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Which dentists does AI name in Sacramento, CA?

Emergency Dental of Sacramento was the dentist AI named most often in Sacramento, CA: in 5 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 62 different dentists. The 6 named most often held 22% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Aspen Dental most often (3 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Sacramento Natural Dentistry most often (3 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 30, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The dentists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Emergency Dental of SacramentoNamed by Perplexity and Gemini5 of 20
Arden Oaks Dental CareNamed by Perplexity and Gemini3 of 20
Aspen DentalNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Sacramento Natural DentistryNamed by Gemini3 of 20
WellSpace HealthNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Western DentalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini3 of 20
A+ Dental CareNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Affordable Dentures & ImplantsNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Comfort DentalNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Curtis Park Market DentalNamed by Gemini2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Aspen Dental (3)
  2. Emergency Dental of Sacramento (3)
  3. A+ Dental Care (2)
  4. Affordable Dentures & Implants (2)
  5. Arden Oaks Dental Care (2)
  6. Lush Dental Studio (2)
  7. Western Dental (2)
  8. 1-855-ERDentist (1)
  9. Andrea Joy Smith (1)
  10. Arden Modern Dentistry (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Sacramento Natural Dentistry (3)
  2. WellSpace Health (3)
  3. Comfort Dental (2)
  4. Curtis Park Market Dental (2)
  5. Elica Health Centers (2)
  6. Emergency Dental of Sacramento (2)
  7. Land Park Dental (2)
  8. Peach Tree Health (2)
  9. Sacramento City College Dental Hygiene Program (2)
  10. Smile Dental Sacramento (2)

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 Sacramento, CA right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Emergency Dental of Sacramento
    2. Aspen Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental of Sacramento
    2. Town & Country Dental
    3. Art of Dentistry (Dr. Jack Fong)
    4. UC Davis Medical Center
    5. Sutter Medical Center

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

    Perplexity

    1. Pacific Dental Center Inc.
    2. Premier Dentistry
    3. Samuel Dental Care

    Gemini

    1. Sacramento City College Dental Hygiene Program
    2. WellSpace Health
    3. Elica Health Centers

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

    Perplexity

    1. Arden Oaks Dental Care
    2. Lush Dental Studio

    Gemini

    1. Sacramento Natural Dentistry
    2. Reflections Dental Spa
    3. Curtis Park Market Dental
    4. Land Park Dental
    5. The Sacramento Dentistry Group

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

    Perplexity

    1. Arden Oaks Dental Care
    2. New Smile Sacramento
    3. ORA 4X
    4. Perfect Smile Sacramento
    5. Dental Source of California
    6. Affordable Dentures & Implants

    Gemini

    1. Sacramento Implant Dentistry
    2. Dr. Ashkan Ebrahimi
    3. Sacramento Oral Surgery
    4. Miller & Berger
    5. Advanced Dental Arts
    6. Dr. Paul Melchiorre

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

    Perplexity

    1. Emergency Dental of Sacramento
    2. 1-855-ERDentist

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental of Sacramento
    2. Smile Dental Sacramento
    3. Western Dental
    4. UC Davis Medical Center
    5. Sutter General
    6. WellSpace Health
    7. Peach Tree Health

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

    Perplexity

    1. A+ Dental Care
    2. Arden Modern Dentistry
    3. Western Dental
    4. Redford Smiles
    5. Affordable Dentures & Implants
    6. Central Valley Dentists
    7. Promenade Dental Group
    8. Aspen Dental

    Gemini

    1. WellSpace Health
    2. Elica Health Centers
    3. Peach Tree Health
    4. University of the Pacific (Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry)
    5. Sacramento City College Dental Hygiene Program
    6. Careington
    7. DentalPlans.com

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

    Perplexity

    1. D2O Dental
    2. Miyasaki Dental
    3. J Street Dental Group
    4. East Sac Dental
    5. Lush Dental Studio
    6. Andrea Joy Smith

    Gemini

    1. Land Park Dental
    2. Sacramento Natural Dentistry
    3. Curtis Park Market Dental
    4. Capital City Smiles
    5. River Park Dental

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

    Perplexity

    1. Midtown Dental
    2. Dr. Jenny Apekian
    3. GT Dental Studio

    Gemini

    1. The Sacramento Dentistry Group
    2. Arden Oaks Dental Care
    3. Dr. Brian Steele
    4. A.J. Tostado, DDS

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

    Perplexity

    1. Emergency Dental of Sacramento
    2. Western Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service
    2. Smile Dental Sacramento
    3. Sacramento Natural Dentistry
    4. Comfort Dental

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

    Perplexity

    1. Sac Dentist
    2. Aspen Dental
    3. A+ Dental Care

    Gemini

    1. Sacramento Endodontics
    2. Capital Endodontics
    3. Endodontic Associates Dental Group
    4. Town & Country Dental
    5. Comfort Dental
    6. Del Rio Dental

Sources AI cited

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

  1. opencare.com (5)
  2. sacramentodentistry.com (4)
  3. zocdoc.com (4)
  4. aspendental.com (3)
  5. centralvalleydentists.com (3)
  6. emergencydentalofsacramento.com (3)
  7. affordabledentures.com (2)
  8. dentalcostfinder.co (2)
  9. dentistsranked.com (2)
  10. dentistsup.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

3 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: 5 of them came up for urgent requests, 3 for questions about price, 2 for questions about trust and reviews, and 1 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

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

  • I need an emergency dentist in Sacramento, CA right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted dentist in Sacramento, CA?
  • Which dental practice in Sacramento, 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 30, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which dentists does AI name most in Sacramento, CA?

Emergency Dental of Sacramento was the dentist AI named most often in Sacramento, CA: in 5 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between October 30, 2026 and October 30, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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