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The Wake-Up Call You Can’t Ignore: Pediatric Airway Awareness & Early Expansion with Dr. Johnny Ukich
In this episode, Jason Tierney and Dr. Erin Elliott talk with Dr. Johnny Ukich about the slow shift from focusing mainly on cavities and traditional pediatric care to recognizing the early signs of sleep-disordered breathing in kids.What does it take for a busy pediatric dentist to start seeing airway differently?For Dr. Ukich, that shift didn’t come from one lecture or a EUREKA! moment. It came through years of conversations, his father’s background in early orthodontic thinking, and eventually what he began noticing in his own child. Once the pieces connected, he started seeing open-mouth…
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