HIP Creative
Strategic Growth Audit
Oral Surgery & Periodontal Market Analysis
Southwest Oral Surgical Arts • 5 Board Certified Doctors

10-15 full arch cases per month. Before the DSO competition arrives. Here's how we get there.

You told us the goal: 2-3 full arch cases per doctor per month—10 to 15 cases monthly. You're priced at $22K-24K per arch. The pieces are in place, but you need more qualified consultations walking through the door, and you need them before a corporate implant center stakes their claim in Southern Utah. The window is open now.

~148K
Combined Population
$76,411
Median Household Income
3.6%
Annual Growth Rate

Digital Health Score

32

Strong clinical foundation, significant digital opportunity

Clinical Credibility92
Google Reputation88
Website Quality68
SEO & Local Visibility58
Social Media Presence42
Conversion Infrastructure55
01 — Clinical Foundation

The clinical credentials are exceptional

SWOSA has the clinical foundation that most practices spend decades building. Board certifications, hospital privileges, 17,841 implants placed, and 59 combined years of experience. This isn't the problem—it's the unfair advantage being underutilized.

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Board Certified Team

All 5 doctors are Board Certified—3 oral surgeons (ABOMS) and 1 periodontist (ABP). This level of specialty training is rare in regional markets.

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Proven Track Record

17,841 dental implants placed. 59 combined years of experience. The clinical outcomes speak for themselves—this is a high-volume, high-success practice.

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Hospital Privileges

The team is credentialed at St. George Regional Hospital, providing emergency room coverage and trauma center facial reconstruction—expertise few oral surgery practices possess.

Regional Leader

Co-founded Southern Utah Dental Study Club (2015)—35+ local dentists meet quarterly. SWOSA is the largest oral & periodontal surgery practice in Southern Utah.

02 — Growth Barriers

The digital infrastructure diagnosis

SWOSA's clinical excellence isn't being matched by digital reach. In a market where patients increasingly discover specialists online, these gaps are costing new patient acquisitions daily.

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CRITICAL

"Super GP" Differentiation Gap

You mentioned competing against general dentists doing "everything"—implants, wisdom teeth, grafting. The public doesn't know the difference between a specialist and a GP with weekend training.

The opportunity: Educational content positioning Board Certified specialists vs. general practitioners—the same angle that works in competitive orthodontic markets.
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HIGH

Pointless Organic Content

Your assessment: "90% of the posts we've done are pointless—they don't move the needle." Current local company lacks vision for what drives full arch consultations.

Reality check: Organic social for specialty practices is extremely difficult. Shift budget to paid traffic, SEO, and brand-building that actually converts.
CRITICAL

First-Mover Window Closing

Your exact words: "We want the presence before a big implant center comes...we want the reputation of being the best in full arch in the region BEFORE that happens."

Timeline urgency: Corporate implant centers target high-growth markets like St. George. Once they arrive with massive ad budgets, market share becomes exponentially harder to capture.
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HIGH

Consultation-to-Case Conversion

You identified the need to train treatment coordinators to "approach full arch patients a little differently"—the closing gap between consultation and surgery booking.

HIP advantage: We have patient care center team that books full arch appointments, vets patients on first call, and pre-frames them before consultation—optional but proven effective.
03 — Market Growth Trajectory

Southern Utah's explosive expansion

St. George and Cedar City are among Utah's fastest-growing markets. Population growth, income growth, and housing development are all accelerating—creating unprecedented demand for specialized healthcare.

St. George

Primary Market
107,867
Population (2024)
+3.8%
Annual Growth

Cedar City

Secondary Market
40,828
Population (2024)
+2.9%
Annual Growth

🏗️ Major Development Projects Underway

• Black Desert Resort (5,000-acre luxury development)
• Sunbrook Village (1,200+ homes planned)
• The Ledges (golf course community expansion)
• Tech Ridge (commercial/tech hub development)
• Multiple senior living facilities targeting retirees relocating from California and Nevada

03.5 — Local Search Demand

Patients are actively searching for full arch solutions

Every month, hundreds of potential patients in Southern Utah search Google for full arch implants. The demand is real, measurable, and growing. Here's what the search data reveals.

665-1,365
Monthly Searches
All implant-related terms
110-275
Monthly Searches
Full arch specific
13+
Active Competitors
Bidding on full arch keywords

St. George Search Volume

"dental implants St. George"200-400/mo
"all on 4 St. George"50-120/mo
"full arch implants St. George"30-80/mo
"dental implants near me"300-600/mo
COMPETITION LEVEL
7+ practices actively competing

Cedar City Search Volume

"dental implants Cedar City"75-150/mo
"all on 4 Cedar City"20-45/mo
"full arch implants Cedar City"10-30/mo
Total estimated searches105-225/mo
COMPETITION LEVEL
6+ practices actively competing
💡 Key Insight

High competition indicates proven profitability. When 13+ practices are actively bidding on full arch keywords, it means the search volume converts to revenue. SWOSA already ranks for these terms—the opportunity is to capture more of this existing demand before DSO competition arrives.

03.6 — Wisdom Teeth Market

High-volume, predictable revenue stream

Beyond full arch implants, wisdom teeth removal represents a massive, recurring opportunity. With 10 million procedures performed annually nationwide and strong local demographics, this is a cornerstone service for oral surgery practices.

National Market
10M
Procedures annually in US
Market Size
$5B
Annual expenditures nationwide
Demographics
90%
Have ≥1 impacted wisdom tooth

St. George Market Potential

Monthly search volume270-530
Age 15-30 population~21,573
Est. annual procedures~1,079
Revenue Potential (50% capture)
45 cases/month

Cedar City Market Potential

Monthly search volume60-120
Age 15-30 population~8,166
Est. annual procedures~408
Revenue Potential (50% capture)
17 cases/month
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Growth Drivers

SUU student population in Cedar City provides consistent 18-25 year-old demographic. Summer peaks (May-August) when students return home. Insurance coverage for most procedures reduces price sensitivity. Combined with 3.6% regional population growth, wisdom teeth removal offers predictable, high-volume revenue to complement full arch specialty work.

04 — Revenue Opportunity

The full arch math

At $22K-24K per arch and a goal of 10-15 cases monthly, the revenue potential is substantial. Here's what hitting your target looks like.

Monthly Revenue
$230K
At 10 cases/month
Annual Revenue
$2.76M
Full arch revenue only
At Target (15/mo)
$4.14M
Annual at full capacity
10-15
Target Cases/Month
$23K
Avg Case Value
2-3
Cases per Doctor
5
Board Certified Doctors

The window is open. Let's move.

You have the clinical foundation, the market momentum, and the first-mover advantage. What's missing is the digital infrastructure to convert that opportunity into consultations. HIP Creative specializes in exactly this: building full arch patient acquisition systems for specialty practices before corporate competition arrives.

🎯 Ready when you are