DYM one-stop high-end dental equipment shares analysis of India’s population and eating habits, GDP, the current status and prospects of the dental industry

I: India’s population and eating habits

Population size: As of 2023, India’s population is about 1.428 billion, making it the world’s second most populous country, of which the working-age population aged 15-64 accounts for 65%. The expansion of young groups and the middle class has promoted the upgrading of dental consumption.

Dietary characteristics: mainly rice, wheat, and curry, with vegetarians accounting for more than 30%, but the high intake of sweets (such as candied fruits and desserts) leads to a caries rate of 63%, and periodontal disease patients account for 70% of the adult population. High-carbohydrate diets and lack of oral hygiene awareness have exacerbated the burden of oral diseases.

II: India’s GDP and economic environment

Economic scale: India’s GDP in 2024 is initially estimated to be US$3.84 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%. It is expected to exceed US$4 trillion in 2025. Rapid economic growth has driven the expansion of the dental market. Although the per capita GDP is only US$2,880 (less than 1/12 of Japan), the consumption capacity of the middle class has increased significantly, and the demand for cosmetic dentistry has increased by 15% annually. Therefore, India’s demand for dental equipment has increased significantly. Products such as dental chairs, dental mobile phones, oral endoscopes, dental sewage treatment equipment, dental air compressors, LED light curing machines, mobile phone cleaning and oiling machines, and mobile phone lubricants made in China will be favored by Indian dental hospitals.

The industrial structure of dental equipment in India is imperfect: the manufacturing industry accounts for less than 15%, but the medical and health field maintains steady growth due to rigid demand, and the dental equipment market is expected to exceed US$1 billion in 2025.

3: Distribution of dental clinics and medical resources in India

Number of clinics: There are more than 197,000 dental clinics in India, of which chain brands such as Clove Dental directly manage more than 420 clinics. However, primary medical resources are insufficient, and there are only 3 dentists per 100,000 people in rural areas, which is far lower than the urban level.

Innovation in medical model: In 2025, Cura Care, an emerging home dental care company, completed a financing of 50 million rupees. It provides door-to-door services through customized portable devices, covering more than 1,000 customers, with a net promoter score (NPS) of over 90%, promoting the industry’s transformation towards convenience and digitalization.

IV: India’s largest dental hospital and institution

Private benchmark: Jaipur Dental Hospital is the largest private dental hospital in India, with 5 modern operating rooms, digital imaging center and mobile dental car, serving more than 100,000 patients annually.

Public system: The Dental Department of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is equipped with world-leading scientific research and diagnosis and treatment facilities, and undertakes high-end medical and academic research tasks.

General Hospital Dental Department: Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital (3,025 beds) is the largest general hospital in India, and its dental department occupies an important position in primary medical services.

5. Import and local manufacturing of dental equipment

Import scale: From January to April 2024, China exported 99.4871 million dental instruments to India, with a total value of 309 million yuan, and the proportion of high value-added equipment (such as laser therapy devices, CAD/CAM systems) increased. 70% of India’s high-end dental equipment relies on imports. In 2024, Chinese-made equipment accounted for 70% of its total imports, with significant cost-effectiveness advantages.

Main imported equipment: dental mobile phones (the second most imported in the world in 2022), dental chairs, dental room equipment, digital scanners (accounting for 25% of imports), and implants (accounting for 18%). The self-sufficiency rate of primary medical equipment has reached 60%, but the high-end market still relies on imports.

Progress in local manufacturing: Indian B2B dental products company Laxmi Dental plans to launch an IPO of 6.98 billion rupees (about 596 million yuan) to promote the localization and export of products such as dentures and invisible braces. The products have been sold to more than 90 countries and regions around the world.

VI: Development prospects and trends of the Indian dental industry

Policy support: The government promotes the “National Oral Health Plan” with the goal of covering 200 million people, and the budget for primary medical equipment procurement has increased by an average of 23.4% per year.

Technological innovation: 3D printing technology is widely used in denture processing, implant guides and other fields. In 2025, the market size of Indian dental 3D printing is expected to exceed 50 billion yuan, and the demand for digital equipment (such as AI-assisted diagnosis and IoT dental treatment chairs) has surged.

Consumption upgrade: The middle class’s demand for cosmetic dentistry (such as invisible correction and teeth whitening) has increased by 15% per year, and new models such as home care and remote diagnosis and treatment have emerged.

Market size: The compound growth rate of the dental equipment market is expected to reach 12.26% from 2025 to 2030, with the fastest growth in demand for dental implants and invisible corrections. The market size is expected to exceed US$2.45 billion in 2030. Challenges and opportunities:

Uneven resources: The medical coverage rate in remote areas is low, and there is a large gap in primary dentists, which needs to be compensated by mobile medical vehicles and digital education systems (such as AI-assisted diagnosis).

Technical barriers: High-end equipment relies on imports, but local companies have gradually broken through through technical cooperation (such as Huawei’s cooperation with dental equipment manufacturers on smart medical solutions).

Active capital: In 2024, the total financing in the dental field will reach US$4.7 billion, and cutting-edge directions such as bioprinting and AI diagnosis will account for 31% of the investment, and the industry will enter a period of technological integration and model innovation.

The Indian dental market is in a period of rapid development, with a large population base, consumption upgrades, and technological innovation as the core driving force. Despite the challenges of uneven resource distribution and technological dependence on imports, government policy support, local manufacturing capacity improvement, and digital transformation (such as 3D printing, AI applications, and demand for digital dental chairs) will drive the industry to continue to grow. In the next five years, dental implants, invisible orthodontics, and home care will become the main growth points. It is expected that the market size in 2030 will double that in 2025, becoming an important participant in the global dental industry chain.

DYM Medical is a regular manufacturer of dental instruments. It has a certain reliance on the Indian oral market’s demand for one-stop matching, high cost performance, and mature technical support services. Help dental clinics reduce costs and increase efficiency, and respond quickly to high-quality services. DYM Medical can cooperate with local dental institutions and dental dealers to carry out publicity and strengthen online and offline training, so that local dentists can operate and use the equipment skillfully and effectively improve their work efficiency. The development level of Chinese dental medical equipment can help local dentists work efficiently.

DYM has 18 years of experience in dental equipment production and manufacturing, complete certificates, and 18 years of quality accumulation, which makes dentists more confident. Our dental equipment is exported to South America, the Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, Africa and other countries and regions. With the huge oral market demand of nearly 1.5 billion people in India, DYM Medical Equipment will be a very suitable supplier, allowing partners to save procurement costs, guarantee high quality, and provide efficient procurement efficiency.