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What that changes for a practice, what it does not, and the five things worth doing about it.</description></item><item><title>September is when the fourth quarter is won, not November</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/blog/september-is-when-the-fourth-quarter-is-won/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/blog/september-is-when-the-fourth-quarter-is-won/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Unused dental benefits expire December 31 and most practices start working that list too late. What to pull, call and schedule in the next three weeks.</description></item><item><title>Hiring a dental marketing company, doing it in house, or doing it yourself</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/choosing-a-dental-marketing-agency/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/choosing-a-dental-marketing-agency/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What dental marketing actually costs, the red flags in a pitch, which pieces a practice should keep in house, and why a trial beats a twelve month agreement.</description></item><item><title>The dental practice year: benefit deadlines, slow weeks and a month by month plan</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/dental-practice-slow-season-marketing-plan/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/dental-practice-slow-season-marketing-plan/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>When a dental schedule actually goes soft, how to work the fourth quarter benefits push, and a twelve month marketing calendar for a general practice.</description></item><item><title>Pricing, insurance positioning and case presentation for a dental practice</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/dental-pricing-and-case-presentation/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/dental-pricing-and-case-presentation/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to present fees, build good better best treatment options, handle the insurance question, and why your pricing model decides which marketing works.</description></item><item><title>The front desk is your conversion rate: missed calls and speed to lead in a dental practice</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/missed-calls-front-desk-dentists/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/missed-calls-front-desk-dentists/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What an unanswered new patient call costs a dental office, the phone script that books, text-back setup, and how to measure front desk conversion honestly.</description></item><item><title>The seven things a dental practice website has to do</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/dental-website-essentials/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/dental-website-essentials/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Speed, tap-to-call, insurance clarity, real prices and service pages, plus the compliance rules on patient photos and testimonials for a dental office site.</description></item><item><title>How a dental practice gets named by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI answers</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/ai-search-chatgpt-dentists/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/ai-search-chatgpt-dentists/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What AI assistants read when someone asks for a dentist, the page structure they quote, and the practical steps that get a dental office into the shortlist.</description></item><item><title>Facebook and Instagram ads for dental practices that book real consults</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/facebook-instagram-ads-dentists/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/facebook-instagram-ads-dentists/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The creative that works for a dental office, offers worth running, realistic budgets and cost per lead, and the HIPAA rules that govern dental retargeting.</description></item><item><title>Google Ads for dental practices: what to bid on and what to stop paying for</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/google-ads-for-dentists/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/google-ads-for-dentists/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Budgets, campaign structure, realistic cost per booked consult for implants and Invisalign, and the dental keyword patterns that quietly drain an ad account.</description></item><item><title>Google Business Profile setup for dental practices, field by field</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/google-business-profile-dentists/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/google-business-profile-dentists/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Categories, services, photos, hours, Q and A and posts for a dental office, plus the profile fields most practices leave blank and what filling them is worth.</description></item><item><title>How dental practices get more Google reviews without breaking HIPAA</title><link>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/get-more-google-reviews-dental-practice/</link><guid>https://dentalpracticegrowthlab.com/guides/get-more-google-reviews-dental-practice/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The checkout ask, the exact text to send, what your practice can and cannot say in a reply, and the review pace that moves a dental office up the map pack.</description></item></channel></rss>