Italy is the Guest of Honor Country at AEEDC 2022

Dubai, UAE: Italy confirm its position as a leading supplier to the UAE dental market exporting in 2020 Euro 24 million worth of dental products to the Emirates, the UAE’s 6th global supplier. Figures at the end of 2020 show that the global demand for Italian dental products is continuing at pace, with exports increasing by 47% over the last decade to Euro 560 million, and over Euro one billion in industrial production.

Italy excels in dental technology development, production and manufacturing, with the UAE’s dental industry increasing imports of Italian dental drilling equipment by +330% in the first 9 months of 2021. For the same period, imports of dental chairs increased by 105%; dental instruments and appliances by +68%; artificial teeth by +64%; dental prosthetics by +35% and X-ray apparatus by +25%. 

Today marks the first day of the UAE International Dental Conference & Arab Dental Exhibition (AEEDC Dubai) and Italy is Guest of Honor at the 26^th edition of the exhibition. The Italian Trade Agency, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in the UAE and the Consulate General in Dubai and Italian Dental Industry Association (UNIDI) is supporting 46 exhibitors during the three-day event at the Dubai World Trade Centre, an increase from 35 companies last year.   

“We are glad to participate as guest of honor with 46 companies in AEEDC Dubai, which has long been a point of reference for the dental industry and research professionals at a global level,” His Excellency Nicola Lener, Ambassador of Italy to the UAE commented.

“The Italian dental sector has grown by 4.5% in the last decade reaching a total of 1.026 billion Euros, corresponding to a quarter of the total turnover of the private health sector. In the first nine months of 2021, the Italian export to UAE reached 17.4 million euros (+3.72% compared to the same period of the previous year). We believe that new global trends, the ageing of the population, a growing awareness of the importance of prevention and even the increasing attention to personal image and beauty fostered by social media, will boost a further growth of this sector.

“Against this backdrop, Italy is keen to showcase at AEEDC Dubai the latest technologies and solutions adopted by our dental industry, to the benefit of the increasingly demanding UAE and international professionals attending the exhibition,” His Excellency concluded. 

Amedeo Scarpa, Italian Trade Commissioner to the UAE said, “Italian excellence in manufacturing is globally recognized, and our dental products are now exported almost everywhere in the world .

Thanks to our reputation we have built a strong trade relationship with the UAE over the past 10 years and we are proud to be a core part of the country’s dental offering. Italian manufacturers are the 6^th global supplier to the UAE, this relationship enables people in the Emirates to have access to the highest-quality dental care and the latest technological advances.

For this special edition of AEEDC – where Italy is Country of Honor – and to further enhance the commercial exchanges with this part of the world, we are hosting selected delegations from Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia and Qatar and setting up an agenda of one to one meetings with our exhibitors.”

Commenting on the participation at AEEDC, Gianfranco Berrutti, UNIDI President. “Being guests of honor at AEEDC is a source of great satisfaction for us. Italy, UNIDI, the association that I lead, Expodental Meeting, the trade fair we organize, are working hard so that together we can overcome the most serious world crisis of this century. Being here, again, in Dubai represents an important restart for us, an alliance with a country and a trade fair that are our friends and together with us, are starting again.”

“The Italian companies exhibiting here in Dubai showcase the best of our dental production. The UNIDI ITA participation is the largest one here in AEDEEC 2022 and witnesses the will to restart of our sector.” added Luigi Fanin, Promunidi President.

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The Italian pavilion is located in Hall 4 at AEEDC and the Italian companies who are at the pavilion this week are as follows:

1.       3DIEMME SRL

2.       4tek SRL

3.       8853 SPA | Div. 88dent

4.       Advan SRL

5.       Andrew Medical SRL

6.       Aries Medical SRL

7.       Bart Medical SRL

8.       Bontempi -Bmed

9.       Cimsystem SRL

10.   CO.N.CE.P.T. S.R.L.

11.   Dental Manufacturing SPA – Ruthinium

12.   Dental Market SRL

13.   Dental Tech

14.   Dentalfarm SRL

15.   Dispotech SRL

16.   Easyfor SRL

17.   EGsolutions

18.   Eurocom di Poletto Renato

19.   Eurocompress

20.   Faro SPA

21.   Flotecno SRL

22.   G.Comm SRL

23.   Galbiati Italia SRL

24.   Gentilin SRL

25.   GF Dental Di Ficuciello Antonino

26.   Ghimas SPA

27.   Lancer Global

28.   LED SPA

29.   Leonardo Acrylic Teeth c/o Teethline

30.   Major Prodotti Dentari SPA

31.   Medency SRL

32.   Media Lab SPA

33.   MGF SRL

34.   Pastelli SRL

35.   Pierrel Pharma SRL

36.   Reddish Stone SRL

37.   Rhein 83 SRL

38.   ROEN S.A.S.

39.   Saratoga Dental

40.   Sia Orthodontic Manufacturer SRL

41.   Smiler Pro SRL

42.   Sogeva SRL

43.   Swiss & Wegman SRL

44.   Tecnodent SRL

45.   Tressis Italia SRL

46.   Trident SRL 

About Italian Trade Agency - ITA

The Italian Trade Agency is the Government agency which promotes the globalization of Italian firms, under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ITA helps to develop, facilitate and promote Italian economic and trade relations with foreign countries, focusing on the needs of SMEs, their associations and partnerships. ITA sustains Italian firms in their internationalization process, promoting the marketing of Italian goods and services as well as the image of “Made in Italy” products around the world, while facilitating outward Italian investments and encouraging FDI attraction into Italy. ITA provides information, support and consultancy services to Italian companies on foreign markets, in order to foster exports and economic cooperation in all sectors, with the objective of increasing the effectiveness of their presence on international markets. ITA works closely with the Italian Regions, the network of Italian Chambers of Commerce, business organizations and other public and private entities. ITA’s headquarters are based in Rome and it works through a large network of offices around the world which are acknowledged as “Trade Promotion Offices” of the Embassies or Consulates of Italy. https://www.ice.it/en/markets/united-arab-emirates

About UNIDI

UNIDI – Italian Dental Industries Association – gathers the best Italian manufacturers of equipment and consumables for dentists and dental technicians: more than a hundred companies providing products which are compliant with the requirements laid out by the EU legislation, and therefore safe and effective for the end users.

In over 50 years of activity, UNIDI has actively contributed to the growth of the Italian dental industry. Today Italy is one of the global leading countries in terms of business volumes, technological innovation and exports of dental equipment and materials.

UNIDI promotes the “Made in Italy” dental products and companies and supports its members’ export strategies by organizing Italian pavilions, creating business matches, and drafting an important internationalization plan in cooperation with ITA – the Italian Trade Agency - in both emerging markets and industrialized Countries.

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