Straight To The Point: The 3 Signs Every Dentist Is Missing In Kids | Dr Steffen Decker

The orthodontist who stopped chasing straight teeth and started asking why they're crooked in the first place. In this week's Cross Section, Dr Steffen Decker gives every dentist the three things they can actually do on from tomorrow morning to spot the kids who are slipping through the net. New moments every Thursday. This is a highlight from our full conversation with Dr Steffen Decker on Contact Point - the long-form podcast defining dentistry's next decade, hosted by Dr Simon Chard. In this clip: why teeth are a symptom and not the problem, how to screen a child for sleep-disordered breathing without diagnosing, the red flags that should trigger a referral (venous pooling, night terrors, mouth breathing), why tongue-tie is only a small part of the picture, and why dentists are one of the only professionals who see these children regularly enough to catch it. 🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YYiawP2dDqaTvPFXDJPqn?si=XG0LBAv3TaKanijdno5SkQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contact-point-podcast/id1896809084 YouTube: https://youtu.be/_BeYi1RAJt0 ▬▬ EPISODE SPONSORS ▬▬ This episode is brought to you by: Vvardis - Curodont Repair → professional.vvardis.com/contactpoint Dental Monitoring → dentalmonitoring.com/contactpoint ▬▬ ABOUT THE GUEST ▬▬ Dr Steffen Decker is an orthodontist specialising in airway, paediatric sleep-disordered breathing and early interceptive treatment. Trained in Germany and Switzerland and formerly a leading lingual orthodontist in Harley Street, he now runs a prevention-focused clinic and teaching academy and lectures internationally. ▬▬ ABOUT THE HOST ▬▬ Dr Simon Chard is the Past-President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, co-founder of PÄRLA, owner of Rothley Lodge Dental, and host of Contact Point. Find Simon: @drsimonchard ▬▬ FOLLOW CONTACT POINT ▬▬ YouTube: @contactpointpodcast Instagram: @contactpointpodcast LinkedIn: contactpointpodcast #dentistry #ukdentists #dentalpodcast #contactpoint #drsimonchard #orthodontics #airway #paediatricdentistry #sleepdisorderedbreathing #earlyintervention