The 53
rd
Annual Scientific Congress of the Korean Association of Orthodontists
PASSION FOR A LONG JOURNEY :
Nature vs Nurture
Online
November 5(Thu) - 6(Fri), 2020
Precongress: November 1(Sun) / VOD: November 7(Sat) - 8(Sun)
Airway issues
Myths and facts about airway friendly orthodontics
Dr. Myung-Rip Kim
adjunct assistant professor @ Department of Orthodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago (2001-present)
active member @ Angle Society, Midwest Component
vice president @ Korean Society of Sleep Medicine
chair of dental committee @ Korean Academy of Sleep Medicine
vice president @ Korean Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
member @ organizing committee and local scientific committee, 2015 Congress of World Association of Sleep Medicine
chair and speaker @ 2016 International Pediatric Sleep Association Congress
member @ dental and surgeon committee, 2017 World Sleep, a joint congress of the World Sleep Federation and the World Association of Sleep Medicine
member @ organizing committee, 2018 Congress of Asian Society of Sleep Medicine
full-time lecturer @ Department of Orthodontics, Catholic University of Korea (1995-2002)
private practice @ Seoul, South Korea
College of Dentistry, Seoul National University (DDS)
Orthodontic training : Department of orthodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago & Department of Orthodontics, Catholic University of Korea
As obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has become popular to the public, some orthodontists without sound knowledge of sleep medicine use the term "airway friendly orthodontics" for the marketing purpose. At this lecture, the following issues will be addressed. Studies and controversies between breathing and craniofacial growth in 1970s and 1980s, pathophysiology of (pediatric) OSA, natural history of OSA, limitation of current treatment modalities for (pediatric) OSA, limitation of 3D images for OSA patients and studies, under-diagnosed and under-evaluated (pediatric) OSA, and how to involve the managements for (pediatric) OSA as orthodontists.