Dental SEO & Website Benchmarks: Houma, LA
Live figures from 26 indexable audited Houma dental practice websites, recomputed as practices are re-audited. Most recent audit August 30, 2026. Methodology dps-37-v1.
77.50
median score
+4.50 vs Louisiana median 73
73.12
average score
Louisiana average: 70.46
82.75
top quartile
the score the best 25% of local websites clear
26
websites audited
of 999 across Louisiana
Score distribution
Grade distribution in Houma
Counts use all 26 indexable audited Houma websites. Percentages are withheld below 30 websites.
A
1
1 of 26
B
9
9 of 26
C
7
7 of 26
D
3
3 of 26
F
6
6 of 26
Louisiana distribution: A 4% · B 28% · C 30% · D 16% · F 23% (999 websites).
Where Houma dental websites fall short
Per-check rates are withheld for this market: fewer than 30 websites had each check evaluated, which is below the study's reliability floor. The score statistics above still describe the full cohort.
2026 US study baseline
The frozen national picture for the same checks
Rates from the 50,405-website 2026 US study cohort — a frozen study base that counts every audited domain, so it is a different denominator than the live evaluated figures above and the two must not be read as one series.
Dentist or LocalBusiness structured data not detected38.72%
Insurance or payment page not detected51.40%
Clear booking action not detected42.35%
Missing meta descriptions33.36%
Emergency-services page not detected58.40%
FAQ page not detected65.47%
Unclear H1 structure53.80%
Missing canonical tags26.14%
Limited useful content32.11%
Contact or inquiry form not detected68.70%
FAQPage structured data not detected95.57%
Images missing alternative text74.25%
XML sitemap not detected24.75%
BreadcrumbList structured data not detected63.60%
AggregateRating structured data not detected91.06%
Service or treatment structured data not detected91.90%
Privacy-policy link not detected42.09%
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Common questions
Dental SEO and website questions for Houma
- How good are dental practice websites in Houma?
- Across 26 audited Houma dental practice websites, the median DentalPresence Score is 77.50 out of 100, and the best 25% of local sites score 82.75 or higher. The score summarizes 37 deterministic website and SEO checks covering structured data, website fundamentals, and the patient journey.
- How does dental website quality in Houma compare with the rest of Louisiana?
- Houma's median score of 77.50 is 4.5 points above the Louisiana-wide median of 73, based on 999 audited websites across Louisiana.
- How can I check my own dental practice website's SEO?
- Run a free DentalPresence score: it audits a practice website against the same 37 checks behind every figure on this page and returns a prioritized list of what to fix first. No card is required.
Methodology and limitations
How these live figures are computed
Live cohort. Figures cover the indexable audited practice websites currently published for Houma in the DentalPresence index and recompute as sites are re-audited, so they will drift from the frozen 2026 study numbers over time. Each check's percentage uses only the websites where that check was actually evaluated, shown as its base.
Scoring. Methodology dps-37-v1: a bounded HTTP crawl of robots.txt, sitemap signals, the homepage, and up to two linked internal pages, scored across 37 deterministic checks. “Not detected” is a limited observation, not proof of absence.
What is excluded. Crawl-accessibility findings (DNS failures, blocked crawls, timeouts) come from the frozen study run and use a different cohort base, so they are not restated here — see the Louisiana benchmark for them. Percentages are withheld wherever fewer than 30 websites form the base.
No clinical claims. Website signals only — not a clinical rating. These figures do not use rankings, traffic, conversions, credentials, or patient outcomes, and a failed check is not proof of lost revenue or poor care.
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Score a dental website against the same framework
The Houma figures describe a market, not an individual practice. Run a free score to inspect the public website signals detected for one practice — the same 37-check framework behind every number on this page.