DGI - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Implantologie e.V.

What DGI - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Implantologie e.V. does

DGI - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Implantologie e.V. is a non-profit professional association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) headquartered in Munich with additional operations in Hannover. Formed in its current structure through the 1994 merger of two prior German implantology societies, DGI is the largest scientific society in Europe dedicated to dental implantology, with more than 8,700 members across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). It serves practicing dentists, oral surgeons, dental technicians, practice teams, and students through structured curricula, certification pathways, the annual DGI-Kongress (described as the largest specialist congress in German-speaking dental medicine, with its 40th edition scheduled for 2026 in Hamburg), the DGI Summer Event, and continuing education programs coordinated via regional Landesverbände.

The society operates a multi-platform digital ecosystem anchored on the DGINET member portal, which is built on a standard WordPress, Elementor, and WooCommerce stack, and includes the DGI e.Academy e-learning platform, podcast distribution, dedicated congress websites, and a public member search directory with Google Maps integration. DGI co-authors S3-level clinical guidelines for implantology and operates a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary, DGI GmbH, that manages commercial operations. DGI also runs the Next Generation program for early-career clinicians and the FutureXperts curriculum developed in partnership with DGÄZ.

DGI's revenue model combines tiered membership dues, tiered event and congress fees (with congress tickets ranging from approximately 199 EUR for student or day passes to 890 EUR for full professional passes, and structured curriculum blocks priced in the 590-640 EUR range), continuing education and certification programs, and platinum and gold sponsorships from major dental implant manufacturers including Camlog, Dentsply Sirona, Geistlich, Straumann, Nobel Biocare, and Bego. Strategic academic partnerships extend to the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO), the Austrian Society for Implantology (ÖGI), DGPro, DGÄZ, and DGZMK, with joint sessions hosted at the annual congress.

Name

DGI - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Implantologie e.V.

Legal name

DGI – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Implantologie im Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferbereich e.V.

Website

https://dginet.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Non-profit scientific association and the largest society in Europe for dental implantology, serving over 8,700 dental professionals across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland via certification curricula, the annual DGI-Kongress, the e.Academy platform, and member services run through DGI GmbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Continuing Education

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dental Implant Placement (Surgical Implantology) (HLABACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Implant Prosthodontics (Implant-Supported Restorations) (HLABAFAC), Digital Prosthodontics & CAD/CAM Restorations (Chairside/Clinic-Based) (HLABAFAH)

Keywords

• Dental implantology education
• Professional dental society
• Continuing dental education
• Implant dentistry certification
• Clinical practice guidelines

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: DGI generates revenue through annual membership fees from dental professionals, oral surgeons, dental technicians, and practice teams. Membership provides access to certification programs, member search directory, reduced event pricing, and professional network benefits.
2. Event Registration and Congress Fees: The annual DGI-Kongress and regional events generate significant revenue through tiered registration fees based on membership status, professional role, and booking timing. Additional revenue from workshops, masterclasses, and social events.
3. Continuing Education Courses: Revenue from standalone courses including Curriculum Implantologie, Aesthetic Implantology, CAD/CAM training, Start-Up Implant Surgery/Prosthetics, sedation management, expert witness certification, and dental technician programs.
4. Curriculum and Certification Programs: Structured multi-module certification programs that provide recurring revenue through tiered pricing for members versus non-members, including curricula for implantology, prosthetic expertise, expert witness qualification, and dental technicians.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

DGI is a non-profit scientific society that provides dental-implantology professionals with annual membership, structured continuing-education curricula (e.g., Curriculum Implantologie, Start-Up, CAD/CAM, Sedation, Aesthetic Implantology), standalone continuing-education courses, an e-learning platform (DGI e.Academy), S3 clinical guidelines, an annual DGI-Kongress and specialty events (DGI Spezial, Summer Event), a member-search directory, and the DGI Podcast. Targeted at dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dental technicians, dental practice staff, and students seeking accredited implantology training and certification.

Product overview

The DGI operates a multi-platform digital portfolio centered on its main portal (dginet.de), its dedicated congress microsite (dgi-kongress.de), and its continuing education platform (dgi-fortbildung.de). The DGINET portal serves as the primary gateway, aggregating the member area (Meine DGI), the member directory (Mitgliedersuche), news, podcast, and scientific guideline publications. The congress website handles event-specific content for the annual DGI Kongress, which is the largest specialist congress in the German-speaking dental field. The DGI e.Academy provides online seminar content. The DGI additionally offers structured qualification programs (Curricula), special events (DGI Spezial), and a Next Generation program for young professionals. All offerings are interconnected through the central member portal, with courses, certificates, and events accessible via the unified login.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DGI e.Academy: Online learning platform offering webcasts and digital education resources for implantology training
• DGI-Kongress
• DGI Summer Event

Products and services

• Annual DGI Membership Annual membership subscription giving dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dental technicians, practice staff, and students access to DGI benefits, the DGINET member portal, member-search profile listing, the DGI Podcast, and member pricing for courses and events.
• DGI-Kongress (Annual Congress) Annual scientific congress covering dental implantology topics, with multi-track sessions, sponsor exhibitions, and networking, targeted at DGI members and the broader dental implantology community.
• Curriculum Implantologie Structured multi-module certification program in implantology for dentists and oral surgeons, combining theoretical and hands-on components and serving as DGI's core accredited training pathway.
• Curriculum Ästhetische Implantologie (Aesthetic Implantology) Specialized curriculum in aesthetic implantology for practitioners seeking advanced certification in the aesthetic aspects of implant treatment.
• Curriculum CAD/CAM Specialized curriculum in CAD/CAM-supported implantology workflows, designed for dentists and dental technicians adopting digital prosthetic and surgical planning.
• Curriculum Start-Up Implantatchirurgie (Start-Up Implant Surgery) Foundational curriculum in implant surgery designed for newcomers and early-career clinicians entering surgical implantology.
• Curriculum Start-Up Implantatprothetik (Start-Up Implant Prosthetics) Foundational curriculum in implant prosthetics for newcomers and early-career clinicians, covering the prosthetic aspects of implant treatment.
• Curriculum Sedierung und Notfallmanagement (Sedation and Emergency Management) Specialized curriculum in sedation and emergency management for implantology practitioners, addressing perioperative safety and patient management.
• Curriculum Gutachter Implantologie (Expert Witness Implantology) Specialized curriculum qualifying experienced implantologists to serve as expert witnesses (Gutachter) in implantology-related legal and professional matters.
• Curriculum Zahntechnik (Dental Technician Curriculum) Specialized curriculum for dental technicians covering implant-supported prosthetics and laboratory workflows.
• Curriculum ZMFI / Curriculum PBI (Practice Staff Curricula) Curricula for dental practice staff (ZFA, ZMP, DH) covering chairside and practice-management tasks in implantology.
• Individual Continuing Education Courses (Einzelkurse) Individual continuing-education courses (Einzelkurse) including hands-on trainings (e.g., sinuslift courses) on specific implantology topics, available as standalone enrollments.
• DGI e.Academy (E-Learning Platform) Online e-learning platform delivering digital implantology courses, webinars, and learning content to DGI members and enrolled participants.
• DGI Spezial (Specialized Events) Specialized topic-focused events (DGI Spezial) addressing specific implantology themes as supplementary events to the annual congress.
• DGI Summer Event (Summer-Implant-Travel) Summer-themed DGI event combining continuing education with a travel format, offered as part of the society's annual events calendar.
• DGI Next Generation Program Program for students, junior dentists, and early-career clinicians entering implantology, providing foundational training, mentorship, and peer networking opportunities.
• DGI S3-Leitlinien (Clinical Practice Guidelines) Authored S3-level clinical practice guidelines for dental implantology, establishing evidence-based national standards referenced by members and the broader dental community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 8,700 members across dental professionals, oral surgeons, and dental technicians
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CamlogminorOthersPlatinum sponsor of the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. Leading dental implant manufacturer providing workshop sponsorship and industry collaboration at the congress.
• Dentsply SironaminorOthersPlatinum sponsor of the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. Global dental equipment manufacturer providing workshop sponsorship and product demonstrations.
• Geistlich PharmaminorOthersPlatinum sponsor of the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. Specialty pharmaceutical company focused on bone regeneration and wound healing products.
• SDS (Straumann Group)minorOthersPlatinum sponsor of the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. Part of Straumann Group, providing dental implant and restorative solutions.
• StraumannminorOthersPlatinum sponsor of the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. Global leader in dental implantology and tooth replacement solutions.
• BegominorOthersGold sponsor of the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. German dental company specializing in prosthetics and implant solutions.
• Nobel BiocareminorOthersGold sponsor of the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. Global dental implant solutions provider.
• Springer MedizinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for DGI publications and congress coverage. Leading medical and dental science publisher providing editorial and media support.
• Quintessenz VerlagminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCongress media partner for the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. Leading German dental publishing house.
• EAO (European Association for Osseointegration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGI meets EAO session at the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. International collaboration between European implantology societies for scientific exchange and joint programming.
• DGZMK (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with DGZMK as the umbrella organization. DGI membership applications include DGZMK membership verification. Represents the largest dental professional society in Germany.
• ÖGI (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Implantologie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGI meets ÖGI session at the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. Cross-border collaboration with Austrian implantology society.
• DGPro (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Prothetik)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGI meets DGPro session at the 40th DGI-Kongress 2026. Interdisciplinary collaboration in prosthetics education.
• FutureXperts CurriculumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint curriculum developed with DGÄZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ästhetische Zahnmedizin) specifically designed for young dental professionals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AO (Academy of Osseointegration): North American scientific society for implant dentistry offering annual meetings, education, and research grants. Highly comparable to DGI in scope (congress + curriculum + clinical guidelines) but US-based.
• DGÄZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ästhetische Zahnmedizin): German aesthetic dentistry society co-developing the FutureXperts Curriculum with DGI. Overlapping membership and curriculum content in aesthetic implantology.
• ICOI (International Congress of Oral Implantologists): Global dental implantology society with membership, continuing education, and credentialing (Fellowship, Diplomate). Comparable to DGI's Curriculum Implantologie and certification pathway.
• ITI (International Team for Implantology): Global scientific organization focused on implant dentistry with structured education, fellowships, and congresses. Operates an international curriculum and member directory similar to DGI, but with broader global reach.
• EAO (European Association for Osseointegration): European scientific association for implantology with an annual congress and clinical guideline development. Already a strategic partner of DGI ('DGI meets EAO' sessions), it operates as a direct peer and continental counterpart.
• DGPro (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Prothetik): German prosthetics society with overlapping membership in implant prosthetics. Runs joint sessions at the DGI-Kongress and shares curricular overlap on implant-supported restorations.

Regional players

• ÖGI (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Implantologie): Austrian counterpart to DGI running joint 'DGI meets ÖGI' sessions. Similar scientific mission and curriculum model, but focused on the Austrian market.
• AAP (American Academy of Periodontology): US periodontics society that publishes clinical guidelines and continuing education on peri-implantitis and dental implants. Regional peer with comparable guideline-development and certification model.

Broad incumbents

• Straumann Group (educational arm): Global dental implant leader and platinum DGI-Kongress sponsor that runs its own extensive practitioner education programs (Straumann Academy, ITI partnership). Competes for practitioner learning time and curriculum engagement.
• DGZMK (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde): Umbrella German dental professional society and DGI's strategic partner. Broader scope covering all dental disciplines, but provides overlapping general/professional services to the same dental member base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/deutschegesellschaftfuerimplantologie
• Instagraminstagram.com/dgi_ev
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dgi-ev

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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