Questions before you register or transfer a .DENTAL?
Short answers for practices, clinicians, suppliers, educators, agencies, and platforms checking eligibility, licensing claims, namespace size, transfer, DNS, bulk, or reseller support.
What is a .DENTAL domain?
.DENTAL is a generic top-level domain for dental practices, dentists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, laboratories, suppliers, educators, and oral-health services.
Who operates the .DENTAL registry?
IANA lists Binky Moon, LLC, part of the Identity Digital registry platform, as the sponsoring organization for .DENTAL. The TLD entered the root in April 2014.
Can anyone register a .DENTAL domain?
.DENTAL is generally open to individuals and organizations worldwide without a registry-level dental-license requirement, subject to availability, reserved names, rights protection, accurate details, and applicable healthcare rules.
How large is the .DENTAL namespace?
nTLDStats reported 10,305 registered .DENTAL domains and 8,823 names in the zone file in September 2026. DNS.Coffee and DomainTools independently reported about 8,824 zone-visible domains.
Does a .DENTAL domain prove professional licensing?
No. A .DENTAL registration does not verify a dentist, clinic, qualification, license, or treatment claim. Publish accurate ownership, credentials, services, pricing, and patient information under applicable rules.
Can I transfer a .DENTAL domain to NiceNIC?
When the domain is eligible, unlock it, obtain the authorization code, and submit the request through the NiceNIC transfer service.
Can I search one .DENTAL name and a bulk list?
Yes. Use the single-name search, or prepare a bulk domain list for multiple supported names.
Can NiceNIC manage DNS for .DENTAL?
NiceNIC supports account-level DNS management for supported .DENTAL domains, including website, email, hosting, and verification records.
Can resellers use API or WHMCS for .DENTAL?
NiceNIC provides a reseller program, domain reseller API, and WHMCS integration for supported operations.