The Cascade Report

Every issue, in one place — market signals, ground-level trends, and expert analysis for orthodontics.

Volume 1, Issue 5 · August 2026

The Cascade Report, Volume 1, Issue 5

Consolidation keeps accelerating into the back half of the year, and the practices worth acquiring are the ones that can already run without their owner.

Volume 1, Issue 4 · July 2026

The Cascade Report, Volume 1, Issue 4

Summer staffing pressure exposes which practices built systems and which ones were relying on the people who happened to be in the building.

Volume 1, Issue 3 · June 2026

The Cascade Report, Volume 1, Issue 3

Mid-year is when the gap between a practice that tracks its numbers and one that runs on feel becomes impossible to hide.

Volume 1, Issue 2 · May 2026

The Cascade Report, Volume 1, Issue 2

AAO week reshapes the conversation every year, and this issue looks at what the floor is actually buying versus what it is only talking about.

Volume 1, Issue 1 · April 2026

The Cascade Report, Volume 1, Issue 1

Doctor-dependency is the growth ceiling nobody is pricing in, and the practices pulling ahead are the ones building leadership depth instead of adding headcount.