Great Expressions Honored Top Performing Doctors at Fifth Annual Top Gun Awards Ceremony

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – June 30, 2015 – Great Expressions Dental Centers (GEDC), a leading dental service organization, recently honored their top-performing dentists at their fifth annual “Top Gun” awards. More than 300 GEDC doctors, clinical partners, special guests and vendors came together to honor doctors for their superior performance, providing care and leadership over the past year. The award ceremony was held in Las Vegas at Aria Casino & Resort and a private Glitter and Glow party at Aria’s Liquid Lounge on May 22 and 23.

The “Top Gun” ceremony honors top-performing doctors based on patient care, dedication to mentorship programs and philanthropic efforts. GEDC honored all doctors who attended including special recognition for Dr. Amirta Marajh (Tampa, Florida) who received the Best Aesthetic Case; Dr. Jacob John (Middletown, New York) who received Best Multi Discipline Restorative Case; and Dr. Shervin Ardalani (Riverview and Brandon, Florida) who received Best Orthodontic Case.

In addition, Dr. Robert Brody (Miami, Florida) received the Power of One Award, a new award this year that represents the impact one person can make at work and in the lives of his or her patients. Dr. Zenon Kossak (Livonia, Michigan) received the Humanitarian Award for providing a full mouth rehab on a cancer patient. Prior to the rebab, the patient had issues with their mouth, including trouble eating.

“The ‘Top Gun’ awards were created to acknowledge our top-performing doctors for their outstanding leadership at Great Expressions,” said Richard Beckman, chief executive officer of Great Expressions Dental Centers. “These doctors continuously seek ways to provide unmatched care to our patients and those less fortunate. We’re honored to be able to work with them and honor their hard work.

In addition to honoring doctors for their hard work and contributions to the community, awardees and other attendees enjoyed team building, learning how to overcome adversity by listening to motivational speaker Jim Abbot and a special performance by Vanilla Ice. Top sponsors of the event include Benco Dental, Care Credit, Dental Science LLC, DSG Group Practice Solutions Dental Laboratory and Henry Schein Special Markets. Additional sponsors include: AOA, GC America, Invisalign^®, KaVo Kerr Group, Midmark, Nobel Biocare, Ormco, Pan-Am Dental Incorporated and VATECH.

About Great Expressions

For nearly 40 years, Great Expressions Dental Centers (GEDC) has been a leader in preventative dental care, orthodontics and specialty care with local offices in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia. One of the largest privately owned dental service organizations in the United States, GEDC is consistently recognized for contributions to improving oral health through quality and safety initiatives, affordable dental care services, patient convenience, research and more. For more information, go to www.greatexpressions.com.

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Kim Tassie
Lambert, Edwards & Associates
313-309-9523
ktassie@lambert-edwards.com