketing that fills the consult calendar directly and measures success in starts.

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Vitals · Dental Marketing FirmOrthodontic practices
Leads for a 3-location ortho client317in 10 weeks
Dental practices served40+
Practices ranked in Google25+
Client retention rate90%
Trusted by leading dental practices nationwide
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The diagnosis

Four things that make orthodontic marketing different

01
Two buyers

Parents decide, teens influence

For younger patients the parent books and pays, but the teen shapes the choice. Adult patients decide alone and care more about discretion and convenience.

Campaigns and creative are split by audience, because the same ad rarely works for a parent and an adult patient.

02
Referrals

GP referrals are no longer guaranteed

Many general dentists now offer clear aligners themselves, which means fewer referrals reaching the orthodontist. Practices that relied on referrals often feel it first as a quiet consult calendar.

Direct-to-patient marketing replaces the gap, while referral relationships are still protected.

03
Conversion

The start rate is the real metric

Free consults are standard, so the number that matters is how many consults become starts. That depends on the treatment coordinator, the payment options and how quickly the practice follows up.

We track consults and starts separately, so it is clear whether the problem is lead volume or conversion.

04
Timing

The school year sets the rhythm

Demand clusters around summer and back-to-school, when families plan treatment around the calendar. Adult demand is steadier and less seasonal.

Budgets follow those peaks for family campaigns and hold steady for adult ones.

Treatment

What we actually build for orthodontic practices

Built on our dental Google Ads, dental SEO and Facebook Ads work, adapted for this kind of practice.

01

Parent and adult campaigns

Separate Google Ads and Meta campaigns for parents of younger patients and for adults, each with its own message and landing page.

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Your PracticeSponsored ·

Braces or clear aligners for your teen? Free consult this month, with the full treatment plan and monthly options before you commit.

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Radius8 miles
AudienceParents
BookingFree consult
Cost per consult$38
Cost per start$142
02

Consult-first landing pages

Pages that make booking the free consult simple, with payment plans and insurance information visible.

Dental practice website on a laptop and phone with online booking
03

Multi-location structure

Location-level campaigns and Google Business Profiles for practices with more than one office.

Google search results for a dental practice
04

Start tracking

Consults and starts imported back into Google Ads, so bidding optimises toward patients who begin treatment.

Dental marketing performance charts and ROI reports
05

Local SEO for every office

Google Business Profile, reviews and location pages for each practice location.

Dental receptionist greeting a patient at the front desk
06

Referral protection

Messaging that grows direct patients without undercutting the general dentists who still refer.

Google Ads dashboard for a dental practice

How our marketing has helped practices grow

The team outside daily DENTAL & bracesbar in Columbus, Ohio

daily DENTAL & bracesbar

Three locations · Columbus, OH
317Patient leads
$19.74Cost per lead
10 wkReporting window
Google Ads case study · Ten weeks

A three-location practice in Columbus with a dormant ad account, rebuilt from scratch. It produced 317 patient leads in its first ten weeks at $19.74 each.

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Dr. Maisa Idriss and the team at The Smile Designer

The Smile Designer

Cosmetic-led · Spring, TX
$10.39Cost per lead
423Patient enquiries
88%Lower cost per lead
Google Ads case study · Cost per lead

A cosmetic-led practice paying $83.59 per enquiry. Rebuilt around procedure intent with the wasted search terms cut, cost per enquiry fell to $10.39 while volume rose from 15 to 423.

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Our process

Growth engineered by people & processes

Day 1
01

Discovery Call

Thirty minutes to understand your practice, goals and gaps. No pitch, just honest diagnosis.

48 hrs
02

Practice Analysis

We audit your account, rankings and competitors, then deliver a roadmap.

Week 1–2
03

Strategy & Setup

Campaigns built, tracking installed, creative ready. You stay focused on patients.

Day 14+
04

Launch & Scale

Live within fourteen days. Ongoing optimisation compounds every month.

Testimonials

What our clients are saying

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★★★★★

Abdullah led our SEO, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and website CRO strategy, and the difference was clear. Our campaigns became more focused and our website converted better.

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Dr. Tali ElfersiElfersi Orthodontics, Beverly Hills, CA
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Abdullah led our digital strategy across Google Ads, Facebook Ads, SEO, and website CRO. The campaigns became far more efficient and we started generating significantly more qualified patient enquiries.

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Dr. Maisa Idriss, DMDThe Smile Designer, Spring, TX
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Abdullah took control of our Google and Facebook campaigns, SEO, and website conversion strategy. His attention to detail and constant optimization made a huge difference.

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drg. Moara Gatho, Sp.BMDaily Dental Solution, Jakarta
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Rated 4.8 / 5 as a Certified Semrush Agency Partner.

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Abdullah Asim, founder of Dental Marketing Firm
Who you work with

A Chicago firm that works with one industry

I'm Abdullah Asim. Over ten years building patient pipelines for dental practices, and a firm that takes on a limited number at a time — partly for attention, partly because we will not run ads for two practices competing for the same catchment.

Google CertifiedPremier Partner, 2026
Semrush CertifiedAgency Partner · 4.8 / 5
Meta CertifiedBusiness Partner
CXL CertifiedConversion optimisation
Questions

What orthodontic practices usually ask first

Still have one that isn't here? Ask it on the call — it's thirty minutes and there's no pitch deck.

How do you measure success for an orthodontic practice?

Starts. Leads and consults are useful early signals, but the number that pays the practice is how many patients begin treatment. We track each stage separately so you can see where patients drop out.

Do you work with multi-location orthodontic groups?

Yes. Our daily DENTAL & bracesbar engagement covers three locations in Columbus, each with its own campaign structure and reporting.

Should we market braces and aligners separately?

Usually, yes. The audiences overlap less than you might expect: braces campaigns lean toward parents and younger patients, aligner campaigns toward adults.

Will marketing directly to patients upset our referring dentists?

Not if it is done carefully. We avoid messaging that positions the practice against general dentists, and we keep referral relationships in mind when choosing what to promote.

We also build dental implant marketing, Invisalign marketing, periodontist marketing, DSO marketing, and run campaigns in 12 US markets.

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Keywords Ranked
90%
Client Retention Rate
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