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Who ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity name when someone asks for a dentist in Bakersfield.

We typed 5 questions into 4 AI assistants on September 15, 2026 and wrote down every business they named. 46 of the 196 Bakersfield dentists we looked for were named at least once. The other 150 were not.

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Who gets named

91 businesses named across 20 answers, including the ones not on our list of 196. Each bar shows how many of those 20 answers named the business.

  1. 1Capital Dental Groupcapitaldentalgroup.com10 of 20
  2. 2Carlson Dentistrynamed by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity10 of 20
  3. 3Valley Grace Dentalvalleygracedental.com9 of 20
  4. 4Logan Family Dentistryloganfamilydentistry.com7 of 20
  5. 5Smyle Dental Bakersfieldsmyledentist.com5 of 20
  6. 6Apollonia Dental Centerapolloniadental.com4 of 20
  7. 7Thomas Frank, DDSfrankdds.com4 of 20
  8. 8Bakersfield Dental Groupbakersfielddentalgroup.com4 of 20
  9. 9Dr. Anthony Chingsouthwestdentistry.com4 of 20
  10. 10Brimhall Dental Groupbrimhalldentalgroup.com4 of 20
Show the 15 others
  1. 11Dr. Salinsalinbakersfielddentist.com4 of 20
  2. 12Toothworks of Bakersfieldtoothworksofbakersfield.com3 of 20
  3. 13Auburn Dentalnamed by Claude and Gemini3 of 20
  4. 14Northwest Dental Artsnamed by Claude3 of 20
  5. 15Dr. Alan Esla, MDnamed by ChatGPT and Claude3 of 20
  6. 16Emergency Dental Prosemergencydentalpros.com3 of 20
  7. 17Adept Dental Groupnamed by ChatGPT and Claude3 of 20
  8. 18My Kids Happy Teethnamed by Claude and Gemini3 of 20
  9. 19Arthur Huang DDSnamed by Claude and Perplexity3 of 20
  10. 20Bakersfield Periodontics & Dental Implantsnamed by Claude and Perplexity2 of 20
  11. 21Healthy Smiles Family Dentalhealthysmilesfamily.com2 of 20
  12. 22Bakersfield Oral Surgery & Implant Centernamed by Claude and Gemini2 of 20
  13. 23Midtown Family Dentistrymidtownfamilydentistry.com2 of 20
  14. 24Dr. Martha Sangernamed by ChatGPT2 of 20
  15. 25Advanced Oral Surgerynamed by Claude and Gemini2 of 20

150of the 196 dentists we looked for came up in none of the answers.

Where they looked

The sites they cite.

The assistants cited 78 different sites. These came up most, with how many of the 20 answers each one appeared in.

  • Yelp7 of 20
  • Opencare6 of 20
  • Reddit6 of 20
  • Zocdoc6 of 20
  • Healthgrades5 of 20
  • Delta Dental4 of 20
  • Yellow Pages4 of 20
  • WebMD3 of 20

Question by question

The first three names each assistant gave.

“best dentist for dental implants in Bakersfield”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Dr. Martha Sanger
  2. 2Dr. Michael McMahon
  3. 3Dr. Richard Gapper

Claude

  1. 1Bakersfield Periodontics & Dental Implants / Dr. Andrew Dreyer, DDS, MS
  2. 2Bakersfield Oral Surgery & Implant Center
  3. 3Advanced Oral Surgery

Gemini

  1. 1Bakersfield Oral Surgery & Implant Center
  2. 2Surgical Facility
  3. 3Advanced Oral Surgery

Perplexity

  1. 1Bakersfield Periodontics & Dental Implants
  2. 2Capital Dental Group’s Center for Implant Dentistry
  3. 3Affordable Dentures & Implants

“best dentist in Bakersfield, CA”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Capital Dental Group
  2. 2Smyle Dental Bakersfield
  3. 3Salin Dentistry

Claude

  1. 1Capital Dental Group
  2. 2Logan Family Dentistry
  3. 3Valley Grace Dental

Gemini

  1. 1Capital Dental Group
  2. 2Valley Grace Dental
  3. 3Carlson Dentistry of Bakersfield

Perplexity

  1. 1Valley Grace Dental
  2. 2Apollonia Dental Center
  3. 3Dr. Thomas Frank

“emergency dentist in Bakersfield, CA”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Toothworks of Bakersfield
  2. 2Millennium Dental Center
  3. 3Emergency Dental Pros

Claude

  1. 1Capital Dental Group
  2. 2Toothworks of Bakersfield
  3. 3Smyle Dental Bakersfield

Gemini

  1. 1Capital Dental Group
  2. 2Brimhall Dental Group
  3. 3Logan Family Dentistry

Perplexity

  1. 1Smyle Dental Bakersfield
  2. 2Bakersfield Dental Group
  3. 3Dominic Carlson, DDS

“top rated dentist in Bakersfield”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Phillips and Jue Dental
  2. 2Dr. David D. Shively
  3. 3Dr. Abdul R. Alas

Claude

  1. 1Capital Dental Group
  2. 2Logan Family Dentistry
  3. 3Valley Grace Dental

Gemini

  1. 1Capital Dental Group
  2. 2Thomas Frank, DDS
  3. 3Crown Dental

Perplexity

  1. 1Carlson Dentistry
  2. 2Apollonia Dental Center
  3. 3Salin Dentistry

“who is the best family dentist in Bakersfield, CA?”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Healthy Smiles Family Dental
  2. 2East Town Family Dentistry
  3. 3Logan Family Dentistry

Claude

  1. 1Valley Grace Dental
  2. 2Logan Family Dentistry
  3. 3Capital Dental Group

Gemini

  1. 1Carlson Dentistry of Bakersfield
  2. 2Logan Family Dentistry
  3. 3Midtown Family Dentistry

Perplexity

  1. 1Mercy Plaza Dental Group
  2. 2Southwest Family Dentistry
  3. 3Healthy Smiles Family Dental

Recorded on September 15, 2026. Answers change from one day to the next and from one phrasing to the next, which is why we date every scan and ask the same 5 questions again. Nothing on this page is edited: it is the scan log. How the scan works.

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