To celebrate 15 years of spotlighting the 40 Under 40 Top Dentists in America—and revealing how they’re driving success and innovation in oral healthcare—Benco Dental’s award-winning Incisal Edge magazine took to the skies.
For the 2025 edition, Incisal Edge made a bold landing at New York City’s TWA Hotel: the historic, midcentury modern masterpiece once housing the TWA Flight Center before its $265 million transformation into a nationally renowned travel destination.
View the digital magazine here or the webpage version here.
Incisal Edge’s 40 Under 40 issue honors 80 dentists in total: 40 generalists plus 40 specialists, a change that began in 2019 due to the sheer volume of nominations for what is widely considered as the most prestigious recognition of its kind.
Winners are carefully hand-selected by an independent panel of judges from hundreds of submissions by leading industry voices, including colleagues, educators, students, mentors, mentees and other top-tier dental professionals.
As with all of Incisal Edge magazine’s lists, rankings and awards, people and companies pay no fee to nominate, participate or be selected.
“Supporting dentists in every aspect of their success has been part of Benco Dental’s mission since 1930,” said Edward Kobesky, Benco Dental’s Head of Content. “Incisal Edge magazine extends that commitment by recognizing excellence and sharing our honorees’ insights and strategies to inspire and elevate the entire dental community.”
Also in this issue:
- “They Refuse to Burn Out, Break Down or Fade Away” explores how this year’s 40 Under 40 honorees are strategizing for personal wellness as well as professional success and longevity, compiling their years of collective experience along with commentary from leading psychologist Dr. Jody Carrington.
- “Conscious Coupling” explores the practical and emotional reasons why dentists attract dentists as romantic partners, and how couples among this year’s 40 Under 40 make their relationships work.
- “Growth Mindset” shows how Dr. George Boukas created an exceptional pediatric practice in Ohio while still fresh out of dental school, eschewing the cliches that typically plague kid-friendly practices in favor of sophistication aimed at boosting his young patients’ confidence and development.
- Plus: success tips from three top experts on managing your practice’s financial wellness by adopting a CFO mindset…outsourcing insurance verifications the smart way…and leveraging a four-point success plan for new practice startups based on one doctor’s successful NYC launch.
More awards for Incisal Edge:
In addition, the 2024 40 Under 40 issue won big at last week’s Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards in New York City, taking home trophies for best cover design for B2B publications with circulations above 100,000, plus best feature design for B2B publications in healthcare and pharma. Incisal Edge also won in the best B2B long-form feature content category for writer Jerry Markon’s in-depth coverage of the dental assistant shortage that continues to challenge dental practices and institutions nationwide.
The Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards are widely regarded as the gold standard for quality in publishing and the Academy Awards for magazines—the most prestigious recognition program in the magazine and digital publishing industry, celebrating excellence in editorial content (Eddies) and design (Ozzies) across print and digital platforms.
About Incisal Edge magazine
Incisal Edge is focused on helping readers get an edge—and keep it—in the fast-changing worlds of healthcare and business. Known for its “40 Under 40 — America’s Best Young Dentists,” “32 Most Influential,” “Year In Innovation” and “Lucy Hobbs Awards” signature issues, Incisal Edge curates the industry’s most progressive thought leadership to concisely and compellingly spotlight the latest in dental innovations and the people behind them. Every edition delivers columns and features packed with sharp advice, expert success tips on everything from marketing to operations, and the latest clinical advances and essential tools for practicing and living smarter. Incisal Edge’s print edition reaches over 107,000 readers quarterly via a direct mail distribution package with Dentaltown magazine. IncisalEdgeMagazine.com leads with dynamic visuals and follows with exclusive web content, an improved mobile experience, and a centralized nomination hub for the magazine’s signature awards. Follow Incisal Edge on Instagram and Facebook.
About Benco Dental
At Benco Dental, we believe that dental providers deserve a partner on their side. We’re proud to be a national dental distributor with a century-long history, strong distribution network, and a comprehensive range of products, solutions, and services. We offer the unwavering support that can only come from a privately-owned company with the flexibility to do what is in customers’ best interests, so they can focus on growing their practices and delivering the best patient outcomes. Our collaborations with the industry’s leading vendors, buoyed by the market’s best-trained sales and field service team plus our proven track record of agility, helps launch countless new innovations each year. Together, we are driving dentistry forward. Visit www.benco.com.
In addition, the 2024 40 Under 40 issue won big at last week’s Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards in New York City, taking home trophies for 
