DrBicuspid.com Announces Finalists for 2012 Dental Excellence Awards

DrBicuspid.com announces finalists for 2012 Dental Excellence Awards; voting ends January 13

Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) January 04, 2012

DrBicuspid.com, an online provider of daily news and information for the dental industry, is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2012 Dental Excellence Awards, an annual event recognizing the best and brightest in dental practice, products, and education.

Now in its third year, the Dental Excellence Awards provide a forum for dental professionals to acknowledge the contributions of their peers to the field of dentistry and to acknowledge those products and services they value most. Award candidates are nominated by DrBicuspid.com members and then voted on by DrBicuspid.com members in two subsequent rounds of voting.

To vote in the final round of the 2012 DrBicuspid Dental Excellence Awards, go to http://www.dentalexcellenceawards.drbicuspid.com. Voting ends at midnight on January 13, 2012.

The 2012 Dental Excellence Award finalists are:

Most Influential Dental Researcher

Rella Christensen, CR Foundation

John Flucke, DDS

Most Effective Dentist Educator

John Kois, Kois Center

Frank Spear, Spear Education

Most Effective Dental Assistant Educator

April Burus, DOCS Education

Shannon Pace-Brinker, Dawson Academy

Most Effective Dental Hygienist Educator

Jo-Anne Jones, VELscope

Rachel Wall, Inspired Hygiene

Best Practice Management Consultant

Bonnie Pugh, Banta Consulting

Kerry Straine, Straine Dental Consulting

Best New Material

BruxZir, Glidewell Laboratories

SonicFill, Kerr

Best New Instrument

2pro Total Access Disposable Prophy Angle, Premier Dental

Midwest RDH Freedom Cordless Handpiece, Dentsply International

Best New Diagnostic Device

CS 9300, Carestream

VELscope Vx (new version), LED Dental

Best New Software

Cerec 4.0, Sirona Dental Systems

i-CAT Precise with TxStudio, Imaging Sciences

Best New Consumer Product

Sonicare AirFloss, Philips

Xylishield gum/mints/mouthwash, Ultradent

Hottest Clinical Procedure

Dental implants

Cone-beam CT

Most Controversial Topic

Botox injections by dentists

Dental therapists/midlevel providers

About DrBicuspid.com

DrBicuspid.com (http://www.drbicuspid.com) is a division of IMV, Ltd. IMV Publishing operates websites targeted at vertical markets within the healthcare industry. DrBicuspid.com offers original feature articles, daily news, and educational information designed for today's dental professional and dental team members. The company's AuntMinnie.com site is the premier online information, transaction, and education site for the medical imaging industry.

Contact:

Kathy Kincade

Editor in Chief

415-908-3855

kkincade(at)drbicuspid(dot)com

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