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Welcome to 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!  In this episode, Dr. Mike De Luke, Board Certified Orthodontist, and Nicole Goldfarb, Speech Language Pathologist and Certified Orofacial Myologist, talk all about challenges with sleep studies for children, if extractions impact the airway, why many orthodontists won't expand in the absence of a posterior crossbite, and much, much more!  🫁🦷. 

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐞𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡! 😮‍💨  𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐛 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲.  𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬:
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✅ 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲! 🤔 Labs can score them differently, and they might miss issues, especially in kids! 
✅ 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤? 🏈 Should they take more ownership of airway issues? 
✅ 𝐈𝐬 𝐂𝐁𝐂𝐓 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥? 3D scans can reveal hidden airway obstructions, but are they always necessary or affordable? 💰 
✅ 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐀𝐎 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬? 😠 Are they too focused on OSA diagnoses? 
✅ 𝐈𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞? 🦴 What's dental compensation? 
✅ 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬? 🦷 Are orthodontists too focused on teeth and not on the bones? 
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𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅? 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔! 👀 🎧⁣
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* 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow
* 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞): https://youtu.be/o4i9IYrm2MY
* 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (2 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫): https://youtu.be/CopPNfatrho
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𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐑. 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐄:
Dr. Michael K. DeLuke obtained his DDS from SUNY Stony Brook, where he graduated as class valedictorian. He obtained his Certificate of Proficiency in Orthodontics and Master of Dental Science (MDS) degree from the University of Connecticut, serving as Chief Resident in his final year. Dr. DeLuke is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, served as the orthodontist on the prestigious Cleft Craniofacial Team at Albany Medical Center, served as a clinical professor at both Ellis Hospital and the University of Connecticut Health Center Department of Orthodontics, and is currently an adjunct professor at the NSU College of Dental Medicine in the Department of Orthodontics. Dr. DeLuke owned and operated DeLuke Orthodontics in Upstate New York from 2005 – 2023, and launched DeLuke Orthodontic Coaching in 2022 with the mission of helping his colleagues succeed both personally and professionally. Dr. DeLuke has lectured at numerous regional and national meetings over the past 20 years, has published articles in multiple orthodontic journals, and sits on the editorial board of OrthoTown Magazine. He is also the creator and host of The DOC Podcast.

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