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Dentaltown — Where The Dental Community Lives® - dentaltown.com

· 1 week ago

Free to join, so there is nothing to buy — worth joining if you are a dentist wanting peer forums, CE, and classifieds. Skip it if you expected practice software, or a reliably active community.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; no app-store ratings or member counts found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Community membership

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Dentists wanting peer advice
  • Dental students and new grads
  • CE credit seekers
  • Equipment buyers and sellers

Not for

  • Anyone expecting practice management software
  • Teams needing vendor SLAs or support contracts
  • Buyers wanting a reliably active forum
  • IT buyers requiring security documentation

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Free, but ad-supported — vendor marketing runs inside content channels

medium

Activity reportedly declining — check thread dates before relying on answers

medium

returns 404 — no security documentation

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free membership and free mobile app
  • Combines forums, monthly magazine, podcasts, and online CE
  • Classifieds for buying and selling dental equipment

Cons

  • It's a community and magazine, not practice software
  • Users report declining activity and quiet threads
  • No published product security page (404)

Sources & method

- 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free membership, no paid tiers
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Forums, magazine, CE, classifieds, podcasts
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. Security page returns 404
  • $0 Cost to join App and community are free
  • Monthly Magazine Print and digital issues
  • Forums, CE, classifieds Content mix Plus podcasts and mobile app

Pricing

Community membership

$0

  • Forums and peer messaging
  • Monthly magazine and podcasts
  • Online CE and classifieds

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Longtime users value the free peer community, but some report declining activity and a negative tone.

“Is DentalTown on a decline? Seems dead on there.”
Reddit, r/Dentistry
“Just registered for dentaltown, man that place is depressing...”
Student Doctor Network forums
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; no app-store ratings or member counts found.

Free dentist community (forums, magazine, CE, classifieds). Nothing to buy — join for peers, not software.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; no app-store ratings or member counts found.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Dentaltown — Where The Dental Community Livesdentaltown.com
    official
  2. Download the Dentaltown appdentaltown.com
    official
  3. Classified Ads — For Sale — Dental Equipmentdentaltown.com
    official
  4. Is DentalTown on a decline? Seems dead on there.reddit.com
    review
  5. Just registered for dentaltown, man that place is depressing...forums.studentdoctor.net
    review
  6. Product security page (returns 404)dentaltown.com
    security
  7. SSL Server Test — webdev.dentaltown.comssllabs.com
    security
  8. Dental Education alternatives to Dentaltown — Dental Success Networkdentalsuccessnetwork.com
    review

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