Treatment discovery
The patient has a need but no clinic in mind. They compare local providers, treatment approaches and indicative fees.
Private dental practices
Patients ask AI who to trust for a high-value treatment. Does your evidence make the shortlist?
Citemark measures the questions behind implant, aligner and cosmetic-treatment decisions, then improves the pages, clinician facts and independent signals an answer can verify.
- Public-site check in about 60 seconds
- No email required to see the score
- No rankings or lead-volume guarantees
Best fit: established UK private practices with named clinicians, a real treatment offer and capacity for additional enquiries.
BUYER QUESTION MAPUK · EXAMPLE
Decision-stage prompts worth measuring
01
Who are the best implant dentists near Guildford and what do they charge?
02
Which dentist near me offers Invisalign and has experienced providers?
03
What should I compare before choosing a private implant clinic?
04
Which local dental practice is good for nervous patients?
Snapshot protocol15 agreed prompts · 3 observations each · raw answer evidence
Where the shortlist starts
Your buyer is not searching for “GEO”. They are trying to make a safe decision.
We build the prompt set around the commercial questions that narrow a real shortlist—not vanity questions about whether an assistant knows your brand name.
Trust verification
They look for named clinicians, GDC registration, relevant experience, recent reviews and a clear explanation of risks and suitability.
Shortlist decision
Location, finance, availability, consultation process and confidence in the team decide who receives the enquiry.
The evidence system
Five things have to line up before a recommendation is plausible.
We inspect the website, the business entity and the independent sources that can support a claim. Structured data helps machines interpret evidence; it does not manufacture trust by itself.
Layer 1
Eligibility
Treatment, fee and clinician content must be indexable, internally linked and available as meaningful text.
WORKING OUTPUT
Rendered-text and crawl-access record
Layer 2
Practice entity
Practice name, location, contact details, clinicians and profiles should agree across the site and public records.
WORKING OUTPUT
Clinic and clinician fact sheet
Layer 3
Patient answers
Treatment pages should address suitability, process, alternatives, fees, aftercare and the questions patients use to compare.
WORKING OUTPUT
Patient prompt-to-page map
Layer 4
Clinical evidence
Named reviewers, qualifications, defensible experience claims and properly qualified language make the page safer to trust and quote.
WORKING OUTPUT
Claim and sign-off register
Layer 5
Independent trust
GDC records, reviews, local profiles and relevant directories need to corroborate—not contradict—the website.
WORKING OUTPUT
Third-party source gap map
A practical first 90 days
Measure first. Fix the foundations. Then earn stronger corroboration.
There is no responsible promise that an AI answer changes on a fixed date. This is the work sequence we control and report.
DAYS 1–10
Baseline the patient journey
Agree treatment, price, comparison, nervous-patient and local prompts; capture answers and audit the public site.
Prompt evidence + priority treatment mapDAYS 11–45
Make owned evidence usable
Improve priority treatment pages, clinician facts, price context, internal links and accurate dental structured data.
Two approved answer assets each Core monthDAYS 46–90
Align independent trust
Reconcile profiles, build a compliant review workflow and act on the sources already appearing in the prompt set.
Source log + next measurement cycleChoose by the job
Start with evidence. Add implementation only when the gap is worth fixing.
RECOMMENDED FIRST ENGAGEMENT
Treatment Shortlist Snapshot
A focused baseline for one practice location and the treatments that matter commercially—not a generic site audit.
- Implant, aligner, cosmetic and local-trust prompt set
- Clinic and clinician evidence review
- Named competitors and cited source capture
FIXED PRICE£195Buy this Snapshot →
Snapshot
£195
15 sector-specific prompts, three observations each, technical eligibility, competitor mentions, source evidence and a prioritised fix list.
Buy the SnapshotCore
£595 / month
Monthly measurement, two priority answer assets, technical and entity fixes, profile alignment and an evidence-led monthly work plan.
Start CoreGrowth
£1,450 / month
Everything in Core, a larger prompt and competitor set, five total content assets, review workflow and defined third-party outreach.
Start GrowthRolling monthly · cancel before the next billing date · work stays in your accounts · VAT is not added · no placement guarantee
Risk and accuracy
Useful content without unsafe dental claims.
Dental marketing is a regulated, health-related environment. Citemark does not invent clinical claims, imply guaranteed outcomes or publish without the practice’s approval.
- Clinician names and registration details checked against the GDC record
- Fees described accurately, with conditions and exclusions visible
- Clinical and comparative claims require an evidence owner
- Principal or nominated clinical reviewer signs off before publication
Before you decide
Questions from private dental practices
Will this replace our SEO agency?
Usually no. AI-search visibility still depends heavily on search fundamentals. We can work alongside the existing agency, implement within agreed access, or hand over clear tickets and copy.
Do we have to publish treatment prices?
No. But patients frequently ask about cost, and a useful range with the factors that change it is stronger evidence than avoiding the question. The practice decides what can be published.
Can you guarantee we appear for ‘best dentist’ questions?
No. Generated answers vary by product, date, location and source set. We improve and measure the evidence; no responsible provider can guarantee a recommendation.
How do you handle GDC and advertising rules?
We use registered names and factual credentials, avoid unqualified superlatives and guarantees, keep an evidence trail, and require practice approval. Citemark is not a legal or clinical regulator, so the practice remains responsible for final approval.
What would Core do first?
The baseline decides. Common first priorities are a high-value treatment page, clearer fee context, clinician evidence, entity inconsistencies, internal linking and review/profile alignment—not generic weekly blog posts.
Free readiness scan
Check what a machine can verify on your public site.
The scan checks technical access, entity clarity, answer coverage and visible trust signals. It does not pretend to measure live recommendations.
Read the measurement standard →