Cleanings, crowns, root canals, implants, aligners, whitening, emergencies and whatever else you offer, each on its own page with an FAQ block and the booking request.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Wix vs GetDentalWebsite
Wix or a managed dental website: which fits your practice?
The short answer
Wix is a hosted website builder with templates and drag-and-drop editing, so a practice can get something online without a developer. The catch is that you, or someone on staff, become the web team: writing treatment pages, keeping hours and staff current, checking speed and adding content. If you enjoy that and have the time, Wix is a reasonable start. If the front desk is already stretched, a managed site does the building and the weekly upkeep for one fee.
GetDentalWebsite at a glance
- Plans from$137 a month
- Build fee$797, after launch
- Live in7 to 15 days
- Speed target90+ PageSpeed
- Revisions5 a month
- ContractMonth to month
Do-it-yourself is the point of Wix
Hosted builders like Wix are designed for owners who want to build and edit their own site. That is a genuine advantage for a brand-new practice with more time than budget. The work does not stop at launch, though: a dental site that books patients needs a page for each treatment, clear insurance answers, location pages and regular updates. Someone has to write and maintain all of it.
What a practice gets when the site is managed instead
With a managed site the treatment, location, insurance and financing pages are written for you from an onboarding call and your approvals. Changes are a request in a portal, done within a stated turnaround. Speed is tested for you, articles are published every week, and booking requests land in your practice software or CRM.
Side by side
Wixcomparedwitha managed dental website
Twelve things that decide whether a practice website books patients and stays that way. Where we describe Wix, we keep to what is generally true or what the provider documents.
| What matters | Wix | GetDentalWebsite |
|---|---|---|
| Speed and Core Web Vitals | Managed by the platform; varies with the template, apps and media you add. | Static pages served from Cloudflare, targeting 90+ PageSpeed on every page, re-tested after each change. |
| SEO control | Built-in SEO settings you configure yourself. | We handle titles, headings, internal links, location pages and redirects for you, page by page. |
| Schema / JSON-LD | Check what the platform adds automatically; custom markup depends on your setup. | Organization, LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage and BreadcrumbList JSON-LD built in; Review markup only for real reviews. |
| AEO and GEO readiness | Depends on how you write and structure pages. | Answer-first copy, FAQ blocks, an llms.txt file and consistent practice details on every page. |
| Hosting and security | Hosted by Wix. | Cloudflare hosting, SSL, daily backups, uptime monitoring and security headers included. No database or admin login to attack. |
| Maintenance burden | Low technical upkeep; content upkeep is all yours. | None for the practice. Nobody logs in; we check speed, uptime and updates. |
| Who does the work | You or your staff. | We build and run it. You send changes; 5 revisions a month are done within 2 to 5 working days. |
| Content and blog | Blog tools included; writing is up to you. | 2 researched articles a week (3 on Multi-Location), 2,500 to 3,200 words each, written for patients. |
| Design quality | Template-based; many practice sites end up looking alike. | Designed for your practice type with your photos and colors, then kept current every week. |
| Accessibility and compliance pages | Tools exist; creating and checking the pages is up to you. | Privacy, terms, cookie consent that gates scripts, an accessibility statement and no health information in forms. |
| Cost model | A platform subscription plus your time. | One monthly fee from $137, plus a $797 build fee invoiced only after launch. AI usage at cost on the AI plans. |
| Lock-in and ownership | Your site runs on the Wix platform; moving elsewhere usually means rebuilding the design. | Your domain is in your name and your content is yours, with an export within 14 days if you leave. Month to month. |
Be honest
When Wix is the better fit
- You are opening a new practice and want a simple site you build yourself this week.
- You enjoy editing the site and have time each week to keep it current.
- You only need a few pages for now.
Where we win
When a managed dental website is the better fit
- You want a page for every treatment and location, written for you.
- Nobody on staff has time to be the web team.
- You want booking requests routed into your practice software or CRM, not an inbox.
- You want a stated speed target and weekly articles without writing them.
Live demo
Compare it on your own practice, not a table
A 30-minute walk-through of the site your practice would get, next to what you have today. Plans from $137 a month, build fee after launch.
Switch or combine
MovingfromWix
Leaving a hosted builder is mostly about protecting your URLs and your domain.
We list every page on your Wix site and map it to a page on the new site.
Your content is rewritten or carried over where it is worth keeping.
At launch the domain points to the new site and old URLs redirect.
You cancel the Wix plan once everything is confirmed live.
What you get
Whatamanageddentalwebsiteincludes,by plan
The parts of the package most often compared with a do-it-yourself option. The full list is on the features page.
The website
A page per office with hours, parking, team and map, plus pages for the neighborhoods and nearby towns your patients come from. Multi-Location adds a location hub.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
The carriers you accept, how billing works at your office, and your financing or membership options, in plain words.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
A short request form (reason for visit, carrier, preferred times) that is clearly a request your front desk confirms, with an automatic reply to the patient.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Every request is pushed by API, Zapier or Make into your practice management system where it accepts external requests, and into your CRM in every case, with new patients tagged.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Static pages served from Cloudflare, compressed photos and almost no JavaScript, re-tested after every change.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Readable type sizes, color contrast and large tap targets for patients of every age, built with the WCAG guidelines in mind.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
AI Engine
Answers calls the front desk cannot pick up, handles questions about hours, treatments, insurance and financing, and turns the call into a booking request. Calls are summarised into a PDF: who called, what they wanted, what needs a person.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
A chat on every page that answers practice questions from your own content and collects a booking request with the same fields as the form.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Replies to texts, Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs around the clock and books requests. Anything clinical is handed to a person at the practice.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
We file the US carrier registration for business texting so replies and reminders are not filtered as spam.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Content Engine
Social image posts and short reels in your brand, planned a month ahead and reviewed before they go out.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: not includedMulti-Location: included
Hours, photos, weekly posts and question answers kept current on every profile, each linked to its own location page, plus a review request after the visit.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: not includedMulti-Location: included
Reviews
Whatpracticesdescribeafter switching
We changed our Saturday hours, added a hygienist and swapped the new-patient offer, all in one week, without logging into anything. It was just done.
Priya RamanSamplePractice manager, Family dentistry, two locationsColumbus, OhioWeekly updates on the Full Practice plan Three locations, three sets of hours, three teams, and all of it stays right without anyone here touching a website. We email the change and it is live.
Lauren KesslerSampleOperations lead, Dental group, three locationsNaperville, IllinoisMulti-Location plan with location pages and managed Google Business Profiles We were nervous about moving the site after years on the old one. Every old page was mapped and redirected, and the emergency page finally reads well on a phone.
Hector VillanuevaSamplePractice owner, General and emergency dentistrySan Antonio, TexasRedesign with every old page redirected
Illustrative sample reviews. Names, practices and towns are placeholders that show the kind of outcome clients describe; verified client reviews replace them as practices launch.
Questions about Wix and GetDentalWebsite
Is Wix good enough for a dental practice website?
It can be, if someone at the practice has the time to write and maintain treatment, insurance and location pages. The builder is the easy part; the content and upkeep are the work.
Can we keep our domain if we leave Wix?
In most cases yes. If the domain is registered through Wix, it can usually be transferred or pointed elsewhere; we help with the DNS so email and the site keep working.
Will our Google ranking drop if we move off Wix?
Not if old URLs are redirected. We map every page before launch so links and search results point to the right new page.
Do you use templates like Wix does?
We start from structures that work for dental practices, then design around your practice type, photos and colors, and write your own content. You never share a site with the practice down the road.
Who edits the site after launch?
We do. You request changes from your client portal; 5 revisions a month are included and done within 2 to 5 working days.
Is a managed site more expensive than Wix?
A builder subscription is usually cheaper on paper. Our plans start at $137 a month and include the writing, updates, articles, hosting and domain that you would otherwise do or buy yourself.
Can the booking form connect to our practice software?
Yes, where your practice management system accepts external requests by API, Zapier or Make, and to your CRM in every case.
How long does moving take?
Live in 7 days on Single Operatory, counted from the onboarding call.
Wix is a trademark of its owner. GetDentalWebsite is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wix.com. Descriptions of other products are general or based on their public documentation on the date shown, and may change.
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