Functional and Airway Focused Pediatric Orthodontic Care

Diagnosis of airway and myofunctional disorders and arch development

1. Diagnosis of tethered oral tissues from infancy to adult
2. Pediatric OSA and Sleep Disordered Breathing
3. Myofunctional disorders in the developing child
4. Sassouni + B cephalometric diagnosis (Simplified)
5. Dental arch development in the developing child
6. Appliance seating exercises
7. Participant Case presentations and treatment planning

Pediatric orthodontic mechanics and appliances

1. Early orthodontic intervention techniques
2. Introduction to Utility Wire Mechanics and custom UTW fabrication
3. Examination and diagnosis of Myofunctional disorders
4. Appliance seating exercises for the mixed dentition
5. Sassouni + B tracing and analysis for diagnosis of the growing child
6. Class II functional therapy in the growing child
7. Diagnosis of upper airway dysfunction
8. Participant Case presentations and treatment planning

Online session (to be developed) Managing patients with myofunctional disorders

1. Myofunctional disorders in the developing child
2. Myofunctional diagnosis and treatment (With MF therapist and Dr. Dahm) The goal of
   this lecture is to give dentists and staff members who are interested in MF diagnosis and
   treatment to gain perspective to see how MF therapy can benefit our patients and to
   gain the eye to see such disorders and how they can be treated.
   a. Oral/myofunctional examination process
   b. MF treatment planning
   c. MF goals and exercises
   d. Surgical timing
   i. Tethered oral tissues
   ii. Upper airway obstruction
   e. Follow-up
3. Case presentations of MF/orthodontic cases
4. Review upper airway obstruction
5. Review Sassouni + B diagnosis
6. Wrap up of concepts of early treatment
7. Case presentations and treatment planning of doctors' cases.

The big picture – putting the pieces together

1. Diagnosis of upper airway dysfunction
2. Introduction to myofunctional orthodontic treatment
3. Managing impacted teeth
4. Introduction to MARPE
5. Class III orthodontic care
6. Integrating orthodontics to the general dental practice
7. Sequencing the Myofunctional/Airway compromised orthodontic patient
8. Participant Case presentations and treatment planning