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Australia’s top performers in the dental industry have been recognised at a gala event at the Sofitel Magnifique Ballroom, Darling Harbour Sydney on Friday 18 Mar 2022.

An initiative of the Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA), the peak business organisation representing dental product manufacturers and suppliers, the awards were presented during ADX Sydney, Australia’s premier dental event.

“Australia’s dental industry has a strong reputation for best practice. These awards have become synonymous with excellence. They recognise those in our community who support oral health professionals in improving the health of all Australians,” said ADIA CEO, Kym De Britt.

This year TrioClear took out the Sustainability Award. James Squirrel, CEO of Modern Dental Pacific Group encompassing TrioClear was at the ceremony to help celebrate with his team. “We’re really fortunate to have an incredibly passionate and creative team. The product behind this award was five years in development and has been a long-term priority for us. This award is fantastic recognition for all our team’s really hard work,” Mr Squirrel said.

The awards process, convened by the ADIA and judged by industry experts is designed as a reflective process for businesses and their teams, “The calibre of entries, which is always outstanding, seems to improve year on year. It’s really encouraging to see ADIA members getting value out the submission process itself, which is a really helpful tool to set goals going forward and celebrate your team,” Mr De Britt said.

Tabitha Acret of EMS took home the night’s Outstanding Achiever Award. She saw the awards night as a great way to touch base with others in the industry for inspiration. “It’s wonderful to see businesses awarded in areas like sustainability and community. It’s fantastic to see what other people are doing and exciting to see what you need to do to match that level,” Ms Acret said.

Entries will open for the 2023 Australian Dental Industry Awards later this year.

The ADIA President and Board also took the opportunity to present service awards on the evening, including celebrating four businesses for the enormous milestone of 50 years of membership with ADIA.

Australian Dental Industry Award Winners

• Oral Health Partnership Award
  Kerr Australia

• Sustainability Award
  TrioClear

• Tyro Innovation Award
  SDI Limited

• Educational Initiative Award
  Dentsply Sirona

• Community Service Award
  Credabl

• Marketing Award
  Dentsply Sirona

• EnergyAustralia Service and Support Award
  Simon Donaldson, Gold & Ceramics Dental Laboratory

• Outstanding Achiever Award
  Tabitha Acret, EMS

ADIA Board Award Recipients

• ADIA 50-Year Membership Award
  William Green
  Gunz Dental
  Henry Schein Halas
  Ivoclar

• ADIA Industry Pioneer Award
  Georges Sara

• ADIA Meritorious Service Award
  Mike Covey

• ADIA President’s Award
  Joanne Challinor-Rogers

ADIA congratulates the winners in all categories.

ENDS

For more information, please contact the Australian Dental Industry Association. P: 1300 943 094   

E: communications@adia.org.au

COVID-19 Update

As depicted in the graph below, there has been a significant drop in the number of COVID-19 cases reported across Australia since the peak in January. If the trend continues to follow forecasting, this should see a boost in consumer confidence leading into March and hopefully a prosperous 2022 after the uncertainty we've had the last two years.

Sources:
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

Our World in Data

ADX Sydney 2022

With only six weeks to go until ADX Sydney 2022 kicks off at the ICC, industry confidence remains high with over 3000 delegate registrations and 180 exhibitors confirmed. We expect to put out the sold out sign by the end of the month given the current enquiries and increasing demand from organisations wanting to exhibit at ADX.

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