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
