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Cities checked so far/Dentists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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

We typed 5 questions into 4 AI assistants between September 14, 2026 and September 15, 2026 and wrote down every business they named. 34 of the 151 Winston-Salem dentists we looked for were named at least once. The other 117 were not.

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Who gets named

73 businesses named across 20 answers, including the ones not on our list of 151. Each bar shows how many of those 20 answers named the business.

  1. 1Benton & Nelson Family Dentistrynamed by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity11 of 20
  2. 2Winston Smiles Dentistrynamed by Claude and Gemini6 of 20
  3. 3Trenton B. Bottoms, DDStrentonbottomsdds.com5 of 20
  4. 4Twin Oaks Dentistrytwinoaksdentistry.com5 of 20
  5. 5Dr. David L. Saliba, DMDnamed by ChatGPT and Perplexity4 of 20
  6. 6Pryor Dentalpryordentalofwinstonsalem.com4 of 20
  7. 7Drs. Lealnamed by Gemini and Perplexity3 of 20
  8. 8Spangler & Johnsonnamed by Gemini and Perplexity3 of 20
  9. 9Twin City Dentistrytwincitydentistry.com3 of 20
  10. 10Restoration Dentalnamed by Claude, Gemini and Perplexity3 of 20
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  1. 11Forsyth Oral Surgery and Implant Centerforsythperio.com2 of 20
  2. 12Dr. Charles Daniel Jr, DMDnamed by ChatGPT2 of 20
  3. 13Luna Dentallunafamilydental.com2 of 20
  4. 14University Dental Associates on Cloverdalenamed by ChatGPT2 of 20
  5. 15Loveland Dental Grouplovelanddentalgroups.com2 of 20
  6. 16Wheeler Family Dentistrywheelersmiles.com2 of 20
  7. 17Winston-Salem Dental Specialists and Oral Surgerywinstonsalemdentalspecialists.com2 of 20
  8. 18Owens Dentalnamed by ChatGPT and Perplexity2 of 20
  9. 19West Edge Dental Carewestedgedentalcare.com2 of 20
  10. 20Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Emergency Departmentnamed by Gemini1 of 20
  11. 21Dr. Jeffrey Tibbsnamed by Claude1 of 20
  12. 22American Academy of Periodontologynamed by Claude1 of 20
  13. 23Dental Center of the Carolinasnamed by ChatGPT1 of 20
  14. 24Encore Dental Studionamed by ChatGPT1 of 20
  15. 25Forsyth Periodontal Associatesforsythperio.com1 of 20

117of the 151 dentists we looked for came up in none of the answers.

Where they looked

The sites they cite.

The assistants cited 70 different sites. These came up most, with how many of the 20 answers each one appeared in.

  • Healthgrades9 of 20
  • WebMD5 of 20
  • Opencare5 of 20
  • Reddit5 of 20
  • Yellow Pages5 of 20
  • Yelp5 of 20
  • Birdeye reviews4 of 20
  • 247 Local Dentist3 of 20

Question by question

The first three names each assistant gave.

“best dentist for dental implants in Winston-Salem”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Forsyth Oral Surgery and Implant Center
  2. 2Forsyth Periodontal Associates
  3. 3Winston-Salem Periodontics

Claude

  1. 1American Academy of Periodontology
  2. 2American College of Prosthodontists
  3. 3Wake Forest Baptist Health's

Gemini

  1. 1Forsyth Oral Surgery & Implant Center
  2. 2Key Doctors
  3. 3Dr. Todd Smith

Perplexity

  1. 1Winston-Salem Dental Specialists
  2. 2Trenton B. Bottoms, DDS, Affordable Dentures & Implants
  3. 3Blake Nelson, DDS,

“best dentist in Winston-Salem, NC”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Dr. Margery Lewis / University Dental Associates Cloverdale
  2. 2Dental Center of the Carolinas
  3. 3Blake Nelson, DDS

Claude

  1. 1Dr. Jeffrey Tibbs

Gemini

  1. 1Winston Smiles Dentistry
  2. 2Drs. Leal
  3. 3Spangler & Johnson

Perplexity

  1. 1Dr. David Saliba
  2. 2Drs. Leal
  3. 3Spangler & Johnson

“emergency dentist in Winston-Salem, NC”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Blake Nelson, DDS
  2. 2Encore Dental Studio
  3. 3Pryor Dental

Claude

  1. 1Blake Nelson, DDS
  2. 2Twin Oaks Dentistry
  3. 3Dr. Trent Bottoms, DDS

Gemini

  1. 1Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Emergency Department
  2. 2University Dental Associates
  3. 3Winston Smiles Dentistry

Perplexity

  1. 1Blake Nelson
  2. 2Trenton B. Bottoms
  3. 3Owens Dental

“top rated dentist in Winston-Salem”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Dr. Charles Daniel Jr., DMD

Claude

No business named.

Gemini

  1. 1Benton & Nelson Family Dentistry
  2. 2Key Services
  3. 3Drs. Leal

Perplexity

  1. 1Dr. David L. Saliba, DMD
  2. 2Luna Dental
  3. 3Dr. Laurel Taylor, DDS

“who is the best family dentist in Winston-Salem, NC?”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Dr. David Saliba, DMD
  2. 2Dr. Charles Daniel Jr, DMD
  3. 3Dr. Frank Petrola, DDS

Claude

  1. 1Restoration Dental
  2. 2Winston Smiles Dentistry
  3. 3Twin City Dentistry

Gemini

  1. 1Winston Smiles Dentistry
  2. 2Serving the Winston-Salem
  3. 3Winston Smiles

Perplexity

  1. 1Luna Dental
  2. 2Loveland Dental Group
  3. 3Wheeler Family Dentistry

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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