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Which dentists does AI name in Los Angeles, CA?

UCLA School of Dentistry was the dentist AI named most often in Los Angeles, CA: in 6 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 66 different dentists. The 6 named most often held 22% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Amigos Dental Group most often (2 of 10 answers) and Gemini named UCLA School of Dentistry most often (5 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 15, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The dentists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
UCLA School of DentistryNamed by Perplexity and Gemini6 of 20
USC Herman Ostrow School of DentistryNamed by Perplexity and Gemini4 of 20
Bright Now! DentalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini3 of 20
Western DentalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini3 of 20
AltaMedNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Amigos Dental GroupNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Bill Dorfman, DDSNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
BLVD Dental AestheticsNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Century City SmilesNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Dr. Bruce VafaNamed by Gemini2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Amigos Dental Group (2)
  2. Bill Dorfman, DDS (2)
  3. BLVD Dental Aesthetics (2)
  4. Century City Smiles (2)
  5. Los Angeles Dentist (ladentist.com) (2)
  6. Playa District Dental (2)
  7. Affordable Dental Care (1)
  8. Bright Now! Dental (1)
  9. Brighter Dental (1)
  10. Cal Dental Group (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. UCLA School of Dentistry (5)
  2. USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry (3)
  3. AltaMed (2)
  4. Bright Now! Dental (2)
  5. Dr. Bruce Vafa (2)
  6. JWCH Institute (2)
  7. Smile Angels of Beverly Hills (2)
  8. West LA Dental Emergency (2)
  9. Western Dental (2)
  10. Alexandria Dental Arts (1)

What AI named for each question

The businesses each AI tool named in its answer to each question, in the order the answer named them.

  1. I need an emergency dentist in Los Angeles, CA right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Amigos Dental Group
    2. Century City Smiles
    3. Dr. Robert B Tamaki, DDS
    4. Personal Dental Office
    5. Los Angeles Dentist (ladentist.com)
    6. Green California Dental
    7. Calm Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental of Los Angeles
    2. West LA Dental Emergency
    3. UCLA School of Dentistry
    4. USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

  2. How much do teeth cleaning cost in Los Angeles, CA, and which dentists charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. UCLA School of Dentistry
    2. USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
    3. David Schlang DDS
    4. Century City Smiles
    5. Brighter Dental

    Gemini

    1. Western Dental
    2. Bright Now! Dental
    3. UCLA School of Dentistry
    4. West Los Angeles College
    5. JWCH Institute
    6. AltaMed

  3. Who is the most trusted dentist in Los Angeles, CA?

    Perplexity

    1. Bill Dorfman, DDS
    2. Dr. Kyle Pettersen, DDS

    Gemini

    1. Smile Angels of Beverly Hills
    2. Dr. Bruce Vafa
    3. Dr. Kevin Sands
    4. Dr. Les Latner
    5. West Los Angeles Dentistry
    6. Dr. Mojgan Mazhari
    7. Alexandria Dental Arts

  4. Which dental practice in Los Angeles, CA is best for dental implants?

    Perplexity

    1. Hancock Park Dental
    2. Washington Dental

    Gemini

    1. The Dental Implant Center
    2. Beverly Hills Institute of Dental Esthetics
    3. Los Angeles Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
    4. California Dental Group
    5. Dr. Alexie M. N.

  5. I have a bad toothache in Los Angeles, CA. Which dentist can see me today?

    Perplexity

    1. BLVD Dental Aesthetics
    2. Los Angeles Dentist (ladentist.com)

    Gemini

    1. UCLA School of Dentistry
    2. USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

  6. Who is the most affordable dentist near Los Angeles, CA?

    Perplexity

    1. Bright Now! Dental
    2. Affordable Dental Care

    Gemini

    1. UCLA School of Dentistry
    2. USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
    3. AltaMed
    4. JWCH Institute
    5. Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC)
    6. Western Dental
    7. Bright Now! Dental
    8. Careington
    9. DentalPlans.com

  7. Which dentists in Los Angeles, CA have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Playa District Dental
    2. Erik Ligans, DDS
    3. S&C Dental Beverly Hills
    4. Bill Dorfman, DDS

    Gemini

    1. The Dental Spa of Beverly Hills
    2. Dr. David Ahdoot
    3. Dr. Joseph Goodman
    4. Santa Monica Bay Dental
    5. Dr. Narges Shadman
    6. Westside Dental Group
    7. DTLA Dental Care
    8. Dr. Sanda Moldovan
    9. Silver Lake Dental
    10. Dr. Bruce Vafa
    11. Smile Angels of Beverly Hills

  8. I need teeth whitening in Los Angeles, CA. Which local dentist do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. BLVD Dental Aesthetics
    2. Playa District Dental

    Gemini

    1. Apa Aesthetic
    2. Glendale Dental Wellness
    3. Larchmont Dental Associates
    4. Studio Dental

  9. Is there a dentist in Los Angeles, CA with evening or weekend emergency hours?

    Perplexity

    1. Amigos Dental Group
    2. Western Dental
    3. Cal Dental Group
    4. Smile Center

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service
    2. West LA Dental Emergency
    3. Gentle Dental

  10. What is a reasonable price for root canals in Los Angeles, CA, and which dentists should I compare?

    Perplexity

    1. Purity Endodontics
    2. Mid-Wilshire Dental Care

    Gemini

    1. UCLA School of Dentistry
    2. Beverly Hills Endodontics
    3. Los Angeles Endodontics
    4. Westside Endodontics
    5. Westwood Dental Smiles
    6. Comfort Dental Group

Sources AI cited

10 of the 20 answers cited sources. The sites cited most, by the number of answers citing them:

  1. zocdoc.com (7)
  2. dental.me (4)
  3. opencare.com (4)
  4. doctor.webmd.com (3)
  5. amigosdentalgroup.com (2)
  6. bestinhood.com (2)
  7. blvddentalaesthetics.com (2)
  8. dentalpricehub.org (2)
  9. dentdirectory.com (2)
  10. ladentist.com (2)

Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what it learned in training, without a web search, so it cites no sources.

What the most-named dentists have in common

4 of the 6 were named by both Perplexity and Gemini. The rest were named by one tool only, which is common: the tools search and remember differently.

5 of the 6 had their own website among the sources the answers cited, and AI gave a website for 6 of them.

By the kind of question: 4 of them came up for urgent requests, 5 for questions about price, 0 for questions about trust and reviews, and 0 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

We asked 10 questions a customer might ask about dentists in Los Angeles, CA, once on each AI tool, through each tool's official API. For example:

  • I need an emergency dentist in Los Angeles, CA right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted dentist in Los Angeles, CA?
  • Which dental practice in Los Angeles, CA is best for dental implants?

Perplexity searches the web and shows its sources. Gemini (model knowledge) answers without a web search, from what the model learned in training, so its picks can be out of date. A language model read each answer and listed the businesses it named, and a business counts once per answer. These results describe what AI said on these dates. They are not a rating of any business's work.

Data as of October 15, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which dentists does AI name most in Los Angeles, CA?

UCLA School of Dentistry was the dentist AI named most often in Los Angeles, CA: in 6 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between October 15, 2026 and October 15, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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