Both are a good option.  It really depends on the purpose of the website and the dentist’s preference.  Please read below to learn more and see what option fits your practice.

Dental Template Websites

The templates that New Dental Web offers are custom created by our designers to the specifications of a dentist.  So in a sense, the template website is a custom website. However, it was created for a particular dentist who may or may not have the same sense of style and practice that other dentists have.  In addition, templates are available to all dentists so if thousands of dentists choose the same template, then that template may not seem very original.  That being said, most dentists do not have a very large territory so hundreds of dentists across the country are probably not competing anyway.

Benefits of Dental Template Websites

• Very quick completion time
• Low upfront costs (professional website at a fraction of the cost)
• Content Management System included (allows dentists or employees to update the site content on their own)
• Numerous online tools and features are included that would otherwise be costly for a custom-built website
• Ongoing support, maintenance, and simple changes are included in the monthly price

Benefits of Custom Dental Websites

• The website is completely unique
• The website is created to the dentist’s specification and will perfectly match marketing efforts
• The upfront cost is much larger but the ongoing monthly costs for hosting and/or email are much lower

Custom-Template Websites

A good mix between the template websites and custom websites is a custom-template website.  New Dental Web offers clients the option of choosing a particular template that we then alter to the dentist’s specifications for a much lower cost than a completely custom website.  This results in:

• A more unique website
• Lower upfront costs than a custom website
• Quicker completion time than a completely custom-built website
• Content Management System included (allows dentists or employees to update the site content on their own)
• All of the online tools and features are included that would otherwise be costly for a custom-built website
• Ongoing support, maintenance, and simple changes are included in the monthly price