Topeka Dentistry Team

www.thetopekadentistry.com
PAYLOC: TOPEKAKSDD · Topeka, KS
Prepared by Your Growth Team
Jenn Freemyer, Practice Growth Partner
jfreemyer@sgadental.com
Briefing date: June 29, 2026
Your Growth Team
Jenn Freemyer · Practice Growth Partner — your day-to-day contact · jfreemyer@sgadental.com · 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. 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)Topeka Dentistry
AddressTopeka, KS
Phone785-266-9100
Websitewww.thetopekadentistry.com
StatusOperational
Doctor(s)Dr. Carrie Peterson, Dr. Benjamin Rutherford, Dr. Derek Michael
Accepted Insurance
Delta DentalUnited Concordia
Verify with OM before updating GBP and website.

Hours on Google

Please verify your Google listing hours match your actual office hours and your website. Any discrepancy should be submitted as a Marketing Request.

1 gate needs immediate attention; 2 gates are already green — here is the path forward.
Here's where you stand — and what gets us there together.

Top 3 Priorities — In Order

  1. Verify your name, address, phone (NAP), doctor names, and hours match between your website and your Google listing (GBP). Always step one · Office Manager confirms · Submit a Marketing Request for any changes
  2. Get online scheduling live on both your website and your Google listing. Unlocks Gate 2 · Office Manager confirms vendor preference · Growth integrates
  3. Activate Neurality (AI call answering) to recover missed calls. Complements PeerLogic data · Improves Gate 3 standing
Your full Growth Sequence appears in "What We Need From You" below.
GATE 1
Digital Storefront Visibility
Gray
GATE 2
New Patient Access
Green
GATE 3
Lead Response & Call Conversion
Green
GATE 4
Patient Experience & Reputation
Red
GATE 5
Growth Acceleration Strategy
Recommendation

Green = done · Yellow = close · Red = needs work · Pending = waiting on 30 days of call data · 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 Jenn Freemyer · Practice Growth Partner
Your Direct Partners
Jenn Freemyer · Practice Growth Partner · Regional Operations Director

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.

Most dental practices are invisible to the patients who are actively searching for them right now. A complete, accurate, and compelling digital presence is the foundation of every other growth investment.

Why We're Holding This Bar

SGA's growth investment — paid campaigns, advanced care programs, and dedicated marketing support — is designed to scale practices that are operationally ready. That means practices where patients can find you, reach you, book quickly, and experience something worth talking about.

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.

The Patient Funnel

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.

Awareness (Gate 1: Digital Storefront) → Access (Gate 2: Scheduling) → Conversion (Gate 3: Lead Response) → Experience (Gate 4: Patient Loyalty) → Scale (Gate 5: Growth Investment)

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
01 Digital Storefront Visibility Awareness Layer Gray

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

Google Business Profile Yellow 81.4 / 100 · Grade B

Your GBP score of 81.4/100 (Grade B) reflects your visibility and trust signals on Google Search and Maps. There are a few areas that need attention before the profile is fully optimized.

Sub-CategoryScore
Name, Address, Phone (NAP)25.0 / 30
Category Selection20.0 / 20
Appointment / Booking9.0 / 25 (Reserve with Google not yet enabled)
Description10.0 / 10
Photos15.0 / 15

What's Next on GBP

  • ID
  • p02
  • p03
  • Add appointment booking link to GBP once online scheduling is live
Website Yellow 74.8 / 100

Your website is performing well across most sections. Key opportunities remain in lower-scoring areas.

SectionWeightScore
Technical Health15%85 / 100 Green
Conversion & Contact25%83 / 100 Green
Location Information10%83 / 100 Green
Services15%60 / 100 Yellow
Doctor / Team Trust10%50 / 100 Red
Patient Resources10%71 / 100 Yellow
Social Proof5%67 / 100 Yellow
Mobile / UX5%83 / 100 Green
Security / Compliance5%88 / 100 Green

Top Priority Fixes

  • PSI mobile Performance = 88/100. LCP 3.6 s, Speed Index 2.0 s, TTI 3.6 s, TBT 0  — Compress/lazy-load images, defer render-blocking JS, enable caching/CDN, reduce
  • PSI mobile Accessibility = 87/100 — Remediate Lighthouse accessibility findings
  • No emergency text on homepage; no dedicated emergency page — Add an emergency dental CTA and a dedicated emergency page
SGA is currently evaluating website rebuilds and your ROD and Practice Growth Partner will work closely to ensure your site is evaluated.
Social Media Green All access verified

Access

Facebook PageFull
Meta Business ManagerFull
InstagramFull
Instagram linked to FacebookYes

Open Action Items

  • None outstanding.

Source: Social access audit maintained by Marketing · Last verified 6/9/26

02 New Patient Access Access Layer Green

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 Topeka Dentistry Stands

  • ✓ New patient appointments available within 7 days
  • Online scheduling is not yet live on the website
  • No scheduling button on the Google listing yet
  • No appointment-request form detected on the website
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 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 Topeka Dentistry Stands

  • ✓ PeerLogic call tracking is enrolled
  • ✓ Missed call rate: 17.0% (target: <18%)
  • ⚠ Call conversion: 40.0% (target: ≥45%)
  • ✓ PeerLogic Analytics is active
  • Neurality AI answering is not yet active — missed after-hours calls go uncaptured
04 Patient Experience & Reputation Experience Layer Red

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 Topeka Dentistry Stands

  • Google review volume not yet measured — Zappy cards and morning huddle review-asks should be activated now
  • Neurality AI answering not yet active — after-hours patient calls may go unanswered
  • ⚠ Call conversion: 40.0% (target: ≥45%)
  • Review-request workflow at checkout not confirmed — this is the single highest-leverage action for review volume
05 Growth Acceleration Strategy Scale Layer Recommendation

Is the practice ready for accelerated paid growth and Advanced Care investment?

Recommendation: Build the Foundation First

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 G4 is what puts Topeka Dentistry in line for that investment.

Advanced Care Consideration

  • Holding Advanced Care evaluation until Gates 1–4 are green
  • Quarterly readiness review with Jenn Freemyer and ROD
  • Once green: Direct-to-consumer paid campaigns eligible to launch

What Unlocks Gate 5

  • Gate 1 Green: Digital storefront is strong and accurate
  • Gate 2 Green: Patients can easily schedule online
  • Gate 3 Green: Missed calls <18%, conversion ≥45%
  • Gate 4 Green: 10+ Google reviews/month, strong patient experience

What the Growth Team Is Working On

Most of what we do happens without you having to ask. Here's what's in flight for Topeka Dentistry right now — and what we'll move on once the office confirms the items in the next section.

Work ItemCountStatus
Website audit and conversion fix plan 1 In progress
GBP optimization and photo refresh 1 In progress
Social media profile audit 1 In progress
Scheduling integration evaluation 1 Open
Marketing Request backlog — Awaiting office input

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

  • Website rebuild evaluation and conversion fixes
  • GBP photo refresh and ongoing optimization
  • Social media audit and profile optimization
  • Online scheduling vendor evaluation and integration
  • Neurality (AI call answering) enrollment
  • Zappy review card design and deployment support

What We Need From You

  • Verify NAP, doctor names, and hours match between website + GBP
  • Confirm online scheduling vendor preference
  • Deploy Zappy review cards + QR codes; add review-asks to morning huddle
  • Confirm Neurality call answering is active and routing correctly
  • Launch in-office referral program
  • Confirm or add appointment-request form to the website
  • Supply updated team and office photos
  • Front desk team completes phone skills training with the L&D team

Your Office Growth Sequence

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

Step Priority Status Gate
★ Verify NAP, doctor names, and hours match between website and GBP. If anything is off, submit a Marketing Request to correct it. Confirm Gate 1
1 Online scheduling is live on both website and GBP. Not started Gate 2
2 10+ Google reviews per month. If not, deploy Zappy cards and QR codes throughout the office and add review-asks to the morning huddle. Not started Gate 4
3 Neurality is live — AI answering that picks up calls your team misses (works alongside PeerLogic call tracking). Not started Gate 3
4 50%+ of new patients come from referrals. If not, launch a referral program. Not started Gate 4, 5
5 Social profiles (Instagram + Facebook) are active with consistent brand presence. In progress Gate 1
6 Front desk team has completed phone skills training through the L&D Team. In progress Gate 3

Detailed Action Items

Priority Action Owner Why It Matters Gate
P1 Verify NAP, doctor names, and hours match between website and GBP. Submit a Marketing Request for any changes. OM Always the first step. Small inconsistencies hurt local rank and patient trust. 1
P1 Confirm online scheduling vendor preference and approve integration. OMDoctor Unlocks Gate 2; required before the website's booking buttons can launch. 2
P1 Deploy Zappy cards + QR codes throughout the office; add a review-ask to the daily morning huddle. Front DeskOM Moves Gate 4 toward the 10-reviews-per-month target. 4
P1 Confirm Neurality (AI call answering) is live and actively routing calls. OM Recovers missed-call revenue and creates the data foundation for Gate 3. 3
P2 Launch in-office referral program — target 50%+ of new patients from referrals. DoctorOM Highest-ROI new patient source; supports referral-based growth recommendation in Gate 5. 4, 5
P2 Partner with the Studio team on social media profile audit and refresh. OM Lifts social presence and expands reach to local audience. 1
P3 Front desk team completes L&D phone skills training. Front DeskROD Improves call conversion once Gate 3 baseline data is captured. 3
P3 Supply updated team photos and 3–5 patient testimonials. OM Improves GBP photo score and website Doctor/Team Trust + Social Proof scores. 1, 4

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 Freemyer if you want to reshuffle.

Fix Now (Next 30 Days)

  • Confirm online scheduling vendor preference and launch booking flow (Gate 2)
  • Activate review-request workflow at checkout (Gate 4)
  • Confirm Neurality AI answering is enrolled and routing calls (Gate 3)
  • Verify NAP, doctor names, and hours are consistent across website + GBP (Gate 1)

Office Input Needed (Next 30 Days)

  • Supply team and office photos for GBP + website refresh
  • Confirm scheduling availability and NP wait time targets
  • Approve testimonials and FAQ content topics

Growth Team Work (In Flight)

  • Website rebuild evaluation and conversion improvement plan
  • GBP photo refresh and profile optimization
  • Social media audit + Instagram/Facebook refresh
  • Neurality AI answering enrollment

Operations Coaching Opportunities

  • Front-desk call conversion training once baseline call data is captured (Gate 3)
  • Patient experience and review-ask scripting (Gate 4)
  • Hours / availability review with (Gate 2)

Future Advanced Care Consideration

  • Direct-to-consumer paid media unlocks once Gates 1–4 are green
  • Referral-based growth and implant/cosmetic campaigns are stage one of the Advanced Care strategy
  • Quarterly readiness review with Jenn Freemyer and