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.
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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 |