Walk through 5 sections and 25 checkpoints — review-request cadence, response templates, photo + wait-time optimization, GBP posts, and lapsed-patient win-back — to turn patient experience into your most reliable growth channel.
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Common questions
Reputation — frequently asked questions
What does healthy review velocity look like for a dental practice?+
Healthy review velocity means receiving a steady, authentic flow of reviews over time rather than collecting a large burst once or twice a year. Ask after appropriate visits across your patient base, follow Google's rules, and let the pace reflect real appointment volume; consistency builds a more trustworthy recent review profile than a sudden spike.
How quickly should a dental practice respond to positive, neutral, and negative reviews?+
Aim to respond to negative reviews within 24 hours, neutral reviews within 48 hours, and positive reviews within three to seven days. If a review raises a safety or service concern, acknowledge it promptly and move the details to a private channel; a consistent cadence matters more than writing a long reply.
Which Google Business Profile reputation signals should a dental practice monitor besides star rating?+
Track review recency, the direction of your review trend, response coverage and response time, and fresh profile activity such as new photos, posts, and completed business information. Together these signals show whether the profile looks current, trusted, and actively managed - not just whether the average star score is high.
How should a dental practice handle a negative review without making it worse?+
Acknowledge the concern without arguing, invite the reviewer to continue privately, and investigate the record internally before promising a remedy. Never confirm that the reviewer is a patient, disclose protected information, or post appointment or treatment details. If the review breaks Google's rules, document the issue and use Google's reporting process rather than debating it in public.
What makes a public dental review response HIPAA-safe?+
Keep the reply general: thank the person for the feedback, say you want to learn more, and provide a private office contact. Do not confirm a patient relationship, mention a procedure or diagnosis, or reveal any detail that could identify care. Phrases such as 'your feedback' and 'our practice' acknowledge the message without disclosing protected health information.
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Section 1
Review-Request Cadence
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Asking the right patient, on the right channel, at the right time is the difference between 4.9 stars and a steady trickle of generic “good” reviews. Build the rhythm first; copy comes second.
Section 2
Response Templates
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Owners who never respond lose the next ten patients reading the silence. Use a saved template per star range — speed matters more than eloquence.
Section 3
Photo + Wait-Time Optimization
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Patients book what they can picture. Lifestyle photography and an honest posted wait time outperform stock imagery and “call for availability” every quarter.
Section 4
GBP Post Cadence
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Posts are Google's freshness signal. They help you outrank nearby practices and tell Google you're an active business — not a stale listing.
Section 5
Win-Back for Lapsed Patients
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Recapture beats acquisition almost every time. A focused lapsed-patient campaign is the highest-ROI marketing you can run from the practice-management system you already have.
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