How to get your dental practice recommended by AI assistants

The questions patients ask

• “Best family dentist in [city]” or “dentist for kids near [area]”.
• “Emergency dentist open Saturday in [city]”.
• “Dentist that takes [insurance or public scheme] in [city]”.
• “Good dentist for anxious patients” or “sedation dentistry [city]”.
• Treatment-specific: implants, Invisalign-style aligners, whitening, root canal.

Make the answers public

1. 01A page for each main treatment you offer, with who it is for and what a visit involves.
2. 02A clear page on insurance, payment plans and which schemes you accept, kept up to date.
3. 03Emergency and same-week availability policy written down, with real hours.
4. 04Dentist bios with qualifications and registrations you actually hold.
5. 05Dentist structured data (schema.org) with address, hours and accepted payment.
6. 06Consistent details on Google Business Profile, Apple Maps, and the professional or insurer directories patients use.

Stay inside the rules

Health advertising is regulated in most places. Do not claim outcomes, “best in the city” titles or patient results you cannot substantiate, and follow your dental board’s rules on testimonials. Being accurate is also what makes you safe for an assistant to recommend.

See what patients would see

Run the free scan with “dentist” (or “family dentist”, “emergency dentist”) as the category and your city. The result shows each reply, which practices were named, and the pages cited.