The Winners
A world of expertise.
United by exceptional smiles.
The winners of the Ivoclar Smile Award 2026 for IPS e.max
After months of inspiring submissions and expert evaluation the winners have been announced.
During the award ceremony in Mexico on August 13, 2026, dental professionals from around the world were recognized for their outstanding achievements in esthetic dentistry and patient-centered care.
Behind every smile is a story of dedication, innovation, and the transformative impact of exceptional patient outcomes.
The exceptional quality of this year’s submissions made selecting the finalists a challenge for our international jury. We sincerely thank all participants for sharing their cases and contributing to this inspiring celebration of dental excellence.
Congratulations to all winners and finalists and thank you to everyone who shared their expertise and passion with the global dental community.
Rising Talents winners
- 1st place – Taishi Murakami 村上 大志, Japan
- 2nd place – Ronghao Yang 杨 蓉豪, China
- 3rd place – Emiri Ban 依美里 伴, Japan
Proven Masters winners
Asia:
- 1st place – Qifei Li 歧飞 李 & Long Chen陈 龙, China
- 2nd place – Dr Yuji Hasegawa 雄士 & Ryoji Ishii 亮次 石井, Japan
- 3rd place – Dr Jun Iwata & Kenji Aoki, Japan
Europe / Middle East / Africa:
- 1st place – Dr Filippo Menini & Simone Maffei, Italy
- 2nd place – Dr Volodymir Tovarnytskyi & Roman Dolyk, Ukraine
- 3rd place – Dr Juan Legaz & Dominique Vinci, Switzerland
Latin America:
- 1st place – Dr Jorge E. Luna Páez & Dr. Mauricio Romero, Mexico
- 2nd place – Dr Jessica Dourado & Ivan Santos, Brazil
- 3rd place – Dr Martin Ibáñez, Argentina
North America / Oceania:
- 1st place – Dr Niall Quigley & Bilal Denno, Australia
- 2nd place – Dr. Ho-Yeon Choi & Marc Meura, Australia
- 3rd place – Dr. Varun Garg & Matteo Moro, Australia/New Zealand
Explore the Winning Cases
Discover the Winner Booklet 2026 featuring the winning and finalist cases.
