Forms & online requests / Practical guide
A telephone field may reject spaces, a leading plus sign or pasted formatting. The visitor sees a failure even though reception could use the number without…
Content, documents & updates / Practical guide
An editor receives a request to alter a fee, referral rule or arrival instruction but cannot tell who can confirm the underlying fact. Publishing the…
Website changes & recovery / Planning worksheet
A launch often involves more than one supplier and several people at the practice. Name the person who decides whether the site is ready and make sure they…
Content, documents & updates / Practical guide
A practice introduces a planned service and invites people to learn more. The page's enthusiastic language makes visitors think appointments can already be…
Booking & enquiries / Planning worksheet
Repeated practical questions are useful clues about your website. Keep a short, anonymous note of the subjects people ask about: finding the clinic,…
Booking & enquiries / Practical guide
A patient receives a short request for more details but cannot tell why the practice needs them or whether their original enquiry has failed. The next…
Website speed & loading / Planning worksheet
Different tests can produce different numbers because they use different pages, devices or connections. Ask your supplier to explain those conditions and…
Booking & enquiries / Planning worksheet
Every required question adds work for the person contacting you. Keep the information needed to answer or direct the enquiry and explain anything that may…
Forms & online requests / Practical guide
Some popups close when the visitor taps outside them. On a small screen, an imprecise tap can dismiss a form and silently discard several answers.
Accessibility & mobile use / Practical guide
Some websites include separate desktop and mobile copies of navigation or content. A visually hidden copy may remain available to screen readers or keyboard…
Forms & online requests / Practical guide
A connection can fail after the server receives an enquiry but before the confirmation reaches the browser. A simple Send again instruction may cause a…
Content, documents & updates / Practical guide
A warm welcome paragraph says patients can choose any location, practitioner or appointment format. It gets reused on pages where those options are…
Website speed & loading / Planning worksheet
A fast homepage says little about a service page full of large photographs or a slow booking tool. Ask your supplier to test the pages people use when…
Forms & online requests / Practical guide
Saved browser information can speed up a contact form, but incorrect field identification can place a telephone number in a reference box or overwrite a…
Brand & visual design / Planning worksheet
Useful photography shows families the actual setting they are considering. Think about questions such as where visitors arrive, what communal spaces look…
Navigation & site search / Practical guide
A menu overlay can remain open after a page or section link is activated. Visitors arrive at the destination but still see the navigation covering it.
Explaining services & fees / Practical guide
A service is available remotely and at the practice, but identical descriptions make the formats look interchangeable. Visitors may book a format that…
Locations, arrival & teams / Planning worksheet
A biography often attracts readers who already want to know whether they can see that person. Give them a clear route to the appointments the clinician…
Content, documents & updates / Practical guide
A patient saves or prints directions and later cannot tell which branch or appointment they describe. The download depended on information that existed only…
Website changes & recovery / Planning worksheet
A redesign is an opportunity to improve useful content, but it is easy to lose pages that staff or patients rely on. Begin with a list of current pages and…
Content, documents & updates / Blog
Learn what trustworthy dental website content should include, how to explain treatments clearly and how UK practices can avoid risky claims.
Planning, costs & suppliers / Blog
Planning a dental website redesign? Ask these seven questions about costs, patient bookings, Google visibility and ownership before choosing a designer.
Locations, arrival & teams / Practical guide
A location page says parking available, but this could mean a small private area, nearby paid spaces or a public car park. Patients make plans based on an…
Locations, arrival & teams / Practical guide
A biography mentions a practitioner's interest in a topic. Visitors assume the practice offers a dedicated appointment for it even though the description is…