AI SEO for Healthcare: Get Your Practice Recommended by AI
When a patient asks ChatGPT or Google’s AI for a dentist, GP or physio nearby, we work to put your practice in the answer, with every page written to Ahpra’s advertising rules.
What Our AI Search Research Shows
Numbers from our own testing of AI assistants and Australian business websites, dental and health practices among them.
What Is AI SEO for Healthcare?
AI SEO gets your practice named when a patient asks ChatGPT, Gemini or Google’s AI which dentist, GP or specialist to see.
Google gives extra weight to trust on health topics. AI SEO makes your practitioners, services and location easy for AI to confirm and quote.
How Patients Use AI to Choose a Practice
One question to an AI assistant sets off a chain of checks before your name appears.
- 01
They Ask AI
“Which dentist near Parramatta does clear aligners?” or “Good female GP in Fitzroy?”
- 02
AI Runs Searches
In our tests ChatGPT ran about 8 searches per answer, and about half went to sites it trusts.
- 03
It Checks Sources
Registers, directories and review sites that confirm your practitioners are real and qualified.
- 04
They Check You
Patients then look at your website, reviews and listings before they book.
What Actually Moves AI Recommendations for Healthcare
Registration in Plain Text
AI looks for proof you’re qualified. We state each practitioner’s profession, qualifications and registration on your site, matching the Ahpra public register.
Listings That Agree
We keep your healthdirect Service Finder listing, booking sites and Google Business Profile consistent with your website, so every source AI checks says the same thing.
Titles Used Correctly
‘Specialist’ is for registered specialists only, and a dentist using ‘Dr’ must say they’re a dentist. Correct titles keep you compliant and give AI accurate facts.
One Page per Treatment
Each treatment and location gets a page answering who it suits, what’s involved, the risks and the cost, in short sentences AI can quote.
Reviews Left Where They Are
Google reviews help AI confirm you. Republishing clinical reviews on your own site breaks the testimonial ban, so we leave them where patients wrote them.
Crawler Access
24 of 191 Australian business sites we tested refused ChatGPT’s crawler at the server. We check your firewall and host, not just robots.txt.
Digital PR and E-E-A-T for Health Practitioners
Google gives more weight to experience, expertise and trust on health topics, and AI assistants trust what others say about you. For a practice, that means named clinicians, real credentials and coverage in health media.
Clinicians You Can Verify
Author pages for each practitioner with profession, qualifications and memberships, linked to the Ahpra register and their professional body.
Health Media Coverage
We pitch your clinicians as sources for health journalists and trade publications. Every quote and article is checked against Ahpra’s advertising guidelines first.
Claims Backed by Evidence
Ahpra requires claims about treatment benefits to be supported by acceptable evidence. We write to that standard and cite the sources, so every claim can be checked.
Meet the People Behind Your AI Visibility
Lakshane Fonseka leads our AI search research. The same team runs your audit, writes your pages to Ahpra’s rules, earns your coverage and reports on how often AI names your practice.
Why AI SEO Matters for Healthcare Now
dentists named by Claude for the Gold Coast. It pointed to review sites and registers (Uprise, 2026)
businesses were named by all four AI assistants in our test. Most were named by just one (Uprise, 2026)
maximum penalty per advertising offence for a company, and that includes your website (Ahpra)
Google Search vs AI Search for Patients
Google Search
- A map pack and ten links
- Patients compare reviews and photos themselves
- Rewards relevance, distance and prominence
- Broadly the same results each time
AI Search
- A short list of named practices with reasons
- Runs its own searches to confirm you
- May decline and point to review sites
- Changes from one run to the next
They’re connected. Businesses most AI assistants agreed on usually ranked on Google too, so AI SEO builds on strong SEO.
The AI Platforms We Get You Recommended On
How We Do AI SEO for Healthcare
Four steps, with every page checked against Ahpra’s advertising guidelines before it goes live.
1
Ask Your Patients’ Questions
We run the questions patients ask, by treatment and suburb, through ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Mode, and record who gets named.
2
Fix the Proof on Your Site
Registration, titles, services, locations, hours and fees in plain sentences. No testimonials and no outcome promises. Crawler access checked at the firewall.
3
Earn Mentions Off Your Site
Health media coverage, healthdirect and booking-site listings, and a Google Business Profile that matches your site.
4
Track Every Week
Answers shift between runs, so we sample your prompts weekly and report your citation rate and AI-referred enquiries monthly.
AI SEO for Healthcare Pricing
From $2,000 a month
- Month to month, no lock-in contract
- We publish our price so you know whether we’re in your range before you book a call.
- We publish our price so you know whether we’re in your range before you book a call.
What’s included
- SEO audit and a patient prompt set by treatment and suburb
- Schema, llms.txt, crawler access and consistent practice details
- Google Business Profile optimised and kept current
- 3 priority pages restructured and 4 new blog or service pages a month
- Digital PR with 1 to 2 earned mentions a month
- Weekly AI sampling and a monthly citation-rate report
Get a Free AI Visibility Audit
- How ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Mode answer patient questions for your treatments and suburbs
- Which practices get named instead of you, and the sites each answer relied on
- Your first three moves, with any Ahpra advertising risks on your current site flagged
See What AI Says About You
Our Clients Love Us
Verified
5.0
We came to Uprise Digital at the start of the year. We’re a large residential construction company and our pipeline had really started to shrink. We were only halfway through our insurance limit and our architect pipeline had basically dried up so we knew we needed to find the right marketing partner and fast.
From the first conversation Lakshane sat down with us and actually explained the strategy. Rather than just throwing us into a direct funnel they took a value first approach to the marketing which made a lot of sense for our industry. They did proper market research put together all our brochures landing pages ad scripts and basically built the entire strategy from the ground up including all the backend and technical side of things.
Working with Ben, Hayley and the rest of the team has been seamless honestly. Within a day of going live we were already getting 5 to 6 inquiries a day which was above the benchmarks the Uprise team had even set for us.
We’re working toward 8 figure sales goals so there was real money on the line here. But from the strategy right through to the video production team the whole experience has been awesome. Super happy with where things are heading and already seeing the results on the ground.

- Owner @ KGN Homes
Verified
5.0
We’ve been working with Uprise for a little over a month now and already what a huge difference it’s made having the right people on the job! From the get go Lakshane understood what we needed and Ben on the fortnightly meetings has been a huge help in educating us along the way and ensuring we’re on track to achieving our targets. They even built my business a custom landing page, making my Google ads even more effective. Couldn’t recommend them more highly!

- Owner @ JC Earthmoving
Verified
5.0
Was a bit hesitant after getting ghosted by another agency but these guys have been unreal for my demo business. The biggest difference is they actually stay in touch and care about getting you wins. Ben, Lakshane and the team don’t just set stuff up and disappear – they’re always checking in, fixing problems straight away and looking at ways to improve things.
Only a few weeks in and I’ve already locked in 2 house demos with a builder, got heaps of other quotes out there too. Leads have been solid and yeah some jobs are 4-12 weeks away but thats just how it goes in this game, at least Im building up work.
Theyve sorted everything from the Meta ads to retargeting and when I had issues with emails going to promotions or targeting the wrong areas they fixed it immediately. What makes Uprise different – if they dont hear from me they message me first, not the other way around.
This is just the start and keen to see where it goes. Would definitely recommend if you want an agency that actually cares.

- Owner @ DemoSpec
Verified
5.0
Working with Uprise has been a refreshing change from our past experiences with marketing agencies. From the beginning, the team took the time to understand our products, target audience, and what actually drives enquiries in our industry. That level of attention made all the difference.
They’ve helped refine our advertising strategy and improve our content across multiple platforms, leading to a clear increase in both leads and engagement. Communication is consistent, transparent, and genuinely collaborative – something we hadn’t experienced before.
We’ve been with Uprise since around February, and the results speak for themselves. It’s great to finally work with a team that delivers on what they promise and brings real value to our business. Highly recommend.

- Superior Panel
Verified
5.0
Thank you team 🙌🏼

- Owner @ LMS Constructions
Verified
5.0
Uprise Digital transformed struggling business from 2-day to consistent 6-day operations over several months. Lakshane, Prav, and team provide incredible impact, unwavering support, and are always available for questions and strategy adjustments.

- Founder @ Demolition4U
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5.0

- Founder @ You Do You Productions
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5.0

- Founder @ Better Life Patios, Brisbane
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5.0

- Founder @ Farache Group, Sydney
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5.0

- Founder @ DW Carpentry
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5.0
Outstanding landing pages and comprehensive marketing services for cleaning and building services company. Their expertise, meticulous attention to detail, and results-driven approach greatly boosted online presence.

- Chief Business Manager @ Just Focus
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5.0

- Founder @ The Wallsmiths
AI SEO for Healthcare Questions, Answered
Yes. Ahpra’s rules cover all advertising of a regulated health service, your website included, so AI SEO content has to meet them. We write without testimonials, outcome promises or unsupported claims. Your practice gives final sign-off, because the advertiser is responsible under the National Law.
Patients can post reviews on Google and review sites, and you don’t have to remove reviews on platforms you don’t control. You can’t republish reviews about symptoms, treatment or outcomes in your own advertising. We build the trust signals AI uses inside those rules.
In our tests ChatGPT ran about 8 searches per answer and sent about half to sites it trusts. When we asked Claude for a Gold Coast dentist, it named no one and pointed to review sites and registers. Your registration, listings and website need to agree.
Yes. We build a prompt set for your discipline and suburbs, so a dental clinic, a specialist rooms and a physio practice are each tested on the questions their own patients ask.
Erg Energy, a solar client, had its first lead from ChatGPT 7 days after we started. Being named consistently usually takes a few months, because it depends on what other sites say about your practice.
No, and be wary of anyone who does. AI answers change from one run to the next. We sample your prompts every week so you see the trend, not a one-off snapshot.
From $2,000 a month, month to month. You own every page, listing and account we create.
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