GCCC 2024-2025

GCCC Rules

• All undergraduate students are eligible to take part in the contest. Also graduates can take part, provided no more than 2 years have passed since graduation and the start of the contest.
  
• Participant registration form, case poster and Global Final presentation of national resp. regional winners must be submitted no later than May 15th, 2024 to your local Dentsply Sirona representative.
• Participant form must be co-signed by the student’s tutor or department head.
• 1 clinical case per dental student.
• Up to 3 clinical cases / students per University.
• Dentsply Sirona receives the copyright of the case study, as soon as the case is sent in for participation.
• National resp. regional winners agree to write a case report.
• A minimum of 5 student cases are required per region/nation to name a regional/national winner.
• Each student only benefits once from this programme (repeated participation excluded).
• Due to data protection reasons the student is obliged to obtain the “Patient Consent Form” (separate document). This form remains with the student.
• Spoken and presentation language at the Global Final is English.

Case Poster

• Cases must be submitted through a standardised power point template and provided in English language.
• All cases must feature the Dentsply Sirona restorative product range (minimum requirement is the use of Dentsply Sirona adhesive and composite).
• Up to 10 pictures per case to present the correct use of Dentsply Sirona products used.
• A legend describing each photograph and documenting all materials used must be included.
• Only one picture for one description/step is permitted.
• Use of digital image editing software to change the content is not allowed.
• Use of rubber dam is recommended.
• For all regional/national winner cases, the original pictures will be required in high resolution, 300 dpi.
• All entries must be submitted electronically.

Clinical Cases and Materials used

Clinical anterior or posterior direct restorations are placed using the entire Dentsply Sirona restorative product line. The case must be 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.

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.