ADDE

European wide umbrella organisation with national federations from Germany, France, UK, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Romania, Austria, Ireland, Czech Republic, Malta and Switzerland.

In total these national federations represent more than 1000 Dental depots with some 50'000 employees.

The Board is composed by

President :
Dr. Pavel Smazik, Czech Republic

Board members:

Vice President, Jochen Linneweh, Germany
Jean Martin-Dondoz, France
Martin Ravets, Belgium
Etienne Barthet, Malta
Gérard Lavery, Ireland

Secretary- General :
Dominique Deschietere, Belgium

The main tasks of ADDE:

ADDE was constituted in 1964 and they are an associate member of FDI World Dental Association, an active member of UAPME, European association of Croft, small and medium sized companies and they have a closely collaboration with FIDE, European association of dental manufacturers, based on the yearly meeting with both associations and this in a sense speaking about an European Dental Board Meeting – ONE DENTAL VOICE;

The goals of ADDE

Close contact to the European Dental Industry European network with industry (FIDE), dentists (FDI) and (CED), laboratories (FEPPD).

To bring together the representative national dealer associations of all European countries. Defence of interests of member federations

Information exchange    (most relevant news relating to the Dental Trade)
To develop amongst its members a spirit of fellowship, moral support, exchange of professional knowledge and practical experience on technical, trade and legal matter

To pool their knowledge with a view of improving their general working conditions

To coordinate common interests of both the dental industry and trade in Europe. European Dental Voice

Gatekeeper in the EU-administration via Contrast, our law office in Brussels. Cooperation in the technical and legal fields related to the Dental business

To provide our market with information through our annual Dental Survey, in close collaboration with FIDE: Better and evolved Economic Data.
This through our yearly survey.

ADDE is meeting regularly, almost four times a year, and once a year with the delegates of the European dental industry federation (FIDE) to coordinate the activities.

 Who are our members?

The main task of a dental depot is to assure the liaison in between the industry on one side and the "consumer", exclusively the dentist or the dental laboratory however, on the other side.
The products are various. An average sized dental depot counts some 30 – 40'000 products to be delivered to a range of dentists or laboratories.
The supply channel is identical in all European countries.
However, "classic" dental depots are based on three domains, to say

  1. A) equipment B) Sundries C) Software – Digital dentistry

Our members are partners in innovative solutions to all professionals in the European dental market.

Innovative Solutions means

  • Added value
  • They reduce complexity to their B2B customers
  • They help their customers (B2B) to increase their professionalism towards their clients (dentists and patients).

Dominique Deschietere
Ten Houte 13
B-8500 Kortrijk
www.adde.info