Source Map · release 2026-09
Dental practice management software: where the answers cite
Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.
Answers captured 2026-09-22. Valid answers: 149 of 150 (99.3%) target attempts. The September release's naming and citation figures are unchanged.
Citation shares count each distinct returned URL once per answer. Answer shares count a domain once per answer. A checked-vendor domain is any canonical domain or alias in this category's fixed set. Own is evaluated relative to each vendor in the downloadable rules.
Titles not fetched: 82 of 325 (25.2%) distinct cited URLs. We use the URL path where a title could not be read.
Complete source classes and fired rules · Category record
ChatGPT
Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for ChatGPT| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 112 of 128 (87.5%) |
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| review platform | 3 of 128 (2.3%) |
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| community | 0 of 128 (0.0%) |
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| video | 0 of 128 (0.0%) |
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| reference | 0 of 128 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 3 of 128 (2.3%) |
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| media | 0 of 128 (0.0%) |
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| ranked list | 3 of 128 (2.3%) |
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| other company | 1 of 128 (0.8%) |
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| other | 6 of 128 (4.7%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 112 of 128 (87.5%) citations. Other companies: 1 of 128 (0.8%). Ranked lists: 3 of 128 (2.3%).
Ten most-cited domains for ChatGPT| Domain | Class | Citations | Answers |
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| opendental.com | checked vendor | 31 of 128 (24.2%) | 18 of 30 (60.0%) |
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| curvedental.com | checked vendor | 18 of 128 (14.1%) | 17 of 30 (56.7%) |
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| carestack.com | checked vendor | 14 of 128 (10.9%) | 14 of 30 (46.7%) |
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| dentrix.com | checked vendor | 14 of 128 (10.9%) | 9 of 30 (30.0%) |
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| planetdds.com | checked vendor | 12 of 128 (9.4%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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| dentrixascend.com | checked vendor | 10 of 128 (7.8%) | 10 of 30 (33.3%) |
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| pattersondental.com | checked vendor | 7 of 128 (5.5%) | 7 of 30 (23.3%) |
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| ada.org | other | 6 of 128 (4.7%) | 3 of 30 (10.0%) |
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| tab32.com | checked vendor | 5 of 128 (3.9%) | 5 of 30 (16.7%) |
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| capterra.com | review platform | 3 of 128 (2.3%) | 3 of 30 (10.0%) |
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Claude
Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for Claude| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 21 of 246 (8.5%) |
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| review platform | 15 of 246 (6.1%) |
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| community | 0 of 246 (0.0%) |
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| video | 0 of 246 (0.0%) |
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| reference | 0 of 246 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 0 of 246 (0.0%) |
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| media | 0 of 246 (0.0%) |
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| ranked list | 203 of 246 (82.5%) |
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| other company | 7 of 246 (2.8%) |
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| other | 0 of 246 (0.0%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 21 of 246 (8.5%) citations. Other companies: 7 of 246 (2.8%). Ranked lists: 203 of 246 (82.5%).
Ten most-cited domains for Claude| Domain | Class | Citations | Answers |
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| selecthub.com | ranked list | 27 of 246 (11.0%) | 13 of 30 (43.3%) |
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| themolarreport.com | ranked list | 15 of 246 (6.1%) | 10 of 30 (33.3%) |
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| thedentalapp.com | ranked list | 12 of 246 (4.9%) | 9 of 30 (30.0%) |
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| oryxdental.com | checked vendor | 10 of 246 (4.1%) | 7 of 30 (23.3%) |
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| capterra.com | review platform | 9 of 246 (3.7%) | 9 of 30 (30.0%) |
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| dentalpracticeinsider.org | ranked list | 9 of 246 (3.7%) | 9 of 30 (30.0%) |
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| operaitor.co | ranked list | 9 of 246 (3.7%) | 9 of 30 (30.0%) |
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| titanwebagency.com | ranked list | 9 of 246 (3.7%) | 9 of 30 (30.0%) |
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| getdentra.com | ranked list | 8 of 246 (3.3%) | 6 of 30 (20.0%) |
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| itqlick.com | ranked list | 8 of 246 (3.3%) | 8 of 30 (26.7%) |
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Perplexity
Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for Perplexity| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 57 of 558 (10.2%) |
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| review platform | 99 of 558 (17.7%) |
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| community | 0 of 558 (0.0%) |
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| video | 0 of 558 (0.0%) |
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| reference | 0 of 558 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 0 of 558 (0.0%) |
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| media | 9 of 558 (1.6%) |
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| ranked list | 369 of 558 (66.1%) |
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| other company | 21 of 558 (3.8%) |
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| other | 3 of 558 (0.5%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 57 of 558 (10.2%) citations. Other companies: 21 of 558 (3.8%). Ranked lists: 369 of 558 (66.1%).
Ten most-cited domains for Perplexity| Domain | Class | Citations | Answers |
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| g2.com | review platform | 33 of 558 (5.9%) | 24 of 30 (80.0%) |
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| softwareadvice.com | review platform | 27 of 558 (4.8%) | 24 of 30 (80.0%) |
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| capterra.com | review platform | 24 of 558 (4.3%) | 18 of 30 (60.0%) |
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| dentalpracticeinsider.org | ranked list | 18 of 558 (3.2%) | 18 of 30 (60.0%) |
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| guideflow.com | ranked list | 18 of 558 (3.2%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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| selecthub.com | ranked list | 18 of 558 (3.2%) | 15 of 30 (50.0%) |
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| thedentalapp.com | ranked list | 18 of 558 (3.2%) | 15 of 30 (50.0%) |
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| ustechautomations.com | ranked list | 18 of 558 (3.2%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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| dentistpms.com | ranked list | 15 of 558 (2.7%) | 9 of 30 (30.0%) |
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| medixdental.com | ranked list | 15 of 558 (2.7%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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Google AI Overviews
Valid answers: 29 of 30 (96.7%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for Google AI Overviews| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 46 of 218 (21.1%) |
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| review platform | 9 of 218 (4.1%) |
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| community | 6 of 218 (2.8%) |
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| video | 21 of 218 (9.6%) |
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| reference | 0 of 218 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 0 of 218 (0.0%) |
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| media | 1 of 218 (0.5%) |
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| ranked list | 125 of 218 (57.3%) |
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| other company | 8 of 218 (3.7%) |
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| other | 2 of 218 (0.9%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 46 of 218 (21.1%) citations. Other companies: 8 of 218 (3.7%). Ranked lists: 125 of 218 (57.3%).
Google AI Mode
Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for Google AI Mode| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 22 of 91 (24.2%) |
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| review platform | 3 of 91 (3.3%) |
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| community | 6 of 91 (6.6%) |
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| video | 7 of 91 (7.7%) |
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| reference | 0 of 91 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 0 of 91 (0.0%) |
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| media | 0 of 91 (0.0%) |
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| ranked list | 52 of 91 (57.1%) |
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| other company | 1 of 91 (1.1%) |
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| other | 0 of 91 (0.0%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 22 of 91 (24.2%) citations. Other companies: 1 of 91 (1.1%). Ranked lists: 52 of 91 (57.1%).
Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.