AI Visibility Leaderboard · Manchester

Cosmetic Dentists in Manchester: who the AI names most

Kendal put the questions real buyers ask to all 5 big AI engines (Claude, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews), then counted who each one names. We did the digging so you don't have to. Here's who gets named most often.

●Based on 16 questions × 5 AI engines ·80 answers · measured 6 July 2026

  1. 🥇Ringway Dental25%4/5 engines
  2. 🥈Deansgate Dental Studio16%5/5 engines
  3. 🥉City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic14%5/5 engines
  4. 4The Dental Health Centre14%5/5 engines
  5. 5Your Smile Clinic13%4/5 engines
  6. 6Manchester Dental13%3/5 engines
  7. 7Ruh Dental10%5/5 engines
  8. 8Smile Stylist10%4/5 engines
  9. 9Gartside Street Dental Lounge10%3/5 engines
  10. 10KissDental Manchester10%4/5 engines
  11. 11The Vallance Dental Centre9%3/5 engines
  12. 12360 Dental Care9%3/5 engines

Each score is the share of the 80 AI answers that named that business, out of 100. Even the leader appears in only 25% of answers, so nobody owns this market yet. Select any business for the full engine-by-engine breakdown, orread every answer unedited.

This ranks AI visibility — how often each business is named — not quality, safety or suitability. Use it as a starting point, then carry out your own checks. For regulated services, always check the provider's registration and standing with the relevant body before deciding.

The leader's spread

Where Ringway Dental actually wins

Ringway Dental tops the board, but no two engines agree completely. Here's the share of answers naming them in each.

ClaudePerplexityChatGPTGeminiGoogle AIO

Why this leaderboard exists

Remember the Yellow Pages? One book, every local trade, in order. You let your fingers do the walking and got on with your day.

Google replaced it, then quietly changed the rules. The top of the page stopped meaning best for you and started meaning best at SEO. Whoever spent the most on being found, won. So you're back to doing the homework yourself: opening tabs, reading reviews, second-guessing every choice.

Now there's a new twist. More of your neighbours are asking AI for a good cosmetic dentist in Manchester alongside Google, and every engine gives a different name. Ask 5, get 5 answers, with no idea which to trust.

That's the bit we've done for you. We put the questions people actually type when they're ready to buy to Claude, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, then counted who each one names. What's left is a straight ranking of who the AI mentions most often for this search — a map of AI visibility, not a verdict on who's best. Treat it as your starting shortlist, then check qualifications, reviews and fit for yourself.

What people actually ask the AI

The 16 questions we put to every engine, word for word:

Straight from the machine

Perplexity · “Can you recommend a good Invisalign provider near me in Manchester?”
“Two highly recommended Invisalign providers near you in Manchester are Ringway Dental and Smile Stylist, both established as leading clinicians in the area. Top Recommendations | Provider | Key Strengths | Location & Contact | |---|---|---| | Ringway Dental”
Claude · “Who's the best cosmetic dentist in Manchester city centre?”
“Based on recent search results, here are some of the best-regarded cosmetic dentists in Manchester city centre: Top Recommendations Your Smile Clinic Your Smile Clinic is an award-winning cosmet”
Gemini · “Private dentist in Manchester that's good with nervous patients?”
“If you're a nervous patient looking for a private dentist in Manchester, several practices prioritise patient comfort and offer specific approaches to help alleviate anxiety. Here are a few options known for being good with nervous patients: Manchester Dental Practice”

Engine by engine

Five engines, five different answers. Same 16 questions, but each AI reads a different slice of the web, so who gets named changes depending on which one your buyer asks. Here is each engine's own top list.

Named is not the same as reachable. Every one of the 5 engines links a named practice straight to its own website. Open any practice for the full engine-by-engine breakdown.

All 5 combinedthe merged leaderboard
  1. 1Ringway Dental25%
  2. 2Deansgate Dental Studio16%
  3. 3City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic14%
  4. 4The Dental Health Centre14%
43 practices named in total
  1. 5Your Smile Clinic13%
  2. 6Manchester Dental13%
  3. 7Ruh Dental10%
  4. 8Smile Stylist10%
  5. 9Gartside Street Dental Lounge10%
  6. 10KissDental Manchester10%
  7. 11The Vallance Dental Centre9%
  8. 12360 Dental Care9%
  9. 13Bupa Dental Care Manchester9%
  10. 14Tomas Dental Clinic8%
  11. 15BeClear Orthodontics8%
  12. 16YOR Dental8%
  13. 17Smile Stylist Dental Clinics6%
  14. 18Carisbrook Dental6%
  15. 19Riyo Dental5%
  16. 20The Dental Team Manchester5%
  17. 21Sunshine Dental Manchester4%
  18. 22Eagle House Dental4%
  19. 23Inglewood House Dental Practice4%
  20. 24Northenden House Orthodontics4%
  21. 25Northern Orthodontics4%
  22. 26Bespoke Dental & Implant Clinic4%
  23. 27Oakley Dental4%
  24. 28Serenity Dental Spa4%
  25. 29Oasis Dental3%
  26. 30Love3%
  27. 31Cheadle Hulme Dental and Cosmetics3%
  28. 32Ucer Clinic3%
  29. 33MCR Implant Centre3%
  30. 34University Dental Hospital of Manchester3%
  31. 35The Dentists of Didsbury3%
  32. 36Precision Dental Clinic3%
  33. 37Kiss Dental3%
  34. 38Rüh Dental3%
  35. 39One Emergency Dentist3%
  36. 40Dental Triage3%
  37. 41The Manchester Dental Clinic3%
  38. 42R&G Dental3%
  39. 43Altrincham Dental Practice3%
Claudereads the Brave index

Links a named practice to its own site

  1. 1Ringway Dental38%
  2. 2Your Smile Clinic25%
  3. 3City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic25%
  4. 4Ruh Dental19%
named 27 practices
  1. 5The Vallance Dental Centre19%
  2. 6360 Dental Care19%
  3. 7Tomas Dental Clinic13%
  4. 8BeClear Orthodontics13%
  5. 9Eagle House Dental13%
  6. 10YOR Dental13%
  7. 11Cheadle Hulme Dental and Cosmetics13%
  8. 12KissDental Manchester13%
  9. 13Deansgate Dental Studio13%
  10. 14Serenity Dental Spa13%
  11. 15The Dental Team Manchester13%
  12. 16Carisbrook Dental13%
  13. 17Smile Stylist6%
  14. 18Ucer Clinic6%
  15. 19Bespoke Dental & Implant Clinic6%
  16. 20Kiss Dental6%
  17. 21Smile Stylist Dental Clinics6%
  18. 22One Emergency Dentist6%
  19. 23Dental Triage6%
  20. 24Rüh Dental6%
  21. 25Riyo Dental6%
  22. 26Northenden House Orthodontics6%
  23. 27The Dental Health Centre6%
Perplexityits own live web index

Links a named practice to its own site

  1. 1Ringway Dental31%
  2. 2Sunshine Dental Manchester19%
  3. 3Bupa Dental Care Manchester19%
  4. 4Smile Stylist13%
named 16 practices
  1. 5Oasis Dental13%
  2. 6Manchester Dental13%
  3. 7The Dental Health Centre13%
  4. 8Smile Stylist Dental Clinics13%
  5. 9The Manchester Dental Clinic13%
  6. 10MCR Implant Centre6%
  7. 11University Dental Hospital of Manchester6%
  8. 12City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic6%
  9. 13Ruh Dental6%
  10. 14YOR Dental6%
  11. 15Deansgate Dental Studio6%
  12. 16Altrincham Dental Practice6%
ChatGPTOpenAI's web search

Links a named practice to its own site

  1. 1Gartside Street Dental Lounge31%
  2. 2KissDental Manchester25%
  3. 3Ringway Dental19%
  4. 4Inglewood House Dental Practice19%
named 26 practices
  1. 5Tomas Dental Clinic19%
  2. 6YOR Dental19%
  3. 7The Dental Health Centre19%
  4. 8Your Smile Clinic13%
  5. 9BeClear Orthodontics13%
  6. 10Riyo Dental13%
  7. 11The Vallance Dental Centre13%
  8. 12Oakley Dental13%
  9. 13Deansgate Dental Studio13%
  10. 14R&G Dental13%
  11. 15360 Dental Care6%
  12. 16Smile Stylist Dental Clinics6%
  13. 17Love6%
  14. 18MCR Implant Centre6%
  15. 19Bespoke Dental & Implant Clinic6%
  16. 20The Dentists of Didsbury6%
  17. 21City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic6%
  18. 22One Emergency Dentist6%
  19. 23Dental Triage6%
  20. 24Ruh Dental6%
  21. 25Northern Orthodontics6%
  22. 26Manchester Dental6%
Geminireads Google

Links a named practice to its own site

  1. 1Manchester Dental44%
  2. 2Ringway Dental38%
  3. 3City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic19%
  4. 4360 Dental Care19%
named 28 practices
  1. 5The Dental Health Centre19%
  2. 6Deansgate Dental Studio19%
  3. 7Your Smile Clinic13%
  4. 8Bupa Dental Care Manchester13%
  5. 9The Vallance Dental Centre13%
  6. 10Smile Stylist13%
  7. 11Northenden House Orthodontics13%
  8. 12Northern Orthodontics13%
  9. 13Ruh Dental13%
  10. 14Precision Dental Clinic13%
  11. 15KissDental Manchester6%
  12. 16Ucer Clinic6%
  13. 17Gartside Street Dental Lounge6%
  14. 18University Dental Hospital of Manchester6%
  15. 19Serenity Dental Spa6%
  16. 20Riyo Dental6%
  17. 21The Dental Team Manchester6%
  18. 22Bespoke Dental & Implant Clinic6%
  19. 23The Dentists of Didsbury6%
  20. 24Eagle House Dental6%
  21. 25BeClear Orthodontics6%
  22. 26Carisbrook Dental6%
  23. 27Love6%
  24. 28Altrincham Dental Practice6%
Google AI Overviewstop of Google search

Links a named practice to its own site

  1. 1Deansgate Dental Studio31%
  2. 2Smile Stylist19%
  3. 3Gartside Street Dental Lounge13%
  4. 4Your Smile Clinic13%
named 17 practices
  1. 5Carisbrook Dental13%
  2. 6The Dental Health Centre13%
  3. 7Bupa Dental Care Manchester13%
  4. 8City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic13%
  5. 9Smile Stylist Dental Clinics6%
  6. 10Tomas Dental Clinic6%
  7. 11KissDental Manchester6%
  8. 12Ruh Dental6%
  9. 13Oakley Dental6%
  10. 14Rüh Dental6%
  11. 15BeClear Orthodontics6%
  12. 16Kiss Dental6%
  13. 17The Dental Team Manchester6%

Notice how a practice can lead one engine and be missing from the next. Being named on all 5is the goal; a blank where your name should be is simply a page the AI could not read yet, and that is fixable.

What we found

  • Your Smile Clinic sit #5, named in 10 of 80 AI answers.
  • No practice dominates. Even the leader, Ringway Dental, appears in only 25% of answers, so this market is wide open.
  • On general (non-Manchester) questions the AI named nobody at all: 0 of 20 answers. Local presence is what gets you seen.

Manchester's cosmetic dentist scene is competitive and clustered around the city centre. The AI engines answer the same buyer questions differently, so where you appear depends on which engine a customer asks and how clearly each one can understand and corroborate your business online.

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How we score

Independent. We measure what the AI says. We take no payment to change any ranking, ever.
The method. 16 real questions, 5 engines, every answer scored by a neutral judge model.
Kept fresh. Re-scored every quarter. Last measured 6 July 2026; next due October 2026.
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Cosmetic Dentists in other cities

  • London
  • Birmingham
  • Leeds
  • Glasgow
  • Edinburgh
  • Bristol
  • Liverpool
  • Newcastle
  • Nottingham
  • Sheffield
  • Southampton

Other trades in Manchester

  • Aesthetic & Cosmetic Clinics
  • Cosmetic Surgery
  • Opticians & Laser Eye
  • Private Healthcare & Clinics
  • Veterinary Practices
  • Physio, Chiro & Osteo
  • Care Homes
  • Solicitors
  • Accountants
  • Financial Advisers & Wealth
  • Estate & Letting Agents

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Questions about this leaderboard

How is AI visibility measured?

We put 16 of the questions real people ask to 5 AI engines (Claude, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews) and count how often each business is named. A neutral judge model scores every answer. The score is the share of the 80 answers that name the business.

How often is this updated?

Every quarter. This page was last measured on 6 July 2026; the next re-score is due October 2026.

Can a practice improve its ranking?

Yes. AI engines are more likely to name businesses they can clearly understand and corroborate across the web. Better-structured pages, strong local signals and credible third-party citations can all help. That is exactly what we work on, but the public leaderboard itself is never for sale.

Are you affiliated with these businesses?

No. Kendal is independent. We measure what the AI says; we take no payment to change any ranking. If you own a listing and something looks wrong, you can request a review.