As spring sports season begins, five leading healthcare organizations, including the American Association of Orthodontists, are urging athletes, parents, and coaches to prioritize safety and prevent thousands of annual dental injuries by promoting protective gear use during National Facial Protection Month.
The partnership aims to promote mouthguard use by patient-athletes.
In this podcast episode, Kevin Simmons, enterprise sales director for Cloud9 at Planet DDS, shares the findings of the company's 2026 mid-year dental industry outlook. The discussion analyzes why orthodontic and specialty groups are currently outperforming general dentistry, how "process debt" from legacy software stalls expansion, and how practices can leverage automation to overcome clinical staffing shortages.
