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Which dentists does AI name in Oakland, CA?

Oakland Smile Dental was the dentist AI named most often in Oakland, CA: in 6 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 55 different dentists. The 6 named most often held 30% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Total Health Dental Care most often (4 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Oakland Smile Dental most often (5 of 10 answers).

Answers collected November 1, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The dentists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Oakland Smile DentalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini6 of 20
Piedmont Dental by DesignNamed by Gemini5 of 20
Total Health Dental CareNamed by Perplexity4 of 20
Western DentalNamed by Perplexity4 of 20
Grand Lake DentalNamed by Gemini3 of 20
La Clinica de La RazaNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Montclair Smile DesignNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Oakland Dental Implant CenterNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
UCSF School of DentistryNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Bright Now! DentalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Total Health Dental Care (4)
  2. Western Dental (4)
  3. Oakland Dental Implant Center (3)
  4. 24/7 Emergency Dentist (1)
  5. Authority Dental (1)
  6. Bright Now! Dental (1)
  7. Dentists Ranked (1)
  8. Dr. Dennis Prat, DDS (1)
  9. Dr. Edward B. Wong, DDS (1)
  10. Dr. Eric M. Yabu, DDS (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Oakland Smile Dental (5)
  2. Piedmont Dental by Design (5)
  3. Grand Lake Dental (3)
  4. La Clinica de La Raza (3)
  5. Montclair Smile Design (3)
  6. UCSF School of Dentistry (3)
  7. Emergency Dental Service (2)
  8. Oakland Dental Care (2)
  9. 1-800-DENTIST (1)
  10. Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (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 Oakland, CA right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. ESO Dental
    2. Western Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service
    2. Oakland Emergency Dental
    3. Piedmont Dental by Design
    4. Grand Lake Dental
    5. La Clinica de La Raza

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

    Perplexity

    1. Lili Xu Dental
    2. Paul Casale
    3. Dragon Dental Group
    4. Total Health Dental Care

    Gemini

    1. La Clinica de La Raza
    2. ZocDoc
    3. UCSF School of Dentistry

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

    Perplexity

    1. Dr. Edward B. Wong, DDS
    2. Oakland Dental Implant Center

    Gemini

    1. Oakland Smile Dental
    2. Dr. Kevin Huang
    3. Piedmont Dental by Design
    4. Dr. Robert S. Miller
    5. Grand Lake Dental
    6. Dr. Brian Kwong
    7. Montclair Smile Design
    8. Dr. Christopher R. Gralton
    9. Rockridge Dental

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

    Perplexity

    1. Oakland Dental Implant Center
    2. Lakeshore Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Specialist
    3. Piedmont Implant and Oral Surgery

    Gemini

    1. Oakland Oral Surgery
    2. Piedmont Dental by Design
    3. Dentacare
    4. Berkeley Prosthodontics
    5. Dr. H. T. A. Vong
    6. Dr. Robert S. Lancer
    7. Dr. John F. M. Voiers

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

    Perplexity

    1. Total Health Dental Care
    2. Western Dental

    Gemini

    1. Piedmont Dental by Design
    2. Oakland Dental Care
    3. Dentistry for Children & Adults
    4. Bright Now! Dental

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

    Perplexity

    1. Bright Now! Dental
    2. Western Dental

    Gemini

    1. Lifelong Medical Care
    2. La Clinica de La Raza
    3. Native American Health Center
    4. UCSF School of Dentistry
    5. Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
    6. DentalPlans.com
    7. Smile California

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

    Perplexity

    1. Dr. Eric M. Yabu, DDS
    2. Dr. Norman Yung, DMD
    3. Oakland Dental Implant Center
    4. Redwood Pediatric Dentistry of Oakland
    5. Dr. Dennis Prat, DDS

    Gemini

    1. Piedmont Dental by Design
    2. Oakland Smile Dental
    3. Montclair Smile Design
    4. Lake Merritt Dental
    5. Dr. M. G. Fagan & Associates

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

    Perplexity

    1. Lake Merritt Dental
    2. Oakland Smile Dental

    Gemini

    1. Oakland Smile Dental
    2. Artistic Dental of Oakland
    3. Montclair Smile Design
    4. Franklin Dental Care

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

    Perplexity

    1. Western Dental
    2. Authority Dental
    3. Svend Odontics
    4. Total Health Dental Care
    5. Dentists Ranked
    6. 24/7 Emergency Dentist

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service
    2. 1-800-DENTIST
    3. Oakland Dental Care
    4. Oakland Smile Dental

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

    Perplexity

    1. EndoCare Group / Endospecialists
    2. Total Health Dental Care

    Gemini

    1. Oakland Endodontics
    2. East Bay Endodontics
    3. Piedmont Endodontics
    4. Oakland Smile Dental
    5. Grand Lake Dental
    6. UCSF School of Dentistry

Sources AI cited

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

  1. totalhealthdentalcare.com (6)
  2. zocdoc.com (6)
  3. dentistsranked.com (5)
  4. opencare.com (5)
  5. tebra.com (5)
  6. westerndental.com (5)
  7. deltadental.com (4)
  8. care.healthline.com (3)
  9. checkbook.org (2)
  10. dentalcostfinder.co (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

1 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.

2 of the 6 had their own website among the sources the answers cited, and AI gave a website for 4 of them.

By the kind of question: 6 of them came up for urgent requests, 5 for questions about price, 3 for questions about trust and reviews, and 2 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

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

  • I need an emergency dentist in Oakland, CA right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted dentist in Oakland, CA?
  • Which dental practice in Oakland, 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 November 1, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which dentists does AI name most in Oakland, CA?

Oakland Smile Dental was the dentist AI named most often in Oakland, CA: in 6 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between November 1, 2026 and November 1, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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