International Dental and Laboratory Equipment Exhibition

The International Healthcare and Medical Exhibition was established in 2001 to attract those who are in the medical fields to interact with each other and to stay updated with the latest medical and scientific innovations and achievements as the philosophy and the industry of specialized exhibitions became one of the most distinguished attributes of our modern time and one of its most important commercial and marketing conducts as the exhibitions serves as a focal meeting point between the suppliers and purchasers, and offers information about competing products, quality and other factors taken into consideration while deciding which are the right products for each market.

The 5th edition of the International Dentalcare and Medical Exhibition will be held from  4th to 7th November, 2010 at Yaman Land in Aleppo - Syria to confirm its position as one of the leading medical and economical event that brings the wholesalers and distributers with the medical and scientific community under one roof.

Due to the tremendous success and the great benefits that exhibitors and visitors had gained by attending Healthcare Exhibition, we decided to launch an exhibition dedicated to the dental and laboratories sectors under the brand name Healthcare Dental to become today the largest specialized dental and laboratory’s equipments exhibition in Syria.

Healthcare Dental will provides platform to manufacturers, traders and services providers to launch their latest innovations and technologies. It will also serve as a gateway for expanding their market to reach the Middle East and North Africa region.

The show coincides annually with 2 major conferences, the “Third Congress in Dentistry”, organized by Office of Practicing the Profession and of Faculty of Dentistry at Damascus University and “The Scientific Conference for Dental Technicians” organized by the Syrian Committee of Technicians in Damascus, Syria where remarkable local, Arab and foreign speakers and professors will present varied and diverse topics. 700 Dentists and 1,000 Dental Laboratory technicians attended 2009 conferences.

“These scientific activities are in the core of the economical development which considers the national faculties as its main pillars”
Dr. Wael Mua'lla, President of Damascus University


Dentalcare  exhibition was launched as a standalone exhibition in 2005 branching from Healthcare Exhibition, the largest specialized medical and dental healthcare exhibition in the Arab region after the United Arab Emirates.

Dentalcare 2010 will be held from 15th to 18th April, 2010 at Damascus Fairgrounds, Syria and will provides a platform to manufacturers, traders and services providers to launch their latest innovations and technologies. It will also serve as a gateway for expanding their market to reach the Middle East and North Africa region.
Why exhibit at Dentalcare 2010:
· Identify new clients by reaching targeted audience of over 5,500 dental professionals.
· Promote your new products to thousands of end-users attending the event.
· Reinforce your company situation in the market.
· Build new business contacts and meet your existing clients to increase your sales volume.

Majority of 2009 participants announced that their participation was fruitful and successful as the size of the exhibition itself is increasing year-after-year and the number of visitors and participants is also on the rise.

64% of exhibitors stated that participating at the show has a high ROI.
69% of exhibitors stated that their overall objectives had been met.
76% of exhibitors are intending to participate at Healthcare 2010


EXHIBITS’ PROFILE:
IMAGING:


· X-Ray Films, Intra Oral & Extra Oral
· X-Ray Machines & Accessories
· Cameras, Extra Oral / Intra Oral
· CAD/CAM Equipment and Software



EQUIPMENT:


· Air Compressors
· Amalgamators
· Analgesia Equipment & Supplies
· Casting Machines
· Curing Lights
· Dental Laboratories
· Diagnostic Equipment
· Electro Surgical Equipment
· Endodontic Instruments & Supplies
· Furnaces
· Furniture, Chairs & Accessories
· Hand pieces, Operating & Laboratory
· Instruments, Diamonds
· Laboratory Equipment
· Lasers
· Lights, Operating
· Oxygen and/or Anaesthesia Equipment
· Saliva Ejectors
· Sterilizers and Sterilizers Accessories
· Sterilizing & Disinfecting Solutions
· Surgical Supplies
· Toothbrushes, Hand - Power
· Ultrasonic Equipment – Laboratory


MATERIALS, PRODUCTS & ACCESSORIES:


· Abrasives, Abrasive Disks, Points & Wheels
· Alloys Casting
· Anaesthetics, Local & Accessories
· Analgesia Equipment & Supplies
· Analgesics
· Articulators & Accessories
· Asepsis Products
· Autoclaves
· Bleaching Products
· Bonding Agents
· Bone Grafting Materials, Synthetic & Implants
· Casting Alloys
· Composite Resins Products
· Cosmetic Restorations
· Crowns and/or Crown & Bridge Material
· Dentifrices
· Denture Base/Reline & Repair Resins
· Disk & Mandrels & Strips
· Disposable Products
· Electro Surgical Equipment
· Fluoride Products (other than Dentifrice)
· Implants and Accessories
· Impression Materials
· Infection Control Products
· Laboratory
· Orthodontic/Pedodontic Material
· Periodontal Diagnostic Products
· Periodontal Instruments & Supplies
· Pharmaceuticals
· Porcelains Products and Accessories
· Prosthetic & Laboratory Supplies
· Restorative Materials & Accessories
· Retraction Materials

· Teeth, Artificial

TARGET AUDIENCE FOR 2010:
Healthcare Dental already attracts dental specialists, over 4,500 dentists and 1,000 lab technician and specialists from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq attended 2009 show.



94% of visitors intend to visit Healthcare 2010.
84.4% of visitors said that varieties of exhibitors are between good and very good.
83% of visitors said that varieties of exhibits are between good and very good.
72.5% of visitors stated that their objectives had been met.

With the increased number of exhibitors in 2010, we will be trying to attract professionals and high quality visitors from the following sectors:



· Dentists
· Implantologists
· Prosthodontists
· Orthodontists
· Periodontists
· Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
· Endodontists
· Assistants
· Hygienists
· Dental Technicians
· Laboratories Administrators and Technicians
Syria Strategic Location:
Located at the heart of the Middle East mediating three continents (Europe, Asia and Africa), the Syrian Arab Republic rest on the eastern cost of the Mediterranean Sea bounded by Turkey to the North, Iraq to the East, Palestine & Jordan from the South and by Lebanon & the Mediterranean Sea to the West.

This position makes the field of interaction among civilizations throughout history and corridors for movement and trade routes across continents, which include what has become known as the Silk Roads Trained slaves and March Magi, and takes five Syrian land borders and access to the international roads.

Extent and Population:
The total area of the Syrian Arab Republic is 18,517,971 hectares, it accommodates 22,331,000 inhabitants (11,220,000 Males and 11,111,000) with a Population growth rate of 2.37%.


Facts & Figures:
Syrian Government allocated approximately 40 billion Syrian Pound (US$850 million) for improving the health and medical sectors in 2008, the Syrian Investment Board has exempted / supported more than 25 investing medical projects. These projects included setting up hospitals and drug factories in addition to offering medical supplies with the cost of 4 billion Syrian Pounds (US$85 millions). These developments came as a result for applying the rules of the Investment Law No. /8/.

Currently the Syrian Ministry of Health negotiates with the European Investment Bank to obtain fund for founding 22 new medical projects in 2010 costing US$300 millions. Some of these projects are Pediatric Hospitals in Damascus, Tartous, Al Rakka and Hasakeh with sum of 360 beds, Heart - Disease Center in Deir-ez-zor with a capacity of 160 beds, Tumor Centers in Homs and in Aleppo with the capacity of 160 beds each.

Added to that, there will be several new 60-bed hospitals in the Syrian countryside for serving patients; thus helping big hospitals in Syrian cities present more medical services for all citizens.

The above Information is according to Directorate of Planning & International Cooperation – The Syrian Ministry of Health.