AUTHOR=Avgerinos Stavros , Fisher Julian , Krejci Ivo , Saiyed Aafreen , Banerjee Avijit 

TITLE=Achieving oral and planetary health; how sports dental medicine can pioneer and realize transformation in oral healthcare

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Oral Health

VOLUME=Volume 6 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oral-health/articles/10.3389/froh.2025.1664261

DOI=10.3389/froh.2025.1664261

ISSN=2673-4842

ABSTRACT=The present manuscript is consistent with the objectives and scope of Frontiers in Oral Medicine, particularly the Oral Health Promotion section. The text presents a forward-looking perspective on how the potential of sports dental medicine can act as a catalyst for promoting sustainable and AI-enhanced oral healthcare. The article discusses a conceptual shift toward preventive, interprofessional and transdisciplinary collaboration, technology-integrated models of care, including key themes such as health promotion, system-level innovation and planetary health.