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WebDental is a social networking site for dental professionals. By connecting dental professionals with other industry leaders it helps them exchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities within specialized dental groups. Featuring user-generated multimedia and blog posts, users are able to easily access the collective knowledge of the members and share their own experiences.

History
WebDental was first launched on 26 August 1996 by Co-founder Cary Feuerman, DMD and Co-founder Giovanni Castellucci, DMD. . The site, originally a dental resources index, was relaunched on 3 May 2009 as a professional social networking site for dentists. Both Dr. Feuerman and Dr. Giovanni are practicing Periodontists in Framingham, Ma.

Features
The platform offers User profile generation, Business networking, and other common Social networking features. Membership is free.

Sites with comparable features
WebDental is a competitor with the American platform LinkedIn for social networking among other dental professionals as well as European based Xing