Congratulations to all the candidates who made it to the final round of the 2013 DrBicuspid Dental Excellence Awards, along with our thanks to everyone who participated in the nominating and voting processes.
All candidates were nominated by DrBicuspid.com members, who then voted in two subsequent rounds to determine the winners.
For a full list of the 2013 Dental Excellence Awards candidates, click here. For a list of the finalists, click here.
Below are the 13 winners of the 2013 DrBicuspid Dental Excellence Awards:
Most Influential Dental Researcher
Frank Catalanotto, DMD
University of Florida
Most Effective Dentist Educator
Gerard Kugel, DMD, MS, PhD
Tufts University
Most Effective Dental Hygienist Educator
Trisha O'Hehir, RDH, MS
Perio Reports, Dentaltown
Most Effective Dental Assistant Educator
Joe Blaes, DDS
Dental Economics
Best Practice Management Consultant
Linda Miles
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Best New Restorative Material
Scotchbond Universal
3M ESPE
Best New Preventive Product
UltraSeal XT hydro
Ultradent Products
Best New Instrument/Device
Cerec Omnicam
Sirona Dental Systems
Best New Hygienist Product
Resin 8 Colors scalers
Hu-Friedy
Best New Diagnostic/Imaging Device
CS 8100
Carestream Dental
Best New/Updated Software/Service
CS SoftDent v. 15.0
Carestream Dental
Best New Consumer Product
Zoom WhiteSpeed
Philips
Most Controversial Topic
Corporate dentistry/ownership of dental offices by nondentists