Do I need to be on Instagram or just Facebook?

For a dental practice in Wills Point, Facebook is where the action is. Most of your potential patients are active there, especially in local community groups. Instagram can help if you do a lot of cosmetic work and want to show it off, but it's not where we'd start.

How often should a dental office post on social media?

Three to four times a week is the sweet spot. Enough to stay visible without flooding people's feeds. Consistency matters more than volume — posting every day for a week and then going silent for a month does nothing.

Can you post before-and-after photos of dental work?

Yes, and they tend to perform really well. You'll need patient consent for each one, which we can help you set up a simple process for. Cosmetic transformations get shared and saved more than almost any other type of dental content.

What if I already have a Facebook page but haven't posted in months?

That's fine. A dormant page is actually easier to work with than one that's been posting low-quality content for years. We'd clean up your profile info, update your hours and contact details, and start fresh with a real posting plan.

Will this actually bring in new patients or just get likes?

Likes don't pay the bills. Everything we post is built around getting people to book, call, or visit your website. We track engagement that leads to action, not just thumbs-up counts.

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Social media for your Wills Point dental practice — done right

Spending $200 a month boosting Facebook posts that get three likes and zero new patients isn't marketing. It's just spending. If your dental practice in Wills Point is going to show up on social media, it should actually do something for you.

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That money's going somewhere — just not toward new patients

Here's a number worth knowing: $50. That's what a single boosted post costs on Facebook. Do that once a week and you're at $200 a month with nothing to show for it except a slightly higher number next to your page name.

And that's the trap. You boost a post about National Flossing Day, it gets shown to a bunch of people who don't live anywhere near Van Zandt County, and you feel like you did something. But nobody called. Nobody booked. Nobody even remembers seeing it.

The issue isn't that social media doesn't work for dentists. It does. The issue is that random posting without a plan is just noise. And noise costs money.

What actually moves the needle for a dental office

People in Wills Point aren't scrolling Instagram looking for a dentist. But they are on Facebook. They're in local groups. They see posts from businesses they already follow. And when your practice shows up in their feed with something worth stopping for — a quick tip about kids' teeth, a behind-the-scenes photo of your team, a reminder that you're taking new patients — that sticks.

The posts that work for dental practices aren't flashy. They're consistent and human. A photo of your waiting room with the TV on during a Cowboys game. A short post about what to do if your kid chips a tooth at baseball practice. Stuff that reminds folks you exist and that you're right down the road.

Before-and-after photos of cosmetic work do well too, when you've got permission to share them. People love a good transformation.

Small town social is a different game

Wills Point isn't Dallas. You're not competing with fifty other practices for attention. That's a huge advantage on social media — because in a town of a few thousand, word travels fast online just like it does in person.

One good post in a Wills Point community group can do more than a month of boosted ads. But you've got to be in those spaces consistently, not just when you remember. And the tone matters. Nobody wants to see a corporate dental ad between posts about the Friday night football game and someone selling a lawnmower.

We build out a posting schedule that fits your practice, write the posts, and handle the back-and-forth when people comment or message. You stay focused on patients. Your social media stays active without you touching it.

Tie it to actual appointments

Social media that doesn't connect back to your schedule is just a hobby. Every post we put out has a purpose — whether that's driving people to your online booking page, getting them to check your insurance list, or just keeping your name in front of folks who'll need a cleaning in a couple months.

We track what's working and cut what isn't. No monthly reports full of vanity metrics. If a post type isn't leading to calls or bookings, we drop it and try something else.

Our social media and ads management starts at $750 a month. That covers content creation, posting, engagement, and reporting — for a practice that actually wants results, not just a presence.