Most dental websites take a few weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on the number of pages, dentists, and integrations. A lean solo-practice site moves fastest; a multi-location dental group with location pages and practice-management integration takes longer. We map a clear timeline at discovery so you always know what’s being built and when it goes live — no open-ended projects.

It depends on scope — the number of pages and dentists, whether you need practice-management and online-scheduling integration, and whether it’s a fresh build or a redesign. A solo-practice site costs less than a multi-location dental group with location pages and custom integrations. We give you a clear, fixed proposal up front after a free website audit — no vague “contact us,” no surprise change orders — so you know exactly what you’re paying and what you get.

Yes — this is our core differentiator and something most web designers skip entirely. We build HIPAA-compliant contact and new-patient intake forms that keep protected health information secure, with a Business Associate Agreement in place where it’s needed and compliant handling of any patient data the site collects. Your website gathers patient details the safe, compliant way from day one, not as an afterthought.

Yes — completely. The website, the domain, the hosting account, and all your content and data are yours outright. We build on an open platform with no proprietary lock-in, so you’re never renting your own site. If you ever decide to move on, you keep the full asset you paid for, exactly as it is — unlike agencies that trap you on their platform.

Yes. We offer secure managed hosting plus an ongoing care plan — updates, backups, security monitoring, and support — so your site stays fast, safe, and current after launch. You still own everything; the care plan is optional and month-to-month. If you’d rather host it yourself, you can — we hand over a site you fully control either way.

The SEO foundation is built in — clean architecture, proper headings, schema markup, fast Core Web Vitals, and local optimization for the towns you serve — so your site is ready to rank from launch, not bolted on later. Ongoing SEO (content, link building, monthly optimization) to actively climb rankings is a separate service we offer if you want to grow that channel over time.

Yes — this is another area generic designers skip. We integrate your website with the systems you already run, including Dentrix, Open Dental, and online scheduling, so a new patient can book straight into your calendar or practice-management system without a manual step. Tell us your stack at discovery and we’ll wire booking and intake to match it.

Yes — SEO-safe redesign and migration is a core part of what we do. We preserve your existing URL structure where it matters, set up proper 301 redirects, and migrate content carefully, so your Google rankings carry over instead of getting reset. You get a better-looking, faster, compliant site without the traffic drop that a careless redesign causes for established practices.

Yes — accessibility is built into every site we design. We follow WCAG-AA standards for colour contrast, keyboard navigation, alt text, and readable structure, so every patient can use your site regardless of ability. For a dental practice that’s both the right thing to do and a real legal-risk reducer — and it’s something only a fraction of the field bothers with.

A regular web designer builds a nice-looking site. A specialist dental web design firm builds for what a dental practice actually needs — and that’s the gap Stethon Digital Marketing fills, because we specialize in healthcare marketing rather than generic web work. We deliver HIPAA-compliant new-patient intake forms, ADA/WCAG accessibility, and practice-management/scheduling integration (Dentrix, Open Dental) that almost no competitor offers, on top of conversion-focused design, clean information architecture, and an SEO-ready build that also strengthens the listings patients trust, like your Google Business Profile and Healthgrades. Whether you’re a general dentist, cosmetic dentist, orthodontist, pediatric dentist, or multi-location DSO, you get web design, website design, and the compliance layer built in — plus a site you own outright. That’s the difference between a brochure and a website that books patients.