29 August 2011
A panel of dental technology experts, organized by the Pride Institute, a dental practice management consulting firm based in Novato, California, selected this year's winning products through an unbiased, rigorous assessment selection process. The winning technologies were selected by majority vote and divided into four categories: Foundational, Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Emerging.
The Pride Institute Best of Class Technology awards were launched in 2009 as a new concept to provide an unbiased, non-profit assessment of available technologies in the dental space. "The technology space has exploded in terms of quantity and quality of available products," said Dr. Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS, President of Pride Institute. "With the potential for a considerable investment amount, it was important that someone step up and provide the corporate and dental communities with an unbiased selection process, led by technology key opinion leadership, with the sole focus of providing true guidance. That was the vision and it has come to fruition thanks to the support of the panel, ADA, Dental Products Report, and Dental Economics."
Fotona is proud that LightWalker lasers are being recognized in the dental community by key opinion leaders, whose personal experience with using the product support the advantages LightWalker brings to the modern dental practice. The panel consisted of seven dentists with significant knowledge of and experience in dental technology, including Dr. Shuman; John Flucke, DDS, Technology Editor for Dental Products Report; Paul Feuerstein, DMD, Technology Editor for Dental Economics; Titus Schleyer, DMD, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Dental Informatics at the University of Pittsburg, School of Dental Medicine; Marty Jablow, DMD, technology writer and speaker; Para Kachalia, DDS, Director of New Technology at the University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry; and Larry Emmott, DDS, technology writer, speaker and dental marketing consulting.
This award once again proves that Fotona remains a world leader in the innovation, development and manufacture of state-of-the-art dental laser systems, improving the dental profession and guiding the dental technology market.
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