Every year, DPS asks dental professionals nationwide to identify the products and services they trust most in daily practice. Here are the winners of the 2026 Readers' Choice Awards.
There's no shortage of ways to research a dental purchase. You can pore over spec sheets, corner a rep at the trade show booth, or fall down a late-night rabbit hole comparing one composite to the next. But nothing quite matches the confidence of knowing that clinicians who do your job—same procedures, same headaches, same packed schedule—have already put a product through its paces and deemed it worth keeping.
That's exactly what the Readers' Choice survey captures. Each year, we ask working dentists and hygienists to name their go-to picks across more than 40 categories—from the scanner that streamlines crown-and-bridge work and the composite that matches every tooth to the 44-watt handpiece that powers through any material.
Vetted and Accepted by DPS Readers
The result is a genuine snapshot of the profession's collective judgment. When a product wins a Readers' Choice award, it hasn't been selected by a panel or an algorithm. It's been vetted by the peers whose opinions you already trust, because they're the ones living with these choices.
And that's what makes this issue so useful. Buying decisions are stressful, and there are more of them than any one clinician can reasonably research from scratch.
In the pages ahead, we highlight this year's top winners across restorative materials, technology, and operatory essentials, plus a few standout favorites that clinicians couldn't stop talking about. So, take a look, trust the crowd, and let your peers guide your next purchase.
Bonding Agents
Solventum - 3M Scotchbond
Kerr - OptiBond
Kuraray - CLEARFIL
Cements (Glass Ionomers/RMGI)
Solventum - 3M RelyX Luting
GC America - GC FujiCEM/G-CEM
Kerr - Nexus RMGI
Cements (Temporary)
Kerr - TempBond
Premier - NexTemp
Solventum - 3M RelyX Temp
Cements (Permanent)
Solventum - 3M RelyX
GC America - GC FujiCEM/G-CEM
Kuraray - PANAVIA
Bioactive Materials
BISCO - TheraCal LC/Thera Family
Dentsply Sirona - Dycal
Pulpdent - LimeLite Enhanced
Universal Composite
Tokuyama - OMNICHROMA
Solventum - 3M Filtek Universal/Easy Match
Dentsply Sirona - TPH Spectra ST
Flowable Composite
Tokuyama - OMNICHROMA
Solventum - 3M Filtek Supreme Flowable/Easy Match Flowable
Dentsply Sirona - SDR flow+
Bulk Fill
Tokuyama - OMNICHROMA Flow Bulk or Estelite Bulk Fill Flow
Solventum - 3M Filtek One
Dentsply Sirona - SDR flow+
Core Build-Up
Premier - CompCore
Kerr - Build-It FR
DMG - LuxaCore Z Dual
Burs
Brasseler
SS White
Microcopy
Matrix Systems
Dentsply Sirona - Palodent Plus/360
Garrison - Composi-Tight/Strata-G/Quad
Ultradent - Triodent V3 or Halo
Curing Lights
Ultradent - VALO
Solventum - 3M Elipar DeepCure-S
Kerr - Demi Plus/Ultra
Lasers
AMD Lasers - Picasso+ or Picasso Lite+
BIOLASE - Waterlase or EPIC X
Ultradent - Gemini
Isolation
Zyris - Isolite
Solmetex - DryShield
Ivoclar - OptraDam Plus or OptraGate
Handpieces
KaVo
NSK
Dentsply Sirona
Sterilization
Midmark
Tuttnauer
Henry Schein
3D Printers
SprintRay
Dentsply Sirona - Primeprint
Formlabs
3D Printing Resins
SprintRay
Dentsply Sirona - Primeprint
Keystone
Chairs/Delivery Units
A-dec
Belmont
Midmark
Digital Impressions
Align Technology - iTero Element/Lumina
3Shape - TRIOS
Dentsply Sirona - Primescan
Chairside Milling
Dentsply Sirona - CEREC MC X/Primemill
Glidewell - fastmill.io In-Office Mill
Planmeca - PlanMill
CBCT
Planmeca - ProMax 3D or Viso
Dentsply Sirona - Axeos/Orthophos/Galileos
DEXIS - i-CAT or OP 3D
Sensors
DEXIS - IXS/Ti2 or Titanium
Dentsply Sirona - Schick
Carestream - RVG 6200-5200
CAD/CAM Blocks
Ivoclar
Dentsply Sirona
Glidewell
Loupes
Orascoptic
Designs for Vision
SurgiTel
Endo Files
Dentsply Sirona
EdgeEndo
Brasseler
Practice Management Software
Henry Schein One - Dentrix or Dentrix Ascend
Patterson - Eaglesoft or Fuse
Open Dental
Patient Communication
Weave
Henry Schein One - Dentrix Patient Engage
RevenueWell
AI X-Ray Software
Pearl - Second Opinion
Henry Schein One - Dentrix Detect AI
DEXIS - DTX Studio or DEXassist
Overjet
Dental Analytics
Weave
Dental Intelligence
Pearl
Patient Financing
CareCredit
Cherry Financing
Sunbit
Implants
Straumann
Nobel Biocare
BioHorizons
Regenerative Materials
Impladent
Straumann
Nobel Biocare
Clear Aligners
Align Technology - Invisalign
Straumann - ClearCorrect
Dentsply Sirona - SureSmile
Whitening (In-Office)
Ultradent - Opalescence Pro (Boost)
Philips - Zoom!
Evolve - KöR Whitening
Prophy Angles
Dentsply Sirona - Nupro
Young - Classic/Contra/Vera
Henry Schein - ACCLEAN Disposable
Prophy Paste
Dentsply Sirona - Nupro
Henry Schein - ACCLEAN Prophy Paste
Premier - Enamel Pro
Prophy Handpieces
Dentsply Sirona - Nupro Freedom/RDH
Young - Young Hygiene Handpiece or Infinity
Henry Schein - ACCLEAN Hygiene Handpiece
Power Scalers
Dentsply Sirona - Cavitron
Parkell - TurboSensor
ACTEON - Newtron
Fluoride Varnish
Solventum - 3M Vanish/Clinpro Clear
Dentsply Sirona - Nupro White Varnish
Ultradent - Enamelast
Sealants
Solventum - 3M Clinpro Sealant
Ultradent - Ultraseal XT Plus/XT Hydro
Pulpdent - Embrace WetBond
PPE (Gloves/Masks)
Henry Schein
Cranberry
Patterson
Caries Prevention/Treatment
Colgate - Prevident 5000 Booster Plus
Solventum - 3M Clinpro 5000 or 3M PerioMed
GC America - MI Paste
Power Toothbrushes
Philips - Sonicare
P&G - Oral-B iO Series
Waterpik - Sonic-Fusion or Sensonic
Surface Disinfectants
Metrex - CaviCide/CaviWipes
SciCan - OPTIM
PDI - Super Sani-Cloth
Waterline Treatment
Solmetex - Citrisil or Sterisil Straw
ProEdge - BluTab/BluTube
Henry Schein - Waterline Maintenance Tablets
