BUTEYKO MEETS DR FLUTTER
VENUE
02 MARCH 2012
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Meeting Room 214 - Convention Centre
South Wharf
Melbourne - VIC
02 MARCH 2012
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Meeting Room 214 - Convention Centre
South Wharf
Melbourne - VIC
CPD
5 CPD Hours - 4 Scientific 1 Non Scientific.
5 CPD Hours - 4 Scientific 1 Non Scientific.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr Flutter was born in England and qualified as a dentist at Kings College Hospital Dental School at the University of London in December 1971. He has been in general dental practice for thirty nine years with emphasis on orthodontics. His work is now exclusively dentofacial orthopedic and orthodontic treatment for adults and children. Dr Flutter opened his "Orthodontic Early Treatment Centre" in February 2007 focusing on treating growing children. In October 2009 he changed his clinic to MRC Clinic Brisbane.
Dr Flutter obtained Board Eligible tier status with the International Association of Orthodontics in Hawaii 1986. He is also a Certified Breathing Practitioner, Buteyko Breathing Practitioner and Queensland state president of Australian Association of Orofacial Orthopaedics.
Dr Flutter has lectured on "Myofunctional Influences on Facial Growth and The Dentition" in sixty six countries over the last twelve years and has published several articles in journals throughout the world.
SEMINAR PROGRAMME
OVERVIEW
- Chronic Hyperventilation: breathing physiology
- How to recognise chronic hyperventilation
- Effects of chronic mouth breathing on the craniofacial complex
- Links between chronic hyperventilation and ADHD/Anxiety/Sleep Disorders/Asthma/Improved sports performance
- Introduction to the Buteyko Breathing Clinic Method
- Practical application of the breathing exercises
- The negative effect of mouth breathing on the body and development of the child
- Postural implications of chronic mouth breathing
- Establishing nasal breathing
- Arch expansion followed by the Trainer or BioBloc therapy or fixed appliance
- The Breathing Well Programme designed to restore Nasal Breathing as a norm
- The Home Audit
OUTCOME
- Learn to recognise the abnormalities in the function of the cranio facial complex such as myofunctional disorders and chronic mouth breathing
- Understand the postural patterns caused by chronic mouth breathing
- Diagnose Upper Airway Obstruction and chronic mouth breathing