Lake Shore — Saint Cloud Team

team@lakeshoredentalcare.com
PAYLOC: NMILP0001 · St Cloud, FL
Prepared by Your Growth Team
Jenn Freemyer, PGP
jfreemyer@sgadental.com
Briefing date: May 22, 2026
Your Growth Team
Jenn Freemyer · Practice Growth Partner — your day-to-day contact · jfreemyer@sgadental.com Jarod Howlett · Regional Operations Director Sarah Alofs · Chief Growth Officer
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★ Verify Your Google Business Profile Details

We pulled these from your Google Business Profile on May 22, 2026. Priority #1 for every office is making sure these match what's on your website — if anything is off, submit a Marketing Request and we'll correct it within one business day.

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Practice Name (DBA)Lakeshore Dental Care
Address4695 Old Canoe Creek Rd,
St Cloud, FL 34769, USA
Phone (GBP)(407) 957-6760
Websitemylakeshoredental.com
StatusOperational
GMB NameStandardize DBA   Live GMB name is "Lakeshore Dental Care - Saint Cloud FL"; internal records reference "Lake Shore — Saint Cloud." Confirm the public-facing DBA and align website, GBP, and internal records.

Hours on Google

Monday7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Friday7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Note: two distinct phone numbers appear in website markup — (407) 957-6760 and (407) 809-3021. Confirm primary tracking number and standardize sitewide.

2 gates need work — and 1 is waiting on call data.
Here's where you stand — and what gets us there together.

Top 3 Priorities — In Order

  1. Standardize the DBA across your website, your Google listing (GBP), and internal records — and align name, address, phone (NAP) + hours Always step one · OM confirms · Submit Marketing Request for any changes
  2. Launch online scheduling on the website and add the appointment link to GBP Unlocks Gate 2 · OM confirms vendor preference · Growth integrates
  3. Create the practice Instagram account and refresh Facebook branding Korinne leads · drives local awareness with patient-focused content
Your full Growth Sequence appears in "What We Need From You" below.
GATE 1
Digital Storefront Visibility
Yellow
GATE 2
New Patient Access
Yellow
GATE 3
Lead Response & Call Conversion
Green
GATE 4
Patient Experience & Reputation
Green
GATE 5
Growth Acceleration Strategy
Recommendation

Green = done · Yellow = close · Red = needs work · Gate 5 shows our recommendation once Gates 1–4 are green

Your Growth Team

Your Growth Team is your dedicated marketing and growth partner. We handle the work outside your four walls — your Google profile, website, social media, reviews, and tracking — so your team can stay focused on patients. Everything we do is in service of one goal: filling your schedule with the right new patients.

Your Practice Growth Partner
Jenn Freemyer
Practice Growth Partner · Your day-to-day contact for everything in this report.
jfreemyer@sgadental.com
Growth Leadership
Sarah Alofs · Chief Growth Officer
Account Team
Amy McNeill · VP of Field Marketing Dakota Milner · VP of Advanced Care
Your Direct Partners
Jarod Howlett · Regional Operations Director (ROD)jhowlett@sgadental.com
The Studio (Creative + Digital)
Mike Fetrow · SGA Creative Director, VP of The Studio Sharley Hamm · Director, Brand Korinne Cummings · Manager, Digital Brand Wyatt West · Web Manager Don Clark · Web Manager
One simple rule: all marketing requests go through the Marketing Request Form. This keeps nothing slipping through the cracks and gives every request a clear owner.

Why Your Digital Storefront Matters

Before a new patient ever walks through your door, they meet you online. They check your Google listing, read your reviews, click through to your website, and sometimes look at your Instagram. That's your digital storefront — and if it isn't dialed in, the patient never calls.

Our job is to make sure that storefront is open, accurate, trusted, and easy to act on. Your job is to make sure the experience inside the four walls matches what we're showing the world.

83%
of patients check a Google Business Profile before booking an appointment
38%
of dental patients prefer to self-book online
4.5★
is the threshold patients trust on Google

Why We're Holding This Bar Now

SGA is putting real advertising dollars behind implant and cosmetic growth — TV, Google, and social campaigns that send high-intent patients to practices that are ready for them.

We only invest those dollars where the basics are solid. Implants, full-arch cases, and smile makeovers need more than visibility — ads pointed at a practice that can't answer the phone, book the appointment, or deliver a five-star experience are wasted money.

Get Gates 1–4 green and your practice is in line for that investment. That's what this briefing is for: showing you exactly where you stand and the shortest path through.

This is the framework behind everything in this report — the path every patient travels before they ever sit in your chair. The gates in the next section exist to protect specific stages of this funnel.

The Patient Funnel — The Growth Team's Framework: stages of patient engagement from advertising and awareness through digital storefront, lead capture, and appointment booking, then showed for appointment, treatment presented, and treatment accepted.

Click the framework to open it full-size.

The Gates to Unlocking New Patient Growth

Most dental practices do not need paid media dollars immediately. Before discussing Google Ads, Facebook campaigns, or accelerated growth investments, we focus on strengthening the operational and digital foundation that supports sustainable growth.

Marketing does not fix operational gaps — it exposes them. These Growth Gates help identify where friction exists in the patient journey so we can improve access, conversion, patient experience, and long-term growth performance before scaling demand.

The Five Gates to Practice Growth — Foundation through Scale: each gate must hold before the next opens
01 Digital Storefront Visibility Awareness Layer Yellow

Can patients find and trust your practice online?

Your digital storefront is often the first impression a patient has of your practice. Before growth can happen, patients must be able to easily find accurate information, trust your brand, and confidently take the next step.

Why It Matters

Patients often decide whether to contact a practice before ever making a phone call. Inconsistent information, outdated branding, poor mobile experience, or weak visibility can create immediate drop-off.

Outcome

A strong, trustworthy digital presence that improves visibility, patient confidence, and conversion opportunity.

Your Digital Storefront — At a Glance

Website Yellow 77.4 / 100 · HIGHEST in batch

Your website is the highest-scoring site in this audit batch at 77.4/100 — Mobile/UX is perfect, Conversion & Contact and Location Info are Green, and Services are solid. Even so, there are 6 Critical/High fails that need to land before paid media can layer on cleanly. The biggest drags are mobile performance (Lighthouse 49) and provider credentials missing from the team page.

SectionWeightScore
Mobile / UX5%100 / 100 Green
Location Information10%86 / 100 Green
Conversion & Contact25%85 / 100 Green
Technical Health15%79 / 100 Yellow
Patient Resources10%79 / 100 Yellow
Doctor / Team Trust10%67 / 100 Yellow
Social Proof5%67 / 100 Yellow
Services15%65 / 100 Yellow
Security / Compliance5%60 / 100 Yellow

Top Critical / High Fixes (In Order)

  1. Lighthouse mobile performance 49/100 — LCP 3.8s, Speed Index 5.5s, TTI 17.1s, TBT 2,580ms. Compress and lazy-load images, defer render-blocking JS, enable caching/CDN, reduce main-thread work.
  2. Lighthouse accessibility 73/100 — remediate flagged findings (contrast, labels, ARIA).
  3. Lighthouse SEO 85/100 — remediate flagged findings.
  4. Phone number consistency — 2 distinct numbers appear in markup ((407) 957-6760 and (407) 809-3021). Standardize to one primary number sitewide.
  5. Provider credentials (DDS/DMD) not listed on the team/bio page — add for each provider.
  6. Privacy Policy missing — publish a Privacy Policy page and link it in the footer.
SGA is currently evaluating website rebuilds and your ROD and Practice Growth Partner will work closely to ensure your site is evaluated. Given the strong baseline score, the near-term priority is fixing the 6 Critical/High items rather than a full rebuild.
Google Business Profile Green 91.8 / 100 · Grade A

GBP is the strongest part of your digital storefront. NAP (26/27), Category Selection (20/20), Description (10/10), and Photos (15/15) are all essentially perfect. The one open item is the appointment link sub-section (18/25) — that 7-point gap closes the moment online scheduling goes live and we add the link to GBP. Review velocity is also healthy at 13 reviews/month (above the 10/mo threshold).

Sub-CategoryScore
Name, Address, Phone (NAP)26 / 27 (96%)
Category Selection20 / 20 (100%)
Description10 / 10 (100%)
Photos15 / 15 (100%)
Appointment Link18 / 25 (72%) — missing scheduling URL
Review Velocity13 reviews / month Green (>10 threshold)

What's Next on GBP

  • Confirm DBA standardization — internal records reference "Lake Shore — Saint Cloud" while the live GMB name is "Lakeshore Dental Care - Saint Cloud FL." Confirm the public-facing DBA with OM and align everything to one.
  • Add the scheduling URL to GBP once online booking is live on the website (closes the 7-pt gap on the appointment sub-section and ties to Gate 2).
  • Resolve the partial NAP sub-item (1/2) — small NAP polish.
Social Media Yellow Facebook only · 898 followers · no IG

Facebook is active and posting frequently (last post May 2026 · 898 followers) — that's a real strength. The two issues are: (1) the page uses a legacy numeric URL (facebook.com/Lakeshore-Dental-Care-129837000424717) instead of a clean vanity URL, and (2) there's no Instagram account. Saint Cloud / Central Florida audiences skew Instagram-active, so creating IG is a Priority 1 item.

Current State

  • Facebook: facebook.com/Lakeshore-Dental-Care-129837000424717 · 898 followers · last post May 2026 · posting frequently
  • Instagram: not yet established
  • Content quality: mostly stock content — opportunity for authentic team and patient content
  • Branding: profile image, cover image, and bio refresh needed; URL is legacy numeric format
  • Access: SGA has Facebook and Meta Business Manager access
  • Enrolled in the PromoRepublic Beta — posting tooling is in place

What's Next on Social

  • P1 — Marketing to create a dedicated Instagram account
  • Claim a clean Facebook vanity URL (e.g. facebook.com/LakeShoreDentalSaintCloud)
  • Branding refresh on Facebook — logo on profile, office photo on cover, bio rewrite, category check
  • Content shift from stock to team, treatments, and patient stories (needs office cooperation)
  • Promote the scheduling link on both platforms once Gate 2 is unlocked
02 New Patient Access Access Layer Yellow

Can patients easily schedule and be seen quickly?

Today's patients expect convenience, flexibility, and fast access to care. Even strong marketing cannot overcome limited availability or scheduling friction. This gate focuses on reducing barriers between patient intent and appointment availability.

Marketing should not drive demand into a scheduling bottleneck.

Success Metrics

  • 3rd Next Available NP Appointment ≤ 7 Days
  • Online Scheduling Enabled
  • Clear scheduling pathways on Website and GBP

What We Review

  • NP appointment availability
  • Online scheduling accessibility
  • Phone response pathways
  • Emergency and same-day availability
  • Office hours and accessibility
  • Schedule optimization

Where the Office Stands

  • NP availability < 7 days: YES — strong capacity advantage
  • Contact form live on website — good intake foundation
  • Online scheduling: not live on the website (no vendor wired in)
  • GBP scheduling button — pending manual review (URL detected but needs verification and standardization)
  • Neurality is live for AI call answering — supports access and after-hours capture
03 Lead Response & Call Conversion Conversion Layer Green

Does the practice successfully convert demand into booked appointments?

Generating demand is only valuable if the office can consistently capture and convert incoming opportunities. This gate evaluates how effectively the practice responds to calls, forms, and patient inquiries.

Every missed call is a missed growth opportunity.

Success Metrics

  • Missed Calls < 18%
  • New Patient Call Conversion ≥ 45%
  • Fast response time to web leads and forms

What We Review

  • Missed call percentage
  • Call conversion performance
  • Speed-to-lead processes
  • Form response workflows
  • AI answering and after-hours coverage
  • Front office scripting and consistency
  • Tracking and reporting visibility

Where Lake Shore Stands

  • PeerLogic Phones: Live Green
  • PeerLogic Analytics: Live Green
  • Neurality (AI call answering): Live Green
  • Missed calls < 18%: Currently 6.5% Green — well inside threshold
  • Call conversion ≥ 45%: Currently 54% Green — above target

Gate 3 is Green. PeerLogic is live and both metrics are inside threshold: missed calls at 6.5% and NP conversion at 54%. This is strong front-desk performance — the focus now is protecting these numbers and applying that same execution discipline to the remaining open gates.

04 Patient Experience & Reputation Experience Layer Green

Does the patient experience create trust, loyalty, and referrals?

Long-term growth is fueled by patient experience. Practices that consistently deliver exceptional experiences generate stronger reviews, higher retention, and more referrals. This gate focuses on the patient journey after the appointment is scheduled.

The best growth strategy is creating an experience patients want to talk about.

Success Metrics

  • ≥ 10 Google Reviews per month
  • ≥ 4.5 Star Rating
  • Strong review recency and engagement

What We Review

  • Review volume and recency
  • Patient communication workflows
  • Reputation management
  • Referral growth opportunities
  • Brand consistency and trust signals
  • Overall patient experience alignment

Where the Office Stands

  • 13 Google reviews per month — above the 10/mo threshold (Green)
  • No formal referral program live — opportunity for a structured patient-referral workflow
  • NP-from-referrals % is currently unknown — set up tracking via Neurality / PeerLogic call tracking
  • Formalize the review-ask at checkout — protect the velocity with Zappy review cards + QR codes and a morning-huddle review-ask
05 Growth Acceleration Strategy Scale Layer Recommendation

Is the practice operationally ready for accelerated growth?

Not every practice needs paid media or additional demand generation immediately. Sustainable growth begins by identifying the true constraint within the business and aligning growth investments appropriately.

We invest intentionally, not reactively.

Our Strategic Recommendation for the Lake Shore — Saint Cloud Team

The strong website score (77.4 — highest in this audit batch), Grade A GBP, and healthy review velocity put this office closer to paid-media readiness than most peers. The blockers are tactical, not foundational: launch online scheduling, create Instagram, and complete the PeerLogic call-tracking rollout so we have a real call-conversion baseline. Stage one of your Advanced Care strategy is hygiene-led demand-gen and reactivation — and everything we build for it carries forward, with Advanced Care / full-arch sequenced after treatment-coordination workflows are stronger.

Direct-to-consumer advertising — SGA-funded implant and cosmetic campaigns — layers on once Gates 1 through 4 are green and holding. That's the unlock: campaigns only pay off when every call is answered, every lead can book, and every patient experience earns five stars. Clearing the gates is what puts Lake Shore — Saint Cloud in line for that investment.

Strategic Growth Areas Reviewed

  • Capacity and provider availability (strong — NP < 7 days)
  • Hygiene capacity (room to open another op)
  • Revenue opportunity and service mix
  • Referral and reactivation opportunities
  • SEO and organic visibility
  • Paid media readiness (close)
  • Community outreach and partnerships
  • ROI alignment and budget planning

What We're Doing Now

  • Sequencing the 6 Critical/High website fixes
  • Standing up online scheduling on the website + GBP
  • Creating Instagram and refreshing Facebook branding
  • Completing PeerLogic Phones + call-tracking rollout for Gate 3 baseline
  • Holding moving to Advanced Care until Gates 1–3 are green

Growth Team Work

Your Growth Team has work underway on the Lake Shore — Saint Cloud office right now. Here's a snapshot of where things stand — we'll handle the execution; just know that every box on this list is something you don't have to think about.

11
Tasks identified
7
Ready to execute
2
Awaiting your input
2
Pending approval

Investments Growth Is Making on Your Behalf

The Growth Team funds and manages the technology stack that powers your visibility, scheduling, call tracking, and patient communication. Below are the current monthly investments tied to the Lake Shore — Saint Cloud office.

Investment Category Monthly
Foundational Growth Techstack
GoHighLevel marketing platform ($5) · PeerLogic call tracking ($80) · Promo Republic social publishing ($45)
$130.00
Optional Web
Cookiebot ($16) · Userway ADA ($25) · SEO ($170)
$211.00
Total Monthly Investment $341.00

Work Categories In Flight

Category Tasks Status
Studio Backlog — Website Fixes + Creative 7 Open
Google listing corrections (DBA + NAP) 2 Awaiting office input
Marketing Approval Queue 2 Pending sign-off

11 tasks identified.

What We Need From You

The work outside your four walls is on us. The work inside is on you. Here's the short list — tagged by who's best positioned to take it on. Nothing here is busywork; every item moves at least one gate toward green.

What Growth Is Handling

  • Sequencing the 6 Critical/High website fixes (mobile perf, accessibility, SEO, phone consistency, credentials, Privacy Policy)
  • Online scheduling vendor evaluation and website integration
  • Instagram account creation and Facebook vanity-URL + branding refresh (Korinne)
  • PeerLogic Phones + PeerLogic call-tracking enrollment (transition after fiber conversion)
  • Adding the appointment link to GBP once scheduling is live
  • DBA standardization across website, GBP, and internal records
  • SEO and organic visibility maintenance

What We Need From You

  • Confirm the public-facing DBA — "Lakeshore Dental Care" vs. "Lake Shore — Saint Cloud"
  • Confirm primary phone number — (407) 957-6760 or (407) 809-3021 — and align everything to one
  • Confirm online scheduling vendor preference
  • Deploy Zappy cards + QR codes and add review-asks to morning huddle to protect 13/mo review velocity
  • Supply updated team photos and provider credentials (DDS/DMD) for the website
  • Approve in-house membership / savings plan concept for uninsured patients
  • Front desk team completes phone skills training with the Learning & Development (L&D) team once PeerLogic baseline is captured

Your Office Growth Sequence

This is the priority order we work every General Dentistry practice through. Items completed move out of view; items in progress stay visible until they're green.

Step Priority Status Gate
1 Standardize the DBA across website, GBP, and internal records — and align NAP + hours. If anything is off, submit a Marketing Request to correct. Confirm with OM Gate 1
2 Online scheduling is live on both the website and GBP. Not started Gate 2
3 10+ Google reviews per month sustained. Currently at 13/mo — protect with Zappy cards + QR codes and review-asks in the morning huddle. Currently green Gate 4
4 Neurality is live — AI call answering capturing every inbound call (works alongside PeerLogic call tracking). Live Gate 3
5 PeerLogic Phones + Analytics live — missed-call at 6.5% and NP conversion at 54%. Gate 3 is Green. In progress (post-fiber) Gate 3
6 Create the practice Instagram account and refresh Facebook branding (Korinne-led). Not started · P1 Gate 1
7 Front desk team has completed phone skills training through the L&D Team. Sequenced after baseline Gate 3

Detailed Action Items

Priority Action Owner Why It Matters Gate
P1 Confirm public-facing DBA ("Lakeshore Dental Care" vs. "Lake Shore — Saint Cloud") and align website, GBP, and internal records. Submit a Marketing Request for corrections. OMROD Always the first step. Small inconsistencies hurt local rank and brand recognition. 1
P1 Confirm online scheduling vendor preference; Growth integrates the scheduling embed on the website and adds the link to GBP. OMDoctor Unlocks Gate 2 and closes the 7-pt GBP appointment-link gap in one move. 2
P1 Create a dedicated Instagram account and claim a clean Facebook vanity URL (Korinne / Studio-led). OM Closes the social gap — Saint Cloud / Central Florida audiences skew IG-active. Drives local awareness with patient-focused content. 1
P1 Standardize to one primary phone number sitewide (currently 2 distinct numbers in markup). OM Phone inconsistency is one of the 6 Critical/High website fails; also helps call-tracking attribution. 1
P1 Complete PeerLogic Phones + call-tracking rollout (post-fiber conversion). OM Establishes the data foundation for Gate 3 and unlocks call-conversion measurement. 3
P2 Add provider credentials (DDS/DMD) to the team/bio page and publish a Privacy Policy in the footer. OM Quick wins on Doctor/Team Trust (67) and Security/Compliance (60); closes 2 High fails. 1
P2 Deploy Zappy cards + QR codes throughout the office and add a review-ask to the daily morning huddle. Front DeskOM Protects the current 13 reviews/month and keeps Gate 4 green. 4
P2 Launch in-office referral program — target 50%+ of new patients from referrals. DoctorOM Highest-ROI new patient source; supports foundational GP growth in Gate 5. 4, 5
P2 Remediate mobile Lighthouse performance (currently 49/100): image compression, lazy-load, JS deferral, CDN, reduce main-thread work. OM Biggest single drag on the website score (Critical fail). Lifts Technical Health from 79 toward Green. 1
P2 Approve in-house membership / savings plan for uninsured patients. DoctorOM Addresses uninsured-patient gap and lifts Patient Resources score (currently 79). 1
P3 Front desk team completes L&D phone skills training — PeerLogic baseline is in hand (missed-call 6.5%, NP conv 54%). Front DeskROD Improves call conversion once Gate 3 baseline is in hand. 3

Owner badges: Doctor Office Manager ROD Front Desk

Your 90-Day Roadmap

Here's the order we recommend tackling everything in. Top of the list = biggest impact on getting you closer to unlocking new patient growth. Reach out to Jenn if you want to reshuffle.

Days 0–30 — Polish + Instagram

  • DBA standardization confirmed; website + GBP + internal records aligned
  • Phone-number consistency fix deployed (one primary number sitewide)
  • Provider credentials (DDS/DMD) added to team page; Privacy Policy added to footer
  • Instagram account created; Facebook vanity URL claimed; branding refresh deployed
  • Online scheduling vendor selected and embed scoped for the website

Days 31–60 — Scheduling + Performance

  • Online scheduling live on the website; appointment link added to GBP (closes the 7-pt gap)
  • Mobile Lighthouse performance fixes deployed (image compression, JS deferral, CDN)
  • Accessibility and SEO Lighthouse findings remediated
  • Zappy cards + QR codes deployed in the office to protect 13/mo review velocity
  • PeerLogic Phones live — onboarding complete

Days 61–90 — Conversion Baseline + Paid-Media Readiness

  • PeerLogic Analytics live — Gate 3 Green (missed-call 6.5%, NP conv 54%)
  • L&D phone conversion training rolling for the front desk
  • In-office referral program piloted; in-house membership plan approved
  • Paid-media readiness review with Jenn and Jarod

Future Advanced Care Consideration

  • This office is closer to paid-media readiness than peers — the blockers are tactical (IG creation, scheduling embed, call-tracking baseline), not foundational
  • Hygiene-led demand-gen and reactivation are stage one of the Advanced Care strategy — the first paid-media levers unlock once Gates 1–3 are green
  • Advanced Care / full-arch paid media is sequenced after treatment coordination workflows are stronger
  • Quarterly readiness review with Jenn and Jarod