r/Dentists
26k members
r/Dentists is a subreddit with 26k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses dentist, dental, dentists, pain, and root canal, and they frequently recommend/review electric toothbrush.
This is a place for dental professionals to ask questions to each other. Dentists, hygienists, oral surgeons, dental students, front office staff, etc.
Popular Themes in r/Dentists
#1
Advice Requests
: "Alternative dental related careers"
19 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Anyone else feel like their dental supply costs are just going through the roof lately? What are you doing about it?"
12 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "How to build patient base when OON with almost all insurance?"
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "If you had an extra $5,000/month for your practice, where would you invest it?"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "did some campaigns for dental clinics and beauty salons. My tech setup was connecting CRM and google sheets for leads. For dental we were getting a lead b/w $5-$10. We started with $20 and usually got 3-4 leads daily. Leads were facebook forms. Is this cheaper?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "We built an AI receptionist specifically for dental clinics — brutally honest feedback wanted from people who actually work in one"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Dentists
#1
Dentist
: "I have a question for anyone currently practicing Dentistry in North America, and more specifically Canada: have you ever struggled with addiction, and how did you overcome it? What was that process like?"
47 posts
#2
Dental
: "I built a Wordle-style game for Dental diagnosis — would love feedback from actual Dental students"
36 posts
#3
Dentists
: "29F considering dentistry as a career change - worried about timing with starting a family. Looking for advice from Dentists/mature students"
19 posts
#4
Pain
: "Gum/mouth Pain after dentist poked gums during check-up — normal?"
18 posts
#5
Root Canal
: "Filling turned into a Root Canal"
13 posts
#6
Filling
: "Extreme sensitivity after Filling redone it’s shocking me!"
12 posts
#7
Struggling
9 posts
#8
Teeth
: "Which retainers are best?"
8 posts
#9
Fillings
: "17F and I need Fillings for all my teeth"
7 posts
#10
Insurance
: "AMA I successfully made a permanent disability claim with my Insurance company"
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/Dentists
Electric Toothbrush
7 reviews
#1
Philips Sonicare
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Oral-B
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Member Growth in r/Dentists
Yearly
+14k members(119.2%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026