Best of Class Technology Award winners announced for 2017

The winners will be showcased at the 2017 ADA annual meeting in Atlanta.

Cellerant Consulting Group is pleased and excited to introduce the 2017 Cellerant “Best of Class” Technology Award winners.

“Every year the 'Best of Class' identifies and acknowledges innovative dental technologies from the well-known to the obscure, and from the basic to the aspirational,” says Dr. Lou Shuman, CEO of Cellerant and founder of the Best of Class Technology Awards. “In addition to recognizing innovators in the dental industry, we look to be the unbiased resource for dental professionals making technology investment decisions for their patients and practices.”

The Cellerant “Best of Class” Technology Award winners for 2017 are:

  • 3Shape TRIOS® Platform

  • Bien-Air Tornado

  • Blue Sky Bio - Emerging

  • DentLight FUSION 5 Curing Light with Twinhead Curing Attachment - Emerging

  • DEXIS CariVu

  • Form Labs Form 2 3D Printer

  • LED Velscope Vx

  • MMG Fusion

  • Orascoptic Ease-In-Shields

  • Orascoptic OmniOptic

  • Orascoptic Spark

  • Phillips Sonicare DiamondClean Smart

  • Q-Optics Platform - Emerging

  • Shofu EyeSpecial CII Camera

  • Simplifeye - Emerging

  • Smile Line USA Smile Lite MDP - Emerging

  • Ultradent Gemini 810 & 980 Diode Laser

  • Valo and Grand Valo Curing Lights

  • WEO Media

  • Zest Dental Solutions LOCATOR F-Tx Fixed Attachment System

“This year’s 'Best of Class' winners represent a great balance between multi-year winners that continue to push the envelope in their respective categories and total new comers,” says Dr. Marty Jablow, "Best of Class” panel member and Cellerant chief development officer.

Read more: 2016 Best of Class Technology Award winners announced

In 2017, there are eight repeat winners and 12 new recipients, five of which have received the designation as “Emerging."

“I think it’s of special note that we have more 'Emerging' winners this year than ever before,” Dr. Jablow continues. “These companies have either introduced new products that challenge existing category leadership or pioneer new categories altogether. It speaks positively about the pace of innovation in the dental space.”

“Best of Class” Technology Award winners will be showcased at the 2017 ADA annual meeting, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from Oct. 19-23. Dental professionals will have the unique opportunity to experience the “Best of Class” technologies first-hand at the ADA meeting as well as hear the panel members’ lecture on these products at The Technology Expo. The Expo also features free continuing education taught by the leading experts in technology integration and social media. More information can be found online at ADA.org/meeting.

For more information on the Cellerant Best of Class Awards and the 2017 award winners, visit cellerantconsulting.com/BestofClass.