MUMBAI, India – The 20th edition of FAMDENT Show Mumbai, India’s premier conference and trade show for progressive clinical dentistry, successfully concluded at the Bombay Exhibition Center (BEC) in Mumbai. Organised by Messe Düsseldorf India and an initiative of MEDICARE ASIA, the three-day event solidified its position as the ultimate annual meeting and procurement platform for the dental fraternity across the nation and the globe.
This milestone edition registered an impressive turnout of 8,225 trade visitors from 15 countries and brought together 640 delegates at the Scientific Conference that ran parallel to the expo, bridging commercial procurement with academic and clinical excellence.
A Global Sourcing Hub with 158 Exhibitors
The trade floor spanned a comprehensive range of clinical and laboratory dental solutions, featuring 158 exhibitors with participation from four nations: Spain, South Korea, China and India. A major highlight on the exhibition floor was the dedicated South Korea Pavilion, which allowed visitors to evaluate world-class advancements alongside top domestic medical device innovations.
Prominent industry global brands actively participated, including Colgate, Vatech, Osstem Implants, Dentium Implant, Woson, Indent, B&E Korea, Dynamic Abutment, GC India, Dentis India, Shofu, Choicetech Korea, Prevest Denpro, Brulon International, Cowellmedi implant, All About Abutment, Retail Denmart, Coltene, Group Pharmaceuticals, Confident Dental, IPCA pharma, HMD, ORO, Prime Dental, Safe Endo, Unicorn Dentmart, Dentsply Sirona, Ivoclar and Orikam Healthcare. Visitors engaged directly with manufacturers to source critical infrastructure, including dental units, imaging and photography systems, clinical furniture, sterilization devices and dental materials.
Inauguration by Industry Stalwarts
The grand inauguration ceremony was graced by an esteemed panel of special guests and industry pioneers, including:
- Dr. Mahesh Verma – Padma Shri, Dr. B.C. Roy Awardee, National Science & Technology Awardee, and Vice Chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi
- Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Vimal Arora – PVSM, AVSM, VSM & Bar, and Chief Clinical Officer, Clove Dental
- (Hony.) Brig. Dr. Anil Kohli – Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Dr. B.C. Roy Awardee, and Former President of the Dental Council of India
- Dr. Sandesh Mayekar – MDS; MS (Tufts University, USA), Specialist in Aesthetic Dentistry, TMD & Orofacial Pain
- Prof. Rahul Hegde – Director, Ajeenkya D Y Patil University
Scientific Excellence and Clinical ROI
The concurrent Dental Scientific Conference addressed the emerging trends shaping modern clinical dentistry. A special attraction for the delegates was international speaker Dr. Gianluca Gambarini, from Italy who delivered a high-impact session on endodontic therapy. The scientific program also featured prominent national speakers, including Dr. Sandesh Mayekar, Dr. Ajay Bajaj, Dr. Sameena Ali, Dr. Anisa Patel Sheikh, Dr. Meghal Shah, Dr. Piyush Bhandari, Dr. Porus Turner, Dr. Kavalipurapu Venkata Teja, and Dr. Lakshmi Ratan. Attending delegates received valuable Continuing Dental Education (CDE) points to support their professional growth.
Parallel to the lecture sessions, the event fostered next-generation talent through intensive Hands-on Workshops, a Paper Presentation competition, and an E-Poster Competition on the show floor. The winning papers and e-poster were felicitated on the concluding day of the event.
Strategic Alignments and Industry Feedback
Exhibitors noted the high commercial value of the trade floor. Ms. Puja, Marketing Manager at R&D Impex, commented, "The FAMDENT show has been a game-changer for our complete clinical range. The innovative products and cutting-edge technology showcased at the event drew excellent responses." Mr. Sanjay, Director at Clinicia Technologies, added, "We got an excellent response during FAMDENT Mumbai. The whole event was professionally organized”. The excellent response and great support from the event team was also praised by Dr. Aditya, Director at Arkade Dental, Dr. Lakshmikant Sugandhi, Vice President at Group Pharma and Dr. Shenkit Jain, Director at Novelmedic.
Reflecting national manufacturing priorities, the event was backed by premium partnerships and stellar institutional support. Colgate joined as Principal Partner, Voice of Healthcare (VOH) as Conference Partner, DY Patil University supported as Academia Partner, Dentist Channel Online as Media Partner; Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD) & Export Promotion Council for Medical Devices (EPCMD) as Supporting Associations.
Reflecting on the success of the milestone edition, Ajay Kumar Gulati, General Manager, Messe Düsseldorf India, stated, "Celebrating our 20th edition with 8,225 trade visitors and robust international participation is a proud milestone. FAMDENT Show Mumbai 2026 has successfully bridged massive manufacturer-direct procurement with world-class clinical education. We are deeply grateful to the entire dental fraternity and our partners for making this landmark edition an unprecedented success."
As the show wraps up its 20th edition, FAMDENT Show Mumbai continues to set new performance benchmarks for the Indian dental market, establishing an efficient ecosystem for procurement, technology benchmarking, and clinical education. FAMDENT Show will return with its next chapters in 2027 at Hyderabad and Mumbai.
About the Organiser
Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd. is a fully owned subsidiary of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH which is a global player both as a trade fair organiser and as a provider of trade fair related services for exhibitors and visitors. Messe Düsseldorf India has been successfully staging established trade fairs like Medical Fair India, India Essen Welding & Cutting, wire India, Tube India, METEC India, FAMDENT SHOW Shows & Awards, glasspex India, glasspro India, pacprocess & food pex Mumbai, ProWine Mumbai, In-Store Asia and Valve World Expo India. Besides organising successful trade fairs in India, the company is also the exclusive Sales representative of Messe Düsseldorf Group for the Indian Market and is canvassing Indian customers to Events of Messe Düsseldorf Group worldwide.
About MEDICARE ASIA
FAMDENT Shows are the initiative of MEDICARE ASIA – the central business platform for all attendees to our portfolio of Medical and Healthcare Exhibitions throughout Asia. It seeks to foster strategic alliances, innovate new offerings and develop customer-centric strategies to engine our portfolio for growth in the vast and diverse continent – Asia. It also seeks to build a strong channel from Asia to our global-leading trade shows in Düsseldorf – MEDICA, COMPAMED, and REHACARE. Through MEDICARE ASIA, attendees will benefit from harmonized offerings that are tailored to their needs, central point of contact and stronger business platforms – both in Asia and Düsseldorf.
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