The Less-than-Six Philosophy of Early-Early Treatment with Kevin Boyd

Syllabus:

1. Nothing new under the sun.  What we missed and need to get back to.

1. Maldevelopment of the Cranio-Facial Respiratory Complex(CFRC)

2. Atopic Dermatitis (eczema) and malocclusion  

3. Class IV malocclusion (i.e.,maxillo-mandibular retrusion): a new Angle

4. Malocclusion and SRBD co-morbidity in early childhood

2. The goals of your treatment.  What are we focusing on?

3. Various types of cases along the timeline of birth to 6yo.  An overview of your patient population.

4. Your assessment protocols.  What you look for. The order of things.

5. Your treatment protocols.  Appliance types. The order you do things.  what you do and what your staff does. How to get appliances made.  How to insert and adjust. What our students can do and what they will first need to learn.

6. Behavioral management.  Of good kids. Of tough kids. Of parents.  Of referring docs. Of collaborators. (Of your family when you're never home...)

7. The fierce urgency of making this happen.  Your backstory. Where we're going.