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Which dentists does AI name in Boston, MA?

Gentle Dental and Harvard School of Dental Medicine were the dentists AI named most often in Boston, MA, in 5 of 20 answers each in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 40 different dentists. The 6 named most often held 38% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Gentle Dental most often (3 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine most often (4 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 28, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The dentists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Gentle DentalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini5 of 20
Harvard School of Dental MedicineNamed by Perplexity and Gemini5 of 20
Boston DentalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini4 of 20
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental MedicineNamed by Gemini4 of 20
Tufts University School of Dental MedicineNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Charles River DentalNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Charles Street DentalNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Copley DentalNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Dental Partners of BostonNamed by Perplexity and Gemini2 of 20
East Boston Neighborhood Health CenterNamed by Gemini2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

8 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Gentle Dental (3)
  2. Copley Dental (2)
  3. Ace Dental Boston (1)
  4. Boston Dental (1)
  5. Boston Smile Center (1)
  6. Brito Family Dental (1)
  7. Dental Partners of Boston (1)
  8. Devonshire Dental (1)
  9. Dr. Dental, East Boston (1)
  10. Dr. Marc L. Nevins, DDS (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

8 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (4)
  2. Harvard School of Dental Medicine (4)
  3. Boston Dental (3)
  4. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (3)
  5. Charles River Dental (2)
  6. Charles Street Dental (2)
  7. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (2)
  8. Gentle Dental (2)
  9. Boston Emergency Dental (1)
  10. Boston Endodontics (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 Boston, MA right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Copley Dental
    2. Tufts Medical Center

    Gemini

    1. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    2. Harvard School of Dental Medicine
    3. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
    4. Dental Partners of Boston

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

    Perplexity

    1. Tend Dental
    2. Dr. Dental, East Boston

    Gemini

    1. Harvard School of Dental Medicine
    2. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    3. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
    4. Whittier Street Health Center
    5. Fenway Health

  3. Who is the most trusted dentist in Boston, MA?

    Perplexity

    1. JP Dental
    2. Dental Partners of Boston

    Gemini

    1. Boston Dental
    2. Charles Street Dental
    3. Bright Side Dental

  4. Which dental practice in Boston, MA is best for dental implants?

    Perplexity

    1. Harvard School of Dental Medicine
    2. Nevins Dental Center
    3. Stuparich & Nouel

    Gemini

    No business named

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

    Perplexity

    1. Boston Dental
    2. Gentle Dental
    3. Boston Smile Center

    Gemini

    No business named

  6. Who is the most affordable dentist near Boston, MA?

    Perplexity

    1. Gentle Dental
    2. Devonshire Dental
    3. Smiley Dental
    4. Turning Leaf Dental

    Gemini

    1. Harvard School of Dental Medicine
    2. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    3. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
    4. Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
    5. DotHouse Health
    6. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
    7. Dimock Center
    8. DentalPlans.com

  7. Which dentists in Boston, MA have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Matthew S. Ginsburg, D.M.D., P.C.
    2. Jennifer E. Smith-Williams, D.M.D.
    3. Brito Family Dental
    4. Oliver Dental Associates
    5. Ace Dental Boston
    6. South Boston Dental Group
    7. Dr. Marc L. Nevins, DDS

    Gemini

    1. Boston Dental
    2. Gentle Dental
    3. Commonwealth Dental Group
    4. Charles Street Dental

  8. I need teeth whitening in Boston, MA. Which local dentist do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    No business named

    Gemini

    1. Boston Dental
    2. Commonwealth Smiles
    3. Charles River Dental

  9. Is there a dentist in Boston, MA with evening or weekend emergency hours?

    Perplexity

    1. Copley Dental
    2. Gentle Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service
    2. Gentle Dental
    3. Boston Emergency Dental
    4. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

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

    Perplexity

    No business named

    Gemini

    1. Harvard School of Dental Medicine
    2. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    3. Boston Endodontics
    4. Charles River Dental
    5. Dental Associates of Arlington

Sources AI cited

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

  1. dentalpartnersofboston.com (6)
  2. greathilldental.com (4)
  3. steinesthetics.com (4)
  4. zocdoc.com (4)
  5. bu.edu (3)
  6. deltadental.com (3)
  7. dentistsranked.com (3)
  8. gentledental.com (3)
  9. hellotend.com (3)
  10. acedentalboston.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.

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

How we measured this

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

  • I need an emergency dentist in Boston, MA right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted dentist in Boston, MA?
  • Which dental practice in Boston, MA 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 28, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which dentists does AI name most in Boston, MA?

Gentle Dental and Harvard School of Dental Medicine were the dentists AI named most often in Boston, MA, 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 28, 2026 and October 28, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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