DrBicuspid.com is pleased to announce the finalists chosen by our readers in the 2015 Dental Excellence Awards. We want to thank the hundreds of readers who participated in the voting.
The winners will be announced in late January after deliberation by DrBicuspid.com's expert industry panel and staff. The awards will be presented at the 2016 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting in February.
Voters considered 65 nominees in nine categories to determine our finalists. Nominees in the new product categories were introduced between October 1, 2014, and October 1, 2015.
Below is the full list of finalists:
Best Practice Management Consultant
Fortune Practice Management
Sally McKenzie, McKenzie Management
Best New Restorative Material
Calibra Universal, Dentsply Caulk
SonicFill 2, Kerr
Best New Preventive/Hygienist Product
OralID oral cancer screening device, Forward Science Technologies
Sonicare for Kids, Philips Sonicare
Best New Instrument/Device
HDL 3.0 micro-optic loupe, Orascoptic
SD Plus, DrQuickLook
Best New Operatory Product
Spirit 3300 dental chair, Pelton and Crane
Transcendental Treatment Centers, Sirona
Best New Diagnostic/Imaging Device
CS 8100SC, Carestream
Orthophos SL 3D, Sirona
Best New/Updated Software/Service
Sidexis 4, Sirona
Tab32, Tab32
Best New Consumer Product
Aquarius water flosser, Water Pik
Crest Pro-Health HD toothpaste system, Crest
Most Important Story in Dentistry 2015
Sirona and Dentsply to merge
U.S. Supreme Court rules against NC dental board in whitening case