DDS 2026 State of the Art Conference

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The Digital Dentistry Society conference in Antwerp, themed “Digital Dentistry Unlocked”: artificial intelligence in imaging, digital endodontics and orthodontics, digital workflows in implantology and clinical 3D printing.

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Dates 16–17 October 2026 · workshops 15 October
Venue Hilton Antwerp Old Town, Antwerp, Belgium
Organiser Digital Dentistry Society (DDS)
Theme Digital Dentistry Unlocked

The Conference

The Digital Dentistry Society State of the Art Conference took place in Antwerp on 16 and 17 October 2026, with a workshop day on Thursday 15 October. The President of the DDS is Prof. Reinhilde Jacobs.

The theme of the conference was “Digital Dentistry Unlocked”. The sessions covered AI-based imaging, digital endodontics and orthodontics, digital workflows in implantology and in children, bioprinting and clinical 3D printing. They also included oral presentations from the call for abstracts and interactive debates.

Programme

09:00–10:30

3D Printing in Dental Practice

Dr. Wouter Reybrouck, Dr. Maarten Glibert

11:00–12:30

Image-Based AI Assisting the Digital Dental Workflow

Prof. Reinhilde Jacobs, Dr. Bahaaeldeen Elgarba, Dr. Eslam Dawood, Dr. Dhanaporn Papasratorn

13:00–14:30

Facial Scanning

Prof. Reinhilde Jacobs, Dr. Alina Paganini, Dr. Rellyca Sola Gracea, Dr. Thanatchaporn Jindanil

15:00–16:30

Open AI in Dental Diagnostics

Prof. Reinhilde Jacobs, Dr. Rellyca Sola Gracea, Dr. Dhanaporn Papasratorn

09:00–09:15

Official Opening and Welcome Address

Prof. Reinhilde Jacobs

09:15–10:45

AI Based Dental Imaging Unlocked

Prof. Erwin Berkhout, Prof. Reinhilde Jacobs

10:45–11:15

Coffee break

11:15–12:45

Digital Endodontics Unlocked

Prof. Paul Lambrechts, Prof. Roberto Fornara, Prof. Andres Torres, Dr. Roberto Aza Garcia

12:45–14:00

Lunch

14:00–15:30

Digital Orthodontics Unlocked

Isabelle Savoye, Flavia Preda, Stefania Perrotta, Ellen Cloet

15:30–16:00

Coffee break

16:00–16:30

Digital Multidisciplinary Implant Workflow

Lieven Barbier, Jan Meeus, Ellen Wouters

16:30–17:00

Digital Workflow in Children: Towards Tooth Biofabrication

Alina Paganini, Mostafa Ezeldeen, Pierre Lahoud

17:00–17:30

Bioprinting in Medicine Unlocked

Lorenzo Moroni

17:30–18:00

Interactive Debate

Evening

Gala Dinner · Grand Café Horta

08:45–09:30

Advanced Digital Workflow for Implant Surgery Unlocked

Jaafar Mouhyi, Umberto Zanetti, Bassem El Fahl

09:30–10:15

Implant Prosthetics Unlocked

Henriette Lerner, Grzegorz Wasiluk, Miodrag Šćepanović

10:15–10:45

Interactive Debate

10:45–11:15

Coffee break

11:15–12:45

Clinical 3D Printing Unlocked

Ziad Salameh, Wally Renne, Gülce Çakmak

12:45–13:00

Interactive Debate

Workshops

On Thursday 15 October, four 1.5-hour hands-on workshops took place on the 2nd floor of the Hilton Antwerp Old Town. Participation required a separate ticket in addition to conference registration, and each workshop had up to 50 participants.

3D Printing in Dental Practice

Organising the digital practice with chairside 3D printing: printer integration, requirements, guidelines, limitations, applications and suitable materials. Participants worked step by step on their own projects with the help of tutors.

Image-Based AI Assisting the Digital Dental Workflow

Artificial intelligence for imaging protocols with a lower radiation dose, creation of the virtual patient, and support for diagnosis and treatment planning.

Facial Scanning

Fundamentals of 3D facial capture and types of scanners, facial and smile analysis in orthodontics, integration with CBCT and intraoral scans, and simulation of treatment outcomes.

Open AI in Dental Diagnostics

Using OpenAI to formulate diagnostic hypotheses and referral decisions based on low-dose imaging.

Speakers

More than 25 speakers and chairs from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

Reinhilde Jacobs

Belgium · DDS President

Roberto Aza Garcia

Spain

Lieven Barbier

Belgium

Erwin Berkhout

Netherlands

Gülce Çakmak

Turkey

Ellen Cloet

Belgium

Eslam Dawood

Egypt

Bassem El Fahl

Egypt

Bahaaeldeen Elgarba

Egypt

Mostafa Ezeldeen

Egypt

Roberto Fornara

Italy

Maarten Glibert

Belgium

Thanatchaporn Jindanil

Thailand

Pierre Lahoud

Lebanon

Paul Lambrechts

Belgium

Henriette Lerner

Germany

Jan Meeus

Belgium

Lorenzo Moroni

Italy

Jaafar Mouhyi

Morocco

Alina Paganini

Switzerland

Dhanaporn Papasratorn

Thailand

Stefania Perrotta

Italy

Flavia Preda

Romania

Wally Renne

USA

Wouter Reybrouck

Belgium

Ziad Salameh

Lebanon

Isabelle Savoye

Belgium

Miodrag Šćepanović

Serbia

Rellyca Sola Gracea

Indonesia

Andres Torres

Chile

Grzegorz Wasiluk

Poland

Ellen Wouters

Belgium

Umberto Zanetti

Italy

Venue

Hilton Antwerp Old Town

The conference took place at the Hilton Antwerp Old Town, on Groenplaats in Antwerp’s historic centre, close to the Cathedral of Our Lady and within walking distance of Antwerp Central station.

Getting there

From Brussels Airport: about 30 minutes by direct train.

From Charleroi: about 1.5 hours by train.

From Amsterdam Schiphol: by high-speed train or taxi.

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DDS 2026 State of the Art Conference

The Conference

Programme

Thursday 15 October: Workshops

Friday 16 October

Saturday 17 October

Workshops

3D Printing in Dental Practice

Image-Based AI Assisting the Digital Dental Workflow

Facial Scanning

Open AI in Dental Diagnostics

Speakers

Venue

Hilton Antwerp Old Town

Social Programme

Gala Dinner

Tours of Antwerp

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