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title: Where assistants send people in Boston dentists, clinics and vets · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/assistants
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 Assistants · Boston dentists, clinics and vets, US · November 2026

# Where assistants send people in Boston dentists, clinics and vets

24 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-11-03, to the questions people ask and to questions about the top businesses in the index. 100% of them link a business's own site or its booking software, and 13% link a marketplace, most often Zocdoc (8%).

Fewer than 30 answers, so this share is not compared with other cities.

100%

of answers link the business's own site or its booking software

13%

link a marketplace

8%

link Zocdoc, the marketplace named most

24

answers, 24 to the questions people ask and 0 about businesses

Of the 24 answers to the questions people ask, 100% link a business's own site or its booking software and 13% a marketplace, Zocdoc most often.

Updated 2026-11-08. [The Boston dentists, clinics and vets index](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/boston-clinics/assistants.png) · [All cities](https://directindex.org/assistants).

 League table

## The destinations, most linked first

Each row is a place an answer can send people. Share is the percentage of all 24 answers that link to it. Each assistant's column counts only that assistant's answers.

| Destination | Kind | Answers | Share | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **The businesses' own sites** | own site | 24 | **100%** | 12 100% | 12 100% |
| bu.edu | other site | 2 | **8%** | 1 8% | 1 8% |
| Zocdoc | marketplace | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| blueboxonline.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| bondvet.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| dentistsranked.com | directory
An online directory and ranking site for dental practices. | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| Jane | vendor, direct | 1 | **4%** | 1 8% | 0 |
| lifemd.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| mspca.org | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| proopticalboston.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| ripplebasecamp.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| solvhealth.com | marketplace | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| thefenway.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| trueself.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| tufts.edu | other site | 1 | **4%** | 1 8% | 0 |

1 more destinations with fewer answers each are in the JSON.

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Boston dentists, clinics and vets

ChatGPT: answered by gpt-6-luna (12).

Gemini: answered by gemini-3.8-flash (12).

### Places named when people ask

Each assistant was asked the way people ask, with web search on, for up to three places and a link to book or order with each one directly. The table shows how many of the places it named came with a link to the place's own site, to a marketplace or to a directory, or with no link at all.

| Assistant | Own site or direct | Marketplace | Directory | No link | Places |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatGPT | **100%** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 31 |
| Gemini | **83%** | 0% | 0% | 17% | 42 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-11-03. A place in this index links to its report. A place with its own site that isn't in the index yet links to a scan. "No link" means the assistant named the place but didn't link its site. Each question links to the full list of places named.

| Question | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [I need a dentist appointment tomorrow, where can I book online?](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/dentist-tomorrow) | [Boston Dental](https://directindex.org/r/bostondental.com) own site
[AP Dental](https://directindex.org/r/ap.dental) own site
[Boston Smiles Dental](https://directindex.org/r/bostonsmilesdental.com) own site | [Boston Dental](https://directindex.org/r/bostondental.com) own site
[Dental Partners of Boston](https://directindex.org/r/dentalpartnersofboston.com) own site
[Tend Dental](https://directindex.org/r/hellotend.com) own site |
| [Tooth pain right now, an emergency dentist that takes walk-ins today.](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/emergency-tooth) | nothing named | [Boston Dental](https://directindex.org/r/bostondental.com) own site
[Copley Dental Associates](https://directindex.org/r/copleydental.com) own site |
| [A doctor's appointment today for a bad cold, where can I book online?](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/doctor-today) | [Carbon Health](https://directindex.org/r/carbonhealth.com) own site
[AFC Urgent Care Back Bay](https://directindex.org/r/afcurgentcare.com) own site
[Tufts Medical Center Primary Care](https://directindex.org/r/tuftsmedicine.org) own site | [Carbon Health](https://directindex.org/r/carbonhealth.com) own site
[Mass General Brigham](https://directindex.org/r/massgeneralbrigham.org) own site
[CVS MinuteClinic](https://directindex.org/scan/cvs.com) own site |
| [A physiotherapist for a bad back, first session this week, online booking.](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/physio) | [ATI Physical Therapy](https://directindex.org/r/atipt.com) own site
[Elliott Physical Therapy](https://directindex.org/r/elliottphysicaltherapy.com) own site | [Joint Ventures Physical Therapy](https://directindex.org/r/jointventurespt.com) no link
[Focus](https://directindex.org/r/jointventurespt.com) own site
[Bay State Physical Therapy](https://directindex.org/r/baystatept.com) own site
[Ripple Physical Therapy](https://directindex.org/r/ripplept.com) own site |
| [My dog needs a vet today. Where can I book?](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/vet-today) | [Jamaica Plain Animal Clinic](https://directindex.org/r/jpanimalclinic.com) own site
[Back Bay Veterinary Clinic](https://directindex.org/r/backbayvet.com) own site
[VEG Boston](https://directindex.org/r/veg.com) own site | [Boston Veterinary Clinic](https://directindex.org/r/bostonveterinary.com) own site
[PetMedic Urgent Care](https://directindex.org/scan/petmedicurgentcare.com) own site
[Veterinary Urgent Care Center](https://directindex.org/scan/veturgentcare.com) own site
[Veterinary Emergency Group](https://directindex.org/r/veg.com) no link |
| [A teeth cleaning and check-up, I want to book a slot online for next week.](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/teeth-cleaning) | [AP Dental](https://directindex.org/r/ap.dental) own site
[Brush & Floss Boston](https://directindex.org/r/brushandflossboston.com) own site
[Boston Dental](https://directindex.org/r/bostondental.com) own site | [Boston Dental](https://directindex.org/r/bostondental.com) no link
[Locations](https://directindex.org/scan/bostondental.com) own site
[Tend](https://directindex.org/r/hellotend.com) own site
[Dental Partners of Boston](https://directindex.org/r/dentalpartnersofboston.com) own site |
| [An eye test this week, book me in.](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/eye-test) | [BLINK](https://directindex.org/scan/blinkboston.com) own site
[Lunette Optic](https://directindex.org/scan/lunetteoptic.com) own site
[NECO Center for Eye Care](https://directindex.org/scan/necoeyecare.org) own site | Boston Vision no link
[Overview](https://directindex.org/scan/bostonvision.com) own site
[Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston](https://directindex.org/r/eyeboston.com) own site
[MyEyeDr.](https://directindex.org/scan/myeyedr.com) own site |
| [A dermatologist for a skin check, the first slot I can book online.](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/dermatologist) | [Integrated Dermatology of Brookline](https://directindex.org/scan/brooklinederm.com) own site
[Boston University Dermatology at BMC](https://directindex.org/scan/bmc.org) own site | [The Dermatology Institute of Boston](https://directindex.org/r/dermboston.com) own site
[Boston Dermatology and Laser Center](https://directindex.org/r/apderm.com) own site
[SkinCare Physicians](https://directindex.org/scan/skincarephysicians.net) own site |
| [A blood test tomorrow morning without a referral. Where can I book?](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/blood-test) | [Quest Health](https://directindex.org/scan/questhealth.com) own site
[AFC Urgent Care Back Bay](https://directindex.org/r/afcurgentcare.com) own site
[AFC Urgent Care Boston](https://directindex.org/r/afcurgentcare.com) own site | [Quest Diagnostics](https://directindex.org/r/questdiagnostics.com) no link
[How it works](https://directindex.org/scan/questdiagnostics.com) own site
[Labcorp](https://directindex.org/scan/labcorp.com) own site
[AFC Urgent Care](https://directindex.org/scan/afcurgentcare.com) own site |
| [A chiropractor or osteopath for neck pain this week, online booking.](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/chiropractor) | [Bell Chiropractic Boston](https://directindex.org/scan/bellchiropracticboston.com) own site
[Evolve Chiropractic & Wellness](https://directindex.org/scan/evolve-chiropractic.com) own site
Khalsa Chiropractic Back Bay own site | Evolve Chiropractic & Wellness no link
[Focus](https://directindex.org/scan/evolve-chiropractic.com) own site
[Bell Chiropractic Boston](https://directindex.org/scan/bellchiropracticboston.com) own site
[Copley Square Chiropractic](https://directindex.org/scan/copleychiropractic.com) own site |
| [A consultation for teeth aligners. Where can I book online?](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/aligners) | [Smilebar](https://directindex.org/r/smilebar.com) own site
[Dot Smiles](https://directindex.org/r/dotsmiles.com) own site
[Seaport Smiles](https://directindex.org/r/seaportsmiles.com) own site | [Boston Dental](https://directindex.org/r/bostondental.com) own site
[Tend Dental](https://directindex.org/r/hellotend.com) own site
[AP Dental](https://directindex.org/r/ap.dental) own site |
| [My cat needs a vaccination. Book a vet slot this week.](https://directindex.org/city/boston-clinics/recommended/cat-vaccine) | [The Boston Cat Hospital](https://directindex.org/r/thebostoncathospital.com) own site
[Boston Veterinary Care](https://directindex.org/r/arlboston.org) own site
[Boston Veterinary Clinic](https://directindex.org/r/bostonveterinary.com) own site | [Boston Veterinary Clinic](https://directindex.org/r/bostonveterinary.com) own site
[The Boston Cat Hospital](https://directindex.org/r/thebostoncathospital.com) own site
[Back Bay Veterinary Clinic](https://directindex.org/r/backbayvet.com) own site |

 Method

## How this is counted

Everything here is counted in answers, using the latest answer from each assistant to each question, asked with web search on. Some questions are the ones people ask ("best pizza delivered right now", "book me a table for Saturday"). The others are three questions about each of the top-ranked businesses in the index: the official website, where to book and where to order. Every link in an answer is read. A destination counts once for each answer that links to it, whether as the place to book or as a source the assistant cited. So each share is the share of answers that link that destination, and the shares don't add up to 100%.

All the businesses' own sites share one row, whatever the business. A booking or ordering vendor on the business's own domain counts as direct. Marketplaces and directories are named. Listing, review and map sites (Tripadvisor, Google Maps, Yelp) count as directories, even where the scanner files them with the marketplaces. Newspapers, magazines, guides, forums and tourism sites share one row. Anything left is listed by its registered domain, and a model sorts each of those unknown hosts once into directory, press, marketplace, vendor, business or other, with the reason shown. Text that only looks like a host because a space is missing ("them.here") is dropped. Business names are matched against the index. A place that isn't in the index links to a scan of its site, if the assistant gave one.

Updated 2026-11-08. The data is open, and the JSON version of this page has every destination. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology).

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