EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 19 MIN
45% of Patients Now Ask AI Where to Go — Is Your Practice Even in the Answer?
from The Dental Marketing Podcast · host Chris Pistorius
45% of Patients Now Ask AI Where to Go — Is Your Practice Even in the Answer?Here’s the stat that made me rethink everything:45% of consumers now use AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini to get local business recommendations. That’s up from just 6% ONE YEAR AGO.But here’s the real kicker…ChatGPT only recommends 1.2% of businesses it evaluates.Let me say that again. Out of ALL the businesses available, ChatGPT recommended 1.2%.And here’s the blind spot nobody’s talking about — less than half the businesses that rank at the TOP of Google’s local results even show up in AI recommendations. So you could be killing it on Google right now and still be completely invisible to AI.In this week’s episode I break down:🔹 The BrightLocal 2026 data on AI search adoption🔹 Why the 33-44 age group (your ideal patient) is leading AI adoption at 64%🔹 The 7 factors AI actually uses to decide who to recommend🔹 Why your Bing presence matters more than you think (yes, Bing!)🔹 A 5-step action plan you can start TODAYNeed some help with this? Book a FREE Discovery Call today: kickstartdental.com
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45% of Patients Now Ask AI Where to Go — Is Your Practice Even in the Answer?Here’s the stat that made me rethink everything:45% of consumers now use AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini to get local business recommendations. That’s up from just 6% ONE YEAR AGO.But here’s the real kicker…ChatGPT only recommends 1.2% of businesses it evaluates.Let me say that again. Out of ALL the businesses available, ChatGPT recommended 1.2%.And here’s the blind spot nobody’s talking about — less than half the businesses that rank at the TOP of Google’s local results even show up in AI recommendations. So you could be killing it on Google right now and still be completely invisible to AI.In this week’s episode I break down:🔹 The BrightLocal 2026 data on AI search adoption🔹 Why the 33-44 age group (your ideal patient) is leading AI adoption at 64%🔹 The 7 factors AI actually uses to decide who to recommend🔹 Why your Bing presence matters more than you think (yes, Bing!)🔹 A 5-step action plan you can start TODAYNeed some help with this? Book a FREE Discovery Call today: kickstartdental.com
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