5 billionaires in dentistry

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Five dental industry leaders were included on Forbes‘ “World’s Billionaires List” for 2026. 

Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates from March 1 to create this year’s list, which includes a total of 3,428 billionaires. 

Here are five members of the dental industry included on this list: 

Thomas Straumann, who owns a 17 percent stake in dental implant company Straumann

Overall rank: 806

Net worth as of March: $5.3 billion

Heikki Kyostila: president of global dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca

Overall rank: 1,834

Net worth as of March: $2.3 billion

Rick Workman, DMD: Founder and chair of Heartland Dental, a DSO

Overall rank: 2,481

Net worth as of March: $1.6 billion

Christoph Zeller, who inherited dental products company Ivoclar Vivadent and is a past CEO

Overall rank: 2,858

Net worth as of March: $1.3 billion

Simone Maag de Moura Cunha, who owns 3.5% of Straumann

Overall rank: 3,185

Net worth as of March: $1.1 billion

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