MouthWatch Names Four Winners of its Second Annual Teledentistry Innovation Awards During GNYDM 2019

Posted: December 18, 2019
Edited by Dentaltown staff

METUCHEN, N.J.—MouthWatch, a provider of dentist-managed teledentistry solutions, digital case presentation tools and intraoral imaging devices, recognized four teledentistry pioneers during its second annual Teledentistry Innovation Awards, or the Tellies. The awards were presented during an exclusive invitation-only event hosted during the recent Greater New York Dental Meeting. 

The purpose of the Tellie Awards is twofold:

1. Highlight the many ways that teledentistry is being implemented across a broad spectrum of dental care including public health, private practice and organizational settings. 
2. Recognize individual, forward-thinking dental providers who are realizing the full potential for connected dental care technology and who are reshaping the practice of dentistry while improving the state of oral health across the country.

“The Teledentistry Innovation Awards continue to grow each year thanks to expanded industry awareness and the increase of new implementations that are broadening the perception of what teledentistry is and what it can do to improve the delivery of patient care," said MouthWatch founder and CEO Brant Herman.

Here are 2019 Tellie Awards winners:  

Teledentistry Pioneer Award:
Paul Glassman, DDS, MA, MBA / University of the Pacific, Stockton, California

Glassman is the first recipient in the new Teledentistry Pioneer category. He is the founder of the Virtual Dental Home Program, whereby he and his team at the University of the Pacific developed a more efficient way to connect patients to dental care through the combination of technology and innovation. This care-delivery model, combined with his efforts in education, in supporting legislative changes that support teledentistry and improve access to care have helped create a landscape where more and more programs and providers are interested in teledentistry and the opportunities it creates.

Dental Innovator: 
Paul Labbe, DDS / Planet Dental, Laredo Texas

Labbe is a pediatric dentist with five office locations. He uses teledentistry to provide care to underserved children in his community. Teledentistry enables him and his team to conduct dental screenings at local schools and then in turn, provide the parents and guardians with diagnosis and treatment plans with the option to bring their children to one of his offices for restorative treatment.

Hygiene Innovator: 
Angie Stone, RDH / Hylife Oral Health Alliance, Edgerton, Wisconsin

Stone and her team of oral care specialists provide onsite hygiene services to elderly patients who live in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and private homes. They use teledentistry to document each patient visit with intraoral photos and videos and to communicate with family members and participating dentists to ensure that their clients receive restorative care when needed.

Oral Health Program Innovator: 
Miquel McRae, RDH,  CDHC / ToothBUDDS, Pima, Arizona

McRae founded ToothBUDDS, a non-profit that employs a team of dental hygienists to provide oral care to underserved children in her area—many of whom have some form or oral disease. McRae and her team provide education, screenings, cleanings and fluoride treatments in local school settings. Thanks to teledentistry, they can connect children with urgent dental needs to a local dentist, so they don’t fall through the cracks. (Miquel was not able to attend the event and accepted her award via video conference.)

“We congratulate and thank this year’s Teledentistry Innovation Award winners for their commitment to using teledentistry technology to make a tangible difference in improving access to care and the state of oral health in their communities, “ added Herman.

Nominations for next year’s Tellie awards are currently being accepted online at teledentistryinnovationawards.com. Self-nominations are welcome. 
 
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