Where does NYC Smile Design rank in AI search for cosmetic dentistry in New York City?

NYC Smile Design ranks #9 of 854 cosmetic dentistry firms measured in New York City by AI recommendation share (11.0% across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity), based on the August 2026 snapshot.

Which AI assistants cite NYC Smile Design?

In the current snapshot, NYC Smile Design was named by 4 of the 4 AI assistants tested (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The per-assistant breakdown is published at https://viclaro.app/leaderboards/nyc/medical/cosmetic-dentistry/nyc-smile-design.

Is NYC Smile Design recommended by ChatGPT?

AI recommendations vary by assistant and prompt. The Viclaro Atlas profile at https://viclaro.app/leaderboards/nyc/medical/cosmetic-dentistry/nyc-smile-design shows the per-assistant breakdown, every recorded citation, and the specific buyer scenarios where each AI named this firm.

New York City · Cosmetic Dentistry

NYC Smile Design

How to read this firm's data

Header tiles

Rank: Position among firms named in the category's latest scan.
Response mention rate: The percentage of latest-snapshot AI responses that named this business. ±X is the 95% confidence margin.
Cited by: How many of the four AI assistants named this firm at least once.
Tier: 🟢 consensus · 🟡 mid-tier · ⚪ sample-limited.

Breakdowns + log

90-day trend: Each dot is one category snapshot.
Per-AI breakdown: Responses from each assistant that named this firm.
By question type: Citations grouped by what the buyer was asking.
Citation log: Every recorded instance where an AI named this firm.

Full methodology →

Rank

of 854 firms

Response mention rate

11.0%

±2.6% (95% confidence)

Cited by

4/4

✓ Claude ✓ ChatGPT ✗ Gemini ✓ Perplexity

Tier

🟡 Mid-tier

62 citations · consensus 4.14

Per-AI breakdown

Empty cards = that AI assistant doesn't surface this firm. A firm cited by only one AI is likely invisible to most buyers.

Claude

mentions

ChatGPT

mentions

Gemini

mentions

Perplexity

mentions

By question type

Citations split by buyer-intent category. Empty rows = AI doesn't think of this firm when buyers ask that kind of question.

Advice

1 mention

Crisis

5 mentions

Decision

12 mentions

Learning

2 mentions

Follow Up

8 mentions

Situation

15 mentions

Validation

7 mentions

Constraints

12 mentions

Citation log

62 mentions recorded for this business in the latest snapshot.

Where NYC Smile Design is winning + missing, prompt-by-prompt

91 of 141 ranking-layer buyer prompts don't cite this firm. The three firms cited most on each missing prompt are the competitors closing that gap. Prompt text is redacted (see methodology §8) — buckets show the shape of the gap.

91 missing prompts Sorted by competitor citation weight

P-001

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×4 Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor ×3

P-002

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×4 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×3 Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor ×2

P-003

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor ×4 Dr. Michael Apa ×4 Apa Aesthetic ×4

P-004

Learning

Firms cited on this prompt:

Feldspathic porcelain ×4 e.max ×4 Apa Zirconia Implant Center ×4

P-005

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Rosenthal Apa Group ×4 The Rosenthal Institute ×3 Dr. Michael Apa ×2

P-006

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Jamie Weiss DDS ×4 Spear Education ×2 Kois Center ×2

P-007

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

RealSelf ×4 Reddit r/Dentistry ×4 r/Veneers ×2

P-008

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Cerinate Lumineers ×4 Den-Mat ×1 Feldspathic porcelain ×1

P-009

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

NYU College of Dentistry ×4 Dr. John R. Calamia ×3 Dr. Daniel Baker ×1

P-010

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

RealSelf ×4 Yelp ×2 New York State Office of the Professions ×1

P-011

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Rachel Stein ×4 RealSelf ×3 Dr. Michael Apa ×2

P-012

Advice

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×3 Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor ×3

P-013

Advice

Firms cited on this prompt:

Invisalign ×3 VIP Smiles by Dr. Catrise Austin – No-Prep Veneers Midtown NYC ×1 Dr. Michael Apa ×1

P-014

Crisis

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Apa Aesthetic ×2 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×2

P-015

Crisis

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Apa Aesthetic ×2 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×2

+ 76 more missing prompts. The full list — with the verbatim prompt text and every cited firm — is part of a Viclaro audit.

50 winning prompts Prompts where AI cited this firm

W-001

Decision

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×4 Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor ×4 Dr. Michael Apa ×3

W-002

Follow Up

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×4 Apa Aesthetic ×3 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×2

W-003

Validation

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×4 Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor ×3

W-004

Constraints

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×3 Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor ×2

W-005

Constraints

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Apa Aesthetic ×2 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×2

W-006

Constraints

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Dr. Emanuel Layliev ×2 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×2

W-007

Decision

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×3 Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor ×3

W-008

Decision

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Apa Aesthetic ×2 Dr. Kenneth Judy ×1

W-009

Decision

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Dr. Marc Lowenberg ×2 Dr. Victoria Veytsman ×2

W-010

Decision

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Michael Apa ×3 Apa Aesthetic ×2 VIP Smiles by Dr. Catrise Austin – No-Prep Veneers Midtown NYC ×1

Peer firms in New York City cosmetic dentistry

Other firms ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity name in this category.

Dr. Michael Apa

45.0% share · 4/4 AI

Dr. Marc Lowenberg

32.1% share · 4/4 AI

Lowenberg, Lituchy & Kantor

28.0% share · 4/4 AI

Apa Aesthetic

15.8% share · 4/4 AI

Dr. Emanuel Layliev

13.7% share · 3/4 AI

Dr. Victoria Veytsman

13.1% share · 4/4 AI

Dr. Jonathan Levine

12.2% share · 3/4 AI

The New York Center for Cosmetic Dentistry

11.7% share · 3/4 AI

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