Dental Excellence Awards 2011 finalists

Below is the list of finalists in each category for the 2011 edition of the DrBicuspid.com Dental Excellence Awards.

To see the full list of semifinalist candidates, click here.

Most Influential Dental Researcher
(three-way tie)
Robin Carden, Glidewell Laboratories
Gordon Christensen
John Featherstone, University of California, San Francisco

Most Effective Dentist Educator
Michael DiTolla, Glidewell Laboratories
John Kois, Kois Learning Center

Most Effective Dental Hygienist Educator
Elizabeth Reynolds, Dental Hygiene Seminars
Rebecca Wilder, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Most Effective Dental Assistant Educator
Tina Calloway
Janice Harper, Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis

Best Practice Management Consultant
Mark Doherty, DentaQuest Institute
Roger Levin, Levin Group

Best New Material
Filtek Supreme Ultra, 3M ESPE
RelyX Unicem 2, 3M ESPE

Best New Instrument/Device
Isodry, Isolite
Picasso Lite, AMD Lasers

Best New Diagnostic/Imaging Device
CarieScan Pro, 3D Diagnostic Imaging
GXS-700, Gendex

Best New Software/Service
Eaglesoft 16, Patterson Dental
MacPractice iPad Interface, MacPractice

Best New Consumer Product
aveoTSD, Glidewell
Xyli-Tots, CariFree

Most Popular Clinical Procedure
3D imaging
Implants

Most Controversial Topic
Amalgam
Midlevel providers