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Healthy Growth - Healthy Faces™

Woodmark Hotel and Still Spa - Kirkland Washington
September 25-27, 2025

Healthy Growth - Healthy Faces

Healthy Faces works as a balanced system. This system includes the jaws, joints, teeth, periodontium, lips, cheeks, and tongue. Each part of the system influences another. The way we breathe, speak, and chew influences skeletal growth. Unhealthy growth patterns can lead to future breakdown of the system early and late in life.

Michael J. Gunson, DDS, MD

Dr. Gunson is also an associate professor at Boston University School of Dentistry, a resident faculty at Spear Education, and a member of many dental professional groups. He enjoys teaching and lecturing throughout the world and publishing research on orthognathic surgery, facial function and dental and facial esthetics, obstructive sleep apnea, and the treatment of TMJ arthritis and condylar resorption.

Rebecca Bockow, DDS

Dr. Rebecca Bockow is dual trained orthodontist and periodontist. She received a BS in Biology with Honors at Haverford College and completed her DDS training at the University of Washington Dental School. Dr. Bockow completed a highly selective dual-specialty program combining Orthodontics and Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, while also earning a Masters in Oral Biology. She is also a resident faculty at Spear Education. Dr. Bockow lectures nationally and contributes to multiple professional journals as an author and editor.

 

 
 
Healthy Growth - Healthy Faces™

REGISTRATION

$4,499 – early registration

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In this three day course we will:

  • Define a healthy system

  • Identify what contributes to unhealthy growth patterns we see every day in our practices

  • Learn how breathing habits and oral myofunctional disorders play a role in unhealthy growth patterns

  • Recognize unhealthy skeletal growth patterns including: 

    • Crossbites

    • Gummy smiles

    • Deficient lower jaws

    • Deficient upper jaws

    • TMJ breakdown

    • Open bites

  • Learn treatment strategies for young and old patients with these various skeletal growth patterns

    • Treatment strategies will include early and late orthodontic intervention, TAD expanders, jaw surgery, and supporting therapies that move our patients towards health

Course Details

Dates: September 25-27, 2025

Location: Woodmark Hotel and Still Spa, Kirkland Washington

CE Hours Provided: 21 UNITS 

Limited Seats Available

Course material is relevant to all interdisciplinary team members: myofunctional therapists, speech pathologists, restorative dentists, orthodontists, pediatric dentists, periodontists, surgeons, physicians, etc.

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HOTEL INFORMATION

The Woodmark Hotel & Still Spa
1200 Carillon Point
Kirkland, Washington 98033

$289 excludes taxes and fees

Main: (425) 822-3700
Reservations: (800) 822-3700

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Woodmark Hotel and Still Spa - Reservations - Room Availability (synxis.com)

Last Day to Book: August 26, 2025