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 2026 is scheduled to take place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 4 to 7 September 2026.

FDI World Dental Congress 2026

Discover Tomorrow’s Dentistry in the Heart of Magical Prague

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Past congresses

Year	Location
2025	Shanghai, China
2024	Istanbul, Türkiye
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

2025 Shanghai, China

The 2025 FDI World Dental Congress took place from September 9 to 12, 2025. The event was a resounding success, bringing together over 30,000 participants, including delegates and exhibition visitors.

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