Dental lifestyle magazine expands signature awards to include categories for General Dentists and Dental Specialists; fall edition will spotlight 80 professionals from across the United States.
PITTSTON, PA — May 21, 2019 — Incisal Edge, the leading lifestyle magazine for dental professionals nationwide, will honor 80 of America’s rising stars at a two-day event, June 6 and 7, in the NoMad district of Manhattan. An expansion of the magazine’s signature awards will include categories for General Dentists and Dental Specialists. Among this year’s Incisal Edge 40 Under 40 recipients are 43 women and 37 men from 25 states. The Incisal Edge “40 Under 40,” released today, will be featured in the fall print and digital editions of the magazine. A complete list of this year’s winners is featured below, and at: IncisalEdgeMagazine.com
Honorees in the General Dentist category include:
Dr. Heidi B. Aaronson, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Dr. Michelle Augello, Buffalo, New York
Dr. Meredith Bailey, Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Andrew F. Bartish, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. Sarah Blair, West Allis, Wisconsin
Dr. Jaime S. Bremnes, Garden City and New York, New York
Dr. Corey Brick, New York, New York
Dr. Elizabeth Carmack, Rutland, Shaftsbury and Bennington, Vermont
Dr. Tyler J. Carmack, Rutland, Shaftsbury and Bennington, Vermont
Dr. Stanford Chen, Bellevue, Washington
Dr. Riley D. Clark, Medford, Oregon
Dr. Christen Dinkha, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Emily Dodds, Long Beach, California
Dr. Dustin R. C. Dodds, Long Beach, California
Dr. Ryan Dulde, Eagle, Wisconsin
Dr. Kajuana Farrey, Riverdale and Moultrie, Georgia
Dr. Brianna Ganson, Leawood, Kansas
Dr. Randi Green, Springfield, Missouri
Dr. Dan Iannotti, Valencia, California
Dr. Joyce Kahng, Costa Mesa, California
Dr. Sako Karakozian, Studio City, California
Dr. Bill Keith, Mission, Kansas
Dr. Brittany Kinol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Arend Klooster, Holly Springs and Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Rebecca Koenigsberg, New York, New York
Dr. Taline Kotchounian, Studio City, California
Dr. Kiwon Lee, Montvale, New Jersey
Dr. Katie McCann Lee, Aurora, Colorado
Dr. Jeff Moon, Haymarket, Virginia
Dr. Brett Moore, Plymouth, Minnesota,
Dr. Nicole R. Naylor, Denver, North Carolina
Dr. JC Owens, Coal Township, Pennsylvania
Dr. Seena Patel, Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Onika Patel, Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Shalin Patel, Dallas, Texas
Dr. Rebecca Pounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Tricia Quartey-Sagaille, Brooklyn, New York
Dr. Caleb Robinson, New Philadelphia, Ohio
Dr. Jason Watts, Lithia, Florida
Dr. Richard J. Weber, Tabernacle, New Jersey.
Honorees in the Dental Specialist category include:
Dr. Huda Aljonaidy, Ormond Beach, Florida
Dr. Daniel Cassarella, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. Quinn Chan, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Dr. Monica Chandran, Olney, Maryland
Dr. Rita Chuang, Torrance, California
Dr. Charlie Clark, Gilbert and Chandler, Arizona
Dr. Tori-Thuy Conrad, Chanhassen, Minnesota
Dr. Mark M. Dawoud, Palm Harbor, Florida
Dr. Hemant Dhawan, Cumming and Alpharetta, Georgia
Dr. Nasem Dunlop, Foothill Ranch, California
Dr. Troy Eans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Roselyne Gichana, Falls Church, Virginia
Dr. Susan Hernandez, Brooklyn, New York
Dr. Kevin Kennedy, Clarksville, Tennessee
Dr. Nicholas A. Lavoie, Swansea, Massachusetts
Dr. Tommy Lee, Montvale, New Jersey and New York, New York
Dr. Setareh Aghabak Lavasani, Pomona, California
Dr. Danielle Lombardi, New York, New York
Dr. Shawn Marsh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Ryan Mendro, Winter Garden, Florida
Dr. Justin Messina, Englewood, New Jersey
Dr. Alexis K. Moore, Valencia, California
Dr. Bar Nguyen, Spring and Katy, Texas
Dr. Lizzie O’Dell, Hurricane, West Virginia
Dr. BiNa Oh, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Dr. Valerie Okehie, Greenbelt, Maryland
Dr. Liliana Ortiz, New York, New York
Dr. Hubert J. Park, Lynn, Massachusetts
Dr. Mary Regina Pham, Placentia, Garden Grove, and Costa Mesa, California
Dr. Sean Pierce, Newport Beach and Tustin, California
Dr. Joel M. Preminger, Cedarhurst, New York
Dr. Kadambari Rawal, Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Samantha Rawdin, New York, New York
Dr. Tuhina Sen Roy, Little Falls, New Jersey
Dr. Yuliya Salmeron, Austin, Texas
Dr. Andrea Smith, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Dr. Sarah Stipho, Framingham, Massachusetts
Dr. Walter D. Thames, Garden Ridge, Texas
Dr. Alexander Volchonok, New York, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut
Dr. Stephanie Zeller, Seattle, Washington.
“The sheer volume of nominations has grown to a point where we could no longer narrow our honorees to just 40,” said Chuck Cohen, founder of Incisal Edge. “As doctors strive for greater excellence in every aspect of practice—from cutting-edge clinical expertise to innovative entrepreneurship to remarkable patient environments—it became necessary to provide more opportunities to recognize their important achievements. That’s a great problem for dentistry to have.”
The itinerary for 2019 honorees includes an exclusive high fashion photo shoot at The James Hotel – Nomad, New York City and a celebration of all that they have achieved thus far in their professional careers. The top young dentists in the nation will take a well-deserved break from the rigors of medicine and receive the red-carpet treatment by magazine staff, and a team of stylists assembled by Forbes, including renowned style director Joseph DeAcetis. The photography portfolio they create will serve as the centerpiece of the magazine’s fall print and digital editions.
Published by Benco Dental since 1997, Incisal Edge celebrates dentists’ achievements both inside the operatory and during their hard-earned downtime — and nothing better exemplifies this than the magazine’s annual 40 Under 40 edition, a series of informative profiles of the finest young practitioners in the profession. Renowned for their medical innovations, volunteer work and philanthropy or a commitment to outstanding patient care, these 80 honorees— nominated by industry experts from around the country and vetted by an independent panel — represent the best of dentistry today, and the promise of even better dentistry tomorrow.
To learn more about Incisal Edge, visit: http://www.incisaledgemagazine.com/
About Incisal Edge
Knowledge. Success. Life. Those three words, printed on the cover of every issue, guide editorial content for the national’s premier dental lifestyle magazine — Incisal Edge. Published by Benco Dental since 1997, Incisal Edge celebrates dentists’ achievements both inside the operatory and during their hard-earned downtime. Known for its “40 Under 40 — America’s Best Young Dentists,” which highlights the country’s brightest rising stars, the magazine’s content ranges from “The 32 Most Influential People in Dentistry” and news about the latest techniques, tools, and dental practice designs, to the best in travel, automobiles, and timepieces. Incisal Edge magazine’s print edition reaches 130,000 readers quarterly via a direct mail distribution package with Dentaltown magazine. Digitally, incisaledgemagazine.com, leads with dynamic visuals and follows with exclusive web content, an improved mobile experience, and a centralized nomination hub for the magazine’s signature awards: the aforementioned 40 Under 40, the Lucy Hobbs Project Awards for Exemplary Women in Dentistry and the Incisal Edge Design Competition for interior design, architecture and space planning within the dental profession.
About Benco Dental
Benco Dental, headquartered in Northeastern Pennsylvania, is the largest family-owned dental distributor in the United States, offering a full array of supplies, equipment and services to dentists across the nation. Founded in 1930 by Benjamin Cohen, the company has remained family-owned and focused on its unique mission to “deliver success, smile after smile.” Within the past 88 years, the company has grown from a single downtown location to a national network that includes five distribution centers, and three design showrooms, one at the company’s Pa. headquarters, one in Southern California, and one in Texas. Benco, which has been named one of Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care and Biopharma for the past three years, one of the NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women for the second consecutive year, and Pennsylvania’s Best Places to Work® for 12 of the past 14 years, is proud to feature a highly skilled team of more than 400 professionally trained sales representatives and over 300 factory-trained service technicians. For more information, visit benco.com or call 1.800.GO.BENCO.
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