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Cities checked so far/Dentists in Stockton, California

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

We typed 5 questions into 4 AI assistants between September 14, 2026 and September 15, 2026 and wrote down every business they named. 41 of the 141 Stockton dentists we looked for were named at least once. The other 100 were not.

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Who gets named

73 businesses named across 20 answers, including the ones not on our list of 141. Each bar shows how many of those 20 answers named the business.

  1. 1Image Dentalmyimagedental.com8 of 20
  2. 2Lester Low, DDSnamed by Claude, Gemini and Perplexity7 of 20
  3. 3Stockton Dental Caredrlouiestocktondentist.com5 of 20
  4. 4Aspen Dentalaspendental.com4 of 20
  5. 5James Van Sicklen Jr. DDSjamesvansicklendds.com4 of 20
  6. 6Contreras Family Dentalcontrerasfamilydental.com4 of 20
  7. 7Martin Dentistrymartinimplants.com3 of 20
  8. 8SmilePro Dentalnamed by ChatGPT and Gemini3 of 20
  9. 9Affordable Dentures & Implantsaffordabledentures.com3 of 20
  10. 10Venetian Family Dentalvenetianfamilydental.com3 of 20
Show the 15 others
  1. 11Donna Peterson, DDSdonnapetersondds.com3 of 20
  2. 12Galvez Dentalgalvezdentalstockton.com2 of 20
  3. 13Howard Nguyen, DDShnguyendds.com2 of 20
  4. 14Park West Dental Groupparkwestdentalgroup.com2 of 20
  5. 15Brad Louienamed by ChatGPT2 of 20
  6. 16Dr. Bradley C. Louie, DDSbradlouiedds.com2 of 20
  7. 17Bright Now! Dentalbrightnow.com2 of 20
  8. 18NuSmile Dentalnusmiledentalca.com2 of 20
  9. 19Millennium Dentalmillennium-dental.net2 of 20
  10. 20Team Periodonticsnamed by ChatGPT2 of 20
  11. 21Delgado Dental Groupdelgadodentalgroup.com2 of 20
  12. 22Dignity Dentalnamed by Gemini2 of 20
  13. 23Dr. Novan Nguyen – Smile 32 Dentalnamed by Claude1 of 20
  14. 24Frequently mentioned Stockton family practicesnamed by Claude1 of 20
  15. 25James Rore, DDSjamesroredds.com1 of 20

100of the 141 dentists we looked for came up in none of the answers.

Where they looked

The sites they cite.

The assistants cited 74 different sites. These came up most, with how many of the 20 answers each one appeared in.

  • Healthgrades8 of 20
  • Opencare7 of 20
  • Yelp6 of 20
  • Reddit5 of 20
  • Delta Dental4 of 20
  • WebMD4 of 20
  • Yellow Pages4 of 20
  • Emergency Dentist 24/72 of 20

Question by question

The first three names each assistant gave.

“best dentist for dental implants in Stockton”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Team Perio
  2. 2Team Periodontics
  3. 3Image Dental of Stockton

Claude

  1. 1Affordable Dentures & Implants
  2. 2Aspen Dental
  3. 3Howard Nguyen, DDS

Gemini

  1. 1James Rore, DDS
  2. 2Image Dental
  3. 3March Dental Care

Perplexity

  1. 1Image Dental
  2. 23D CT imaging
  3. 3Martin Dentistry

“best dentist in Stockton, CA”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Brad Louie
  2. 2Donald C. Huang
  3. 3DDS / Innovo Dental and Implant Studio

Claude

No business named.

Gemini

  1. 1Lester Low, DDS
  2. 2James Van Sicklen, Jr., DDS
  3. 3Multi-Specialty & Comprehensive Care

Perplexity

  1. 1Dr. James Van Sicklen Jr. DDS
  2. 2Dr. Fausto Prato, DDS
  3. 3Lester Low, DDS

“emergency dentist in Stockton, CA”

ChatGPT

  1. 1SmilePro Dental
  2. 2Contreras Family Dental
  3. 3Park West Dental Group and Orthodontics

Claude

  1. 1Practices with Stockton locations
  2. 2Aspen Dental
  3. 3Bright Now! Dental

Gemini

  1. 1Aspen Dental
  2. 2Park West Dental Group
  3. 3Make A Smile Dental

Perplexity

  1. 1Howard Nguyen, DDS
  2. 2Thrive Dental
  3. 3Western Dental

“top rated dentist in Stockton”

ChatGPT

  1. 1California Department of Consumer Affairs license search
  2. 2Robert Arteaga, DDS
  3. 3Country Club Dental

Claude

  1. 1Dr. Novan Nguyen – Smile 32 Dental
  2. 2Dr. Pushpinder Sethi, DDS
  3. 3Dr. Sunen Pandya, DDS

Gemini

  1. 1Dr. Lester Low, DDS
  2. 2Image Dental
  3. 3Dr. Caressa Louie, DDS

Perplexity

  1. 1Dr. James Van Sicklen Jr
  2. 2Dr. Ronald Wihlidal, DDS
  3. 3Millennium Dental

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

ChatGPT

  1. 1Douglas Martin, DDS at Martin Dentistry
  2. 2Noe Mora, DMD
  3. 3Howard Chi, DMD

Claude

  1. 1Frequently mentioned Stockton family practices
  2. 2Galvez Dental
  3. 3Lester Low, DDS

Gemini

  1. 1Image Dental
  2. 2Lester Low, DDS
  3. 3Bradley C. Louie, DDS

Perplexity

  1. 1Galvez Dental
  2. 2Contreras Family Dental
  3. 3NuSmile Dental

Recorded between September 14, 2026 and 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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