{"id":16794,"date":"2026-03-16T11:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/?post_type=resources&p=16794"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:45:40","slug":"clinical-innovation-and-ai","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/resources\/clinical-innovation-and-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Cindy Roark on Clinical Innovation and AI in Modern Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From private practice on Nantucket to the C-suite of one of the nation’s most innovative dental support organizations (DSOs<\/a>), Dr. Cindy Roark has built a career defined by curiosity, clinical excellence, and a relentless drive to make dentistry better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this episode of The Dental Economist Show<\/a>, host CRO Mike Huffaker of Planet DDS<\/a> sits down with Dr. Cindy Roark, SVP and chief clinical officer at Sage Dental<\/a> and member of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine<\/a> Board of Fellows, for a wide-ranging conversation on clinical innovation, AI-powered diagnostics, and the future of dental technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tune in to explore how she evaluates emerging tools, why she believes the role of chief clinical officer should be a growth driver and not just a compliance function, and what real-world innovations<\/a> she’s betting on to transform patient care at scale<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From radiographic AI and chairside 3D printing to wisdom tooth ablation and the untapped potential of dental-medical integration<\/a>, this episode is packed with insight from a leader who has seen it all and isn’t done pushing the industry forward.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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