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Which dentists does AI name in Kansas City, MO?

UMKC School of Dentistry was the dentist AI named most often in Kansas City, MO: in 8 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 58 different dentists. The 6 named most often held 31% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Kansas City Dental ER most often (3 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Brookside Dental most often (5 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 21, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The dentists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
UMKC School of DentistryNamed by Perplexity and Gemini8 of 20
Brookside DentalNamed by Gemini5 of 20
KC DentalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini5 of 20
Dental Care of Kansas CityNamed by Gemini4 of 20
Kansas City Dental ERNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Smile Generation – Kansas CityNamed by Perplexity and Gemini3 of 20
Aspen DentalNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Dental Implant Center of Kansas CityNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Emergency Dental of Kansas CityNamed by Perplexity and Gemini2 of 20
John P. Goodman, DDSNamed by Perplexity2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Kansas City Dental ER (3)
  2. UMKC School of Dentistry (3)
  3. Aspen Dental (2)
  4. John P. Goodman, DDS (2)
  5. Affordable Dentures & Implants (1)
  6. Bruso Dental (1)
  7. Celebrate Dental (1)
  8. Concorde Career College Dental Hygiene Clinic (1)
  9. Creekwood Endodontics (1)
  10. Delightful Dental Care (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Brookside Dental (5)
  2. UMKC School of Dentistry (5)
  3. Dental Care of Kansas City (4)
  4. KC Dental (4)
  5. Dental Implant Center of Kansas City (2)
  6. Kansas City Care Health Center (2)
  7. Kansas City Dental Works (2)
  8. KC Smile Design (2)
  9. Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center (2)
  10. Smile Generation – Kansas City (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 Kansas City, MO right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Emergency Dental Squad
    2. Kansas City Dental ER

    Gemini

    1. Smile Generation – Kansas City
    2. Dental Care of Kansas City
    3. Brookside Dental
    4. UMKC School of Dentistry

  2. How much do teeth cleaning cost in Kansas City, MO, and which dentists charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. Concorde Career College Dental Hygiene Clinic
    2. UMKC School of Dentistry
    3. Kansas City Dental ER
    4. Newmark Dental Care

    Gemini

    1. UMKC School of Dentistry
    2. Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center
    3. Kansas City Care Health Center
    4. KC Dental
    5. Smile Palace

  3. Who is the most trusted dentist in Kansas City, MO?

    Perplexity

    1. Koehn Dentistry & Aesthetics
    2. Dr. Emily Marx, DDS

    Gemini

    1. Miller Family Dental
    2. Kansas City Dental Works
    3. Creekside Dental
    4. Brookside Dental
    5. KC Smile Design

  4. Which dental practice in Kansas City, MO is best for dental implants?

    Perplexity

    1. Kansas City Oral Surgery & Implant Center
    2. John P. Goodman, DDS
    3. University Health's Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic

    Gemini

    1. Kansas City Dental Implants & Oral Surgery
    2. Smilebuilderz
    3. Dental Implant Center of Kansas City

  5. I have a bad toothache in Kansas City, MO. Which dentist can see me today?

    Perplexity

    1. Emergency Dental of America
    2. Family Dental Care Missouri
    3. Kansas City Dental ER

    Gemini

    1. KC Emergency Dentist
    2. Gentle Dental of Kansas City
    3. Dental Care of Kansas City
    4. Smile Generation – Kansas City

  6. Who is the most affordable dentist near Kansas City, MO?

    Perplexity

    1. UMKC School of Dentistry
    2. KC Care Health Center
    3. Swope Health
    4. Affordable Dentures & Implants
    5. Aspen Dental
    6. Smile Generation – Kansas City

    Gemini

    1. Kansas City Care Health Center
    2. Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center
    3. Swope Health
    4. UMKC School of Dentistry
    5. Careington
    6. DentalPlans.com
    7. CareCredit

  7. Which dentists in Kansas City, MO have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. North Kansas City Dental
    2. Delightful Dental Care
    3. Dr. Steven Mingos, DDS
    4. Dr. Mark Steven Mancin
    5. Dr. Jason Ciminieri, DDS

    Gemini

    1. Brookside Dental
    2. KC Smile Design
    3. KC Dental
    4. Kansas City Dental Works
    5. Watts Dental
    6. Dr. Andrew P. Hylton
    7. Dr. John K. Laster
    8. Dr. Mark A. Klein
    9. Dr. John P. Fales, DDS

  8. I need teeth whitening in Kansas City, MO. Which local dentist do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. Bruso Dental
    2. John P. Goodman, DDS

    Gemini

    1. Dental Implant Center of Kansas City
    2. Blacker Family Dental
    3. Brookside Dental
    4. Dental Excellence

  9. Is there a dentist in Kansas City, MO with evening or weekend emergency hours?

    Perplexity

    1. Emergency Dental of Kansas City
    2. Celebrate Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental of Kansas City
    2. Dental Care of Kansas City
    3. KC Dental
    4. Brookside Dental
    5. Saint Luke's Urgent Care
    6. CVS MinuteClinic
    7. UMKC School of Dentistry

  10. What is a reasonable price for root canals in Kansas City, MO, and which dentists should I compare?

    Perplexity

    1. Creekwood Endodontics
    2. Village Endodontics
    3. UMKC School of Dentistry
    4. Aspen Dental
    5. Zona Rosa Dental
    6. KC Dental

    Gemini

    1. Kansas City Endodontics
    2. Midwest Endodontics
    3. Dental Care of Kansas City
    4. KC Dental
    5. Creekwood Dental Arts
    6. UMKC School of Dentistry

Sources AI cited

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

  1. aspendental.com (6)
  2. doctor.webmd.com (3)
  3. emergencydentalofamerica.com (3)
  4. kcdentaler.com (3)
  5. zocdoc.com (3)
  6. affordabledentures.com (2)
  7. cosmeticimplantdentistrykc.com (2)
  8. dentalcleaningcost.com (2)
  9. healthgrades.com (2)
  10. johngoodmandds.net (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: 6 of them came up for urgent requests, 5 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 Kansas City, MO, once on each AI tool, through each tool's official API. For example:

  • I need an emergency dentist in Kansas City, MO right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted dentist in Kansas City, MO?
  • Which dental practice in Kansas City, MO 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 21, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which dentists does AI name most in Kansas City, MO?

UMKC School of Dentistry was the dentist AI named most often in Kansas City, MO: in 8 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between October 21, 2026 and October 21, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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