SAN ANTONIO - The American Dental Association (ADA) 2014 annual meeting opened on Thursday, with approximately 21,000 dental professionals and thousands of exhibitors in attendance on a very humid and warm day in Texas.
The following are some highlights from Thursday at ADA 2014:
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Dr. Levin receives 2014 Dental Excellence Award -- Roger P. Levin, DDS, of the Levin Group, received the 2014 Dental Excellence Award for Best Practice Management Consultant from DrBicuspid.com Editor-in-Chief Tony Edwards on Thursday morning.
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Pulpdent receives Best New Restorative Material award -- Marcy Buckler, North American national sales manager for Pulpdent, accepted the 2014 Dental Excellence Award for Best New Restorative Material for the company's Activa restorative and base/liner.
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Best New Diagnostic/Imaging Device award -- Carestream Dental executives Edward Shellard, DMD, chief marketing officer and director of business development, and Marc Gordon, general manager of U.S. equipment and software, received the 2014 Dental Excellence Award for Best New Diagnostic/Imaging Device for the company's RVG 6200 digital intraoral sensor.
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Best New Instrument/Device award -- Convergent Dental CEO Michael Cataldo accepted the 2014 Dental Excellence Award for Best New Instrument/Device for the company's Solea laser from DrBicuspid.com Editor-in-Chief Tony Edwards.
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Manufacturers launch thousands of new products -- Henry Schein, Denterprise International, and TMJ NextGeneration are three of more than 5,400 exhibitors who launched thousands of new products. As befitting the stature of the ADA meeting, every aisle features new products and innovations.
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International Learning Lounge -- The International Learning Lounge featured full sessions of clinical presentations. Thursday's sessions featured Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking presenters on a wide variety of topics.
Opening day highlights from ADA 2014
Dr. Levin receives 2014 Dental Excellence Award -- Roger P. Levin, DDS, of the Levin Group, received the 2014 Dental Excellence Award for Best Practice Management Consultant from DrBicuspid.com Editor-in-Chief Tony Edwards on Thursday morning.
