This 2017 ADA News article, “California dentist provides mouthguards to those who need them”, highlights the work of Dr. Ron Cox, who founded the Save Our Smiles Sports Guard Foundation to create custom sports guards for student athletes.

From the article: “In California, Dr. Cox said, high school athletes in some sports are required to use a mouthguard. Many, he said, use an inexpensive boil-and-bite apparatus that he said do little to protect mouths. The mouthguard Dr. Cox expertly crafts ensure the young athletes can drink water and talk while wearing it, he said.”

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