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Which dentists does AI name in Portland, OR?

Emergency Dental Service (Portland) and OHSU School of Dentistry were the dentists AI named most often in Portland, OR, in 4 of 20 answers each in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 63 different dentists. The 6 named most often held 22% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Atlas Dental most often (2 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Bright Now! Dental most often (3 of 10 answers).

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

The dentists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Emergency Dental Service (Portland)Named by Perplexity and Gemini4 of 20
OHSU School of DentistryNamed by Perplexity and Gemini4 of 20
Bright Now! DentalNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Atlas DentalNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Dr. Lauren CallanNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Emergency Tooth DoctorNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Gentle Dental TimberlandNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Laurelwood DentalNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Portsmouth Dental CareNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Timber DentalNamed by Perplexity2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Atlas Dental (2)
  2. Dr. Lauren Callan (2)
  3. Emergency Tooth Doctor (2)
  4. Gentle Dental Timberland (2)
  5. Portsmouth Dental Care (2)
  6. Timber Dental (2)
  7. Belmont Family Dentistry (1)
  8. Bling Dental (1)
  9. Brio Dental (1)
  10. Centerport Dental (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Bright Now! Dental (3)
  2. Emergency Dental Service (Portland) (3)
  3. OHSU School of Dentistry (3)
  4. Laurelwood Dental (2)
  5. Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center (2)
  6. Aspen Dental (1)
  7. Beaumont Dental (1)
  8. Beaumont Village Dentistry (1)
  9. Bridges Community Dental (1)
  10. Buckman Dental (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 Portland, OR right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Emergency Tooth Doctor
    2. Mountainside Dentistry

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service (Portland)
    2. Laurelwood Dental
    3. Bright Now! Dental

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

    Perplexity

    1. PCC Dental Clinic
    2. Mount Hood Community College Dental Hygiene Clinic
    3. Sandy Dental PDX

    Gemini

    1. OHSU School of Dentistry
    2. Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
    3. Wallace Community Dental Clinic
    4. Bridges Community Dental
    5. Careington

  3. Who is the most trusted dentist in Portland, OR?

    Perplexity

    1. Dr. Lauren Callan
    2. East Portland Dental Center

    Gemini

    1. Portland Smiles
    2. Dr. David K. K. Lee
    3. Moda Dental
    4. Urban Dental
    5. The Dentists at Orenco Station
    6. South Waterfront Dental

  4. Which dental practice in Portland, OR is best for dental implants?

    Perplexity

    1. Sylvan Implant & Reconstructive Dentistry
    2. Centerport Dental
    3. Gentle Dental Timberland
    4. Dr. Benjamin Wang
    5. Dr. Samani Parichehr

    Gemini

    1. The Dental Implant Center of Portland
    2. Oregon Periodontics
    3. Dr. Gehrig
    4. Dr. Lee
    5. Portland Prosthodontics
    6. Dr. Amanda M. Dellinger
    7. Cedar Hills Dental
    8. Dr. David R. Jett

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

    Perplexity

    1. Atlas Dental
    2. Emergency Tooth Doctor

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service (Portland)
    2. Bright Now! Dental

  6. Who is the most affordable dentist near Portland, OR?

    Perplexity

    1. OHSU School of Dentistry
    2. Brio Dental

    Gemini

    1. Multnomah County Dental Clinics
    2. Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
    3. Wallace Community Health
    4. OHSU School of Dentistry
    5. Project Access Now
    6. Dental Lifeline Network

  7. Which dentists in Portland, OR have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Laurelhurst Dentistry
    2. Atlas Dental
    3. Lovejoy Dental
    4. Dr. Lauren Callan
    5. Belmont Family Dentistry
    6. Portland Dental

    Gemini

    1. Portland Modern Dentistry
    2. Beaumont Dental
    3. Dr. Robert J. Gatter
    4. Laurelwood Dental
    5. Buckman Dental
    6. Dr. Matthew J. Linder
    7. Smiles on Broadway

  8. I need teeth whitening in Portland, OR. Which local dentist do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. Timber Dental
    2. Bling Dental

    Gemini

    1. Portland Center for Cosmetic Dentistry
    2. Beaumont Village Dentistry
    3. Dentists of Pearl District
    4. Woodstock Dental

  9. Is there a dentist in Portland, OR with evening or weekend emergency hours?

    Perplexity

    1. Portsmouth Dental Care
    2. Emergency Dental Service (Portland)

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service (Portland)
    2. Aspen Dental
    3. Bright Now! Dental
    4. Dentistry at Happy Valley

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

    Perplexity

    1. Gentle Dental Timberland
    2. Portsmouth Dental Care
    3. Dream Smiles Dental
    4. Timber Dental

    Gemini

    1. Portland Endodontic Group
    2. Oregon Endodontic Group
    3. South Waterfront Endodontics
    4. OHSU 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. dentistsranked.com (5)
  2. timberdental.com (5)
  3. ohsu.edu (4)
  4. zocdoc.com (4)
  5. 211info.org (3)
  6. atlasdentalpdx.com (3)
  7. belmont-dentistry.com (3)
  8. opencare.com (3)
  9. portlandmoderndentistry.com (3)
  10. blingdental.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

2 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.

4 of the 6 had their own website among the sources the answers cited, and AI gave a website for 5 of them.

By the kind of question: 4 of them came up for urgent requests, 1 for questions about price, 2 for questions about trust and reviews, and 0 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

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

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

Emergency Dental Service (Portland) and OHSU School of Dentistry were the dentists AI named most often in Portland, OR, in 4 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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