The four richest people in dentistry have a combined net worth of $8.5 million, while the richest people in healthcare have a combined net worth of $49.6 million.
Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates from March 7 to create its “World’s Billionaires List” for 2025, which includes a total of 2,933 billionaires. Four dental stakeholders were included in the list, in addition to 37 healthcare professionals and stakeholders.
Here is how the four dental billionaires’ wealth compares to that of the top four richest people in healthcare, using data from the March 7 ranking:
Top four richest people in dentistry:
1. Thomas Straumann, who owns a 17 percent stake in dental implant company Straumann Holding
Overall rank: 700
Net worth as of March: $5.1 billion
2. Heikki Kyostila, president of global dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca
Overall rank: 1,688
Net worth as of March: $2.1 billion
3. Christoph Zeller, who inherited dental products company Ivoclar Vivadent and is a past CEO
Overall rank: 2,479
Net worth as of March: $1.3 billion
4. Simone Maag de Moura Cunha, who owns 3.5% of Straumann Group
Overall rank: 2,790
Net worth as of March: $1.1 billion
Top four richest people in healthcare:
1. Thomas Frist Jr., MD, and family, who co-founded Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare
Overall rank: 73
Net worth in 2025: $27 billion
2. Robert Duggan, entrepreneur who led the 2015 sale of biotech firm Pharmacyclics to AbbVie
Overall rank: 199
Net worth in 2025: $12 billion
3. Carl Cook, owner and CEO of Cook Group
Overall rank: 248
Net worth in 2025: $10.6 billion
4. Ronda Stryker, director of Stryker Corp.
Overall rank: 347
Net worth in 2025: $8.6 billion