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Welcome to the "Airway Answers: Expanding your Breath of Knowledge" with Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM®.  In this episode of Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb, Nicole interviews Dr. Lipkin, who is an expert and innovator in MSE/MARPE skeletal expansion. This interview reviews various techniques Dr. Lipkin uses such as the Piezo ultrasonic blade that has allowed him to have a 100% success rate in the last 2 years in his skeletal expansion cases. Dr. Lipkin discusses the various ages he has used skeletal expanders, how the MSE/MARPE procedure has changed over the years, jaw surgery, SFOT, reverse pull facemask, AP growth, his view on growth guidance appliances like DNA/Vivos, ALF, and much more!
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Dr. Ilya Lipkin - Orthodontist, Author, Speaker, Clinical Professor, and Deep Sea Diver.
Born in Moscow, Russia, Dr. Ilya Lipkin immigrated to the United States with his family in 1990. Working full-time, he simultaneously earned a bachelor’s degree from New York University. He went on to earn his dental degree from NYU’s College of Dentistry. Dr. Lipkin then completed his residency in orthodontics in the college’s department of Post-Graduate Orthodontics. An education enthusiast, he went on to get additional training in the Roth-Williams philosophy which believes orthodontics should address all the structure of the chewing system, especially the jaw joints, which lacks in traditional orthodontic education today.
Connect with Dr. Lipkin on Instagram @drlipkinsmiles
Check out his website at Gotbraces.com
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ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, International speaker, author, Ambassador for the Breathe Institute, a Talk Tools educational partner, and she has served on the faculty for the Sleep Education Consortium and the Airway, Sleep, and Pediatrics Pathway (ASAP) program. She has completed over 50 presentations nationally and internationally on orofacial myofunctional therapy as it relates to sleep-disordered breathing in both children and adults. Nicole is the author of the following: 2023 article in Dental Sleep Practice Magazine “Why Every Dentist and Orthodontist Should Have an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist on Their Team”; 2024 article in Sleep World Magazine for sleep MDs, respiratory technicians, and other sleep specialists titled “How to Restore Proper Rest: How orofacial myofunctional therapy can aid in the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing”; a two-part chapter on orofacial myofunctional therapy in a 2024 medical textbook “Growing Into Breathing Problems: The Collaborative Quest For Lifetime Solutions” with world renowned editors; and a children’s book series “The Adventures of Captain Airway and Mr. Mighty Mouth” helping to bring airway insight to young children, their parents, teachers, and other medical professionals.  She serves on the Child Airway Initiative Task Force (CAST), which is a national team of doctors, dentists, and orthodontists developing a universal screening tool for all dentists