Smile Dental CoPasadena, CA
Quarter month · Claude and Copilot by hand
Five surfaces asked through their APIs on 1–2 October. Claude and Copilot read by hand on 8 October, the way a buyer meets them.
4 of 7 surfaces know you. Only 1 recommends you.
Named but not recommended. A surface that names you is describing you; a surface that recommends you is sending the buyer to you. Last month: 3 of 5 named, 0 recommended.
| Practice | SEP | OCT |
|---|---|---|
| Halbrook Dental | 56% of 20 answers | 60% of 20 answers |
| Tallowwood Dental | 40% of 20 answers | 36% of 20 answers |
| Smile Dental Co (you) | 0% of 20 answers | 12% of 20 answers |
How often each practice was recommended across the four questions that name no business, on the five monthly surfaces. Claude and Copilot sit outside this line so it doesn’t jump on quarter months; their share this month: 0 of 8.
What your buyers asked.
Written for your buyers, approved by you on 9 September. The same five, every month, so the change is real.
- Q1Who is a good dentist in Pasadena?
- Q2Which Pasadena dentist is best for a nervous patient?
- Q3Where can I get a same-week dental appointment in Pasadena?
- Q4Which dentists in Pasadena do Invisalign?
- Q5Is there a family dentist in Pasadena that takes insurance for children?
Every answer, as it came back.
Stored exactly as returned, dated. One answer per surface shown here; a subscriber’s report prints every answer in full. Our reading is an opinion; the answer isn’t.
Through the apps · 1–2 October
“There are several dental practices in Pasadena. Smile Dental Co is one option in the central area; there is very little about them outside their own website, so I can’t speak to patient experience. Halbrook Dental and Tallowwood Dental have more independent reviews and are frequently mentioned for general and family dentistry.”
“I can confirm Smile Dental Co operates in Pasadena, but I do not have enough independent information about their services or patient experience to recommend them over other practices in the area.”
“For a nervous patient I’d look at Smile Dental Co - their site names the clinicians and describes a gentle approach, and a couple of local mentions back that up. Halbrook Dental is the other one people bring up.”
“Based on available reviews, the most recommended dentists in Pasadena are Halbrook Dental (4.8, 300+ reviews) and Tallowwood Dental (4.7). Both list services, fees and clinicians in detail.”
“Several Pasadena practices offer same-week appointments, including Halbrook Dental and Tallowwood Dental. Check each practice’s online booking for current availability.”
By hand · 8 October · Plus only
“Smile Dental Co appears to be a general practice in central Pasadena. I don’t have enough independent information - reviews, third-party listings - to compare it with other practices, so I’d suggest checking recent reviews. Halbrook Dental and Tallowwood Dental are commonly listed.”
“Popular choices in Pasadena include Halbrook Dental and Tallowwood Dental, both well reviewed for family dentistry. I’d recommend booking a consultation to see which suits you.”
Where the answers came from.
Not talked about much beyond “Reddit”. Every category and location leans on different sites, and it moves.
Sites the seven surfaces cited when answering your five questions, counted across every answer. Your own site was cited three times. healthdirectory.example was cited nine times and does not list you. Reddit was 33% of Grok’s citations and 0% of Gemini’s - the mix changes by surface and by month.
In order. With the reason.
Three, not eight. Each one drawn from what a surface said, in its own words.
- Get listed on an independent health directory, with services filled in and named clinicians.Four surfaces gave the same reason in different words, and Claude said it outright: not enough independent material to compare you. healthdirectory.example was cited nine times this month and you are not on it. This is the shortest route.
- Get one page written about you that you didn’t write.ChatGPT: “there is very little about Smile Dental Co outside their own website.” Grok found two local mentions and that was enough to recommend you. A third, on a site the others already read, would likely move ChatGPT and Claude.
- Match Halbrook and Tallowwood on listing detail: fees, clinicians, booking link.Perplexity and Copilot recommend them for the detail, not the dentistry. Both carry fees and a same-week booking link on pasadena-guide.example; your listing there has a phone number.