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Incisal Edge Reveals 2024’s 32 Most Influential People in Dentistry

US based Incisal Edge magazine published program.
by Benco Dental has released its ranking of The top 3 for 2024 are:
dentistry’s most impactful thought leaders • No.1 is Guillaume Daniellot, the powerful
and disruptors in its recent issue. CEO of Switzerland’s Straumann Group;
Now in its 8th year, Incisal Edge’s 32 Most • No. 2 is Joseph Hogan, CEO of Align
Influential People in Dentistry always Technology, the company behind the wildly
includes a diverse array of people from wide- popular Invisalign clear aligner system;
ranging backgrounds: dental practitioners, • No. 3, the only dentist, is Dr. Rena D’Souza,
of course, but also company executives, DDS, MS, PhD, director at the National
Representatives, lobbyists, educators, Institute of Dental and Craniofacial
mentors, media professionals, social stars, Research and overseer of an annual budget
and industry analysts. exceeding $500 million.
Only four individuals have appeared every Other notable inclusions are
year since the beginning: • Eiichi Nakanishi, President and CEO, NSK
• Dr. Gordon Christensen, Co-Founder of Japan
Clinicians Report Foundation; • Simon Campion, CEO, Dentsply Sirona,
• Dr. Howard Farran, Founder and Owner USA
of Dentaltown magazine and Dentaltown. • Dai Feng, Cofounder and Managing
com; Director, CareCapital Advisors, Hong Kong
• Michael Graham, Senior Vice President, • Heikki Kyöstilä, CEO, Planmeca, Finland
Government and Public Affairs for the • Dr. John Kois, founder and director of the • Ram Raghavan, President, Enterprise Oral
American Dental Association; esteemed Kois Center continuing education Care, Colgate-Palmolive, USA

Koelnmesse extends its contract with
Dentsply Sirona sponsors Sustainability Chief Operating Officer Oliver Frese
Ambassador Prize for FDI educational
course participants Koelnmesse GmbH has
announced that it will
Dentsply Sirona has long be extending its contract
been an advocate for clinical with Oliver Frese, which
education and learning.
The company provides currently runs until the
educational programs for end of 2024, by a further
dental professionals via five years to 31 December
its DS Academy on oral 2029. Frese has been the
healthcare topics as well as Chief Operating Officer
on sustainability in the dental (COO) of Koelnmesse
industry. As part of its sustainability strategy “BEYOND: Taking action since 2020. “Over the
for a brighter world”, Dentsply Sirona supported the development past few years, Oliver
of the FDI’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Sustainability in Frese has not only guided
Dentistry and sponsors an associated ambassador prize for dentists, the Cologne event
dental nurses, dental hygienists, and students. portfolio through the
To be considered for the prize, entrants have to outline what
they learned through the FDI MOOC and how they plan to promote difficult phase of the Covid pandemic, but has also introduced
sustainability in dentistry in the future – either within their own practice a new operating model in the market-focused areas of Sales,
or by helping to educate others on the importance of sustainability Services and Marketing Communications”, says Gerald Böse,
in dentistry. In December 2024, the two best answers amongst all Chief Executive Officer at Koelnmesse. “The development and
entries will be selected, with the winners receiving a cash prize. Those expansion of highly attractive trade fair formats and concepts
interested in applying can do so from now onwards via the survey for Cologne is something that’s right at the top of my agenda for
available at the end of the MOOC which can be accessed on the the coming years”, says Frese. “My aim is for Koelnmesse events
following link. to remain unmissable dates in the diaries of the currently over
https://www.dentsplysirona.com/en/company/our-sustainability/ 50,000 exhibiting companies, but to also make them the place to
sustainability-challenge.html. be for new exhibitors and partners.”

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