Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

Dental Tribune looks at the first Clinical InnovationAward finalists June 4-10, 20124 CIC 2012 United Kingdom Edition T he first ever Clinical Innovations Award, a fantastic new prize de- signed to showcase the best, most innovative products on the market today, was held this year at the Clinical Innovations Con- ference Charity Ball. The Clinical Innovations Conference, now in its ninth year, has become one of the leading conferences in aes- thetic and restorative dentistry in the UK. The conference it- self brings together top inter- national thinkers who present the very latest developments in dentistry. In keeping with the theme of the lectures, these confer- ences have become the back- drop for companies to expose the genius of their innovative products. Smile-on and the AOG invited the dental industry to nominate their most innova- tive product to be judged by a panel of experts. There was a fantastic range of entries, some of which were described as “breathtakingly brilliant”, others of which were defined as “superbly practical”; all were distinguished as hav- ing innovation at the heart of their solutions. The judging panel consisted of a number of esteemed dental professionals, as well as mem- bers of a number of key journal editorial boards. As the award ceremony got underway, the judges were keen to comment on the variety and excellence of all the products short-list- ed, which had given the panel “great admiration” for all the companies involved. With such a strong short-list, picking a final three was tough, and the judges were particularly inter- ested to examine innovation for dentistry as a profession – not just in the product itself. With such a strong line-up of potential winners, the win- ner of the inaugural Clinical Innovations Award really had to stand out above the rest and after much careful delibera- tion, Dean of the London Dean- ery Mrs Elizabeth Jones an- nounced the winners. The winner was the Morita Veraviewepocs 3D R100 X- Ray machine and according to the judges it was a cut above the rest: “This is an amazing devel- opment. No one thought any- one could achieve it. The field of vision in the right trough providing accurate informa- tion has been almost impossible with rotational devices. This is a technological breakthrough of increasing an 80mm diam- eter cylindrical field of vision to 100mm triangulated field of vi- sion – to simulate the shape of the triangulated mandible, now includes the missing anatomy without exposing other tissue. This improves accurate detail- ing and will enhance patient safety when diagnosis and treat- ment planning is undertaken.” Launched in March 2012 the Veraviewepocs 3D R100 is the latest model in the Vera- viewepocs 3D series of combi- nation panoramic, ceph & cone beam CT devices. It re-defines the concept of 3D imaging with a unique Reuleaux Triangular FOV which more accurately matches the shape of the pa- tients’ jaw. The R100 FOV in- Rewarding innovation