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Which orthodontists does AI name in Washington, DC?

District Orthodontics was the orthodontist AI named most often in Washington, DC: in 10 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 60 different orthodontists. The 6 named most often held 28% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Bird Smiles Orthodontics most often (4 of 10 answers) and Gemini named District Orthodontics most often (8 of 10 answers).

Answers collected November 4, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The orthodontists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
District OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity and Gemini10 of 20
Bird Smiles OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity4 of 20
Georgetown OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity and Gemini4 of 20
Smile OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity and Gemini3 of 20
DC BracesNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Dr. Andrew L. SchwartzNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Dr. Hector A. Mendoza, DDSNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Dr. John C. SheffermanNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Farragut Family OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Foxhall OrthodonticsNamed by Gemini2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Bird Smiles Orthodontics (4)
  2. District Orthodontics (2)
  3. Dr. Andrew L. Schwartz (2)
  4. Dr. Hector A. Mendoza, DDS (2)
  5. Dr. John C. Shefferman (2)
  6. Farragut Family Orthodontics (2)
  7. K Street Dental & Orthodontic Group (2)
  8. Kumra Orthodontics (2)
  9. Tigani Orthodontics (2)
  10. Children's National Orthodontics (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. District Orthodontics (8)
  2. Georgetown Orthodontics (3)
  3. DC Braces (2)
  4. Foxhall Orthodontics (2)
  5. Gelb Orthodontics (2)
  6. Heller Orthodontics (2)
  7. Smile Orthodontics (2)
  8. Arnold Orthodontics (1)
  9. Atwood Orthodontics (1)
  10. Belmont Orthodontics (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. My child needs braces and I want to start soon in Washington, DC. Which orthodontist should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Bird Smiles Orthodontics
    2. Children's National Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Foxhall Orthodontics
    2. District Orthodontics
    3. Kalorama Orthodontics
    4. Washington Orthodontics
    5. Capitol Hill Orthodontics

  2. What is the cost of braces for kids in Washington, DC, and which orthodontists charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. District Orthodontics
    2. Georgetown Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. District Orthodontics
    2. Dr. Marcus Shon
    3. Wake Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry
    4. Peterson Orthodontics
    5. Smile Orthodontics
    6. Dr. Hema Gopal

  3. Who is the most trusted orthodontist in Washington, DC?

    Perplexity

    1. Dr. John C. Shefferman
    2. Dr. Bob Kumra
    3. Dr. Hector A. Mendoza, DDS
    4. Dr. Stephen P. Tigani, DDS
    5. Dr. Emike Usman-Aliu, DDS
    6. Dr. Won Suk Heo, DMD

    Gemini

    1. Isaacs & Fernandez Orthodontics
    2. Taylor Orthodontics
    3. Arnold Orthodontics
    4. Atwood Orthodontics

  4. Which orthodontic practice in Washington, DC is best for braces for adults?

    Perplexity

    1. Smile Orthodontics
    2. Farragut Family Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. District Orthodontics
    2. Dr. Derek Sanders
    3. Gelb Orthodontics
    4. Dr. Michael Gelb
    5. Heller Orthodontics
    6. Dr. Amy Heller
    7. Vance Orthodontics
    8. Dr. Vance

  5. A bracket came off my braces in Washington, DC. Which orthodontist can see me today?

    Perplexity

    1. Liang Orthodontics
    2. K Street Dental & Orthodontic Group

    Gemini

    1. District Orthodontics
    2. DC Braces
    3. Foxhall Orthodontics
    4. Meyer Orthodontics

  6. Who is the most affordable orthodontist near Washington, DC?

    Perplexity

    1. Kumra Orthodontics
    2. Bird Smiles Orthodontics
    3. Dr. Hector A. Mendoza, DDS

    Gemini

    1. Howard University College of Dentistry
    2. Smile Doctors
    3. Braces Haven

  7. Which orthodontists in Washington, DC have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Kumra Orthodontics
    2. Bird Smiles Orthodontics
    3. Tigani Orthodontics
    4. Orbach Orthodontics
    5. Dr. Hani Thariani
    6. Dr. Anisa Omar
    7. Dr. Christiana Markova

    Gemini

    1. Unified Orthodontics
    2. District Orthodontics
    3. Heller Orthodontics
    4. Orthodontics at the Ritz
    5. Georgetown Orthodontics

  8. I need Invisalign in Washington, DC. Which local orthodontist do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. Bird Smiles Orthodontics
    2. Sonia Talley
    3. Kathryn Clark
    4. K Street Dental & Orthodontic Group
    5. Dr. John C. Shefferman
    6. Dr. Andrew L. Schwartz
    7. Embassy Row Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Georgetown Orthodontics
    2. Fishman Orthodontics
    3. District Orthodontics

  9. Is there an orthodontist in Washington, DC with evening or Saturday appointments?

    Perplexity

    1. DC Pearls Dental Boutique
    2. Dental Town DC
    3. SmileHQ

    Gemini

    1. District Orthodontics
    2. DC Braces
    3. Belmont Orthodontics
    4. Georgetown Orthodontics
    5. Smile Architects

  10. What is a reasonable price for clear aligners in Washington, DC, and who should I get quotes from?

    Perplexity

    1. District Orthodontics
    2. Dr. Andrew L. Schwartz
    3. Tend Dental
    4. Farragut Family Orthodontics
    5. Tigani Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Byte
    2. SmileDirectClub
    3. District Orthodontics
    4. Gelb Orthodontics
    5. Smile Orthodontics
    6. Let's Smile Dental

Sources AI cited

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

  1. nationalorthodonticregistry.com (7)
  2. birdsmilesorthodontics.com (5)
  3. dentistsranked.com (4)
  4. tebra.com (4)
  5. zocdoc.com (4)
  6. dcmoms.com (3)
  7. hellotend.com (3)
  8. washingtonian.com (3)
  9. care.healthline.com (2)
  10. childrensnational.org (2)

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

What the most-named orthodontists 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 3 of them.

By the kind of question: 4 of them came up for urgent requests, 5 for questions about price, 3 for questions about trust and reviews, and 5 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

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

  • My child needs braces and I want to start soon in Washington, DC. Which orthodontist should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted orthodontist in Washington, DC?
  • Which orthodontic practice in Washington, DC is best for braces for adults?

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 4, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which orthodontists does AI name most in Washington, DC?

District Orthodontics was the orthodontist AI named most often in Washington, DC: in 10 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between November 4, 2026 and November 4, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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