Routes

How people find a private dentist in 2026

Treatment searches start on Google, but the decision is made looking at before-and-afters on Instagram and reviews, then confirmed by an AI answer and the map pack.

The route

  1. GoogleClinic treatment pages
  2. InstagramClinics posting before-and-afters
  3. ReviewsGoogle reviews, Trustpilot
  4. AI answerNHS, Bupa, clinic pages
  5. Map packClinics with complete profiles

The five searches that matter most

Where each one is actually answered. Shares are estimated from what we read across the surfaces.

  • invisalign cost [town]

    590 searches a month · estimated

    A clinic page with a price, or nothing.

  • is composite bonding worth it

    1,300 searches a month · estimated

    A video and a thread, then Instagram for proof.

  • best dentist for implants near me

    480 searches a month · estimated

    The map pack and the review count next to it.

  • dental implants cost uk

    2,400 searches a month · estimated

    An AI answer built from published price ranges.

  • emergency dentist [town]

    720 searches a month · estimated

    The map pack, in the first ten seconds.

Who’s trusted there today

  • NHS

    Publisher · AI answers, Google

  • Bupa Dental

    Chain · Google, AI answers

  • Trustpilot

    Reviews · Google, reviews

  • Local clinic accounts

    Community · Instagram

What the work usually is

  • Treatment pages that publish a price range, because the AI answers quote the ones that do.
  • The Google Business Profile and review flow fixed, since the map pack decides most of these.
  • Before-and-after posts written and scheduled where the route runs through Instagram.
  • Schema on treatment and price pages.

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