GCCC 2024-2025

GCCC Rules

• Participant must be a dental student enrolled in a college or university at the time of entering the contest
• 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. 
• Competition in two categories is possible: direct and indirect restorations.
• A minimum of 3 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.
• Participant registration form and Finals presentation of national respective regional winners must be submitted no later than 15 May 2025 to your local Dentsply Sirona representative.
• Participant form must be co-signed by the student’s tutor or department head.
• Dentsply Sirona receives the copyright of the case study, as soon as the case is sent in for participation.
• National and respective regional winners agree to write a case report.
• 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 GCCC brochure.
• Spoken and presentation language at the Global Final is English. Language skills are not subject to scoring.
• Privacy Policy (dentsplysirona.com) is accepted.
• Due to data protection reasons, the student is obliged to obtain the “Patient Consent Form” (separate document). This form remains with the student.

Finals Presentation

• Finals presentation to be submitted by the regional/national winners
  
• The Finals presentation must be submitted through the Dentsply Sirona PowerPoint template and provided in English language.
  
• It must feature the Dentsply Sirona restorative product range (minimum requirement is the use of Dentsply Sirona adhesive and composite).
  
• A Before and After picture must be included 
  • Steps 1-8 with description are required
    
  • Steps 9-12 with description are optional and can be used if important to understand the case
    
  • Only one picture for one description/step is permitted unless a second picture per step is important 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.
  
• Original high resolution (300 dpi) images are required for all regional/national Final presentations.
  
• Regional/national Finals presentation must be submitted electronically by 15 May, 2025.

Case Poster

• The case poster is only required by the top three global winners after the Global Final
• Case poster must be submitted through the Dentsply Sirona standardised PowerPoint template and provided in English language.
• It must feature the Dentsply Sirona restorative product range (minimum requirement is the use of Dentsply Sirona adhesive and composite).
• 10 pictures per case poster to illustrate the correct use of Dentsply Sirona material.
  • Only one picture for one description/step is permitted unless a second picture per step is important 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.
• Original high resolution (300 dpi) images are required of the top three global winner cases.
• The top three global winner case posters must be submitted electronically right after the Global Final.

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 standardised 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.

For further information, or to register for the Dentsply Sirona GCCC please contact your local Dentsply Sirona organisation.

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.