SDHE 2026: 5th Shenzhen International Dental High-Tech Expo

What is Shenzhen International Dental High-Tech Expo (SDHE)?

SDHE, the Shenzhen International Dental High-Tech Expo (深圳国际口腔展), is a December dental show that mixes a trade exhibition with a large continuing-education programme for dentists. It is organised by the Shenzhen Stomatological Association, the city's dental industry association, the Guangdong Private Dental Association and the International Society of Advanced Dentistry (ISADe), with Guangzhou Rihui Exhibition as the show operator. The first edition was in 2020, and the 2026 show at Shenzhen World is the fifth. The organizers say they want it to become China's answer to Cologne's IDS.

The floor covers the whole dental supply chain. The 2025 exhibitor list includes international brands such as Straumann, Nobel Biocare, Carl Zeiss (surgical microscopes), Kuraray Noritake, KLS Martin, Sunstar (GUM) and Haleon (Sensodyne and Polident). Alongside them are Chinese players such as Angelalign (clear aligners), Fussen (dental CT and intraoral scanners), Woodpecker (ultrasonic and endodontic devices), Sinol (dental units), Bonanga (dental materials) and Meta Medical (endodontic materials). There is also a long tail of Shenzhen, Foshan and Guangzhou makers of handpieces, burs, 3D printers, milling materials, lab zirconia and chairs. Dental-clinic interior designers, sterilisation and water-treatment suppliers, and associations from Hong Kong and Malaysia also take stands.

What sets SDHE apart from a pure trade fair is the academic side. The organizers advertise more than 280 speakers and over 120 sessions. Attendance at lectures is free (hands-on courses excepted), and participants can earn national Class I continuing-education credits. Many sessions are the annual meetings of Shenzhen Stomatological Association committees, covering implantology, periodontics, paediatric and geriatric dentistry and community dentistry. In past years these have been joined by a Bay Area young implantologists' forum, a southern periodontics masters' forum, a dedicated ISADe international session and, in 2026, a Guangdong dentists' case-presentation competition. Dental associations from 21 prefecture-level cities organise group visits, some with free coaches.

The show also has an international side. The organizers say delegations came from more than 20 countries and regions in 2025, including the US, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Macau, and they reported more than 40,000 professional visits over the three days. For a foreign dentist, lab owner or distributor, it is a practical way to see Guangdong's dental manufacturing base, from Foshan's dental-unit and handpiece makers to Shenzhen's digital-dentistry firms, in one place. It also coincides with the Shenzhen International Medical Devices Exhibition in the same venue.