Dentalespace

What Dentalespace does

Dentalespace is a privately-held French online platform founded in 1998 by Jacques BARANES and Gérard BAROUHIEL, headquartered at 51 rue des Orteaux, Paris. It operates a dual-portal web architecture serving two distinct audiences: a practitioner portal (Praticien) for French-speaking dental surgeons (chirurgiens-dentistes) and a patient portal (Patient) for the general public. The platform reports 62,549 registered members and functions as a leading French-language professional hub for clinical content, continuing education, expert opinion, webinars, event listings, practitioner blogs, and practice recruitment.

The platform’s core technology is a web-based content management system with differentiated portal experiences, a mini-site builder for dental practices (Mon Mini-Site), a classified ads engine for job postings and practice sales (Petites Annonces), a webinar archive (Replays), a practitioner blogging community, and a subscription newsletter service. There is no native mobile app and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The product portfolio is built on a standard WordPress-derived CMS stack rather than proprietary technology.

Dentalespace operates a B2B2C business model with three revenue streams: (1) advertising revenue from pharmaceutical companies and dental equipment manufacturers reaching the practitioner audience, with more than 100 partners including Dentsply Sirona, Straumann, ACTEON, Aligntech, Philips, Oral-B, Henry Schein, 3Shape, Ivoclar, KaVo Kerr, and Bureau Veritas; (2) transaction fees from job listings and classified ads for dental surgeons and practice sales; and (3) recurring subscription revenue from the Mon Mini-Site practice website service. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and the company is relationship-driven, with self-serve web access for SMBs and individual practitioners and direct sales for enterprise advertisers. The company is independently owned with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or subsidiary structure.

Name

Dentalespace

Legal name

Dentalespace

Website

https://dentalespace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dentalespace is a French-language online platform founded in 1998 that serves dental practitioners and patients with clinical content, continuing education, webinars, job classifieds, and a practice website builder, monetized primarily through advertising from dental industry partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: The platform generates revenue through display advertising from pharmaceutical companies and dental medical device manufacturers who display advertisements to dental professionals visiting the site. The site explicitly mentions displaying medication and medical device information through advertising links between health professionals.
2. Job Listing Fees: Small classified ads (petites annonces) for dental practitioners including job postings for dental surgeons, practice sales, and equipment sales. The site charges for placing and managing these listings.
3. Professional Services Subscription: Mini-site subscription service for dental practices to create their own professional websites on the platform

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dentalespace is a French-language online platform serving dental professionals and patients. Its practitioner portal provides clinical articles, continuing education content, expert videos, live and replayed webinars, job classifieds, practice sale listings, a mini-site builder for dental practices, and a blogging community. Its patient portal offers oral health education, dental procedure information, and treatment cost guidance. Revenue comes from display advertising (pharma and dental device manufacturers), mini-site subscriptions, and job classified listings.

Product overview

Dentalespace is a French dental professional online platform consisting of two main portals: a practitioner portal (Praticien) and a patient portal (Patient). The practitioner platform offers continuing education content, clinical articles, expert opinions, webinar replays, job classifieds, private practitioner blogs, and a cabinet website builder service (Mon Mini-Site). The platform also operates an advertising program for dental industry partners. Created in 1998, Dentalespace serves as a comprehensive professional dental information and community hub for French-speaking dental professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dentalespace Praticien Portal Professional dental portal for dental practitioners (chirurgiens-dentistes) providing clinical articles, continuing education content, expert opinions, event listings, job classifieds, webinar replays, and private blogging capabilities.
• Dentalespace Patient Portal Patient-facing portal offering dental care information, educational articles on oral health, pricing guidance, surveys, and community forums for dental patients.
• Formation Continue (Continuing Education)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Dentsply SironacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor dental equipment manufacturer partnering with Dentalespace for webinars and professional content. Dentsply Sirona organized the Symposium of Orthodontics in General Practice at Palais des Congrès de Versailles in May 2026, with content featured on the platform.
• StraumanncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLeading dental implant manufacturer with Neodent sub-brand featured as a partner on the Dentalespace platform for professional content and webinars.
• ACTEONcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench dental equipment expert featured in immersive content about their facilities in Mérignac, showcasing key sector actors.
• Aligntech (Invisalign)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerInvisalign provider sponsoring webinars on Dentalespace, including the 'Ortho without paro, what heresy!' webinar on the synergy between orthodontic and periodontal treatments.
• Philips Oral HealthcaremajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner providing content on dental hygiene including Sonicare toothbrushes and educational videos on children's dental care.
• Oral-BmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner providing educational content on cavity prevention, including the 'Captain Caries' pedagogical kit for children and electric toothbrushes for kids.
• KipsmilingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench dental prevention association providing expert content on toothpaste selection and dental hygiene best practices.
• CMV MédiforceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFinancial services partner for dental practices offering summer opportunities and practice valuation services.
• DoctolibcoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor online appointment booking platform for healthcare providers, featured as partner for event promotion and professional services.
• MACSFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMutual insurance company for healthcare professionals providing professional liability coverage, featured as conference and event partner.
• UFSBD (Union Française pour la Santé Bucco-Dentaire)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench oral health union providing professional content and event co-branding for dental conferences and congresses.
• ONCD (Ordre National des Chirurgiens-Dentistes)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench national dental council featured as a partner for professional events and congress content.
• Pierre FabreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare and dermo-cosmetic company with dental product lines featured as platform partner.
• Henry ScheincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor dental equipment distributor featured as partner, providing supplies and equipment to dental practices.
• SunstarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDental and oral care company (GUM brand) featured as platform partner for professional content.
• IvoclarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDental materials manufacturer featured as platform partner for professional content and events.
• KaVo KerrminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDental equipment manufacturer featuring imaging and treatment solutions as platform partner.
• Bureau VeritasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTesting, inspection, and certification services provider featured as platform partner for quality assurance content.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sesame Communications: Dental marketing and patient communication platform offering websites, SEO, and digital marketing services to dental practices. Comparable to Dentalespace's 'Mon Mini-Site' website builder and B2B services offering.
• DentalPost: Dental job board and hiring platform connecting dental professionals with practices. Directly comparable to Dentalespace's 'Petites Annonces' (job classifieds) feature, with a transaction-fee revenue model.
• Dental Tribune International: Global dental trade media company publishing dental news, clinical content, and educational resources with an advertising-supported model. Directly comparable to Dentalespace in business model (B2B media serving dental professionals) and content focus, though operating at international scale.
• DentalXP: Online dental education platform offering clinical videos, courses, and case-based learning to dental professionals worldwide. Comparable to Dentalespace's continuing education and webinar replay offerings, with a similar subscription and content monetization model.
• Style Italiano: International dental community platform featuring practitioner-authored content, clinical cases, and peer discussion. Comparable to Dentalespace's blogging community and practitioner engagement model.

Broad incumbents

• Patterson Dental: Major US dental distributor with extensive software, supply, and practice services offerings. Comparable to Dentalespace's advertiser relationships (one tier removed) and its provision of practice management resources to dental customers.
• Doctolib: France's dominant online appointment booking platform for healthcare providers, with vastly larger scale and capital. Comparable to Dentalespace's practitioner-portal ambitions and patient-funnel mechanics, currently serving as a partner but operating as a broader healthcare incumbent.
• Dental Economics: Long-running US dental practice management publication with digital media, events, and education. Comparable to Dentalespace's editorial and professional development content, with a broader scope across practice management.

Others

• Henry Schein: Global dental and medical distributor with a technology solutions division serving dental practices. Listed as a Dentalespace platform partner; comparable as an enabler of dental practice operations rather than a direct media competitor.
• Dentalcompare: Dental product directory and comparison platform used by practitioners to evaluate equipment and supplies. Adjacent to Dentalespace's advertising-supported practitioner audience model, focused specifically on product discovery rather than broader professional content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/dentalespacepro

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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