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Which dentists does AI name in San Antonio, TX?

Castle Dental, Comfort Dental and UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry were the dentists AI named most often in San Antonio, TX, in 5 of 20 answers each in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 61 different dentists. The 6 named most often held 26% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Aspen Dental most often (3 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Castle Dental most often (5 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 16, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The dentists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Castle DentalNamed by Gemini5 of 20
Comfort DentalNamed by Gemini5 of 20
UT Health San Antonio School of DentistryNamed by Perplexity and Gemini5 of 20
Advanced Dental AssociatesNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Aspen DentalNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Celebrate Dental & Braces – San PedroNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Emergency Dental Service of San AntonioNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Rio DentalNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Stone Oak Aesthetic DentistryNamed by Gemini3 of 20
University Health System Dental ServicesNamed by Gemini3 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Aspen Dental (3)
  2. Celebrate Dental & Braces – San Pedro (3)
  3. Rio Dental (3)
  4. Christopher Carabin (2)
  5. UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry (2)
  6. Affordable Dentures & Implants (1)
  7. Alamo Springs Dental (1)
  8. ClearChoice Dental Implant Center (1)
  9. Cosmetic Dentistry of San Antonio (1)
  10. Dr. Brandon Sehlke (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Castle Dental (5)
  2. Comfort Dental (5)
  3. Advanced Dental Associates (3)
  4. Emergency Dental Service of San Antonio (3)
  5. Stone Oak Aesthetic Dentistry (3)
  6. University Health System Dental Services (3)
  7. UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry (3)
  8. Advanced Dental of San Antonio (2)
  9. CentroMed (2)
  10. Huebner Smiles Dentistry and Orthodontics (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 San Antonio, TX right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Rio Dental
    2. Aspen Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service of San Antonio
    2. Castle Dental
    3. Advanced Dental of San Antonio
    4. Star Dental San Antonio

  2. How much do teeth cleaning cost in San Antonio, TX, and which dentists charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. South Park Family Dental
    2. Celebrate Dental & Braces – San Pedro
    3. Empire Dental
    4. Enhance Dental

    Gemini

    1. UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
    2. Comfort Dental
    3. Castle Dental
    4. Bright Now Dental
    5. CentroMed
    6. University Health System Dental Services

  3. Who is the most trusted dentist in San Antonio, TX?

    Perplexity

    1. Christopher Carabin
    2. UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

    Gemini

    1. Advanced Dental Associates
    2. Stone Oak Aesthetic Dentistry
    3. Dr. Derek Robinson
    4. The Center for Dental Excellence
    5. Dr. R. Blake Mendenhall
    6. Olmos Park Cosmetic & General Dentistry

  4. Which dental practice in San Antonio, TX is best for dental implants?

    Perplexity

    1. ClearChoice Dental Implant Center
    2. Hernandez Dental & Implant Center

    Gemini

    1. San Antonio Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates
    2. Alamo Maxillofacial Surgical Associates
    3. Dr. Chris G. Hentscher (Hentscher Dental)
    4. Adaptive Dental

  5. I have a bad toothache in San Antonio, TX. Which dentist can see me today?

    Perplexity

    1. Rio Dental
    2. Smile Land Family Dental
    3. Aspen Dental

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service of San Antonio
    2. Comfort Dental
    3. Castle Dental
    4. Artisan Dental
    5. University Health System Dental Services
    6. SAMMinistries

  6. Who is the most affordable dentist near San Antonio, TX?

    Perplexity

    1. Gloss Dental
    2. Affordable Dentures & Implants

    Gemini

    1. University Health System Dental Services
    2. CentroMed
    3. Communicare Health Centers
    4. UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
    5. Ideal Dental
    6. Comfort Dental
    7. Castle Dental
    8. Careington
    9. DentalPlans.com

  7. Which dentists in San Antonio, TX have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. VK Orthodontics
    2. Happy Pediatric Dentistry, PC
    3. Cosmetic Dentistry of San Antonio
    4. Christopher Carabin
    5. Dr. Brandon Sehlke

    Gemini

    1. Comfort Dental
    2. Advanced Dental Associates
    3. Sonterra Dental Care
    4. Huebner Smiles Dentistry and Orthodontics
    5. Nirupama Gandikota
    6. Dental Designs of San Antonio
    7. Troy L. Paddock
    8. Canyon Dental
    9. Stone Oak Aesthetic Dentistry

  8. I need teeth whitening in San Antonio, TX. Which local dentist do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. Alamo Springs Dental

    Gemini

    1. Advanced Dental Associates
    2. Stone Oak Aesthetic Dentistry
    3. Dr. Troy Hoekman
    4. Huebner Smiles Dentistry and Orthodontics
    5. Smile Fixers
    6. Dr. Michael P. O'Neill

  9. Is there a dentist in San Antonio, TX with evening or weekend emergency hours?

    Perplexity

    1. Rio Dental
    2. Emergency Dentist of San Antonio
    3. Celebrate Dental & Braces – San Pedro
    4. Super Dentists of San Antonio

    Gemini

    1. Emergency Dental Service of San Antonio
    2. Castle Dental
    3. Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics
    4. Sonterra Dental Care
    5. Advanced Dental of San Antonio

  10. What is a reasonable price for root canals in San Antonio, TX, and which dentists should I compare?

    Perplexity

    1. San Antonio Endodontics
    2. Endodontic Consultants of San Antonio
    3. The Root Canal Doctor
    4. UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
    5. Celebrate Dental & Braces – San Pedro
    6. Aspen Dental

    Gemini

    1. Endodontic Associates of San Antonio
    2. Stone Oak Endodontics
    3. River City Endodontics
    4. Alamo Dental Center
    5. Comfort Dental
    6. UT Health San Antonio 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 (5)
  2. celebratedental.com (5)
  3. zocdoc.com (5)
  4. dental.me (3)
  5. riodentaltx.com (3)
  6. trustanalytica.org (3)
  7. uthscsa.edu (3)
  8. affordabledentures.com (2)
  9. doctor.webmd.com (2)
  10. dominion.dental (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

1 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 6 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 1 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

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

  • I need an emergency dentist in San Antonio, TX right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted dentist in San Antonio, TX?
  • Which dental practice in San Antonio, TX 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 16, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which dentists does AI name most in San Antonio, TX?

Castle Dental, Comfort Dental and UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry were the dentists AI named most often in San Antonio, TX, 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 16, 2026 and October 16, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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