DenTech China, held every autumn in Shanghai, is the longest-running and best-attended dental trade fair in the country. The 2024 edition, scheduled for 24-27 September, will occupy the entire National Exhibition and Convention Center with more than 1,600 exhibitors and 120,000 square metres of display space. The organisers expect 90,000 professional visitors from China and abroad, making the event one of the five largest dental shows worldwide. The exhibition is strictly in-person; no virtual component is offered.

The target audience includes dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, implantologists, hygienists, dental-laboratory owners, dealers, importers, hospital purchasers, and representatives of universities, associations, and government agencies. The show is co-located with the China International Dental Industry Conference, a four-day scientific programme accredited for continuing-education credits by the Chinese Stomatological Association. Registration for dentists is free if completed before 15 August; laboratory technicians and trade visitors pay a modest fee.

Exhibits are grouped into eight halls: digital dentistry and CAD/CAM, implantology, orthodontic systems, endodontic and periodontal instruments, infection-control disposables, dental chairs and cabinetry, laboratory equipment, and raw materials. More than 300 new products will be launched during the fair, including an intra-oral scanner that captures full-arch data in 30 seconds and a titanium alloy specifically formulated for additive manufacturing of partial denture frameworks. The German, Italian, Japanese, South Korean, and Swiss pavilions return in expanded form, while the United States, France, and the United Kingdom will host joint stands for the first time.

A 70-seat match-making programme pairs overseas suppliers with vetted Chinese distributors; last year 1,200 one-to-one meetings generated on-site purchase orders worth 180 million yuan. Parallel activities include the National Dental Technician Competition, the College Student Innovation Contest, and free oral-screening stations run by volunteers from Tongji University. Daily keynote sessions will address the replicability of digital workflows, the economics of chair-side milling, and the regulatory pathway for 3-D printed devices under China’s new NMPA guidance. English simultaneous interpretation is provided in the three main auditoria; all other sessions are in Mandarin.