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Dental Forums and Dental Message Boards
A collection of dentistry forums and message boards. WARNING! Some of the message boards below can be pretty rough-and-tumble. Enter at your own peril. If you are scared of dentists, please consider using Dental Fear Central's dental forum as your first port of call.
Dental Forums for Everyone
Dentalminds Dental Forum The latest dental forum on the block is looking very promising! Zzzdentist, who styles himself on Zorro, has a real sense of humour and you can count on honest and sensitive advice.
Dentaltwins Dental Bulletin Board A safe place to ask your questions. Mark Bornfeld, a dentist from Brooklyn NY, provides very good and sensitive advice.
MedHelp Medhelp's dental health forum is staffed by two US dentists who will try and answer patient questions.
Cosmetic dentistry forums U.K.-based forum for people wanting more in-depth information about cosmetic dentistry - panel of cosmetic dentists on board to answer your questions.
About Cosmetic Dentistry Discussion Discuss cosmetic dentistry on this (pretty busy) U.S.-based forum.
Smileline Online This service is provided by the Academy of General Dentistry. Answers tend to be sound, but not very detailed. The format doesn't invite discussion.
About.com Dentistry Forum Dentistry at about.com has opened its doors once again, and includes a forum.
Dentistry.com Message Board Answers tend to be on the short side (along the lines of "see a dentist immediately") - that's if there is an answer. Very quiet.
Dentalcom.net Dental Forum Non-dentists are welcome to post here, not only about dentistry. A jocular atmosphere prevails. A lack of regular posters makes for a cosy setting.
Healthboards - Dental Problems A consumer site which discourages the input of dental professionals. As a result, the advice found here can be poor or downright misleading. Very strict posting policies. Can be good for peer support at times, but has its ups and downs. Mostly downs.
sci.med.dentistry Welcome to Usenet, where anything goes. The place to be for budding flame warriors.
For more places to ask your questions, see Free Dental Advice and Dental Helplines.
Dentistry Forums for Dentists Only
GDP-UK With over 2000 members, this group is invaluable if you want to keep up with what's going on in the world of UK dentistry.
Internet Dental Forum Somewhat US-centric forum; access is restricted to professionals directly involved in patient care and dental students. No advertising allowed. You'll have to pay to get in.
DentalTown A US-centric forum, but all posters are welcome (well, some of the time). The forums are very busy, and it's free. Can be heavy on advertising.
iCanaden A Canadian mailing list.
Forums for Dental Technicians
Dental Lab Network Forums The Dental Lab Network is an unbiased web site for dental technicians. It includes free classifieds for members, help wanted, reviews on equipment, and of course, this forum.