AI Visibility Audit — Sample Family Dental

September 11, 2026 · Fort Collins, CO · prepared by AIVisible Lab

This is a real audit, not a mock-up. Thirty live queries were run on 11 September 2026 against the real ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity APIs for a real dental practice in Fort Collins, Colorado. Every number, quote, competitor name and cited source below is exactly what came back.

The only thing we changed is the subject: the practice's own name and website have been replaced with “Sample Family Dental” and samplepractice.com, because we do not publish a named practice's standing without its permission. Your own report names you, and goes to you alone.
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1. Overall visibility

20%

This is how often your practice was named among the first 5 recommendations — 6 of 30 answers. We headline this rather than "mentioned anywhere" because a name near the top of an answer is the one a reader is most likely to act on; 5 is our cut-off, chosen for consistency across audits, not a measured threshold of reader behaviour. Counting mentions anywhere in the answer, including far down a long list, your practice was named 8 times (27%). Both are shown below per engine.

AI engineIn top 5Recommended anywhere
ChatGPT10%10%
Claude10%10%
Perplexity40%60%

"Recommended anywhere" counts answers where your practice was put forward as a recommendation at any position. Passing references that were not recommendations are not counted.

AI answers are generated fresh each time and vary run to run. This score comes from 30 answers, so a single answer changing moves it by 3 percentage points and two by 7. Treat it as a directional reading of where you stand, not a fixed score.

2. Competitors AI recommends in your market

#BusinessMentions
1Spring Creek Dental17
2Glacier Creek Dental8
3The Fort Collins Dentist7
4Buxton Family Dental6
5Owens Dental6
6Front Range Dental Center6
7Creekside Dentistry5
8Fort Collins Dental Center5

3. Why AI recommends them

These are the actual words the AI engines used to justify their picks — quoted verbatim from the answers we collected.

Spring Creek Dental — "emphasizes long-running “Top Dentist” recognition and reports a large number of 5-star Google reviews."
source AI leaned on: their own site
Spring Creek Dental — "Since 1977, they've been providing the Fort Collins community with high-quality, personalized dental care. They have over 300 five-star Google reviews and have been voted a "Top Dentist" by 5280 Magazine for 9 consecutive years, based on peer evaluations."
source AI leaned on: reviews
Spring Creek Dental — "Top-rated family dentists in Fort Collins, CO, offering gentle, state-of-the-art preventative, cosmetic, and implant dentistry since 1977. They also note Over 300 Five-Star Google Reviews and a 5280 Magazine Top Dentist award for 9 years running."
source AI leaned on: reviews
Spring Creek Dental — "They've been voted a 'Top Dentist' by 5280 Magazine for 9 consecutive years, a recognition based on peer evaluations."
source AI leaned on: reviews
Spring Creek Dental — "Their All-on-4 dental implants use four strategically placed implants to anchor a full set of prosthetic teeth, delivering a secure, permanent alternative to traditional dentures. Located at 2001 S Shields St near Old Town."
source AI leaned on: their own site
Spring Creek Dental — "This practice has been serving the community since 1977 and holds a strong reputation with over 300 five-star Google reviews and recognition as a 5280 Magazine Top Dentist for 9 years running."
source AI leaned on: reviews
Glacier Creek Dental — "Known for advanced technology, this practice is a top-rated dentist in Northern Colorado, offering services from general dental care to specialized treatments like teeth whitening, dental implants, and Invisalign."
source AI leaned on: no stated reason
Glacier Creek Dental — "Located near Harmony and Ziegler, this practice is described as a top-rated dentist in Northern Colorado offering a variety of dental services."
source AI leaned on: no stated reason
The Fort Collins Dentist — "shows up with strong online review signals and recent community mentions."
source AI leaned on: directory listing
The Fort Collins Dentist — "gets repeated local word-of-mouth recommendations from Fort Collins residents (including dental-anxiety-friendly mentions)."
source AI leaned on: community thread
The Fort Collins Dentist — "repeatedly recommended in recent Fort Collins subreddit threads (helpful for “real people” sentiment, though still anecdotal)."
source AI leaned on: community thread
The Fort Collins Dentist — "Strong local word-of-mouth; implant focus alongside general care"
source AI leaned on: community thread
The Fort Collins Dentist — "They explicitly offer sedation dentistry:"
source AI leaned on: community thread
The Fort Collins Dentist — "They're the exclusive provider of Teeth Tomorrow®, described as the onl"
source AI leaned on: no stated reason

4. Where AI gets its opinion about Fort Collins

Your own site appeared 11 times among the sources the engines surfaced across 30 answers.

Source AI citedTimesAre you there?
reddit.com27not verified
mydentistfortcollins.com23not verified
yelp.com22your site has no Yelp link
healthgrades.com18your site has no Healthgrades link
webmd.com16your site has no WebMD link
glaciercreekdental.com13not verified
zocdoc.com13your site has no Zocdoc link
thefortcollins.dentist12not verified
deltadental.com11not verified
samplepractice.com11your own site — AI read it

By type of source:

Source typeCitations
individual sites (practices, news, insurers, blogs)207
review platforms82
directories & listicles36
community discussion27

The sources the engines surfaced for Fort Collins fall mostly into individual sites (practices, news, insurers, blogs) (207 of 352 citations). That tells you which shelf your reputation currently sits on. It is a map of where the engines looked, not proof of why they chose one practice over another — we cannot see their ranking logic, only their citations.

5. Technical findings on https://www.samplepractice.com/

No LocalBusiness schema.org markup. Engines can still read your page text, but structured markup is the unambiguous way to state your address, hours and services.
We found no links from your site to these profiles: Yelp, Healthgrades, Google Business Profile. These are among the sources the engines cited for your city (see section 4). We checked the pages we could load, so a link elsewhere on the site may exist — worth confirming.

6. Full query log

EngineQuestionYouThey recommend
ChatGPTBest dentist in Fort Collins, CO?❌ not mentionedDr. Jon Anderson (Paragon Dental), The Fort Collins Dentist (Family & Implant Dentistry), Fort Collins Dental
ChatGPTI need a good dentist in Fort Collins, CO. Who do you recommend?❌ not mentionedSchaffner and Eulenstein Family Dental, Layton Family Dental, Creekside Dentistry
ChatGPTTop rated dental clinics in Fort Collins, CO❌ not mentionedSchaffner and Eulenstein Family Dental, Layton Family Dental, Buxton Family Dental
ChatGPTWhere should I go for a dental implant in Fort Collins, CO?❌ not mentionedPeriodontal & Implant Center of the Rockies (Fort Collins), Associates in Periodontics (Fort Collins), NOCO Periodontics (Fort Collins)
ChatGPTFamily dentist in Fort Collins, CO — recommendations?❌ not mentionedBuxton Family Dental, Lakeshore Dental, Associates in Family Dentistry
ChatGPTMost trusted dentist near Fort Collins, CO❌ not mentionedSpring Creek Dental (Fort Collins), Fort Collins Dental Center, The Fort Collins Dentist (community-recommended)
ChatGPTBest cosmetic dentist in Fort Collins, CO?❌ not mentionedEngelhardt & Associates, Murphy Dental, Layton Family Dental
ChatGPTEmergency dentist in Fort Collins, CO — who is open and reliable?✅ #2Clear Creek Dental, Sample Family Dental, Emergency Dental Fort Collins
ChatGPTCompare the best dental practices in Fort Collins, CO❌ not mentionedThe Fort Collins Dentist (Family & Implant Dentistry), Espire Dental – Fort Collins, Alpine Dental Health (Downtown/West Drake area)
ChatGPTIf you lived in Fort Collins, CO, which dentist would you choose and why?❌ not mentionedThe Fort Collins Dentist
ClaudeBest dentist in Fort Collins, CO?❌ not mentionedSpring Creek Dental, Front Range Dental Center, Creekside Dentistry
ClaudeI need a good dentist in Fort Collins, CO. Who do you recommend?❌ not mentionedSpring Creek Dental, Owens Dental, Ulibarri Family Dentistry
ClaudeTop rated dental clinics in Fort Collins, CO❌ not mentionedSpring Creek Dental, Owens Dental, Ulibarri Family Dentistry
ClaudeWhere should I go for a dental implant in Fort Collins, CO?❌ not mentionedNOCO Prosthodontics, NOCO Periodontics (NOCO Perio), Northern Colorado Dental Specialty and Implant Center
ClaudeFamily dentist in Fort Collins, CO — recommendations?❌ not mentionedGreyrock Family Dentistry, Family Precision Dental (Dr. Dinorah Moya), Fort Collins Dental Group and Orthodontics
ClaudeMost trusted dentist near Fort Collins, CO❌ not mentionedSpring Creek Dental, Glacier Creek Dental, Comfort Dental South College – Fort Collins
ClaudeBest cosmetic dentist in Fort Collins, CO?❌ not mentionedThe Fort Collins Dentist, Spring Creek Dental, Family & Cosmetic Dentistry of the Rockies
ClaudeEmergency dentist in Fort Collins, CO — who is open and reliable?✅ #2Aspen Dental, Sample Family Dental, Centre Family Dentistry
ClaudeCompare the best dental practices in Fort Collins, CO❌ not mentionedSpring Creek Dental, Owens Dental, Front Range Dental Center
ClaudeIf you lived in Fort Collins, CO, which dentist would you choose and why?❌ not mentionedSpring Creek Dental, Owens Dental, Ulibarri Family Dentistry
PerplexityBest dentist in Fort Collins, CO?✅ #2Spring Creek Dental / Dr. Lindsey Cosper, Sample Family Dental, Alpine Dental Health
PerplexityI need a good dentist in Fort Collins, CO. Who do you recommend?✅ #3Spring Creek Dental, Dr. Boone Brewer, Sample Family Dental
PerplexityTop rated dental clinics in Fort Collins, CO✅ #8Spring Creek Dental, Alpine Dental Health, Fort Collins Dental Center
PerplexityWhere should I go for a dental implant in Fort Collins, CO?❌ not mentionedNoco Prosth, Periodontal & Implant Center of the Rockies, Fort Collins Periodontics / All on Four Dental Implants Center
PerplexityFamily dentist in Fort Collins, CO — recommendations?✅ #1Sample Family Dental, Greyrock Family Dentistry, Centre Family Dentistry
PerplexityMost trusted dentist near Fort Collins, CO✅ #3Engelhardt and Nelson Family Dentistry, Spring Creek Dental, Sample Family Dental
PerplexityBest cosmetic dentist in Fort Collins, CO?❌ not mentionedCollindale Dental (formerly Owens Dental), The Fort Collins Dentist, Spring Creek Dental
PerplexityEmergency dentist in Fort Collins, CO — who is open and reliable?❌ not mentionedPriority Emergency Dental Care, Open and Affordable Dental (Fort Collins South), Emergency Dental Fort Collins
PerplexityCompare the best dental practices in Fort Collins, CO✅ #9Engelhardt and Nelson Family Dentistry, Fort Collins Dental Center, Creekside Dentistry of Fort Collins
PerplexityIf you lived in Fort Collins, CO, which dentist would you choose and why?❌ not mentionedSpring Creek Dental, Engelhardt and Nelson Family Dentistry

7. Prioritized fix plan

  1. Add LocalBusiness (Dentist) schema markup to samplepractice.com
    Implement schema.org LocalBusiness (or Dentist) on key pages with your exact NAP (name, address, phone), opening hours, services, and sameAs links. This directly fixes the audit finding of “No LocalBusiness schema.org markup” and gives AI engines an unambiguous way to read and reuse your business facts, which matters when your top‑5 visibility is currently 20%.
  2. Add prominent links from your website to your Google Business Profile, Yelp, and Healthgrades profiles
    Add these links in the site header/footer and/or a “Reviews” page, using the exact profile URLs. The audit found no links to Yelp, Healthgrades, or Google Business Profile, and those domains are among the most-cited sources in this city (yelp.com 22 citations, healthgrades.com 18), so connecting them helps engines reconcile that those third‑party listings refer to the same practice.
  3. Claim/complete and keep updated the third‑party profiles AI cites most (Yelp, Healthgrades, WebMD, Zocdoc)
    Verify your listing details (NAP, hours, services) and ensure they match your site exactly, then keep them current. These platforms show up repeatedly in the evidence (yelp.com, healthgrades.com, webmd.com 16, zocdoc.com 13), and improving accuracy/coverage on sources the engines already use is more likely to move AI recommendations than adding new, unreferenced platforms.
  4. Publish a “Fort Collins services” hub page that mirrors what AI asks and cites
    Create/expand a page that clearly lists core services, insurance/payment info, and practical details (hours, address, phone) in plain text alongside your existing content. AI already cites your site 11 times, so making the most “answerable” page more complete improves the odds you’re selected in top‑5 recommendations (currently 20%), especially where competitors are being recommended more often.
  5. Target the highest-impact comparison gap: strengthen proof signals where competitors outpace you
    Review how often competitors are recommended (e.g., Spring Creek Dental 17 mentions vs. your 8 total mentions) and ensure your third‑party profiles and on-site pages clearly communicate differentiators (services offered, accessibility, scheduling options) without overclaiming. This aligns your information with what engines are already using to choose alternatives like springcreekdental.com (cited) and thefortcollins.dentist (12 citations).
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AIVisible Lab · Methodology: 30 live queries across ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity with web search enabled, run on 2026-09-11. Visibility is measured as being named among the first 5 recommendations.
How we queried the engines: through their official APIs with web search enabled, not through the consumer apps. The consumer ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity apps add their own system instructions, your account settings, location and history, so the same question there can return a different list. We use the API because it is reproducible and comparable across practices.
Exact models queried: ChatGPT (gpt-5.2), Claude (claude-sonnet-5), Perplexity (sonar-pro).
AI answers are generated fresh each time and vary run to run. This score comes from 30 answers, so a single answer changing moves it by 3 percentage points and two by 7. Treat it as a directional reading of where you stand, not a fixed score.