FDI World Dental Congress
The World Dental Congress (WDC) is a flagship event for FDI, strengthening ties and fostering collaboration within the global oral health community.
To advance the science and practice of dentistry, the WDC delivers:
- a cutting-edge scientific programme
- interactive forums covering the most relevant topics in dentistry
- a dental exhibition attended by the most prominent figures in the dental industry
The FDI World Dental Congress, held in a different host country every year, offers a unique opportunity to meet with leaders of the oral health profession from around the globe. The FDI World Dental Congress 2025 will take place at National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai (NECC Shanghai) from 9 to 12 September 2025. The FDI WDC Shanghai 2025 Exhibition is going to be one of the largest exhibitions in FDI world dental congress history. With an estimated 60,000sqm in hall space, the exhibition is going to cover more than 700 exhibiting companies from around the world and across China.
Mark your calendars!
Early bird Registration deadline: 02 June 2025
Abstract submission deadline: 31 March 2025
Year |
Location |
2023 |
Sydney, Australia |
2021 |
Sydney, Australia |
2019 |
San Francisco, USA |
2018 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
2017 |
Madrid, Spain |
2016 |
Poznań, Poland |
2015 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
2014 |
New Delhi, India |
2013 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
2012 |
Hong Kong SAR |
2011 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
2010 |
Salvador, Brazil |
2009 |
Singapore |
2008 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
2007 |
Dubai, Unite Arab Emirates |
2006 |
Shenzhen, China |
2005 |
Montreal, Canada |
2004 |
New Delhi, India |
2003 |
Sydney, Australia |
2002 |
Vienna, Austria |
2001 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2000 |
Paris, France |
1999 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
1998 |
Barcelona, Spain |
1997 |
Seoul, Korea |
1996 |
Orland, United States of America |
1995 |
Hong Kong SAR |
1994 |
Vancouver, Canada |
1993 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
1992 |
Berlin, Germany |
1991 |
Milan, Italy |
1990 |
Singapore |
1989 |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
1988 |
Washington, United States of America |
1987 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
1986 |
Manila, Philippines |
1985 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
1984 |
Helsinki, Finland |
1983 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1982 |
Vienna, Austria |
1981 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
1980 |
Hamburg, Germany |
1979 |
Paris, France |
1978 |
Madrid, Spain |
1977 |
Toronto, Canada |
1976 |
Athens, Greece |
1975 |
Chicago, United States of America |
1974 |
London, United Kingdom |
1973 |
Sydney, Australia |
1972 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
1971 |
Munich, Germany |
1970 |
Bucharest, Romania |
1969 |
New York, United States of America |
1968 |
Varna, Bulgaria |
1967 |
Paris, France |
1966 |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
1965 |
Vienna, Austria |
1964 |
San Francisco, United States of America |
1963 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
1962 |
Cologne, Germany |
1961 |
Helsinki, Finland |
1960 |
Dublin, Ireland |
1959 |
New York, United States of America |
1958 |
Brussels, Belgium |
1957 |
Rome, Italy |
1956 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
1955 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
1954 |
Scheveningen, The Netherlands |
1953 |
Oslo, Norway |
1952 |
London, United Kingdom |
1951 |
Brussels, Belgium |
1950 |
Paris, France |
1949 |
Milan, Italy |
1948 |
Dublin, Ireland |
1947 |
Boston, United States of America |
1946 |
Paris, France |
1939 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
1938 |
Paris, France |
1937 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
1936 |
Vienna, Austria |
1935 |
Brussels, Belgium |
1934 |
Como, Italy |
1933 |
Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
1932 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
1931 |
Paris, France |
1930 |
Brussels, Belgium |
1929 |
Utrecht, Netherlands |
1928 |
Cologne, Germany |
1927 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
1926 |
Philadelphia, United States of America |
1925 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
1924 |
Luxembourg |
1923 |
Paris, France |
1922 |
Madrid, Spain |
1921 |
The Hague, The Netherlands |
1914 |
London, United Kingdom |
1913 |
The Hague, The Netherlands |
1912 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
1911 |
London, United Kingdom |
1910 |
Paris, France |
1909 |
Berlin, Germany |
1908 |
Brussels, Belgium |
1907 |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
1906 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
1905 |
Hanover, Germany |
1904 |
St. Louis, United States of America |
1903 |
Madrid, Spain |
1902 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
1901 |
London, United Kingdom |