My guest today is Dr. Kevin Boyd, DDS, MSc, a board-certified pediatric dentist practicing in Chicago, IL. He is also an attending instructor in the Pediatric Dentistry Residency-Training Program at Lurie Children’s Hospital where he additionally serves as a dental consultant to the Sleep Medicine service. He also serves as a dental consultant to Lutheran General Hospital. He is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Anthropology conducting research in anthropology and orthodontics.
Prior to completing his DDS degree from Loyola University’s Chicago College of Dental Surgery in 1986, he obtained an advanced degree (MSc) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from Michigan State University. He completed his post-graduate residency training in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Iowa due to its reputation for providing intensive clinical and didactic learning opportunities in the areas of early childhood orthodontics/dentofacial orthopedics, and also early childhood behavior guidance management and child psychological/emotional development.
You can find out more about Dr. Boyd at dentistry4children.net.
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Airway Health Solutions Advanced Mini-Residency: Early Childhood with Dr. Kevin Boyd https://www.airwayhealthsolutions.com/boyd
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ADA Pediatric Airway flyer/pamphlet: https://www.ada.org/publications/ada-news/2020/november/childrens-airway-health-receives-a-breath-of-fresh-air
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“Why We Get Sick” by Randy Nesse, MD https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Sick-Darwinian/dp/0679746749
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European Journal of Dentistry (includes 1992 references) Effects of Airway Problems on Maxillary Growth https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0039-1697440.pdf
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Video of Dr. Donna Geddes on breastfeeding and tongue-ties https://youtu.be/lhAGu8QJOLg
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Three medical planes of the face: https://www.crossfit.com/essentials/anatomical-planes-axes
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Marshmallow test with children on delayed gratification https://www.simplypsychology.org/marshmallow-test.html#:~:text=The%20marshmallow%20test%20is%20an,receiving%20a%20less%2Ddesired%20treat