The American Affiliation of Orthodontists introduced the 2026 award winners throughout its annual session, recognizing new observe and therapy merchandise.
The American Affiliation of Orthodontists (AAO) named DM Finish-To-Finish Monitoring by DentalMonitoring and Celebrace by Celebrace because the winners of its 2026 New Merchandise Showcase Award.
The winners have been introduced through the AAO 2026 Annual Session, held Could 1 to three in Orlando, Florida.
2026 Showcase Award Winners
The annual competitors highlights new merchandise from exhibitors throughout the orthodontic business. Winners have been chosen through onsite voting by orthodontists and residents attending the occasion, a course of designed to mirror the preferences and wishes of the orthodontic neighborhood.
DentalMonitoring obtained the Apply Product Award for DM Finish-To-Finish Monitoring. The linked platform makes use of proprietary AI know-how, medical insights, and affected person communication instruments to assist orthodontic care. The system permits practices to remain linked with sufferers between visits, which is designed to strengthen medical oversight and allow docs to construction and monetize remark and retention applications.
Celebrace gained the Therapy Product Award for its namesake product, Celebrace. The system integrates AI, digital workflows, and oblique bonding options. It goals to offer a streamlined method to care tailor-made to particular person affected person wants by using data-driven insights. In March, Celebrace gained the AAO’s 2026 Ortho Innovator Award.
Annual Session Hosts 12,000 Attendees
The AAO 2026 Annual Session drew greater than 12,000 registered attendees from 80 nations. The occasion featured over 200 periods led by clinicians, researchers, and observe administration specialists, alongside an exhibit corridor internet hosting greater than 350 corporations.
“The AAO Annual Session continues to offer orthodontists and their employees with essentially the most dependable, impartial and goal persevering with schooling within the specialty, and a myriad {of professional} and private progress alternatives,” says Michael Durbin, DDS, MS, newly put in AAO president, in a launch. “This 12 months’s occasion bolstered the AAO’s dedication to strengthen the specialty by bringing the newest technological developments to practitioners from throughout the USA and all through the world.”
The following AAO Annual Session is scheduled for June 4 to six, 2027, in Vancouver. Occasion schedules and keynote audio system might be introduced later this 12 months, with registration opening in November 2026.
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