Cologne hosts 41st IDS on March 25-29

From 25-29 March 2025, the International Dental Show is again taking place in Cologne for the 41st time and will once again underline its position as the world's leading trade fair for dentistry and dental technology. Organised by the GFDI (Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Dental-Industrie mbH) and staged by Koelnmesse, IDS brings the most important players of the dental profession, the dental technology trade, the dental specialised trade and the dental industry together and offers a unique platform for innovations, networking and knowledge transfer.

Intensive marketing and sales activities have particularly been executed in South America, Asia and the USA to further establish IDS as the leading global trade fair. With around 2,000 exhibitors from over 60 countries and a foreign share of around 77%, IDS 2025 is currently demonstrating its strong international alignment. The most strongly represented countries among the exhibitors are expected to be Korea, Italy, the USA, China, Turkey, Spain, France and Switzerland. The offer is enhanced by numerous country pavilions from all continents. The strong demand from home and abroad shows that as a platform for innovations, market trends and as a central business platform, IDS is the decisive management tool for the global trade.

In terms of visitors, IDS also remains a global highlight: In 2023 around 120,000 trade visitors from 122 countries attended the trade fair – IDS 2025 aims to exceed this benchmark.

The newly optimised hall layout with four entrances and an expansive exhibition space spanning 180,000 square metres across multiple halls offers ideal conditions for an efficient visit to the trade fair. IDS offers extensive services to make the trade fair experience as pleasant as possible for visitors.

Whilst the presentation of products continues to be of key importance, IDS sees itself as being far more than purely a product show, it considers itself to be an integrative network that promotes an exchange about central industry themes. The focus lies on current challenges such as the promotion of young talents, the lack of skilled labour, sustainability and the implementation of artificial intelligence.

About IDS

The IDS (International Dental Show) takes place in Cologne, Germany every two years and is staged by Koelnmesse GmbH, Cologne.