On the 77th episode of Financial Flossing with host Ross Brannon, the guest is Mark A Cruz. Mark graduated from the UCLA School of Dentistry in 1986 and started a dental practice in Monarch Beach, CA. He has lectured nationally and internationally and is a member of various dental organizations. He was a part-time lecturer at UCLA, a faculty group practice member, and past assistant director of the UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry.Listen to this information-packed Financial Flossing episode discussing the risk factors of mouth breathing.   ✔️ Why oral appliance therapy, or CPAP, does not treat the underlying breathing problem. ✔️ Cranial Facial Development and why this plays a crucial role in research. ✔️ Why Dr. Cruz is studying the skulls from early medieval periods to understand the airway in facial growth. ✔️ The difference between mouth breathing and nose breathing and why it matters.✔️ More information on www.airwaycollaborative.com and the Airway Academy.Connect with Dr. Cruz:Mark A Cruz DDSAn Honest Commitment to Excellence32241 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 200Monarch Beach, California 92629949-661-1006949-661-9454-faxwww.markacruzdds.comwww.airwaycollaborative.comwww.airwayfocuseddentistry.commarkcruz@markacruzdds.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices