# How AI sees Directions: Dentists in Los Angeles, CA AI Visibility Index. Dentists in Los Angeles, CA. Week of Friday, October 16, 2026. AI recommends Directions #2 in Los Angeles, CA Dentists (1 of the three assistants name it, at 5.2% share of voice), and understands it well enough to carry a customer toward a booking, scoring 34 on depth. ## At a glance - Visibility rank: #2 in Los Angeles, CA Dentists - Share of voice: 5.2% - Depth score: 34/100 (weakest on pricing) ## Summary - Across the questions Los Angeles, CA customers ask AI about Dentists, Directions is recommended by 1 of 4 assistants and ranks #2 by share of voice. - ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode consistently name it. - Its depth score is held back by pricing: on the new-patient exam & cleaning, the assistants quoted $99 to $199, so a customer comparing prices gets a fabricated figure. ## How each assistant sees Directions - ChatGPT: Recommends. Named in 4 of 48 prompts · mentions this business - Gemini: Recommends. Named in 1 of 48 prompts · mentions it but often returns no sources - Google AI Mode: Recommends. Named in 35 of 48 prompts · names and recommends this business ### Customer questions it was named in - Who are the best dentists in Los Angeles, CA? - I have a bad toothache. Who's an emergency dentist in Los Angeles, CA that can see me today? - My crown fell out and it hurts. Which dentist in Los Angeles, CA can fit me in urgently? - Who's a trustworthy, honest dentist in Los Angeles, CA? ## Depth: the buyer's journey with AI Where AI can carry a Directions customer from a first question toward a booking, and where it can't. Five buyer questions, graded on what the assistants actually said. ### Offerings & services: Partial Customer asks: "What does Directions do?" > I couldn’t verify a dental practice in Los Angeles specifically named Directions that publicly confirms whether it performs dental implants, Invisalign, and cosmetic dentistry in-house or refers patients to specialists.… AI's answers here are uneven across the assistants. ### Availability & booking: Partial "Can I book Directions this week? Are they taking new customers?" > It appears there isn't a widely recognized medical practice or clinic simply named " Directions" in Los Angeles, CA. However, you might be referring to New Directions for Veterans (New Directions, Inc.) , a prominent… AI describes availability but can't confirm a bookable time, so the customer still has to call. ### Pricing: Fabricated "What does Directions charge for a visit?" > I searched for Directions in Los Angeles, CA, but I couldn’t verify a published price list for that specific dental office. I don’t want to give you an incorrect quote. For comparison, here’s a current advertised… Asked about the new-patient exam & cleaning, the assistants quoted anywhere from $99 to $199. A customer comparing prices gets a number AI made up. ### Fit & qualification: Good "Can Directions handle what I need?" > There is no prominent dental practice or clinic matching the exact name " Directions in Dentistry" or " Directions" located in Los Angeles, CA. It's possible the name might be slightly misremembered, or it could be a… Answerable for the common cases a customer asks about. ### What makes them different: Empty "Why choose Directions over the others?" > Choosing Directions over other dentists in Los Angeles, CA, could come down to the quality of care, patient experience, convenience, and value you receive. However, I wasn’t able to verify which specific dental practice… Boilerplate that's true of any competitor. AI has nothing concrete a customer could actually choose Directions on. Depth from the tightened scoring run: pricing weighted for cross-assistant consistency, differentiation judged for concreteness. ## Others in Los Angeles, CA Dentists - Dr. Arthur A. Kezian, DDS: 6.6% share of voice - Blue Pearl Dentistry: 3.6% share of voice - The Pros of Leading LA Dentists: 2.8% share of voice - Emergency dentists in Los Angeles: 2.8% share of voice, depth 43 ## Frequently asked questions ### Does AI recommend Directions in Los Angeles, CA? Directions is recommended by 1 of the three assistants and ranks #2 for share of voice among Los Angeles, CA Dentists businesses, at 5.2% share of voice. ### Can AI answer what Directions charges? Its depth score is 34/100, weakest on pricing. On the new-patient exam & cleaning, the assistants quoted $99 to $199, so a customer comparing them gets a fabricated figure. --- Rankings reflect the output of third-party AI assistants (ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode) on the dates measured. They are an observed, sourced measurement of how those assistants describe and rank each business, not an endorsement, certification, or rating by Courtyard. AI output changes over time and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Business names and descriptions are taken from the AI responses themselves. Measured across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode. Snapshot captured Fri Oct 16, 2026. An index by Courtyard.