It began when a woman with visible cavities on her front teeth came in for a consultation but did not schedule treatment. Months later, she returned with her child, who had some dental coverage. “While she was feeding the child, we asked if she had made her own appointment,” recalled Dr. Raj Khanuja. “And this … Read more
Weave (NYSE: WEAV), the all-in-one customer communication platform for small business, has won the Dental Product Shopper Readers’ Choice Award in the patient communication category for the second consecutive year. Dental Product Shopper readers identified winners of the Reader’s Choice Awards as their go-to solutions for their respective categories. “We are honored to be named … Read more
Heba Al-Ameri says that it is “just wonderful” to win the Impact Award for the Faculty of Dentistry this year. “My mom was really happy, too.” Heba’s mother also had an impact on her choice of profession. “I’ve always been interested in teeth,” says Heba, “but my mother would often comment on someone’s beautiful smile … Read more
A dentist and academic who led the UM dentistry program for eight years said he was humbled to be formally appointed dean emeritus of dentistry at a virtual ceremony on March 7. Dr. Johann de Vries served as dean of what is now the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry from 1998 to 2006. Calling UM “a … Read more
Ms. Schmidinger, the Smart Integration Award by Dentsply Sirona has existed since 2019. How did it come into being? The Smart Integration Award is designed to honor female dentists with extraordinary success stories and innovative ideas. To find the best possible solutions in the digital workflows of dentistry practices, it is necessary for us to … Read more
Linkage, Inc., a global leadership development company, honored Maureen MacInnis on Wednesday, November 14, at a special awards ceremony during its 2018 Women in Leadership Institute held in Phoenix, Arizona. MacInnis was one of four award recipients who were honored. The Executive Impact Award recognizes leaders who have demonstrated a deep commitment to advancing women … Read more
Now entering its second decade, the Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards are getting their own upgrade. The awards’ sponsor, Cellerant Consulting Group, has introduced an additional process for dental companies to nominate their innovative products and services for consideration. Created in 2009 by Dr. Lou Shuman, the Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards recognize … Read more
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc. (“LED Medical” or “the Company”), has proudly announced that its VELscope® Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment System, manufactured by its subsidiary LED Dental Inc. (“LED Dental”), has received the Cellerant “Best of Class” Technology Award for the eighth consecutive year. The VELscope Vx has once again been designated as the leading device … Read more
On May 31, 2018, Dr. Stephen Abrams and Dr. Andreas Mandelis were nominated for the 2018 Manning Innovation Award in recognition for their work in creating The Canary System™. The Canary System is a laserbased device which finds small cavities and cracks in teeth before they are large enough to be seen on x‐rays. Additionally, … Read more
The CS 8100SC 3D extraoral imaging system by Carestream Dental has been awarded a bronze 2018 Edison Award in the category of Dental/Medical Digital Imaging by the internationally renowned Edison Awards™. The distinguished award, inspired by Thomas Edison’s persistence and inventiveness, recognizes innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy. “It’s exciting to see companies … Read more
The American Dental Association (ADA) today announced the recipients of its inaugural 10 Under 10 awards, which recognize 10 new dentists who demonstrate excellence in their work, community and inspiring others. The ADA New Dentist Committee selected dentists making an impact less than 10 years after graduating from dental school. The winners were chosen for … Read more
In recognition of 40 years of volunteer service in Latin America and his community in Texas, the American Dental Association (ADA) has selected Thomas Bobby Davis, D.M.D., as the 2018 ADA Humanitarian Award recipient. Dr. Davis, known to patients and friends around the world as “T. Bob,” will be honored at ADA 2018 – America’s … Read more
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced today that Community Dental Care—a Maplewood, Minnesota-based humanitarian organization—has been awarded the gold medal in the Oral Health category of the second annual Henry Schein Cares Medal program. The program honors organizations that demonstrate excellence in expanding access to care for the underserved. Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the … Read more
“Our goal is to make everyday life easier for dental practitioners so that they are able to concentrate on their patients and provide the best treatment results. With the Sidexis 4 software, we have created a solution that has now become a role model in the industry,” said Jörg Haist, Head of Product Management at … Read more
The CEREC SpeedFire received the globally respected prize for product design in the category “Medicine, Health & Care,” and thus takes its place on a lengthening list of prize-winning products from the largest manufacturer of dental products and technologies in the world. In recent years, the iF Design Award was conferred by the Hannover-based iF … Read more
Sunstar Americas today announced that Daniel Clark, DDS, PhD is the inaugural winner of the Karring–Nyman SUNSTAR Guidor Award, The award is sponsored by the Sunstar Foundation and awarded by the Periodontal Research Group (PRG) of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Dr. Clark, a postdoctoral scholar at the UCSF School of Dentistry, received … Read more
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of products and services to office-based dental, animal health, and medical practitioners, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company®. Henry Schein has been recognized for the … Read more
The NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation recognize partnerships in natural sciences and engineering research and development between higher learning institutions and Canadian industry, showcasing the benefits of pooling resources to make the most of ingenuity. Optech, the optics and photonics technology-transfer centre at Cégep André-Laurendeau and XVP Engineering worked together with Dental Wings to develop … Read more
ACTIVATM BioACTIVE-RESTORATIVETM received the Top Bioactive Product Award from The Dental Advisor for the second year running in 2017. Dentist evaluators were impressed with ACTIVA BioACTIVE’s delivery system and esthetics, especially for anterior restorations, and found it to be an “excellent material to use for restorations and cores.” Unlike traditional restorative materials, ACTIVA BioACTIVE stimulates apatite formation at … Read more
NuSmile Ltd. today announced that Dr. Carolyn Primus, leader of its research efforts in bioceramic materials, was a recent winner of the 2016 Dr. Edward B. Shils Award. Dr. Primus was the founder and CEO of advanced mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) manufacturer Avalon Biomed Inc., substantially all of whose assets were recently acquired by NuSmile. … Read more