What AI engines actually recommend
for Buffalo Dentist
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 10 real customer-search queries about Buffalo dentist. 12 unique businesses were named across the answers. Engine coverage (% of queries that returned a specific recommendation): Perplexity 100% · ChatGPT 0% · Claude 0% · Gemini 100%. Most-cited business: Winning Smiles (10 citations across 1 engines). Below is the live data — every number is computed from the AI answers shown in the per-query breakdown.
Engine coverage
% of queries where the engine returned a specific business name (not just “search Booking.com” or a refusal).
Top 3 — who wins this market
Most-cited businesses
12 businesses named across 10 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winning Smiles | · | · | 10 | · | 10 | 80 |
| 2 | Sheehan Dental | · | · | 10 | · | 10 | 80 |
| 3 | UB Dental | · | · | 10 | · | 10 | 80 |
| 4 | Kenneth R. Banas DDS | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 68 |
| 5 | The Smilist Dental – Buffalo | · | · | · | 7 | 7 | 62 |
| 6 | Dr. Todd Shatkin DDS | · | · | · | 7 | 7 | 62 |
| 7 | The Buffalo Dentist | · | · | · | 6 | 6 | 56 |
| 8 | Stellar Dental Care | · | · | 6 | · | 6 | 56 |
| 9 | Inspire Dental Group | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 44 |
| 10 | Emily J. Schaefer, DDS | · | · | · | 3 | 3 | 38 |
| 11 | Buffalo Implant Clinic | · | · | · | 3 | 3 | 38 |
| 12 | Southtowns Dental | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 32 |
Total = sum of citations across all engines × all queries. Score = density-weighted with cross-engine consensus.
Per-query breakdown
click any row to read what each AI actually saidOther"emergency dentist open today in Buffalo"0 engines
Family"pediatric dentist in Buffalo good with kids"0 engines
Other"Buffalo dentist offering sedation for nervous patients"0 engines
Family"affordable family dentist in Buffalo that takes most insurance"0 engines
Other"wisdom tooth removal oral surgeon in Buffalo"0 engines
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Data snapshot generated July 6, 2026. Refreshed weekly. findloc.ai is independent — we are not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity or Google. AI engine answers shown are quoted verbatim from public API responses and may change between snapshots.