Dental News - Dental R.A.T. is honored at Pride Institute ‘Best of Class’ Technology Fair

Dental Tribune International

Mon. 29 August 2011

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Meridian, Idaho, USA: Dental R.A.T. LLC, developers of the Dental R.A.T., has been recognized as one of 16 companies to receive the Pride Institute’s Best of Class Technology Award for 2011. Dental R.A.T. was an honoree in the Clinical/Diagnostic Category.

“Dental R.A.T. LLC is very humbled and appreciative to be recognized by such a prestigious group of dentists and industry professionals,” the company said in a statement. “‘Best of Class’ for any product is a level of recognition we all strive for. Our recognition for solving the issue of perio charting is affirmation that the dental industry has a need for the entrepreneurial sprit that brings new ideas and products for today’s new challenges. We are so grateful to be part of it and extend our congratulations to all this years products in ‘Best of Class.’ See you all in Vegas!”

A panel of dental technology experts, organized by the Pride Institute, a dental practice management consulting firm based in Novato, Calif., 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. Winners of the award are invited to participate in a technology fair showcased at the American Dental Association’s annual meeting.

“We deeply felt a gap in the area of technology education and integration,” said Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS, president of the Pride Institute. “We feel the technology awards and fair were an ideal model to fill that gap. Pride Institute’s commitment is to provide the finest information and counsel in all areas of practice management.”

The panel consists of seven dentists with significant knowledge of and experience in dental technology, including Dr. Shuman; John Flucke, DDS, writer, speaker and technology editor for Dental Products Report; Paul Feuerstein, DMD, writer, speaker and 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.

“I feel very fortunate that a panel of this magnitude has agreed to contribute to the selection process,” said Dr. Shuman.

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