Pacific Dental Conference

What Pacific Dental Conference does

The Pacific Dental Conference (PDC) is a non-profit annual dental conference organized by the Pacific Dental Conference Trust, headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia. Founded in 1936 as a single study club, it has grown over nearly nine decades into Canada's largest dental conference, held annually at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The 2027 edition is scheduled for March 4-6 and offers over 200 educational sessions and hands-on workshops led by industry-leading speakers, with content explicitly mapped to the British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals' (BCCOHP) goal-based Quality Assurance Program learning pillars. The conference serves oral health professionals—dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and other practitioners—seeking continuing professional development, CE/CPD credit fulfillment, and exposure to the latest dental technologies on the exhibit floor.

PDC's core product is the in-person conference itself, supplemented by an exhibitor program featuring a new direct-to-book sales process introduced for 2027, and a creative presentation format called SYTYCS (Show Your Teeth Creative Session). The organization operates with a lean team of 8 employees, relying on professional volunteers and industry partners to deliver programming. Its go-to-market is event-driven: annual marketing cycles through email newsletters, social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), and the conference website drive both attendee registration and exhibitor booth sales.

PDC monetizes the event through two principal revenue streams: attendee registration fees (one-time license-style payment by individual dental professionals) and exhibitor fees (transactional payments by dental companies and organizations purchasing exhibition floor space). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is likely quote-based across package tiers. The organization is registered as a private non-profit trust with no parent company, subsidiaries, or external investors, and operates with a North American geographic scope focused primarily on Canada.

Name

Pacific Dental Conference

Legal name

Pacific Dental Conference Trust

Website

https://pdconf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Pacific Dental Conference is a non-profit annual dental conference organized by the Pacific Dental Conference Trust, held at the Vancouver Convention Centre and serving oral health professionals across Canada with over 200 educational sessions, hands-on workshops, and an exhibit floor mapped to BCCOHP Quality Assurance Program requirements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Continuing Education Conferences

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Dental conference
• Continuing dental education
• Oral health events
• Dental professional development
• Medical exhibitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor Fees: Revenue generated from dental companies and organizations purchasing exhibition floor space to showcase their products and services to dental professionals attending the conference.
2. Attendee Registration: Revenue from dental professionals paying registration fees to attend the conference, participate in educational sessions, and access the exhibit floor.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Pacific Dental Conference runs an annual in-person dental conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre, offering over 200 educational sessions and hands-on workshops for oral health professionals, mapped to BCCOHP's Quality Assurance Program learning pillars. The conference combines CE/CPD-credited education with an exhibit floor where dental companies and organizations purchase booth space to showcase products and solutions to attending practitioners.

Product overview

Pacific Dental Conference is Canada's largest dental conference, offering a unified event experience centered around its annual in-person conference held in Vancouver, BC. The core product is the conference itself, which provides over 200 educational sessions and hands-on workshops mapped to BCCOHP's QAP learning pillars. Supporting features include an exhibitor program for dental technology vendors and SYTYCS (Show Your Teeth Creative Session) for creative presentations. The conference focuses on education, professional connection, and innovation in oral health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pacific Dental Conference Canada's largest annual dental conference held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, providing over 200 CE/CPD-accredited educational sessions and hands-on workshops for oral health professionals, plus an exhibit floor for dental technology vendors. The 2027 edition is scheduled for March 4-6.
• Exhibitor Program Exhibit floor space and sponsorship packages sold to dental companies, manufacturers, and technology vendors to showcase products and solutions to the attending oral health professionals. A new direct-to-book sales process was introduced for 2027.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting: One of the largest annual dental conferences in the US, offering CE programming and an exhibit floor; comparable to PDC as a major regional dental meeting with a similar attendee and exhibitor value proposition.
• CDA Presents (California Dental Association): California Dental Association's semi-annual conference offering CE and an exhibit floor; closely comparable to PDC in mission, audience (dentists and oral health professionals), and revenue model.
• Yankee Dental Congress: Large annual New England dental conference featuring clinical education and a major exhibit floor; directly comparable to PDC's mix of CE programming and exhibitor engagement.
• Greater New York Dental Meeting: Among the largest US dental conferences, combining extensive educational programming with a major exhibit hall; directly comparable to PDC in structure, audience, and exhibitor-driven revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• American Dental Association (ADA) Annual Meeting: The flagship national dental conference in the US, run by the leading US dental association; comparable to PDC as a major professional society-organized dental conference serving dentists and exhibitors.

Others

• Vancouver Convention Centre: PDC's host venue and partner; comparable as a key infrastructure provider in the conference ecosystem, with deep operational alignment around PDC's annual event.
• BCCOHP (British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals): Provincial regulator whose QAP framework shapes PDC's CE programming; comparable as the regulatory anchor whose requirements drive attendee demand for PDC's content.

Regional players

• Ontario Dental Association (ODA) Annual Spring Meeting: Ontario's primary dental conference offering CE and an exhibit floor; comparable to PDC as a provincial Canadian dental conference serving similar audiences.
• Journées dentaires internationales du Québec (JDIQ): Quebec's flagship dental conference organized by the Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec; comparable as a Canadian provincial dental conference with similar CE and exhibit dynamics.

Emerging players

• RDH Under One Roof: A US-focused conference for dental hygienists and oral health professionals; comparable to PDC's CE-driven, audience-segmented model but with a narrower hygiene-focused scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pdconf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-dental-conference
• Instagraminstagram.com/pdconf

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Investors

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