LIVINGSTON, N.J., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Milestone Scientific Inc. , the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, is pleased to announce that the Company’s proprietary, patented STA(TM) System has continued to win broad acclaim as one of the dental industry’s best technological innovations.
For the second consecutive year, Dentaltown Magazine has recognized Milestone Scientific as the winner of a “Townie Choice Award” in the category “Anesthetics: Technique System.” For 2008, the Company’s STA System won top honors; in 2007, Milestone’s CompuDent(R)/The Wand(R) won the same award.
The “Townie Choice” awards were originally started by Dr. Howard Farran and Farran Media, publisher of Dentaltown Magazine, to assist dentists in making product purchasing decisions, and are considered the “people’s choice” of the products and services available to the dental industry today. Registered members of the Dentaltown interactive web site, found at www.dentaltown.com, and readers of Dentaltown Magazine vote each year to determine award winners.
Milestone’s STA System was also named as a Dental Products Report (DPR) “Top 100 2008 Product of Distinction.” Each year, DPR spotlights the year’s Top 100 products. Of these 100 products, 50 are the ones most often inquired about by DPR’s readers via an online and Product Information Card reader service program. The other 50 represent “New Classics,” which recognize both old and newer products and categories chosen by DPR’s editorial team for their “perceived impact on driving innovation or helping to establish a new, higher standard of care for patients.” The STA System was recognized as a “New Classic” in the Technology category.
The state-of-the-art STA System is Milestone’s latest achievement in computer-controlled local anesthesia delivery (C-CLAD) that makes the injection process more comfortable for both dentists and patients. Marketed worldwide by Milestone’s growing global distributor network to dental practitioners for the painless administration of all dental injections, the STA System is uniquely capable of predictably and more comfortably administering “Single Tooth Anesthesia” into the Periodontal Intraligamentary (PDL) space, something never before possible using conventional techniques.
Since its market introduction in the Spring of 2007, the STA System has received rave reviews and awards from the dental industry. In July 2007, noted industry publication Dentistry Today featured the STA System as one of the “Top 100 Products in 2007,” helping to promote much broader recognition of the instrument and validating STA’s value proposition for dentists and patients, alike. Earlier this year, Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine distinguished the STA System as a 2008 Medical Design Excellence Award winner in the “Dental Instruments, Equipment and Supplies” product category. Of the 33 products to receive this coveted award, the STA was one of only two winning products that serve dental practitioners.
Dental practitioners are praising the STA System, as well. Among Milestone’s growing base of satisfied customers is Tom Gallivan, Jr., DDS, who said, “I’ve been using it in my practice and I could never go back to giving conventional blocks again. It is one of those disruptive technologies, like digital radiography, that is so much better than its predecessor.”
Joe Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Milestone, stated, “As our multinational distribution network expands, we are reaching a much broader audience of dentists, who, upon becoming aware of our STA System and spending a few moments to understand its use and many benefits, quickly become committed believers in this unique, award-winning injection solution.”
About Milestone Scientific Inc.
Headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey, Milestone Scientific is engaged in pioneering proprietary, highly innovative technological solutions for the medical and dental markets. Central to the Company’s IP platform and product development strategy is its patented CompuFlo(R) technology for the improved and painless delivery of local anesthetic. Specifically, CompuFlo is a computer-controlled, pressure sensitive infusion, perfusion, suffusion and aspiration technology, which provides real-time readouts of pressures, fluid densities and flow rates, enabling the advanced delivery and removal of a wide array of fluids. The STA(TM) (Single Tooth Anesthesia) System, a computer-controlled local anesthesia delivery system, uses this technology to provide dentists with audible and visual signals as to in-tissue pressure. Milestone’s existing painless injection systems are currently sold in 25 countries. For more information on these and other innovative Milestone products, please visit the Company’s web site found at www.milesci.com and www.STAis4U.com.
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