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Ask when the mirror comes out, not when the mouth is still numb.

Review generation for a dental clinic is the business of getting patients to write one: which visit to ask after, who does the asking, and how the link reaches their hand. That is a different job from answering the reviews you already have. GullySales sets the moment, the wording and the checks that keep the ask inside what your council permits.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What review generation means

In a clinic or practice a review is a public statement by a patient, and asking for one is restricted or unwise in several regulated professions. Review generation here is proof that does not depend on a patient writing in public: the professional listing kept accurate, the note back to the referring doctor, and a reply that never confirms somebody was a patient. GullySales sets that up and tracks what arrives without soliciting it.

Also for dental clinics

Sales and marketing for dental clinics, the overview.

Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Rules for this trade differ by state and professional body, and they change. We describe restrictions in general terms, so check the current position with your own council or adviser before you publish anything.

For dental clinics

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The moment is the mirror, not the extraction”

    A patient whose lip is numb and whose jaw will ache all evening writes nothing kind. The one who has just seen a new crown in the mirror will write it there and then.

  • “The person who did the treatment should not be the one asking”

    Patients say yes to the dentist holding the drill and then write nothing. Ask at the desk while the card machine is working and the review actually appears.

  • “What a dental practice may ask for is not settled everywhere”

    Professional conduct rules restrict how dental treatment is advertised and how patient testimonials are used, and they differ between councils and change over time. Confirm the current position with your own dental council before you script anything.

What we do

What we deliver for dental clinics.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. The visits where an ask is appropriate, written down

    A short list of the appointments the desk asks after, such as a fitted crown or a completed cleaning, and the ones it never asks after.

    Result: Nobody asks a patient who is still in pain.

  2. A desk script and a link the patient uses before leaving

    Wording for whoever takes the payment, with a short link or a code on the counter so the review is written while the patient is still standing there.

    Result: The ask happens in the chair-to-door minute, not in a message next week.

  3. Wording drafted against advertising restrictions

    The ask and any printed card written in general terms, with the specific points you need cleared listed out for your council or adviser.

    Result: You know which sentences to get confirmed before they go up.

  4. A confidentiality rule for public replies

    A written rule that no reply names a treatment, a diagnosis or a visit, plus two ready replies: one for a complaint about pain, one about cost.

    Result: A reply defends the clinic without discussing the patient.

  5. New reviews counted by treatment and by branch

    A count against the figure recorded before the work started, split by the treatment the review mentions and, where you run more than one clinic, by branch.

    Result: You can see whether the ask is actually being made at the desk.

How the result is measured

  • Reviews received
  • Average rating
  • Response rate to requests

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full online review generation and management page

Asking patients for reviews

Ask from the front desk after a routine visit, and keep the wording about the clinic rather than the treatment.

Check-up and cleaning visits
A check-up, a scaling or a completed filling is an easier visit to ask after than an extraction day. Write down which appointment types the desk may ask after.
The front desk asks, the dentist does not
The receptionist asks at billing as the patient takes the next appointment card. A request made from the chair, with the patient lying back, is not free consent.
Code on the card stand
Put the review code on the appointment card stand and the link in the reminder text. The patient chooses to scan, and nobody stands over them while they do.
Ask about the visit, not the result
Suggest the patient write about the waiting time, how the staff explained things and whether the clinic was clean. Treatment outcomes stay out of the request.
Your own council, before the wording
Advertising and solicitation rules for dentists differ by state and body and change over time. Show the wording to your own dental council or association before use.
Public replies protect privacy
Reply without confirming the person was a patient or naming the treatment. Invite them to call the clinic, and keep the details of the case off the page.

Who it is for

This is written for these dental clinics.

  • Single-dentist clinics
  • Multi-chair general dental clinics
  • Orthodontic and aligner-only practices
  • Implant and oral surgery centres
  • Cosmetic and smile-design clinics
  • Paediatric dental clinics
  • Dental clinics inside a multi-speciality centre
  • Multi-branch dental groups
  • New clinics in their first year

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • The clinic would offer a gift or discount in exchange for a review, which platform rules forbid.
  • Existing reviews go unanswered and nobody will start replying.
  • The clinic has not cleared its wait times and billing complaints that reviews would expose.

How it works

How the review generation work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Find the moment to ask

    We walk through one customer's visit with you and pick the point where the job is done and the customer is still in front of you or holding the phone.

  2. 2

    Read your current reviews

    We read every review you have, count how many were answered, and note what customers praise in their own words. We also check that your name, address and phone on Google match your signboard.

  3. 3

    Set up the ask

    Link, QR code, message wording and a short briefing for the team. We write down what staff must never do: offer a discount, choose who to ask, or post a review themselves.

  4. 4

    Answer every review

    Each incoming review is answered by the routine set down in writing. A complaint is answered by the person who can fix it, with your approval where you want it.

  5. 5

    Count and adjust

    We count how many customers were asked and how many reviewed. If few reply, we move the moment or the person asking before touching the wording.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 7, after the sale. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Can we give a patient a discount for writing a review?
Do not. Review platforms take down paid reviews and can restrict the profile, and paying for a testimonial sits badly with professional conduct rules in most places. Ask your dental council what applies to you. A patient asked properly, at the right moment, writes it for nothing.
A patient has posted publicly about pain during an extraction. What do we write?
Something short, with no clinical detail at all. A public reply that confirms what treatment somebody had is a confidentiality problem before it is a marketing one. Thank them, give a name and a number, and move the conversation off the page.
Should we ask patients at the desk or send a WhatsApp message after the visit?
Ask at the desk and send the link from the clinic number straight after, so the patient has it on the phone when they leave. Use a message only to patients who have saved your number. Group broadcasts risk exposing who has been a patient.
We are on both Google and Practo. Which do we ask patients to use?
Ask for Google first, since a patient searching your clinic name sees it before anything else. Mention Practo only to patients who already use it. Check each platform's current rules on requesting reviews, and do not ask the same patient to write on two pages.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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