Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting

What Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting does

The Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting is a 501(c)-style non-profit annual dental conference founded in 1911 by Dr. Thomas P. Hinman and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The organization is governed by the Hinman Dental Society, a membership body of more than 800 dentists who volunteer to plan programming and award scholarships, and operates with a small core staff of approximately 7 employees. Its flagship event is the annual Hinman Dental Meeting, held each March at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, which in 2026 drew 12,348 attendees — including 3,758 dentists, 2,671 hygienists, 1,270 dental assistants, 699 office staff, 405 pre-dental students, 112 educators, and 1,736 exhibiting companies — making it one of the larger U.S. dental continuing-education conferences.

The meeting offers multi-track continuing-education courses for dental professionals, complemented by a large exhibit hall where dental manufacturers, distributors, and service providers showcase products. Programming includes clinical lectures, hands-on courses, and free CE in the exhibit hall, with social events such as Hinman's Night Out staged at Atlanta landmarks including Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the Georgia Aquarium. The Hinman Dental Society separately runs an annual member meeting at resort venues such as Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, and the organization has extended its content reach through online and on-demand CE courses. To date, the society has awarded more than $11 million in student scholarships, funded out of meeting proceeds.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: (1) attendee registration fees across tiered passes for dentists and support staff, (2) exhibit hall booth rental priced at $4,400 for an inline 10x10 booth, $4,920 for a corner booth, plus island surcharges of $4,400 and conference-room rentals of $4,400, and (3) Hinman Dental Society membership dues. Ancillary services are layered through partnerships with EventSphere (official hotel partner, rates $189-$289/night) and Delta Air Lines (attendee travel discounts). The non-profit does not disclose financial statements, and scholarship and society programs are funded from net meeting proceeds.

Name

Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting

Legal name

Hinman Dental Society of Atlanta

Website

https://hinman.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting is an Atlanta-based non-profit that runs an annual March dental continuing-education conference at the Georgia World Congress Center, serving dentists, hygienists, assistants, students, and 1,700+ exhibiting companies through registration, exhibit-hall booth sales, and society membership dues.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Meeting Registration: Registration fees from dental professionals attending the annual meeting, including various attendee categories (dentists, assistants, hygienists, office staff, lab techs, students, educators)
2. Exhibit Hall Booth Rental: Revenue from exhibiting companies renting booth space at the annual meeting. Includes inline booths, corner booths, island surcharges, and conference rooms
3. Society Membership Dues: Membership fees from the 800+ member dentists in the Hinman Dental Society

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting organizes and runs an annual three-day dental continuing education conference held each March at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The event combines CE-accredited courses, an expansive exhibit hall with more than 1,700 exhibiting companies, and networking/social programming for dentists, hygienists, assistants, office staff, lab technicians, students, and educators. The organization also sells exhibit hall booth space and conference rooms to dental industry companies, and runs a membership society of more than 800 Atlanta-area dentists.

Product overview

The Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting operates as an annual dental conference organization offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services centered on the annual March meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The core product is the three-day Annual Meeting featuring an expansive Exhibit Hall (with Total Health Pavilion, Learning Lab Pavilion, and Table Clinics), supplemented by Continuing Education (CE) courses available both in-person and online. The organization also manages the Hinman Dental Society membership program for over 800 Atlanta-area dentists, providing year-round professional development and networking events. A non-profit scholarship fund, having provided over $11 million to dental education, rounds out the organization's mission-driven offerings. The Meeting attracted over 12,000 attendees in 2026 across dentistry professionals, educators, and students.

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Products and services

• Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting (Annual Conference) Three-day annual dental professional conference held every March in Atlanta, Georgia providing continuing education, exhibits, and networking for more than 12,000 dental professional attendees.
• Continuing Education (CE) Courses World-class continuing education programming offered at the annual meeting that awards CE credits to dentists, assistants, hygienists, and other dental professionals.
• Online CE Courses Digital continuing education courses available online for dental professionals to earn CE credits outside of the annual March meeting.
• Exhibit Hall Booth Space Rental of exhibit booth space (10'x10' inline at $4,400, corner at $4,920, island surcharges at $4,400, and conference rooms at $4,400) at the Hinman exhibit hall for dental product, equipment, and service companies. The 2026 exhibit hall hosted 1,736 exhibiting companies.
• Hinman Dental Society Membership Annual membership organization of 800+ metropolitan Atlanta dentists providing year-round educational events, professional development, networking opportunities, and volunteer roles at the annual Hinman Dental Meeting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,348 total attendees in 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and flagship.

• EventSpherecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEventSphere is the official hotel partner and only authorized housing provider for the Hinman Dental Meeting. They manage hotel reservations and warn attendees about fraudulent housing companies.
• Delta Air LinessupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial airline partner offering meeting discounts. Attendees can use meeting code NY49E to receive discounts on travel to Atlanta.
• Mercedes-Benz StadiumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier social event venue for Hinman's Night Out party at the 2026 meeting, hosting large-scale networking events for attendees.
• Georgia AquariumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier social event venue hosting Hinman's Night Out party at the 2026 meeting. Also serves as a shuttle destination from partner hotels.
• Georgia World Congress CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary venue for the Hinman Dental Meeting at Building A, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd., N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30313
• MARTAsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerAtlanta's public transportation system with direct service from Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to the SEC District stop near the convention center
• Sandestin Golf and Beach ResortsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue for the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Hinman Dental Society (June 5-7, 2026), located in Sandestin, Florida at the Hotel Effie.
• Freeman Co.supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOfficial service contractor providing exhibitor guidance, first-time exhibitor tips, and budget worksheets for the Hinman meeting.
• RainProtectionsupportingOthersLiability insurance provider for exhibitor booth spaces. Contact: (800) 528-7975 or online form.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• California Dental Association (CDA) Presents: Major state-level dental association meeting that competes for Hinman's West Coast and national exhibitor/attendee base on a similar CE + exhibit-hall model.
• Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting: One of the largest U.S. dental meetings held annually in Chicago, a direct competitor for Hinman's dentist attendees and exhibitor booth dollars.
• Greater New York Dental Meeting: Among the largest dental conventions in the U.S., directly competing with Hinman for national exhibitor marketing budgets and dentist CE attendance.
• Yankee Dental Congress: Large regional U.S. dental meeting organized by the Massachusetts Dental Society, competing with Hinman for Northeast dental professionals and exhibitor spending.
• American Dental Association (ADA) Annual Meeting: The flagship U.S. dental association meeting, competing directly with Hinman for the same national pool of dentists, hygienists, and dental product exhibitors seeking CE credits and product exposure.

Regional players

• Texas Dental Association (TDA) Meeting: State-level dental meeting serving the large Texas dental market; competes for the same exhibitor pool and CE dollars, but in a different geography than Hinman.

Others

• EventSphere (housing partner category, e.g., onPeak / Showcare): Housing and event-services partners commonly used by major dental and medical conferences; not a direct competitor but a peer ecosystem participant supporting Hinman's hotel-block logistics.

Emerging players

• Dentistry's Influence (online CE platforms such as dentaltown / CDEWorld): Digital dental CE and community platforms that increasingly compete with in-person dental meetings like Hinman by offering year-round, on-demand CE credit opportunities.
• American Academy of Orthodontists (AAO) Annual Session: Specialty dental meeting with a CE and exhibit-hall model similar to Hinman, but focused on orthodontists — overlapping on exhibitor overlap and CE format, though narrower in audience.
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) Annual Meeting: Specialty dental surgical meeting with parallel exhibit hall and CE program; comparable in event format and exhibitor ecosystem, though serving a narrower specialist segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/hinmandental
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hinman-dental-society

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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