What AI engines actually recommend
for Des Moines Dentist
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 10 real customer-search queries about Des Moines 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 80%. Most-cited business: Plaza Dental Group (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 | Plaza Dental Group | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 80 |
| 2 | Iowa Dental Group | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 80 |
| 3 | Dr. Holly Steger, DDS | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 73 |
| 4 | Dr. Sonya Conlon, DDS | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 73 |
| 5 | Dentistry 801 Grand | · | · | · | 7 | 7 | 67 |
| 6 | Pearls 4 Kids Dentistry & Orthodontics | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 53 |
| 7 | Dr. Casey Gremore, DDS | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 47 |
| 8 | Apex Dental | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Des Moines Dental Care, P.C. | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Des Moines Pediatric Dental Center | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 33 |
| 11 | Walnut Hills Pediatric Dentistry | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | All Smiles Pediatric Dental | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | The Nest Pediatric Dentistry | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Jordan Creek Pediatric 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 saidOther"Des Moines dentist offering sedation for nervous patients"0 engines
Family"affordable family dentist in Des Moines that takes most insurance"0 engines
Other"wisdom tooth removal oral surgeon in Des Moines"0 engines
Other"Des Moines dentist with same day CEREC crowns"0 engines
Other"best dentist in Des Moines"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.