Dental News - Aribex CEO receives Utah Governor’s Medal for NOMAD Pro handheld X-ray

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Wed. 9 February 2011

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Recognitions continue to accumulate for the advances in radiography brought about by the NOMAD handheld X-ray system. On Jan. 19, D. Clark Turner, PhD, president and CEO of Aribex, was awarded the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology in Salt Lake City. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert made the presentation to Turner and six others for providing distinguished service in technology.

The award was presented in recognition of Turner’s creation and development of the NOMAD handheld X-ray system, which filled the need for a truly portable, lightweight dental X-ray. Unlike the bulky wall-mount systems dentists have traditionally used, the NOMAD X-ray is lightweight, rechargeable and can go anywhere.

“The NOMAD Pro has forever changed the way that dental radiography is performed,” said Turner. “It has become a staple in dental offices everywhere.”

The revolutionary handheld design of the NOMAD Pro allows the dental technician to remain chairside during the radiographic procedure.

This offers greater efficiency, reduces retakes and decreases the time the patient has to sit still with film or a sensor in his or her mouth. The device’s rechargeable battery gives hundreds of diagnostic-quality radiographs with a single charge.

NOMAD Pro is designed for general purpose dentistry but has additional benefits for use with children, sedated patients or special needs patients. Weighing just 5.5 pounds, one NOMAD Pro can serve multiple operatories in an office and then be taken to a hospital, nursing home or any location for treatment at the point of care.

The NOMAD Pro incorporates modern internal shielding to block radiation leakage and a backscatter shield to protect the operator from X-rays scattered from the patient. Numerous independent tests have proven the NOMAD Pro safe for both the operator and the patient. Thousands of NOMAD devices are now in use in numerous professional offices.

Because it is so easily transported, Turner’s invention has also made access to dental care possible in countless humanitarian clinics around the world.

Hundreds of thousands of people in the most remote locations have benefited from improved dental health care made possible by the NOMAD.

Aribex and NOMAD have received numerous honors, including The Wall Street Journal technology innovation awards for 2010 and the Pride Institute “Best of Class” Technology Award.

“It’s all been very gratifying,” said Turner, “to see the efforts of our company change lives so profoundly.”

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