.dds - Doctor of Dental Surgery domain

Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

Overview

.dds is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string "D.D.S." stands for "Doctor of Dental Surgery." The TLD is intended to serve dental professionals, specifically those holding a DDS credential.

History

Applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
Delegation status: delegated on 11 May 2016.
Category: Health (listed among Health new gTLDs).
No operational registry/operator or public launch date was specified in the available material.

Usage and Audience

Intended audience: qualified US Doctors of Dental Surgery (DDS).
Purpose: provide a dedicated namespace for dental professionals and related services tied to the DDS credential.
Notable users: none listed; notable users were to be updated prior to launch.

Registration Rules

Eligibility: described as a restricted TLD open only to qualified US doctors of dental surgery.
Verification: registrations will require verification of the applicant's DDS qualification when launch procedures commence.

Notable Cases or Examples

Current applicants listed in source material:
- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (application priority: 760)
- Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.) (application priority: 1853)
The source notes that Top Level Domain Holdings submitted a Public Interest Commitment for its application.

Operator

Registry Services, LLC

Whois

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domain:       DDS

organisation: Registry Services, LLC
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 480-505-8800
fax-no:       +1 480-624-2546
e-mail:       iana@registry.godaddy

contact:      technical
name:         IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 480-505-8800
fax-no:       +1 480-624-2546
e-mail:       iana@registry.godaddy

nserver:      A.NIC.DDS 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.192.10
nserver:      B.NIC.DDS 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.194.10
nserver:      C.NIC.DDS 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.196.10
nserver:      X.NIC.DDS 156.154.172.82 2610:a1:1074:0:0:0:1:82
nserver:      Y.NIC.DDS 156.154.173.82 2610:a1:1075:0:0:0:1:82
nserver:      Z.NIC.DDS 156.154.174.82 2610:a1:1076:0:0:0:1:82
ds-rdata:     4084 8 2 653ac51723253e888c2887191e1f89c34c4ecef2f18e4eeb247f1faae3afc6b2

whois:        whois.nic.dds

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://nic.dds/

created:      2016-01-08
changed:      2024-04-16
source:       IANA