This is a recording of the September 2022 ADA Children's Airway Conference

Now more than ever, families are paying attention to how their children breathe as part of their overall health and ability to thrive in challenging times. There is no more important member of the healthcare team than dentists to identify and set families on the path to health, but dentists cannot do this alone.

The American Dental Association’s commitment to children’s airway health continues with our fifth event to help dentists who see children learn practical skills of communication, evaluation, and collaboration to lead their teams in creating positive, healthy changes in their communities.

This course brings world leaders in dentistry, speech pathology/myofunctional therapy, airway orthodontics, and sleep surgery together to present practical education.

Learning Objectives

Lead your team in creating an effective communications plan for identifying children at risk and presenting next steps to families
Arm families with a good understanding of tissue-tie revision so they can deal with conflicting advice
Discuss the value of myofunctional therapy with families and lead kids through some simple exercises that make a difference
Understand how to see malocclusion from an airway-support perspective and develop a plan for better breathing while ensuring excellent orthodontic outcomes
Know that sleep surgery is a critical component of success, but not always the only consideration

Presentations

Integrating Pediatric Airway into Dental Practice — Dr. Shereen Lim
The Essential Role of Function in the Oral Health Paradigm — Sharon Moore
Fourth Dimension Nasal Breathing — Steve Carstensen, D.D.S.
A Team Approach to Managing Children's Airway — Dr. Shereen Lim
How Little People Learn Habits for a Lifetime — Sharon Moore
Restoring Missed Milestones in Facial and Airway Development —Stanley Yung Liu, M.D., D.D.S., F.A.C.S.
Airway Focused Orthodontics — Eric Phelps, D.D.S., M.S.

Disclaimer: The views of the presenter(s) do not necessarily represent the views of the American Dental Association.