The DOC Podcast

Don’t miss this fascinating conversation with the amazing and world-renowned Dr. Audrey Yoon!  
We discuss:
  • How Audrey’s journey in sleep medicine began and the role her training at UCLA played in that journey.
  • The role that Dr. Stanley Liu played in Audrey’s passion for airway-focused orthodontic treatment.
  • How an interaction with Dr. Christian Guilleminault (“CG”) changed Audrey’s life and launched her into a career focused on airway adult and pediatric airway. 
  • How Audrey and Mike were both inspired by medical colleagues to go out and teach about airway orthodontics.
  • The challenges associated with using polysomnography and AHI classification for diagnosis of pediatric sleep apnea, and why CG expressed regret for creating an AHI scale for pediatric patients.
  • The potential for a blood test that determines if a child has sleep apnea.
  • Why it is logistically challenging and medically unethical to conduct a double-blinded RCT on the effects of with treatment and control groups.
  • The plethora of literature that exists demonstrating the positive impact of expansion on airway patency.
  • The difference between anatomical and neuromotor factors in the etiology of OSA/SDB.
  • The role the dentist/orthodontist can play in the correction of anatomical factors that contribute to OSA/SDB.
  • The recent position statement of the AADSM regarding the impact of different treatment modalities on OSA.
  • The reason why many orthodontists remain reluctant to incorporate airway-centered treatment into their practices.
  • Audrey’s message to the people who say that it is inappropriate or even malpractice to treat children under the age of 6yo.
  • The fact that the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry lists growth disturbances and airway problems as some of the considerations for treatment at any age that the issue is detected.
  • Why Audrey sees a number of referrals from her medical colleagues seeking assistance with sleep-related breathing issues.
  • What Audrey is working on now to advance the role of orthodontists in sleep medicine, including forming the World Dentofacial Sleep Society.
And much, much more!!

What is The DOC Podcast?

The DOC Podcast brings you unique educational content taught by Dr. Mike DeLuke, a Board Certified Orthodontist with over 20 years of clinical and academic experience. Dr. DeLuke built his orthodontic practice from scratch in the early 2000s and grew it into a multimillion-dollar enterprise in less than 10 years. He was able to retire from private practice at the age of 46 years old, and now devotes his energy to teaching his colleagues how to succeed both personally and professionally.

Dr. DeLuke has served as a faculty member at numerous hospitals and orthodontic residency programs around the country, including as the cleft craniofacial orthodontist at Albany Medical Center in New York, and as a clinical professor at The University of Connecticut in the Department of Orthodontics. He is presently an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University in the Department of Orthodontics.

The DOC Podcast will bring you in-depth discussions and interviews with industry leaders and experts on a variety of topics including clinical excellence, practice management, finance and wealth creation, health and wellness, taxes and accounting, fitness, and much more!