.dental Domain Names
42 registrars compared — cheapest from $48.99 at Bluehost
Delegated in 2014 as part of the new gTLD program, .dental gives dental professionals a niche corner of the internet—but its real story lies in who runs it and what that means for trust.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
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| 1 | Bluehost Cheapest | $48.99 | $89.99 | $48.99 | $408.95 | $858.90 | Visit |
| 2 | eDomains | $54.00 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $270.00 | $540.00 | Visit |
| 3 | OVHcloud | $59.09 | $71.49 | $68.29 | $345.05 | $702.50 | Visit |
| 4 | Cloudflare | $60.20 | $60.20 | $60.20 | $301.00 | $602.00 | Visit |
| 5 | Hello.co | $64.99 | $64.99 | $64.99 | $324.95 | $649.90 | Visit |
| 6 | NameBright | $66.00 | $66.00 | $66.00 | $330.00 | $660.00 | Visit |
| 7 | Truehost | $66.22 | $101.91 | $78.26 | $473.86 | $983.41 | Visit |
| 8 | Porkbun | $68.49 | $68.49 | $68.49 | $342.45 | $684.90 | Visit |
| 9 | Spaceship | $68.51 | $68.51 | $68.51 | $342.55 | $685.10 | Visit |
| 10 | Sav | $68.84 | $68.84 | $68.84 | $344.20 | $688.40 | Visit |
| 11 | DreamHost | $69.99 | $69.99 | $69.99 | $349.95 | $699.90 | Visit |
| 12 | Dynadot | $70.84 | $70.84 | $70.84 | $354.20 | $708.40 | Visit |
| 13 | Epik | $70.95 | $70.95 | $70.95 | $354.75 | $709.50 | Visit |
| 14 | Regery | $70.99 | $70.99 | $70.99 | $354.95 | $709.90 | Visit |
| 15 | UK2 | $71.39 | $71.39 | $95.49 | $356.95 | $713.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Crazy Domains | $71.99 | $71.99 | $71.99 | $359.95 | $719.90 | Visit |
| 17 | Above.com | $72.82 | $72.82 | $72.82 | $364.10 | $728.20 | Visit |
| 18 | Squarespace | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $375.00 | $750.00 | Visit |
| 19 | Gandi | $76.38 | $159.98 | $64.71 | $716.30 | $1516.20 | Visit |
| 20 | Regtons | $76.99 | $76.99 | $76.99 | $384.95 | $769.90 | Visit |
| 21 | NameSilo | $77.99 | $78.99 | $73.99 | $393.95 | $788.90 | Visit |
| 22 | Gname | $78.99 | $78.99 | $78.99 | $394.95 | $789.90 | Visit |
| 23 | 123 Reg | $79.18 | $79.18 | $79.18 | $395.90 | $791.80 | Visit |
| 24 | Cosmotown | $79.67 | $87.17 | $79.67 | $428.35 | $864.20 | Visit |
| 25 | Netim | $83.00 | $83.00 | $63.00 | $415.00 | $830.00 | Visit |
| 26 | MrDomain | $85.41 | $85.41 | $85.41 | $427.05 | $854.10 | Visit |
| 27 | All Domains | $85.47 | $87.69 | $87.69 | $436.23 | $874.68 | Visit |
| 28 | Marcaria | $89.00 | $89.00 | $89.00 | $445.00 | $890.00 | Visit |
| 29 | Namecheap | $90.48 | $110.98 | $90.48 | $534.40 | $1089.30 | Visit |
| 30 | Internet.bs | $90.74 | $90.74 | $74.58 | $453.70 | $907.40 | Visit |
| 31 | Infomaniak | $91.07 | $91.07 | $91.07 | $455.35 | $910.70 | Visit |
| 32 | Directnic | $94.00 | $94.00 | $94.00 | $470.00 | $940.00 | Visit |
| 33 | Blacknight | $97.66 | $97.66 | $97.66 | $488.30 | $976.60 | Visit |
| 34 | IONOS | $102.00 | $102.00 | $102.00 | $510.00 | $1020.00 | Visit |
| 35 | Name.com | $104.99 | $104.99 | $104.99 | $524.95 | $1049.90 | Visit |
| 36 | 101domain | $105.67 | $115.17 | $105.67 | $566.35 | $1142.20 | Visit |
| 37 | Moniker | $108.28 | $122.09 | $108.28 | $596.64 | $1207.09 | Visit |
| 38 | Hover | $110.19 | $110.19 | $110.19 | $550.95 | $1101.90 | Visit |
| 39 | OnlyDomains | $116.99 | $130.49 | $130.49 | $638.95 | $1291.40 | Visit |
| 40 | EuroDNS | $119.03 | $119.03 | $119.03 | $595.15 | $1190.30 | Visit |
| 41 | INWX | $119.40 | $119.40 | $119.40 | $597.00 | $1194.00 | Visit |
| 42 | GoDaddy | $132.19 | $132.19 | $132.19 | $660.95 | $1321.90 | Visit |
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Not Your Dentist's Domain: The Corporate Steward
While most .dental registrations will belong to individual practices, the registry itself is a corporation, not a professional association. Binky Moon, LLC, the entity behind .dental, is a holding company under the umbrella of Identity Digital, a major player in the domain industry. This means the TLD is operated with commercial efficiency, not by a dental board. The delegation round was the 2012 new gTLD expansion, one of the largest-ever expansions of the internet's naming system. For registrants, the corporate registry is a sign of stability—backed by a company with a portfolio of hundreds of TLDs—but it also means the rules of the namespace are set by a domain company, not by dentists.
A 2014 Cohort Member in a Crowded Health Cluster
.dental arrived on April 17, 2014, sharing the new gTLD wave with a host of other health-related extensions. It now sits alongside .health, .healthcare, .doctor, .clinic, and .hospital—each carving out its own niche. .dental is specifically about teeth, gums, and oral care, a narrower focus than the general .health. This specificity is a double-edged sword: it offers a clear, memorable name for a dental practice, but it limits the TLD to a single profession. A dental lab or supplier might find a home here, but the namespace lacks the breadth of .clinic or .doctor, which can cover a wider range of services.
Priced for Practice, Not for Speculation
The pricing for .dental reflects its professional audience. With a narrow spread among 42 registrars, the TLD is firmly in the budget to mid-range category—cheap enough for a solo practitioner but not as rock-bottom as some legacy TLDs. Bluehost offers it at $48.99, with renewals at $89.99, making the total cost of ownership predictable. That matters for small dental offices, where domain expenses are rarely a line item. The low cost discourages domain squatting, since there's no upside in hoarding a name for resale. Unlike .com, where renewal prices have crept upward, .dental remains accessible to the people who actually need it: dentists.
Trust Signals and the Limits of a Niche Extension
For a patient, a .dental website carries an implicit signal: this is a professional in oral care. But the TLD is open to anyone—no verification of dental credentials is required. That's a notable departure from country-code TLDs like .ca or .us, which enforce presence requirements, but it's common among new gTLDs. The trust benefit is purely linguistic, not regulatory. Practices must build their own reputation, as .dental alone doesn't guarantee a licensed dentist. Still, for marketing purposes, the name says it all. A competitor on .com might be a dental products retailer; a .dental site is more likely to be a clinic. For patients typing in a URL, .dental removes ambiguity.