Somerset Dental

Supporting Local Services + Growing Organic & Paid Reach Online

To achieve scalable organic growth, the strategy focused on:

Somerset Dental is a trusted dental practice serving the Narellan community and surrounding suburbs. With a focus on high-quality patient care and personalised treatments, the clinic sought to enhance its local search visibility to attract more nearby residents searching for dental services, especially on Google Search and Maps.

Through a combined strategy of Local SEO optimisation and high-performance Google Ads management, the clinic has strengthened its digital footprint across Narellan and surrounding suburbs, appearing more frequently in Google Search, Google Maps, and high-intent paid placements.

The result: more visibility, more patient actions and significantly improved cost efficiency.

Before a dedicated local visibility strategy:

  • Somerset Dental’s online presence was limited compared to competitors.
  • Potential patients in nearby suburbs often found other practices first when searching for “dentist near me” or “dental clinic Narellan.”
  • The practice needed stronger local signals across website search, Google Business Profile and local directories to better compete in local search results.
  • Patient awareness of specific treatments offered wasn’t matched to how locals were searching online.

“Expertise, attention to detail and innovative strategies have helped us reach new audiences and achieve results beyond our expectations”

To improve local visibility and capture more relevant patient demand, the following strategic pillars were implemented:

1. Local Search Optimisation

  • Detailed keyword research focused on high-intent, local terms (e.g., “dentist Narellan”, “emergency dentist Camden).
  • On-page optimisation of service and location signals on the website.
  • Structured NAP (Name, Address, Phone) consistency across web properties.

2. Google Business Profile (GBP) Enrichment

  • Full optimisation of Somerset Dental’s GBP with updated categories, services, photos, business hours and regular posts.
  • Ongoing management of reviews and responses.
  • Regular monitoring of GBP insights to measure search and map interactions (calls, messages, direction requests).

3. Paid Search Optimisation

Rather than simply increasing budget, performance improvements were driven by:

  • Refined keyword segmentation (emergency vs general vs cosmetic)
  • Negative keyword sculpting
  • Geo-targeted bid adjustments
    Ongoing A/B testing of ad copy
  • Landing page conversion optimisation
  • Continuous data-driven optimisation

“An absolute game changer for our business. Proactive and genuinely invested in our success”

Through the strategic integration of SEO and Google Ads, Somerset Dental achieved sustained growth across both visibility and patient acquisition. Organic search captured long-term local demand, while paid campaigns secured high-intent enquiries, with ongoing optimisation reducing cost per lead and improving conversion rates. Over two years, this resulted in stronger Local Map presence, increased website traffic, more calls and form enquiries, lower acquisition costs and greater campaign scalability, positioning the practice as a dominant local provider across both organic and paid search channels.

Somerset Dental now appears more frequently in Google Search and Maps for everyday dental terms, ensuring local patients see the practice before competitors when searching nearby.

Improved GBP optimisation helped the clinic consistently appear within the Google Local 3-Pack for key searches, leading to higher click-through rates and direct engagement actions (calls, directions).

The number of local search terms the practice ranks for has grown dramatically, helping capture a wider range of search queries (e.g., emergency care, cosmetic dentistry options) across suburbs.

Higher visibility translated into measurable patient interactions , more calls, direction requests, website sessions and form conversions directly tied to local search behaviour.

Regularly managing local reviews and responding to patient feedback improved trust signals, an important factor for both search visibility and patient decision-making.

"Highly reliable, communicate clearly, and are a joy to collaborate with."

“We’ve had the pleasure of working with Melroy and his team, and the experience has been outstanding. They are highly reliable, communicate clearly and are a joy to collaborate with. Melroy consistently brings fresh ideas and valuable insights to help improve business strategies, making him an exceptional partner to work with!”
Dr Daniel D’Costa
Founder & Principle Dentist

Looking Ahead

The focus now is on maintaining momentum while unlocking additional growth opportunities. This includes developing targeted suburb-specific landing pages to capture search demand from surrounding areas, implementing seasonal content campaigns aligned with common dental trends such as school check-ups and cosmetic treatments and strengthening review generation and management processes to enhance local trust signals and further improve Google Business Profile performance.