AAPMD Endeavour Pediatric Section

AAPMD’s Endeavour Pediatric Section members are multidisciplinary healthcare professionals working together to ensure little people — 71 months and under — with airway issues do not grow into big people with airway issues.

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Who We Are

Endeavour is a global group of like-minded professionals focused on everything related to Airway in the pediatric health community.

What We Do

We address the root causes of preventable illnesses, especially as it relates to nasal breathing, restful sleep, nutrition, and inflammation.

How We Do It

We help develop screening tools, educate practitioners with monthly webinars, and emphasize and coordinate multidisciplinary treatment.

FAQs Answered By Our Doctors

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Steve Carstensen, DDS
Sleep Medicine
Bellevue, WA

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Steve Carstensen, DDS
Sleep Medicine
Bellevue, WA

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Steve Carstensen, DDS
Sleep Medicine
Bellevue, WA

Our Inception

Endeavour Group formed during the pandemic lockdown in 2020. Incredibly, several pediatric members reached out to one another to come together.

Understanding that treating children requires collaborative care, and that most kids are seen by general practitioners, Endeavour attracted an international, diverse group of field leaders, meeting weekly since its inception.

Members include:

General Dentists, Pediatric Dentists, Orthodontists, Speech Pathologists, Registered Dental Hygienists, Research and PhD Sleep Specialists.

Upcoming Courses Taught By Endeavour

A Paradigm Shift in The Treatment of Pediatric Sleep Apnea‬‭
Joseph Z. Yousefian, DMD, MS
There is a disconnect on how health professionals perceive and treat the causes of upper airway conditions in children. Various comorbidities can result from upper airway conditions, sleep apnea, and ...
May 21 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Honoring and Remembering Tom Colquitt, DDS
Hosted by David McCarty, MD
This webinar, hosted by Dr. David McCarty, MD, with help from many friends, will celebrate the life of Dr. Tom Colquitt, DDS. On December 29, 2024, the world lost renegade ...
May 28 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT