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Which dentists does AI name in San Francisco, CA?

UCSF School of Dentistry was the dentist AI named most often in San Francisco, CA: in 9 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 68 different dentists. The 6 named most often held 27% of all mentions.

Perplexity named UCSF School of Dentistry most often (5 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Nob Hill Dental Center most often (4 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 27, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The dentists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
UCSF School of DentistryNamed by Perplexity and Gemini9 of 20
Nob Hill Dental CenterNamed by Gemini4 of 20
Post Street DentalNamed by Gemini4 of 20
San Francisco Dental EmergencyNamed by Gemini3 of 20
San Francisco Dental WellnessNamed by Gemini3 of 20
University of the Pacific Dugoni School of DentistryNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Western DentalNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
CareingtonNamed by Gemini2 of 20
DentalPlans.comNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Dr. Mina LeviNamed by Perplexity and Gemini2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. UCSF School of Dentistry (5)
  2. University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry (3)
  3. Western Dental (3)
  4. Folsom Street Dental (2)
  5. Pacific Heights Dental (2)
  6. 7x7 Dental Implant & Oral Surgery Specialists (1)
  7. Anchor Dental (1)
  8. Angela An DDS & Associates (1)
  9. Blende Dental Group (1)
  10. Dental Health of San Francisco (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Nob Hill Dental Center (4)
  2. Post Street Dental (4)
  3. UCSF School of Dentistry (4)
  4. San Francisco Dental Emergency (3)
  5. San Francisco Dental Wellness (3)
  6. Careington (2)
  7. DentalPlans.com (2)
  8. Gentle Dental (2)
  9. Union Street Dental Care (2)
  10. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (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 San Francisco, CA right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Blende Dental Group
    2. UCSF School of Dentistry
    3. University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry

    Gemini

    1. San Francisco Dental Emergency
    2. 1-800-DENTIST
    3. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

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

    Perplexity

    1. UCSF School of Dentistry
    2. University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry
    3. Folsom Street Dental
    4. Union Square Dental (Hakim Sisters)
    5. San Francisco Dental Care

    Gemini

    1. UCSF School of Dentistry
    2. SF Community Health Center
    3. Glide Dental Clinic
    4. CitiDent
    5. San Francisco Dental Wellness
    6. Gentle Dental
    7. Careington
    8. DentalPlans.com

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

    Perplexity

    1. Lands End Dental
    2. Dr. Lambert J. Stumpel
    3. Dr. Thomas Jacobs, DDS
    4. Trusted Dental

    Gemini

    1. Post Street Dental
    2. Dr. David E. Kress
    3. San Francisco Dental Wellness
    4. Dr. A. John Javid
    5. Lakeside Dentistry
    6. Dr. Joseph A. Fienman
    7. Union Street Dental Care
    8. Dr. M. K. Kado
    9. Dr. A. D. Kado
    10. Nob Hill Dental Center
    11. Dr. Katerina A. Gakner

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

    Perplexity

    1. 7x7 Dental Implant & Oral Surgery Specialists
    2. UCSF School of Dentistry

    Gemini

    1. SF Dental Implants
    2. Dr. Evan Gold
    3. Post Street Dental
    4. Dr. David R. Korth
    5. San Francisco Dental Specialists
    6. Dr. Michael M. Kao
    7. California Dental Innovations
    8. Dr. Mina Levi

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

    Perplexity

    1. Western Dental
    2. Pacific Heights Dental
    3. Zen Dental Studio (SoMa)
    4. UCSF School of Dentistry

    Gemini

    1. San Francisco Dental Emergency
    2. Nob Hill Dental Center
    3. Arch Dental
    4. DentiStar

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

    Perplexity

    1. Western Dental
    2. UCSF dental clinics
    3. Mouhannad Almajdalani, DDS

    Gemini

    1. UCSF School of Dentistry
    2. San Francisco Community Health Center
    3. Native American Health Center
    4. Tom Waddell Urban Health Center
    5. Careington
    6. DentalPlans.com
    7. CareCredit

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

    Perplexity

    1. Fuller Smiles – San Francisco
    2. Union Square Dental Care
    3. Angela An DDS & Associates
    4. Folsom Street Dental
    5. Lukman Dental
    6. Erick S. Lukman, DMD
    7. Kenneth L. Fong, DDS
    8. Dr. Mina Levi

    Gemini

    1. Post Street Dental
    2. Refine Dentistry
    3. The Dental Suite SF
    4. Union Street Dental Care
    5. Nob Hill Dental Center

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

    Perplexity

    1. Dental Studio SF
    2. Anchor Dental
    3. Pacific Heights Dental

    Gemini

    1. Post Street Dental
    2. San Francisco Dental Wellness
    3. Nob Hill Dental Center
    4. Dunn Orthodontics & Dentistry

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

    Perplexity

    1. Dental Health of San Francisco
    2. Western Dental
    3. University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry

    Gemini

    1. San Francisco Dental Emergency
    2. Bright Now! Dental
    3. Gentle Dental
    4. UCSF School of Dentistry
    5. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

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

    Perplexity

    1. Grace Dental Group
    2. Young Dental SF Group
    3. SOMA Endodontics
    4. UCSF School of Dentistry

    Gemini

    1. Precision Endodontics
    2. SF Endodontics
    3. UCSF School of Dentistry
    4. Union Square Endodontics

Sources AI cited

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

  1. opencare.com (7)
  2. dentistry.ucsf.edu (4)
  3. tebra.com (4)
  4. westerndental.com (4)
  5. azuredentalsf.com (3)
  6. pacificheightsdental.com (3)
  7. sf.gov (3)
  8. checkbook.org (2)
  9. deltadental.com (2)
  10. dentistsranked.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

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 6 of them.

By the kind of question: 4 of them came up for urgent requests, 3 for questions about price, 3 for questions about trust and reviews, and 4 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

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

  • I need an emergency dentist in San Francisco, CA right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted dentist in San Francisco, CA?
  • Which dental practice in San Francisco, 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 27, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which dentists does AI name most in San Francisco, CA?

UCSF School of Dentistry was the dentist AI named most often in San Francisco, CA: in 9 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between October 27, 2026 and October 27, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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