the dental floss dispenser 10 can be placed on a surface in the embodiment shown here one side of the case 11 has a gripping recess 12 in order to make it easier for the user to take hold of the dental floss dispenser 10 and hold it steady the interior of the case 11 accommodates a supply of thread of dental floss s in a way not shown here which is usually wound up on a spool and can be pulled from same the thread of dental floss s emerges from the interior of the case 11 through an outlet 13 which is provided on the upper side of the case 11 so that an end of the thread of dental floss s can be accessed by a user from the exterior of the case 11 as fig1 shows the outlet 13 is provided on the edge of the upper side of the case 11 on the opposite edge of the case 11 a holding device 16 is provided which consists of a clamping lug made for example of metal under which the thread of dental floss s can be clamped the lateral edge of the clamping lug which is located opposite to the outlet 13 serves as a cutter 16 a for the thread of dental floss s as fig1 shows the thread of dental floss s extends in straight alignment from the outlet 13 to the holding device 16 the free end of.