Workshops and society meetings are set for 15 October at Hilton Antwerp Old Town. The main event, Digital Dentistry Unlocked, runs on 16-17 October and is expected to draw up to 400 dental professionals and researchers. A calendar listing identifies the two-day meeting as the Digital Dentistry Society Global Congress 2026 in Antwerp.
AI-based imaging and digital orthodontics are on the programme. Endodontics will feature too, alongside clinical 3D printing and bioprinting. The society has more than 1,000 active members across 70 countries.
For context on the technology, a review of 3D microdevice manufacturing outlines methods used across the wider biomedical field. They include fused deposition modelling and direct ink writing. The review also covers stereolithography and digital light processing, as well as direct laser writing.
Antwerp has research activity of its own. At the University of Antwerp, researchers use 3D design and printing to develop equipment for research and clinical use. The conference will put that local work in front of an international dental community, though the source gives no details on individual sessions or specific technologies to be demonstrated.
The gala dinner is scheduled for Grand Café Horta, one of the city's Art Nouveau settings. Further information is available at conference.digital-dentistry.org.
