Interview with Dr Derek Mahony
This is an interview which I gave with Dr Derek Mahony, Specialist Orthodontist in Sydney, Australia and International lecturer, for one of his series of podcasts called “Ask an Orthodontist” on his Excellence in Orthodontics and Dental Orthopaedics website.
The link is: eodo.teachable.com
Scroll down the page to find the podcasts. The previous one is an excellent one with Professor John Mew.
Airway, Airway, Airway!
This article: “Airway, Airway, Airway! There are three things that matter in dentistry”
William M. Hang, DDS, MSD, owner of Face Focused Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics,
Agoura Hills, California, USA. was published in Inside Dentistry, April 2022, Volume 18, Issue 4
Dr Hang sets out clearly the direction that dentistry should now be taking and the role that dental practitioners can have in enhancing not just the dental health but also the general health of our patients.
https://www.aegisdentalnetwork.com/id/2022/04/airway-airway-airway
What Paediatric ENTs Need to Know
“Guest Eyal Botzer, DDS on the Myo Coffee Klatsch PART 1 for the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT)
Dr Eyal Botzer is the Director of Paediatric Dentistry at Tel Aviv Medical Centre. In this presentation he covers the subject of Tongue Ties and the medical implications of the failure to recognise the signs and symptoms. Part 2 to follow shortly.
Scroll down the Facebook page to find this excellent presentation.
https://www.facebook.com/AcademyOfOrofacialMyofunctionalTherapy
Asking the Right Questions in Airway Orthodontics-Journal of Orthodontic Practice US
The authors: Drs Barry Raphael, Marc. A. Cruz, Richard.D. Roblee and Ellen Crean-Binion discuss how Airway problems affect structure, function, and behaviour, and leads to unintended consequences.
https://orthopracticeus.com/asking-the-right-questions-about-airway-in-orthodontics/
Joe Rogan interviews James Nestor
James Nestor, author of Breath – the New Science of a Lost Art, is interviewed by Joe Rogan
“Why Being a “Mouth-Breather” Is Bad For You”
*Season Finale* How does speech pathology help kids sleep? With Nada Makki-Karnib. Kids Sleep Health with Dr Derek Mahony
This excellent podcast explains very clearly the importance of good sleep and correct breathing. Oral myology is increasingly being recognised as a frontline treatment for improving children’s health. Furthermore, early intervention can prevent the development of many serious conditions that can be difficult to address at a later stage. Thumb sucking is discussed and some interesting points are raised.
MAXILLARY EXPANSION IMPROVES CHILDREN’S QUALITY OF LIFE.
A team from Brazil did this trial. The AJO-DDO published the paper.
Matheus Pithon et al. AJO-DDO in press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2021.08.015
Professor Kevin O’Brien recently reviewed this paper on his blog and his summing up was as follows:
“Now and then, a team of investigators publishes an excellent paper. This new report outlines a trial that provides us with clinically important information on the effects of RPE.
Finally, I think that this paper should be widely read and quoted. It should reinforce our practice.”
Donald J Timms, ENT, & Michael J Trenouth, Consultant Orthodontist at the Royal Preston Hospital, carried out similar research in the late 80s and 90s and came to the same conclusion. My only comment is that there are less invasive ways in which to carry out this development.
International College of Dentistry
I am delighted and I feel very privileged to be a fellow of the International College of Dentistry. This is an amazing organisation that delivers humanitarian aid to so many areas around the world.
Breathing is in the News Again!
“Take a deep breath: it’s now prescribed by the NHS” – That was the headline of an article in the Daily Telegraph, 22 November 2021 which was written by Gavin Newsham. A further caption was “Most people are simply not aware they’re breathing poorly – and how that may affect their health.”
This article also refers to James Nestor’s excellent book: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art and goes on to say – “Nestor says many modern ailments can be blamed on bad breathing, which in turn is largely a result of how humans have evolved to have smaller mouths, thus smaller airways.“
Surely it is time that the role of dentofacial orthopaedics/orthotropics is given proper recognition and included in the undergraduate dental training programme.
The New Definition of Oral Health and Relationship between Oral Health and Quality of Life – Patrick Hescot.
This article appeared in the Chinese Journal of Dental Research, 2017 . The author was President of the FDI and Expert for the World Health Organisation.
Click to access cjdr_20_4_hescot_p189.pdf
Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) is a relatively new but rapidly growing notion. The concept of OHRQOL can become a tool to understand and shape not only the state of clinical practice, dental research and dental education but also that of community at large and genomic information.
This is based on a paradigmatic shift toward a patient-centred, bio- psychosocial approach to oral healthcare.
Connecting Heads 