The Dentsply Sirona Global Clinical Case Contest (GCCC)
- Worldwide contest for dental students
- International case presentation
- Global publication of winning cases
Since its inception in 2004-2005, more than 6,000 dental students have participated, with the 2022-2023 competition drawing close to 260 cases and 90 dental schools.
Dental undergraduate and graduate students, with less than 2 years of clinical practice, are invited to participate (repeated participation excluded) by documenting a patient case with photographs and text.
A university should designate a tutor for its participants, and each university can submit up to three entries through its local Dentsply Sirona country organisation.
A tutor can range from a dental faculty member to a post-graduate student. Their purpose will be to oversee the student’s clinical case.
Global Clinical Case Contest Finale 2021 online webcast - video summary
The Global Final of the Dentsply Sirona Global Clinical Case Contest has been held as live online webcast event on June 24, 2021. 390 students have been working hard to perform clinical aesthetic treatments with the Dentsply Sirona product portfolio. Watch now the short video summary with our top 13 finalists which have presented their awesome clinical cases in front of our judging panel to determine the top three global winners.
Previous Winner - Universities
Contest
National and Regional Contests
until May 15th, 2024
- Selection of national and regional winners.
- One winner per nation or region, respectively.
- Winners will receive a prize, which varies from country to country.
- All national/regional winners are qualified for the global final.
Global Final
on July 2nd, 2024 in Constanze/Germany*
- The national/regional winners will present their cases to a top-class international panel of judges at a global judging event.
- The top three contestants will be presented with an award.
- National/regional winners and their tutors are invited.
* subject to change, depending on global health condition.
Poster Exhibition - Public Vote
on September 13th-14th, 2024 in Geneva/Switzerland
- The top three cases will be presented at the Dentsply Sirona booth during a major dental congress with the professional audience voting to select the most outstanding case.
- Global winners are invited to attend the congress.
Rules, Materials and Prizes
GCCC Rules
- All undergraduate students are eligible to take part in the contest. Graduates can also take part, provided no more than 2 years have passed since graduation and the start of the contest.
- Participant registration form, case poster and presentation of university representatives, must be submitted no later than 7 April 2023 to your local Dentsply Sirona representative.
- Participant form must be co-signed by the student’s tutor or department head.
- 1 clinical case per dental student.
- Up to 3 clinical cases / students per University.
- Dentsply Sirona receives the copyright of the case study, as soon as the case is sent in for participation.
- Regional winner agrees to write a case report.
- A minimum of 5 student cases are required per region/nation to name a regional/national winner.
- Each student only benefits once from this program (repeated participation excluded).
- Due to data protection reasons the student is obliged to obtain the “Patient Consent Form” (separate document). This form remains with the student.
- Spoken and presentation language at the Global Final is English.
Case Poster
- Cases must be submitted through a standardised power point template and provided in English language.
- All cases must feature the Dentsply Sirona restorative product range (minimum requirement is the use of Dentsply Sirona adhesive and composite).
- Up to 10 pictures per case to present the correct use of Dentsply Sirona products used.
- A legend describing each photograph and documenting all materials used must be included.
- Only one picture for one description/step is permitted.
- Use of digital image editing software to change the content is not allowed.
- Use of rubber dam is recommended.
- For all regional/national winner cases, the original pictures will be required in high resolution, 300 dpi.
- All entries must be submitted electronically.
Clinical Cases and Materials used
Clinical anterior or posterior direct restorations are placed using the entire Dentsply Sirona restorative product line. The case must be photo documented and accompanied by text, and submitted in a standardised format provided by Dentsply Sirona.
All Dentsply Sirona products, required for fabricating cases, are available free of charge to participants.
Direct adhesive restorations as well as CEREC Tessera restorations created chairside using CAD/CAM workflow are eligible for entering the contest. It is allowed to treat several teeth.
For further information, or to register for the Dentsply Sirona GCCC please contact your local Dentsply Sirona organisation.
National & Regional Contests
National/regional winners will receive a prize, which varies from country to country.
Global Final
The top three contestants will be presented with an award.
Case Gallery
Downloads
GCCC | Brochure | ANZ | 2022-2023
GCCC | Poster | ANZ | 2022-2023
Contact / Registration
For further information, or to register for the Dentsply Sirona GCCC please contact us.
Footnote:
* subject to change, depending on global health condition.