What AI engines actually recommend
for Charleston Dentist
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 10 real customer-search queries about Charleston dentist. 14 unique businesses were named across the answers. Engine coverage (% of queries that returned a specific recommendation): Perplexity 100% · ChatGPT 0% · Claude 0% · Gemini 90%. Most-cited business: Coastal Kids Dental and Braces (9 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
14 businesses named across 10 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Kids Dental and Braces | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 80 |
| 2 | Palmetto Smiles of Charleston | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 80 |
| 3 | Hudgens Dental | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 80 |
| 4 | Charles Towne Family and Cosmetic Dentistry | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 80 |
| 5 | Smile Design Charleston | · | · | · | 8 | 8 | 73 |
| 6 | Smiles for Charleston | · | · | 6 | · | 6 | 60 |
| 7 | MUSC Children's Health Dental | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 47 |
| 8 | Charleston Dental Studio | · | · | · | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| 9 | Oak Point Pediatric Dentistry | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Stone Family Dentistry | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| 11 | Sweet Tooth Pediatric Dentistry | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Charleston Implant Clinic | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Kidz Planet Pediatric Dentistry | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Cornerstone Children's Dentistry | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
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 saidFamily"pediatric dentist in Charleston good with kids"0 engines
Other"Charleston dentist offering sedation for nervous patients"0 engines
Family"affordable family dentist in Charleston that takes most insurance"0 engines
Other"wisdom tooth removal oral surgeon in Charleston"0 engines
Other"Charleston dentist with same day CEREC crowns"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.