Lexicomp Online for Dentistry Featuring VisualDx Oral Recognized as “Best of Class” by the Pride Institute

Hudson, OH —(August 6, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Lexicomp® Online™ for Dentistry featuring VisualDx® Oral was recently awarded the “Best of Class” award for dental technology products by the Pride Institute. Each product honored with this recognition features unique characteristics that differentiate it from the competition in a compelling way and, more importantly, creates value for the general dentist.

The Pride Institute’s “Best of Class” Technology awards were launched in 2009 as a new concept to provide an unbiased, non-profit assessment of available technologies in the dental space. Now in its fifth year of awards, Pride Institute has named Lexicomp Online for Dentistry featuring VisualDx Oral as one of those lauded “Best of Class” in dental technology products.

Lexicomp Online for Dentistry provides industry-leading reference information and screening tools to help answer prescribing, diagnosis and treatment questions. Dental professionals can help enhance patient safety by accessing dental-specific pharmacology information on over 8,000 prescription drugs, OTCs and natural products, plus tools like an unsurpassed drug interactions screener.

“With the VisualDx Oral feature, Lexicomp Online for Dentistry allows dental professionals to not only research drug information, but to also build a differential diagnosis on common and rare oral lesions based on visual cues, symptoms and patient history,” shared Dr. Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS, Best of Class founder and President of Pride Institute.

“Lexicomp Online for Dentistry continues to advance the dental clinical practice with the latest in technology coupled with top-notch pharmacology information,” commented David Del Toro, Vice President & General Manager, Clinical Drug Information, Wolters Kluwer Health, Clinical Solutions. “As such, we are honored to be recognized by Pride Institute and its elite panel of members spanning the dental community.”

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