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International Dental Show

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Date

25.03.-29.03.2025
16/03/-20/03/2027
Cycle: every two years
Year founded: 1923
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Cologne
Germany

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Organisers

GFDI Gesellschaft zur Förderung
der Dentalindustrie mbH

Aachener Straße 1053-1055
50858 Cologne
Germany
Fon: +49 221 500687-0
Fax: +49 221 500687-21
info@gfdi.dehttp://www.gfdi.de

Koelnmesse GmbH

Messeplatz 1
50679 Cologne
Germany
Fon: +49 221 821-0
Fax: +49 221 821-2574
info@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.koelnmesse.de

Project team

ids@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.ids-cologne.de
Fon: +49 221 821-3893Fon: +49 221 821-2086
Fax: +49 221 821-3271

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Sector focus

Dental Medicine, Dental Technology (industry 20)

Main offerings

Dentist's Medical Equipment
Technical Equipment for Dentists
Instruments
Materials
Services
Information Systems
Communication Systems
Dental Medicine
Dental Instruments
CAD/CAM
Implants
Disinfections
Pharmaceuticals

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Trade visitors

Statistics

Key figures
3/2025
Exhibitors
2.010
Domestic
463
Abroad
1.547
Other represented firms
0
Visitors (number of admissions)
135.267
Domestic
61.714
Abroad
73.553
Space (gross)
180.000
Space (net)
80.810
Special show space
282
Exhibitor stand space
80.528
Hall space
80.528
Domestic
34.972
Abroad
45.556
Open air
0
Domestic
0
Abroad
0
Origin of exhibitors 2025 from 61 countries
Andorra1
Argentina10
Armenia1
Australia14
Austria23
Bangladesh1
Belgium8
Bosnia and Herzegovina2
Brazil23
Bulgaria7
Cambodia1
Canada13
China, People's Republic280
Colombia1
Cyprus1
Czechia2
Denmark14
Egypt3
Finland13
France46
Georgia1
Germany463
Greece6
Hong Kong, China SAR8
Hungary5
India28
Ireland4
Israel24
Italy192
Japan30
Korea, Republic201
Liechtenstein5
Lithuania1
Luxembourg2
Malaysia11
Mexico2
Monaco1
Netherlands22
Norway1
Pakistan64
Philippines1
Poland23
Portugal7
Romania4
San Marino1
Serbia2
Singapore8
Slovakia8
Slovenia10
Spain50
Sweden15
Switzerland49
Taiwan32
Thailand3
Türkiye64
Ukraine5
United Arab Emirates6
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland41
United States Minor Outlying Islands2
United States of America143
Vietnam1
FKM trade visitor structure
2023
Visitors (number of admissions)
116693
Proportion of trade visitors
98%
Total Germany (%)
62
Bremen
2
Hamburg
1
Lower Saxony
7
Schleswig-Holstein
3
North Rhine-Westphalia
49
Hesse
11
Rhineland-Palatinate
5
Saarland
1
Baden-Württemberg
6
Bavaria
8
Berlin
3
Brandenburg
2
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
0
Saxony
1
Thuringia
1
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
25
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
9
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
3
Department head, group head, team leader
8
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
20
Lecturer, teacher
2
Trainee
20
Other position
5
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
2
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
26
Research and development, design/construction
7
Manufacturing, production, quality control
14
Buying/procurement
6
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
3
Personnel administration, administration
2
Sales
6
Marketing, advertising, PR
3
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
0
Maintenance/repairs
1
Other area
23
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
2
Economic sectors (%)
Dental surgery
47
Surgery-laboratory
4
Dental laboratory
19
Local dental dealers
4
Retail trade (drugstore, pharmacy)
1
Industry, dental industry
10
Service
3
University, research
1
Other
3
Student
6
other non-professionals
2
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
20
more than 50 km up to 100 km
13
more than 100 km up to 300 km
18
over 300 km
48
Foreign origin total (%)
38
EU
34
Other european countries
20
Africa
7
North America
5
South and Central America
7
Middle East
11
South-, East-, Central Asia
16
Australia/Oceania
1
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Türkiye
5
France
4
India
4
Italy
4
Bulgaria
4
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
17
5 - 9
26
10 - 49
31
50 - 199
11
200 - 499
2
500 - 999
2
1 000 and more
5
Student
6
Other not employed
2
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
26
collectively
25
in an advisory capacity/organization
22
no
20
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
2
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
12
Earlier events
34
First visit
54
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Survey conducted by: Hopp Marktforschung
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