The UAE International Dental Conference and Arab Dental Exhibition – AEEDC Dubai 2022has generated record-breaking business deals worth $3.9 billion. The high volume of deals reflects the event’s success in providing a platform for the global dental industry to build partnerships and create strong long-term business networks.

The three-day conference and exhibition, which brought together oral health practitioners and producers from around the world,showcased the latest innovative technology and provided companies in the industry an opportunity to forge long-term deals and joint investments to serve the needs of local, regional, and international markets.

AEEDC Dubai attracted 66,000 participants from 155 countries and showcased 4,800 state-of-the-art products in the field of medical solutions from 3,600 major dental and public health companies in the field of oral hygiene and dentistry. The event featured a total of 22 official country pavilions.

The success of the event demonstrates Dubai’s emergence as a frontrunner in global economic recovery and its ability to provide a platform for professionals in various international industries to connect in-person in a safe environment,establish partnerships and exchange new knowledge and innovation. The city’s ability to create a protected environment for international events by implementing globally-benchmarked precautionary measures has enabled leading global companies, SMEs and entrepreneurial ventures to explore new opportunities and strike new business deals.

Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, Executive Chairman of AEEDC Dubai and the Global Scientific Dental Alliance, and Chairman of INDEX Holding, stated, “We are proud of the successes generated by the event over the years, which reflect the UAE’s role in creating new opportunities for global industries and the support it has extended to the international medical sector.The exceptional volume of direct and subsidiary deals worth $3.9 billion concluded at the event validates the global community’s confidence in the UAE as a venue for industry events. Governments across the world have realised that health and medical institutions are vital to the economy and society and must be developed with state-of-the-art approaches, advanced equipment and continuing education for staff. The pandemic showed us the importance of raising the sector’s preparedness to face all challenges.”

AEEDC Dubai, which will hold its next event in February 2023, is organised annually by INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions – a member of INDEX Holding. The event is supported by Dubai Health Authority, Scientific Global Dental Alliance, Dental Federation, Executive Board of the Health Ministers Council for Gulf Cooperation Council States, Gulf Health Council, Riyadh Elm University, Arab Academy for Continuing Dental Education, Saudi Dental Society, Saudi Orthodontic Society, Saudi Prosthodontic Society, International Association for Dental Research, The Greater New York Dental Meeting and Manitoba Dental Association.