The founder and chief executive of Gan Advanced Osseointegration Center or Gaoc was recognized in the Outstanding Category of the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2018.
Dr. Steve Mark Gan, who gained fame as ‘Dentist to the Stars’, built Gaoc to become the leader among dental clinics in the Philippines and one of the best in Southeast Asia.
The prestigious Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards is a regional award recognition program recognizing entrepreneurial excellence, honoring business leaders and organizations who have shown outstanding performance and tenacity in developing successful businesses, while not neglecting the social responsibilities that come with leadership.
APEA recognized Gan’s contributions to the field of dentistry and dental implantology in the Philippines. Specifically, the honor was bestowed on Gan for his “uniquely personal triumph in search for excellence”; and his “steel-willed determination and vision amid unspeakable challenges.”
Additionally, the Gaoc Group of Companies received the Corporate Excellence Award, in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology category, for “having established a mark for upgrading, humanizing and even glamorizing the practice of dentistry.”
“I’m truly humbled by this recognition,” said Gan. ”More than anything, it serves as an inspiration for me to strive harder in the advancement not only of GAOC, but of the whole field of dentistry in the country as well.”
Gaoc owns and manages 10 state-of-the-art dental clinics and is at the forefront of innovation through the utilization of digital dentistry, the latest global trend in the field today.