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Best AI marketing tools for dental, vet and eye care practices (2026), ranked by real use
Updated October 16, 2026 · 6 sourced examples · no paid placement
Short answer: These are real examples, not a test or a paid ranking. Elite Eye Care, Sampalis Eye Care and Pure Dental Health use ChatGPT for a marketing plan, patient letters and content repurposing, with Descript and Otter.ai named for Pure Dental Health's transcription. Dr. Roy Kim and Hearthstone Animal Clinic use Claude for patient materials and the itchydog.vet site, and Family Vision Care of Ponca City uses Google Gemini for social graphics. The 6 cases are 5 owner posts, 0 press stories and 1 vendor story published by Google, which makes Gemini.
Dr. Haley Perry writes that ChatGPT built her a monthly marketing plan broken into emails, social media posts and video scripts. Dr. Maria Sampalis writes that ChatGPT repurposes her content for the practice blog and social media so any employee can do it, and Dr. Justin Scott says on The Dental Marketer podcast that he turns one transcribed podcast into a blog post, a YouTube description, an Instagram post and short posts. Dr. Steve Pelton writes that he put 48 plain answers on itchydog.vet so Google and AI chatbots send people there. This page has 6 cases: 5 owner posts, 0 press stories and 1 vendor story, Dr. Kelly Campbell's, which Google published.
This page is built from 6 sourced examples (5 owner-told, 0 press, 1 vendor) and the 8 tools they name.
How this is ranked: by the number of owner-told and press stories that name the tool, then by total stories. Vendor case studies count, but lower. We don't test-drive or score tools, and affiliate links never affect the order. Affiliate disclosure.
Which tools do these 6 businesses actually use?
| Tool | Real examples | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 3 (3 owner-told) | Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100/mo checked 2026-10-14 |
| Claude | 2 (2 owner-told) | $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) checked 2026-10-15 |
| Claude Code | 1 (1 owner-told) | not checked |
| Descript | 1 (1 owner-told) | $16/person/mo billed annually ($24 monthly); free plan available checked 2026-10-15 |
| Lovable | 1 (1 owner-told) | not checked |
| Otter.ai | 1 (1 owner-told) | Pro $8.33/user/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly); free Basic plan with 300 min/mo checked 2026-10-16 |
| Rev.com | 1 (1 owner-told) | not checked |
| Google Gemini | 1 (1 vendor) | $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus); free plan available checked 2026-10-15 |
Which real businesses use each tool?
- ChatGPT: Dr. Maria Sampalis; Dr. Haley Perry; Dr. Justin Scott
- Claude: Dr. Roy Kim; Dr. Steve Pelton
- Claude Code: Dr. Steve Pelton
- Descript: Dr. Justin Scott
- Lovable: Dr. Steve Pelton
- Otter.ai: Dr. Justin Scott
How can a dental or eye care practice plan a month of marketing with ChatGPT?
Dr. Haley Perry writes that ChatGPT built her a comprehensive monthly marketing plan broken into emails, social media posts and video scripts, and helped improve the keyword content on her practice website. She has no marketing staff, and she says it has "made a huge difference" to how easily she and her staff get work done, with no numbers given. Dr. Maria Sampalis writes that she and her staff use ChatGPT for patient letters with promotional offers and news, holiday thank-you letters, and referral letters adapted from a general template. She says it saves her "significant time" and gives no numbers.
Can one podcast or video become a blog post and social posts with AI?
Dr. Justin Scott says on The Dental Marketer podcast that the same ChatGPT chat turns a transcribed podcast or video into a blog post, a YouTube description with hashtags, an Instagram post and a set of short posts. His case names Descript and Otter.ai for the transcription step. He also has ChatGPT, told to act as a PR person, draft calm replies to bad reviews that never discuss the patient's case. Dr. Steve Pelton writes that he put 48 plain answers on itchydog.vet, a free site he built with AI and now builds mostly with Claude Code, so Google and AI chatbots send people there; he shares no traffic numbers. In a story published by Google, which makes Gemini, Dr. Kelly Campbell says Gemini helps create her practice's social media graphics and saves her countless hours she used to spend searching the internet for visuals.
How much do AI marketing tools cost for a small practice?
ChatGPT, which Dr. Haley Perry, Dr. Maria Sampalis and Dr. Justin Scott use, has a free plan, Go at $8/mo, Plus at $20/mo and Pro at $100/mo; none of them says which plan the practice pays for. Claude, which Dr. Roy Kim uses for most medical content and reviews himself before it reaches patients, is $17/mo billed annually or $20 monthly. Google Gemini has a free plan, and Google AI Plus at $4.99/mo includes Gemini in Gmail, which Dr. Kelly Campbell uses. For transcription, Descript has a free plan and costs $16/person/mo billed annually ($24 monthly), and Otter.ai has a free Basic plan with 300 min/mo and Pro at $8.33/user/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly). No case gives new-patient, traffic or revenue figures tied to these costs.
What does it cost?
Starting prices we checked on each vendor's own pricing page:
- ChatGPT: Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100/mo (checked 2026-10-14)
- Claude: $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (checked 2026-10-15)
- Descript: $16/person/mo billed annually ($24 monthly); free plan available (checked 2026-10-15)
- Otter.ai: Pro $8.33/user/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly); free Basic plan with 300 min/mo (checked 2026-10-16)
- Google Gemini: $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus); free plan available (checked 2026-10-15)
We haven't checked prices for Claude Code, Lovable, Rev.com yet, so check the vendor before you buy.
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Frequently asked questions
Which tool comes up most often for this?
ChatGPT, named in 3 of the 6 sourced examples on this page (3 owner-told).
How many of these stories come from owners or the press?
5 of 6. The rest are vendor case studies, which we rank lower.
What do these tools cost?
Starting prices we have checked: ChatGPT Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100/mo (checked 2026-10-14); Claude $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (checked 2026-10-15); Descript $16/person/mo billed annually ($24 monthly); free plan available (checked 2026-10-15); Otter.ai Pro $8.33/user/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly); free Basic plan with 300 min/mo (checked 2026-10-16). Others aren't checked yet, so see the vendor.
Is the ranking paid?
No. Tools are ranked by how many owner-told and press stories name them. Affiliate links never change the order.
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