Highland Creek Family Dental Gets Healthy Start Certified

(Newswire.net — January 29, 2018) LaFayette, IN — The number of children affected by sleep, breathing and obstructive airway issues is astounding. Unfortunately, these children will more than likely be plagued with health issues as adults. HealthyStart® by Ortho-Tain® has a dynamic oral appliance system that not only identifies and evaluates the problem, it treats the root cause. For these reasons, Dr. Shane Cope, DDS, MSD has extended his services to include offering the HealthyStart® System to the children in his community through his practice Highland Creek Family Dental in LaFayette, Indiana.

According to Dr. Cope, “Understanding firsthand the health problems an adult with sleep and breathing issues face, integrating the HealthyStart® Appliance System into our practice for our Pediatric Patients was an easy decision”.

According to statistics, pediatric sleep and breathing disorders potentially affect over 40 million children. The identification of Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) is important. Evidence shows that sleep disorders interfere with physical, cognitive, emotional and social development. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, ADD / ADHD, learning difficulties, behavior issues, restless sleep, headaches, bed wetting, night terrors and swollen tonsils and adenoids. Many times, these symptoms are misdiagnosed or left untreated.

HealthyStart® by Ortho-Tain® is a 50-year company that has treated over 3.5 million cases around the world. Ortho-Tain developed the multi-faceted HealthyStart® Appliance System as a treatment that addresses the underlying root cause of Sleep Disordered Breathing. Treatment with the HealthyStart® System identifies, evaluates and addresses the airway, oral habits and improper growth and development of the pediatric patient. When started in the early growth stages there are more permanent results. This child does not have to face the same fate of health problems as the adult patient with sleep, breathing and airway issues. The icing on the cake? Straight teeth, no braces.

Education is key for both parents and doctors. Dr. Cope has extended his knowledge of assessing and treating pediatric airway and sleep and breathing related disorders (SBRD) with the HealthyStart™ System as a Certified Provider.

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. As a launch to the HealthyStart® program, Dr. Cope will be hosting ‘Healthy Start Friday’! Every Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., throughout the month of February, parents can bring their children into Highland Creek Family Dental for a FREE Dental / Sleep and Airway Assessment. Space is limited. Call (765) 807-0592 to schedule an appointment for your child. Please do not wait. There is nothing to lose and everything to gain for the health of your child!