Episode 9 of Airway Answers: "Orthognathic Surgery and TMD with Dr. Michael Gunson"

In this episode, join Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® as she welcomes a very special guest, the incredible Dr. Michael Gunson!  They talk all about jaw surgery, TMJ issues, Ehler Danlos Syndrome, and much more!

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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Michael J. Gunson DDS, MD, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, practices at Arnett Gunson Facial Reconstruction in Santa Barbara, CA.

He graduated from UCLA Dental School and Medical School and received his specialty certificate in oral and maxillofacial surgery from UCLA. Dr. Gunson partnered with Dr. G. William Arnett at the Center for Corrective Jaw Surgery in Santa Barbara, California. Their surgical practice was limited to facial reconstruction performing thousands of corrective jaw surgeries.

Dr. Gunson presently diagnoses and treats patients with facial aesthetic and functional problems as well as sleep conditions. Dr. Gunson’s orthognathic and aesthetic surgical techniques provide accurate, aesthetic, and functional results that improve patient health and satisfaction.

Dr. Gunson is an associate clinical professor at Boston University, a resident faculty at Spear Education, and has hospital privileges at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and Stanford University Hospital. He loves teaching and lectures throughout the world and publishes research on orthognathic surgery, facial function and aesthetics, obstructive sleep apnea, and the treatment of TMJ arthritis and condylar resorption.
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ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, International speaker, author, Ambassador for the Breathe Institute, a Talk Tools educational partner, and she has served on the faculty for the Sleep Education Consortium and the Airway, Sleep, and Pediatrics Pathway (ASAP) program. She has completed over 50 presentations nationally and internationally on orofacial myofunctional therapy as it relates to sleep-disordered breathing in both children and adults. Nicole is the author of the following: 2023 article in Dental Sleep Practice Magazine “Why Every Dentist and Orthodontist Should Have an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist on Their Team”; 2024 article in Sleep World Magazine for sleep MDs, respiratory technicians, and other sleep specialists titled “How to Restore Proper Rest: How orofacial myofunctional therapy can aid in the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing”; a two-part chapter on orofacial myofunctional therapy in a 2024 medical textbook “Growing Into Breathing Problems: The Collaborative Quest For Lifetime Solutions” with world renowned editors; and a children’s book series “The Adventures of Captain Airway and Mr. Mighty Mouth” helping to bring airway insight to young children, their parents, teachers, and other medical professionals.  She serves on the Child Airway Initiative Task Force (CAST), which is a national team of doctors, dentists, and orthodontists developing a universal screening tool for all dentists to use to screen patients for sleep-disordered breathing.  Nicole is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy. She currently serves as a mentor and consultant to patients, professionals, and colleagues nationally and internationally in the field of orofacial myofunctional therapy.  Nicole’s life-long quest is to help in the early identification and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing and airway issues. For more on Nicole, visit her practice: www.sandiegocenterforspeechtherapy.com. Follow her Facebook: San Diego Center for Speech Therapy.