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Cities checked so far/Dentists in San Diego, California

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

We typed 5 questions into 4 AI assistants on October 25, 2026 and wrote down every business they named. 23 of the 124 San Diego dentists we looked for were named at least once. The other 101 were not.

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Who gets named

86 businesses named across 20 answers, including the ones not on our list of 124. Each bar shows how many of those 20 answers named the business.

  1. 1Mesa Family Dentalmesadentalsd.com6 of 20
  2. 2La Jollascrippsdentalcare.com5 of 20
  3. 3Emergency Dentist San Diegostevenbyersdds.com3 of 20
  4. 4Fifth Avenue Dental Artsnamed by Claude and Perplexity3 of 20
  5. 5San Diego Smile Dentistrynamed by ChatGPT and Claude3 of 20
  6. 6Libby Dentalnamed by Gemini3 of 20
  7. 7Dr. James Khaziandrkhazian.com3 of 20
  8. 8True Design Dentistry of San Diegonamed by Claude and Gemini3 of 20
  9. 9Singing Hills Dentistrynamed by Perplexity2 of 20
  10. 10Carmel Mountain Dentistrynamed by Claude2 of 20
Show the 15 others
  1. 11Dr. Jeremy Factor, DDSnamed by ChatGPT and Perplexity2 of 20
  2. 12Off Hours Dentistryoffhoursdentistry.com2 of 20
  3. 13Point Loma Family Dentistrypointlomadentist.com2 of 20
  4. 14All Natural Emergency Dentistryallnaturaldentistry.com2 of 20
  5. 15Dr. S. Vivien Chadkewicznamed by ChatGPT2 of 20
  6. 16Rio Vista Family Dentistrynamed by Gemini and Perplexity2 of 20
  7. 17Marina District Dentistrynamed by ChatGPT and Perplexity2 of 20
  8. 18Dr. S. Chadkewicznamed by ChatGPT2 of 20
  9. 19Bella Vita Dental Hillcrestnamed by Claude2 of 20
  10. 20Rancho Peñasquitos Dental Centerpiercefamilydental.com2 of 20
  11. 21Dr. Jennifer Santoronamed by ChatGPT2 of 20
  12. 22Marcos Ortega, DDSnamed by Gemini2 of 20
  13. 23Sutra Dental Spa / Dr. Jimmy Wusutrads.com2 of 20
  14. 24Linda Vista Dentistrynamed by Claude2 of 20
  15. 25Center for Dental Restorations / Dr. Pamela MacPhersonnamed by Gemini2 of 20

101of the 124 dentists we looked for came up in none of the answers.

Where they looked

The sites they cite.

The assistants cited 68 different sites. These came up most, with how many of the 20 answers each one appeared in.

  • Zocdoc7 of 20
  • Healthgrades6 of 20
  • WebMD4 of 20
  • Delta Dental3 of 20
  • Opencare2 of 20
  • Yelp2 of 20
  • Emergency Dentist 24/71 of 20
  • Reddit1 of 20

Question by question

The first three names each assistant gave.

“best dentist for dental implants in San Diego”

ChatGPT

  1. 1San Diego-area dentists
  2. 2Dr. Jeremy Factor, DDS
  3. 3Dr. Brad Hunt, DDS

Claude

  1. 1Membership in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry

Gemini

  1. 1Highly Recommended Dental Implant Specialists & Practices
  2. 2Dental Implant Centers
  3. 3Scripps Ranch Periodontics & Implants

Perplexity

  1. 1Dr. Roya Niakiani
  2. 2Dr. Arshiya Sharafi
  3. 3Dr. Emmanuel Aguilar

“best dentist in San Diego, CA”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Brighton Dental
  2. 2The Super Dentists San Diego
  3. 3San Diego Dental Studio

Claude

  1. 1Carmel Mountain Dental Care
  2. 2Mesa Dental
  3. 3Carmel Mountain Dentistry

Gemini

  1. 1Central San Diego
  2. 2Libby Dental
  3. 3Rio Vista Family Dentistry

Perplexity

  1. 1Fifth Avenue Dental Arts
  2. 2Marina District Dentistry
  3. 3Dr. Jeremy I. Factor

“emergency dentist in San Diego, CA”

ChatGPT

  1. 1San Diego emergency dental care
  2. 2San Diego Dentist Association emergency page
  3. 3Off Hours Dentistry

Claude

  1. 1Dr. Steven Byers — Emergency Dentistry
  2. 2Off Hours Dentistry
  3. 3Fifth Avenue Dental Arts

Gemini

  1. 1Reza Kasiri, DDS
  2. 2Dr. Steven Byers / Emergency Dentist San Diego
  3. 3All Natural Emergency Dentistry

Perplexity

  1. 1Emergency Dentist San Diego
  2. 2All Natural Emergency Dentistry
  3. 3Rancho Bernardo

“top rated dentist in San Diego”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Dr. S. Chadkewicz, DMD
  2. 2Mira Mesa
  3. 3Dr. Jennifer Santoro, DDS

Claude

  1. 1Dr. Claudine W. Tsui
  2. 2Dean Van Nguyen DDS
  3. 3San Diego Smile Dentistry

Gemini

  1. 1Scripps Center for Dental Care
  2. 2Sutra Dental Spa / Dr. Jimmy Wu
  3. 3George Georgaklis, DDS

Perplexity

  1. 1Singing Hills Dentistry
  2. 2Nimmi Shine Dental
  3. 3Fifth Avenue Dental Arts

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

ChatGPT

  1. 1Dr. S. Vivien Chadkewicz, DMD
  2. 2Dr. Thuyquyen Doan, DDS
  3. 3Dr. Farhoud Rastegar, DMD

Claude

No business named.

Gemini

  1. 1Gentle Dentistry
  2. 2Point Loma Family Dentistry
  3. 3Pierce Family Dentistry

Perplexity

  1. 1Singing Hills Dentistry
  2. 2Rio Vista Family Dentistry & Orthodontics
  3. 3Point Loma Family Dentistry

Recorded on October 25, 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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