GCCC Global Clinical Case Contest I Dentsply Sirona USA

The Dentsply Sirona Global Clinical Case Contest

Worldwide contest for dental students
Again: Contest in direct and indirect restorations
International case presentation
Publication of Global winner cases

Since its inception in 2004, more than 6,600 dental students have participated, with the 2024-2025 competition drawing close to 300 cases and 110 dental schools. Patient cases are photo-documented, accompanied by English descriptions, and submitted in a standardized format. Participants must be undergraduate students enrolled in a dental college or university from the time of entering the contest until submission of the clinical case. Students enrolled in postgraduate specialization programs are not eligible to participate.

Competition in two categories is possible: direct and indirect restorations. The participant chooses a category, either direct or indirect. For a national or regional final per category to be held, at least 4 clinical cases per category must be submitted.

A university should designate a tutor for its participants. 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.

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Congratulations to the global winners of the GCCC 2024-2025 | Dentsply Sirona

1^st place in indirect category

Chuttaporn Dejdumrongwood, Chiang Mai University Thailand

1^st place in direct category

Sofiia Grindenko, Russian University of Medicine, Russia

Video summary of the Global Final 2025

The Global Final 2025 of the Dentsply Sirona Global Clinical Case Contest was held on July 2, 2025. About 300 students have been working hard to perform clinical aesthetic treatments with the Dentsply Sirona product portfolio. Watch the short video summary below of our top 10 finalists that presented their awesome clinical cases in front of our judging panel to determine the top three global winners.

Previous winner universities

Contest overview

National & regional contests

By January 31, 2027: Final deadline for students to submit their clinical case to their tutor/department head.

From February 1-28, 2027: Case review and selection of one national/regional winner per category (direct and indirect) by a panel of qualified judges.

For a national or regional final per category to be held, at least 4 clinical cases per category must be submitted.
If the region or country does not have a minimum number of cases for each category, (direct and indirect), the cases may be combined into a single category for judging and the 1^st place winner of the combined category advances to stage 2, the Global Final.
1^st place winners in each category from each participating region/nation enter the Global Final.
One winner per nation or region per category, respectively.
One case per student, either direct or indirect category.
Winners will receive a prize, which varies from country to country. Prizes are subject to local legal restrictions.^*
The national/regional winners per category are qualified for the Global Final.

Global final in Constance/Germany

June 15-17, 2027

The national/regional winners per category will present their cases to a top-class international panel of judges at the global judging event.
The top three contestants per category will be presented with an award.^*
The national/regional winners per category with their tutors are invited.

_{* Prices may vary depending on the legal requirements of the participant’s country of origin, but they will be equivalent in value and remain subject to local legal restrictions.}

GCCC guidelines

GCCC rules & conditions

Participants must be undergraduate students enrolled in a dental college or university from the time of entering the contest until the submission of the clinical case. Students enrolled in postgraduate specialization programs are not eligible to participate.
Each student can only submit one clinical case (either direct or indirect clinical restoration).
Each clinical case can only be completed and submitted by one student and not by a group of students.
Each student can participate only once in the GCCC. Repeated participation is excluded.
Each participant must submit the participant registration form. This form confirms that the student has read, understood, and accepted the General Terms and Conditions (GTCs), the Additional Terms and Conditions (ATCs), the rules, the copyrights, and the consent declaration. (Downloadable from “Downloads”).
The completed and signed participant registration form must be submitted by the student to the respective local DS representative at the beginning of their participation in the contest.
Participant registration form must be co-signed by the student’s tutor or department head.
Competition in two categories is possible: direct and indirect restorations.
A minimum of 4 student cases are required per region/nation per category to name a regional/national winner.
If the region or country does not have a minimum number of cases for each category, (direct and indirect), the cases may be combined into a single category for judging and the 1st place winner of the combined category advances to stage 2.
Direct as well as indirect restorations created chairside using the CAD/CAM workflow are eligible for entering the contest. It is allowed to treat several teeth.
Non Dentsply Sirona scanners and CAD/CAM milling units are acceptable.
Final deadline for students to submit their clinical case to their tutor/department head is January 31, 2027.
Regional/national winners to be determined through local competitions by a panel of 2-3 qualified judges from February 1-28, 2027.
Global Clinical Case Contest submissions, such as the finals presentation and the finals case poster of national resp. regional winners must be submitted by March 1, 2027.
Only 1 finalist per region or nation per category, respectively, enters the Global Final.
National winners from countries that are defined as part of a Region will NOT be accepted for the Global Final. For a list of regional and national finals please see the allocation to regional and national finals on the website and/or in the GCCC brochure under “Downloads”.
Spoken and presentation language at the Global Final is English. Language skills are not subject to scoring.
Privacy Policy | Dentsply Sirona Global is accepted.
Dentsply Sirona receives the copyright of the case study, as soon as the case is sent in for participation.
Due to data protection reasons the student is obliged to obtain the “Patient Consent Form” (separate document). This form remains with the student.

GCCC submissions: Finals presentation & finals case poster

Finals presentation (max. 13 pages) & Case Poster (one page document) must be submitted only by the regional/national winners via the DS power point templates and provided in English language.
It must feature DS restorative product range (i.e. a Dentsply Sirona composite, Adhesive, etc.).
A Before and After picture must be included.
Steps 1-8 with description are required.
One picture per description/step is permitted unless a second picture per step is important to understand the case.
For the finals presentation only: Steps 9-12 with description are optional and may be included if they are important for understanding the case.
For the case poster only: The case poster is limited to a maximum of 8 steps; however, up to 2 pictures per step may be included if required to understand the case.
A legend describing each photograph and documenting all materials used must be included.
Use of digital image editing software to change the content is not allowed.
Use of rubber dam is imperative.
For all regional/national winner cases: original pictures will be required in high resolution, 300 dpi.
All regional/national winner entries must be submitted electronically by March 1, 2027.

Clinical cases and materials used

Clinical anterior or posterior restorations are placed using the entire Dentsply Sirona restorative product line. All entries must be submitted electronically, photo documented and accompanied by text, and submitted in a standardized format provided by Dentsply Sirona. All Dentsply Sirona products, required for fabricating cases, are available free of charge to participants. Direct as well as indirect restorations created chairside using the CAD/CAM workflow are eligible for entering the contest. It is allowed to treat several teeth.

National/regional winners will receive a prize, which varies from country to country. ^*

In the Global Final, the top three contestants will be presented with an award.^*

_{* Prices may vary depending on the legal requirements of the participant’s country of origin, but they will be equivalent in value and remain subject to local legal restrictions.}

Contact / Registration

For further information, or questions about registration for the Dentsply Sirona GCCC please contact your local Dentsply Sirona organization.

The registration participant form and the GTC (General Terms and Conditions) can be found in the download section of this website.

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The Dentsply Sirona Global Clinical Case Contest

Congratulations to the global winners of the GCCC 2024-2025 | Dentsply Sirona

Video summary of the Global Final 2025

Previous winner universities

Contest overview

National & regional contests

Global final in Constance/Germany

GCCC guidelines

Rules & conditions

Materials

Prizes

Contact / Registration

Case gallery

2024-2025

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2023-2024

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Downloads

GGGC | General Terms and Conditions ("GTC") 2026-2027 | EN

GCCC | Participant Registration Form 2026-2027 | EN