69 new patients.
4 more than August 2025, but 14 fewer than July.
69 new patients in August. Google Ads conversions matched July, and a higher share of calls was answered. Booking follow-up remains the priority.
Summary
Patient numbers stayed ahead of last August, while Google Ads conversions matched July.
4 more than August 2025, but 14 fewer than July.
The same total as July, at an average cost of $23.38 per conversion.
All 35 leads still show New Lead. Confirm appointments already booked, then follow up with those still waiting.
Learned
Three areas need attention: booking updates, campaign performance and missed-call follow-up.
August patient numbers were 6.2% higher than last year, despite falling from July.
Calls describe booked appointments, but all leads still show New Lead. Update the appointment outcomes.
A higher share of calls was answered. Google Ads conversions decreased slightly as fewer calls were partly offset by more leads.
Leads from service searches doubled. Leads from searches for the clinic name declined.
New Patient Numbers
August reached 69 new patients—the strongest August in the 2022–2026 history below.
August exceeded the previous August high of 65 patients in 2025.
| Month | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78 | 50 | 48 | 57 | 111 |
| February | 51 | 45 | 25 | 38 | 72 |
| March | 50 | 50 | 33 | 62 | 98 |
| April | 58 | 48 | 28 | 65 | 94 |
| May | 45 | 50 | 51 | 70 | 52 |
| June | 44 | 41 | 48 | 64 | 84 |
| July | 65 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 83 |
| August | 40 | 46 | 59 | 65 | 69 |
| September | 53 | 34 | 52 | 44 | - |
| October | 55 | 45 | - | 74 | - |
| November | 59 | 45 | 51 | 81 | - |
| December | 75 | 71 | 112 | 101 | - |
69 new patients, compared with 65 last August: 4 more patients.
January–August totalled 663 patients, compared with 493 last year. That is 34.5% growth.
August was 14 patients below July. Check booking outcomes to identify enquiries still needing follow-up.
Leads
35 lead opportunities were recorded, compared with 18 in July. The mix includes both new-patient enquiries and existing-patient requests.
August enquiries by source.
Based on call analysis; booked appointments and attendance are not independently confirmed.
Leads nearly doubled from July, while new patients fell. Existing-patient requests are included, so the figures do not establish a new-patient conversion rate.
All 35 leads still show New Lead, even though calls describe bookings. The pipeline needs regular updates to distinguish booked patients from enquiries awaiting follow-up.
Calls
125 calls came from Google Ads. The team answered 122 and missed 3.
18 fewer calls than July, but fewer missed calls: 3 instead of 7.
All 125 inbound calls came through Google Ads activity.
A higher share of calls was answered than in July, although total answered calls fell. One missed caller reconnected; two have no later answered call in August.
Calls include repeat activity and existing-patient requests. They reflect patient-service workload as well as enquiries and are not a count of new patients.
| Date & time | Name | Contact | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug, 8:01 AM | Caller not identified | +61423015525 | Google Ads |
| 6 Aug, 10:25 AM | Caller not identified | +61435751684 | Google Ads |
| 5 Aug, 6:30 PM | Caller not identified | +61435928641 | Google Ads |
Google Ads
157 conversions, matching July. Average cost remained steady at $23.38 versus $23.40.
Brand searches use the clinic name. Non-brand searches use dental services or locations.
| Campaign | Status | Cost | Clicks | Click rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand: clinic-name searches | Live | $639.04 | 294 | 40.83% |
| Non-brand: service searches | Live | $3,031.74 | 171 | 5.53% |
More campaign leads at similar spend reduced cost per lead. Individual patient details are unavailable, so the result shows enquiry efficiency, not confirmed new-patient acquisition.
Spend rose while clicks and campaign leads fell. This made each lead more expensive. The results do not establish what caused the traffic decline.
Website
1,061 visitors in August, down 11.3% from July.
Unpaid-search growth partly offset fewer direct and advertising visits. Overall traffic still fell. The channel figures measure visits and do not establish which sources delivered patient bookings.
Landing Page
The website received 298 paid-search visitors. Visits and bookings for the landing page itself are not separately measured.
Website paid-search traffic declined. This does not establish how traffic to this landing page changed.
One lead is labelled as a landing-page request. Confirm its appointment outcome.
The page’s booking rate is not yet available. Track enquiries and bookings to choose useful improvements.
Wins
69 new patients exceeded last August by 4.
323 visitors, up from 287 in July.
Missed calls fell from 7 to 3.
Action Plan
Keep booking records accurate, follow up with patients still waiting and improve advertising enquiry efficiency.
The pipeline still shows every enquiry as New Lead, including calls that describe booked appointments.
Current booking and contact history will identify which patients still need a response or an appointment.
Service-search lead costs improved, while clinic-name lead costs rose. Without individual patient details, campaign results can be assessed at enquiry level only.