AAPMD ENDEAVOUR WEBINAR: My lifelong oral development program
Hidehiro Abe, DDS

The nutritional status of the fetus during pregnancy has a great effect on the oral condition immediately after delivery. In addition, it is necessary to set the masticatory and swallowing functions and molecular nutritional considerations according to the life stage in the eating habits after childbirth. And it is important for orthodontic programs after the age of 6 to specialize in improving oral function, centering on the Air way, until the age of 12.
After the age of 12, using Invisalign, bite-up, enlargement of the dental arch, and anterior guidance of the lower jaw are performed to three-dimensionally expand the oral capacity and expand the Air way.
Dr. Abe 1989 Graduated from Niigata University School of Dentistry
Chairman of JODA (japan oral development association)
・ Operates a qualification system called “Oral Manager” to promote the development of oral function from the age of 0. There are currently 3000 Oral Managers.
President of two nursery centers specializing in oral development
・ One is inside the dental clinic and the other is outside the dental clinic, and we also provide childcare for sick children.
・ The nursery center is called the Oral Develop Center, and training-like games are held based on the oral development program to widen the airways.
Organize Oral Develop Study Group on Facebook
・ Approximately 2000 Japanese dentists, dental hygienists, nursery teachers, and public health nurses are participating to disseminate the latest knowledge.
Director of IXI Family Orodental Clinic
・ The clinic has been continuously managing oral function since the first month of life.
・ We also provide home-visit medical care and oral function management for the elderly.
・ Approximately 5,000 local citizens regularly visit the clinic for dental maintenance.

1 CE credit available to AAPMD members