Digital business card for dentists

Dentistry is local and referred: a patient recommends you, a GP mentions your name, a general dentist sends a case to a specialist. Your card has to survive that hand-off — and still show whether you're taking new patients when it's finally opened.

Why it matters in this line of work

New patients arrive by recommendation: a GP suggests a local practice, a hygienist mentions a dentist by name, a general dentist hands a patient the details of an orthodontist or oral surgeon. In those hand-offs, the person passing your card on isn't the patient — so its real job is to travel: open cleanly from a message, name the practice unmistakably, and put the booking link one tap away for whoever finally uses it.

Before a new patient calls, they check three things: where the practice is, whether you are actually taking new patients, and what insurance or payment options you accept. A paper card answers none of them reliably. A digital card can carry the practice address, your current new-patient status and the plans you work with — and because every shared QR code and link opens the live version, that status is never a year out of date.

If you are a specialist, the card's audience is other dentists. An orthodontist or periodontist lives on referrals from general practices, which means the goal is to be saved in every referring dentist's phone — a shared link and Wallet pass do that better than a card in a drawer. And when an associate joins, hours change, or you reopen the book to new patients, the QR on your referral slips and front desk keeps pointing at the current version.

What to put on it

Setting it up

  1. Open the builder and add your name, practice and role.
  2. Add the contact routes clients actually use, plus your booking or enquiry link.
  3. Add your logo and brand colour so it looks like you, not a template.
  4. Share it by QR code, link or wallet pass — no app needed at the other end.

Frequently asked questions

What should a dentist's digital business card include?

The practice name and address, whether you are accepting new patients, a booking link or direct phone number, the insurance and payment plans you accept, your services or specialty, and a link to your practice website. If you display qualifications or specialist titles, check your dental board's advertising rules first — what you may state varies by jurisdiction.

How do dental specialists use digital business cards for referrals?

For an orthodontist, oral surgeon, periodontist or endodontist, the card's main audience is referring general dentists. Share it so each practice can save your details to their phones and keep it behind the front desk. Because the shared link and QR always open your current details, the referral route stays correct when your team, address or availability changes — no reprinting or re-sending.

Do patients need an app to open a dentist's digital business card?

No. A CompanyCard digital business card opens as a normal web page when a patient scans the QR code or taps the link — nothing to install. That matters at a front desk or community event, where you get one scan and no patience for downloads. The card itself can also live in your own Apple or Google Wallet, so it's ready to show without hunting for paper.

Can I change my details after the QR code is printed on referral slips?

Yes. The QR code and link point to the card, not to a snapshot of it, so edits show up everywhere the code already exists. Close the book to new patients, change your hours, add an associate or update your insurance list, and referral slips, appointment cards and the front desk sign all show the current version. Edits are unlimited.

Is it free to start?

Yes. The free plan includes one digital business card, a QR code and sharing link, your profile, links and socials, an Apple and Google Wallet pass, and unlimited edits — free forever, no credit card. Free cards carry a small CompanyCard credit; removing it is part of Pro.

A card that keeps up with the work

Free forever, no credit card, and your link never changes.