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Which dentists does AI name in Chicago, IL?

Aspen Dental and UIC College of Dentistry were the dentists AI named most often in Chicago, IL, in 5 of 20 answers each in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 50 different dentists. The 6 named most often held 31% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Aspen Dental most often (3 of 10 answers) and Gemini named UIC College of Dentistry most often (4 of 10 answers).

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

The dentists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Aspen DentalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini5 of 20
UIC College of DentistryNamed by Perplexity and Gemini5 of 20
Emergency Dental ChicagoNamed by Perplexity and Gemini4 of 20
Water Tower Dental CareNamed by Gemini4 of 20
DentologieNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Downtown DentalNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Chicago Dental ArtsNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Chicago Loop DentistryNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Dental Group of ChicagoNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Emergency Dental ServiceNamed 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. Downtown Dental (3)
  3. Chicago Loop Dentistry (2)
  4. Dental Group of Chicago (2)
  5. Emergency Dental Chicago (2)
  6. Floss & Co. (2)
  7. Forever Dental (2)
  8. Precision Dental Care (2)
  9. Affordable Dentures & Implants (1)
  10. Chicago Dental Studio (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. UIC College of Dentistry (4)
  2. Water Tower Dental Care (4)
  3. Dentologie (3)
  4. Aspen Dental (2)
  5. Chicago Dental Arts (2)
  6. Emergency Dental Chicago (2)
  7. Emergency Dental Service (2)
  8. Erie Family Health Centers (2)
  9. Near North Health (2)
  10. Urban Smiles Chicago (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 Chicago, IL right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Emergency Dental Chicago
    2. Aspen Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service
    2. Emergency Dental Chicago
    3. Dentistry at Millennium Park
    4. Bright Dental of Logan Square

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

    Perplexity

    1. Dental Group of Chicago

    Gemini

    1. UIC College of Dentistry
    2. Near North Health
    3. Erie Family Health Centers
    4. Heartland Health Centers
    5. Family Dental Care
    6. Dental Professionals of Lincoln Park
    7. University Associates in Dentistry

  3. Who is the most trusted dentist in Chicago, IL?

    Perplexity

    1. Precision Dental Care
    2. Sigma Dental Clinic

    Gemini

    1. Water Tower Dental Care
    2. Dente Complete Dentistry
    3. Dentologie
    4. Chicago Dental Arts
    5. Urban Smiles Chicago

  4. Which dental practice in Chicago, IL is best for dental implants?

    Perplexity

    1. Chicago Oral Surgery & Implant Center
    2. Strobel Dentistry
    3. Downtown Dental
    4. UIC College of Dentistry
    5. ClearChoice
    6. Chicago Loop Dentistry
    7. Lakeshore East Dental Arts
    8. Dental Group of Chicago
    9. Affordable Dentures & Implants

    Gemini

    1. The Chicago Center for Prosthodontics
    2. Dental Implant Solutions of Chicago
    3. ORA Oral Surgery & Implant Studio
    4. Water Tower Dental Care

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

    Perplexity

    1. Emergency Dental Chicago
    2. Aspen Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service
    2. 1-800-DENTIST
    3. Aspen Dental
    4. UIC College of Dentistry

  6. Who is the most affordable dentist near Chicago, IL?

    Perplexity

    1. Downtown Dental
    2. Forever Dental

    Gemini

    1. UIC College of Dentistry
    2. Midwestern University Dental Institute
    3. Near North Health
    4. Erie Family Health Centers
    5. PrimeCare Community Health
    6. CommunityHealth
    7. Dental Lifeline Network
    8. DentalPlans.com

  7. Which dentists in Chicago, IL have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Precision Dental Care
    2. Chicago Loop Dentistry
    3. DentalQ
    4. Downtown Dental

    Gemini

    1. Water Tower Dental Care
    2. Chicago Dental Arts
    3. Dentologie
    4. Sky Dental
    5. Urban Smiles Chicago

  8. I need teeth whitening in Chicago, IL. Which local dentist do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. Smile 312
    2. Chicago Dental Studio

    Gemini

    1. Water Tower Dental Care
    2. Chicago Smile Design
    3. Dentologie
    4. Art of Modern Dentistry

  9. Is there a dentist in Chicago, IL with evening or weekend emergency hours?

    Perplexity

    1. Floss & Co.
    2. Chicago Family Dental Center

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Chicago
    2. Dental Professionals of Chicago

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

    Perplexity

    1. Aspen Dental
    2. Forever Dental
    3. Floss & Co.
    4. Neo Endodontics

    Gemini

    1. Associated Endodontists of Chicago
    2. Endodontic Associates of Illinois
    3. UIC College of Dentistry
    4. Smile Dental Partners
    5. Aspen Dental

Sources AI cited

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

  1. zocdoc.com (6)
  2. aspendental.com (4)
  3. opencare.com (4)
  4. trustanalytica.org (4)
  5. dentalgroupofchicago.com (3)
  6. doctor.webmd.com (3)
  7. emergencydentistchicago.com (3)
  8. flossandcompany.com (3)
  9. tebra.com (3)
  10. bestinhood.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.

3 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: 3 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 Chicago, IL, once on each AI tool, through each tool's official API. For example:

  • I need an emergency dentist in Chicago, IL right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted dentist in Chicago, IL?
  • Which dental practice in Chicago, IL 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 Chicago, IL?

Aspen Dental and UIC College of Dentistry were the dentists AI named most often in Chicago, IL, in 5 of 20 answers each 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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