Why choose a .DENTAL domain?
This is an adjective, and that changes everything relative to .dentist. “Dental” qualifies: a dental practice, a dental laboratory, dental supplies, dental insurance. So it names a whole sector rather than a practitioner — and it fits better as soon as your customer is a professional rather than a patient. A laboratory, a distributor or a group of practices belong here, where .dentist would ring false.
The field
The word covers everything to do with teeth without naming anybody. Useful for a group bringing several practitioners under one name.
The practice
Address, hours, parking, access, languages. Patients look for practical information first, not a philosophy of care.
The laboratory
Crowns, dentures, aligners, digital design. Your customers are dentists: talk lead times, materials and tolerances.
Supplies
Instruments, consumables, sterilisation, surgery equipment. Trade selling, with price lists and standing orders.
Continuing education
Accredited courses, congresses, hands-on workshops. A professional obligation that creates a captive audience every year.
What it actually changes
- It is an adjective, not a person. That is what separates it from .dentist: here the customer is usually a professional rather than a patient.
- It is identical in French. The word reads without translation, alongside “dentaire”.
- No registration restrictions. No professional registration to show the registrar.
- It works as an email address too. orders@harding.dental separates practice purchasing from patient correspondence.
The information below outlines the main technical characteristics of the .DENTAL domain, based on registry rules and international DNS standards.
Technical characteristics of the .DENTAL domain
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| TLD name | .DENTAL |
| TLD type | Generic top-level domain (gTLD) |
| Registry | Identity Digital |
| Registration period | 1 to 10 years |
| Grace period | 35 days |
| Redemption period | 30 days |
| Allowed name servers | 1 to 13 |
| IDN support | Yes (Internationalized Domain Names) |
| Domain transfer | Authorization code required; 5-day transfer period |
| Root server updates | Real-time |
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