Three dental leaders made Forbes' annual list of the world's richest people in 2022.
Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11 to calculate net worths to compile a list of 2,668 billionaires.
Three dental industry execs who made the list:
No. 471: Thomas Straumann, who owns a 17 percent stake in Straumann Holding, the world's largest manufacturer of dental implants.
Net worth: $5.6 billion
No. 1,341: Christoph Zeller, who inherited dental products company Ivoclar Vivadent AG and served as CEO from 1990 to 2003.
Net worth: $2.3 billion
No. 2,190: Heikki Kyostila, president of global dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca.
Net worth: $1.3 billion