Orca Dental AI and Planet DDS Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring 2D and 3D AI-Powered services to orthodontic clinicians

DOVER, Del., Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Orca Dental AI, the leading provider of cloud-based, AI-powered dental imaging solutions today announced a strategic partnership with Planet DDS / Cloud 9, the leading cloud-based practice management solution for orthodontic and specialty practices.

This collaboration integrates CephX's AI-powered 2D and 3dD imaging suite directly into the Planet DDS / Cloud 9 ecosystem, providing specialty practitioners and DSOs with advanced automation, instant cloud-based radiographic reports, and enhanced diagnostic consistency and medico legal compliance across multi-location practices.

By combining Planet DDS's robust cloud infrastructure with Orca Dental AI's novel imaging technology, the partnership streamlines clinical workflows and improves case presentation, helping orthodontists and dental specialists deliver more efficient and successful care all the while adhering compliance and medico-legal requirements.

CEO Quotes

Daniel Abraham, CEO and Founder of Orca Dental AI (CephX):
 "At Orca Dental AI, our mission has always been to empower clinicians with AI-driven tools that improve accuracy, efficiency, and patient care. By partnering with Planet DDS, we're bringing CephX directly into the daily workflows of specialty practitioners, reducing turnaround times and ensuring clinical consistency at scale. Together, we're setting a new standard for digital dentistry."

Eric Giesecke, CEO of Planet DDS:
"We are excited to partner with Orca Dental AI to integrate CephX's innovative technology into our Cloud 9 platform. This collaboration reinforces our commitment to providing specialty practices with the most advanced tools available, enabling orthodontists and specialists to focus on patient outcomes while leveraging the power of AI and the cloud."

With this partnership, DSOs, orthodontists and specialty practices using Cloud 9 can now access real-time AI-driven cephalometric analysis, instant cloud-based radiographic reports, advanced DICOM and IOS planning and diagnostic tools as well as streamlined oversight across multiple locations all while cutting turnaround times and reducing operational overhead.

More than an efficiency boost, this integration marks a milestone in scaling AI across specialty dentistry, creating standardized diagnostics, consistent care, and smarter growth models for the future.

Together, Planet DDS and Orca Dental AI are showing how the convergence of AI and cloud technology is reshaping workflows, improving accuracy, and ultimately improving treatment outcomes.

About Orca Dental AI

Trusted by thousands of orthodontists and dental professionals worldwide, Orca Dental AI is a pioneer in artificial intelligence for dental imaging. Through its cloud-based CephX platform, Orca delivers fast, accurate, and fully automated cephalometric tracing and analyses, and 3D tools for CBCT and IOS, empowering practices and DSOs to scale smarter and serve better.

Learn more at www.cephx.com.

About Planet DDS

Dental software is broken. We aim to fix it. As a partner in growth for DSOs and dental groups outgrowing legacy systems and fragmented tools, Planet DDS delivers a cloud-based AI platform designed to scale alongside growing organizations. Powered by DentalOS® with AI, Planet DDS is built on connection—connecting people, partners, and technology across an open ecosystem that includes Denticon Practice Management, Cloud 9 Ortho Practice Management, and Apteryx Cloud Imaging. Trusted by leading DSOs and emerging dental groups nationwide, Planet DDS supports more 100+ location DSOs than any other cloud-based dental practice management provider, enabling 14,500 practices and 175,000 users to move beyond outdated legacy software with seamless integrations, optimized workflows, and scalable technology built for growth. 

Learn more at www.planetdds.com

Media Contact

For Orca Dental AI / CephX:
Michal Minitzer 
Marketing Manager
[email protected] 

For Planet DDS:
Media Contact: [email protected] 

SOURCE Orca Dental AI