Case Study Dental

Southlakes Dental: 49% of Organic Clicks Came from High-Intent Patient Searches

A Dubbo dental clinic generated 3,641 organic clicks — with an exceptional 49% commercial share — driven by #1-2 rankings across every Dubbo dentist search variation.

Dubbo, NSW, Australia 16 Months August 2026 southlakesdental.com.au
3,641 Organic Clicks
1,803 Commercial Clicks
90 Estimated Leads
49.5% Commercial Share
Performance Visualized

The Numbers At A Glance

Top Commercial Keywords by Clicks

Dominating every Dubbo dentist variation

Commercial Clicks by Intent

Where the 1,803 commercial clicks came from

Estimated Leads by Intent

5% conversion on commercial clicks

Where Southlakes Dental Started

Southlakes Dental serves Dubbo and the surrounding region. In a regional market, search demand is smaller — so the clinic needed to capture as much of it as possible, across every variation of "dentist Dubbo", plus branded, whitening, denture and implant searches.

The campaign challenges:

  • Own every local dentist variation for Dubbo searches
  • Maximise commercial share of a limited regional traffic pool
  • Capture treatment demand for whitening, dentures and implants
  • Build regional relevance across service pages

What I Did To Turn It Around

Total-market capture for a regional clinic:

1. Local Search Saturation

Local SEO and on-page optimisation secured position 1-2 for every meaningful variation of Dubbo dentist searches — leaving competitors the scraps.

2. Commercial Keyword Targeting

Keyword targeting prioritised local dentist, branded, whitening, denture and implant intent — the queries that produce appointments in a regional market.

3. Supporting Structure

Technical SEO improvements, internal linking between service, location and educational content, and schema enhancements kept the whole site working toward bookings. Technical health matters even more when every click counts.

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The Outcome

Southlakes Dental generated 3,641 organic clicks over the reporting period — with 1,803 commercial clicks, an exceptional 49.5% commercial share. At a 5% conversion estimate, that is approximately 90 patient leads from high-intent organic search.

Top Commercial Keywords

KeywordClicksImpr.CTRAvg. Pos.
southlakes dental6333,44918.35%1.99
south lakes dental2551,80514.13%2.13
dentist dubbo20412,8441.59%6.06
southlakes dental dubbo1711,12415.21%1.75
dubbo dentist908,1161.11%7.52
teeth whitening dubbo512,7991.82%7.97
dubbo dentists391,8262.14%6.81
dentists dubbo342,0331.67%5.85

Commercial Clicks by Intent

Intent GroupClicksEst. Leads
Local / brand dentist searches1,50975
Other commercial dental searches21311
Teeth whitening523
Dental implants151
Near-me dentist searches70

Top Organic Landing Pages

PageClicksImpr.Avg. Pos.
Homepage1,71477,2809.92
/our-team74143,0368.94
/contact-us15736,7166.96
/dubbo/dentures11912,81813.24
/services8519,6487.82

Source: Google Search Console export, Feb 2025 - Jun 2026.

Honest Methodology — No Inflated Numbers

Because no comparison period was available, this case study deliberately does not claim percentage growth. Every figure comes directly from the practice's Google Search Console data, and estimated leads use a conservative 5% conversion rate on commercial clicks only. Informational traffic was reviewed but never counted toward the lead estimate.

Services Used In This Project
Local SEO On-Page SEO Technical SEO Content Optimisation Internal Linking
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