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Orthodontist with over 25 years of experience in guided facial growth for children.

Hello, I’m Marisa Santos, and I have over 25 years of experience treating children. My specialty is guided facial growth, and in my daily practice, I work with children starting from the age of three, collaborating with a transdisciplinary team. I’ve been running my private practice at the Pediatric Center in Monte Grande for 24 years. Surrounded by specialists, our main goal is to ensure that each child grows up healthy, primarily breathing through the nose and maintaining proper posture, allowing every child to reach their maximum potential. Working alongside specialists has allowed me, from the beginning, to go beyond focusing solely on teeth and malocclusions. I’ve come to understand that orthodontists and pediatric dentists play a crucial role in the growth of preschool-aged children.

My approach is transdisciplinary, which means I involve all the necessary professionals to address the issue comprehensively.

The turning point in my career was the decision to study in London with Prof. John Mew, complete my diploma, collaborate in the translation of his book ‘CAUSA Y CURA DE LA MALOCLUSIÓN’ (CAUSE AND CURE OF MALOCCLUSION), and focus on identifying and treating the causes at a very early age. This involves addressing aspects such as breathing, body posture, chewing, and oral rest posture.
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Lecturer at the Continuing Education Day: 'What the General Dentist Should Know About a Child for Referral to Orthodontics.
Colegio de Odontologos Distrito III Buenos Aires-Argentina2016
"Speaker at an Update Session: 'What the General Dentist Should Know About a Child for Referral to Orthodontics.'"
Colegio de Odontologos Distrito III Buenos Aires-Argentina2016
Speaker for the Ateneos Series in the Otorhinolaryngology Service: 'Dental Contributions to the Interdisciplinary Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Hospital Rivadavia - Buenos Aires – Argentina2021
Sleep disordered breathing, Craniofacial Growth and development, Early intervention and patient outcomes “Early intervention and airway”
Speaker at The 1st AAMS Congress and Hippocrates Gala 20162016
Instructor for the Orthodontic Specialist Program at UAI (Universidad Abierta Interamericana)
Titular de la Carrera: Profesora Laura Labate. 20182016
Disertante en 3 rd Congress Academy of applied Myofunctional Sciences.
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. ‘Treating Children Earlier’. September 5-10. Rome. 20182016
Disertante en el 16 Symposium of International Association of Facial Growth Guidance ‘Early intervention and airway’.
September 3-5. London2018
London School of Facial Orthotropics. Updates.
September 11-17. Purely, London2018
Poster presentation IAPD congress ‘EXPANSION and Gopex’.
July 3-7. Cancún, México2019
Disertante en la UNAM. Congreso de Odontopediatria y Ortopedia ‘Importancia del tratamiento temprano en Ortodoncia’.
Septiembre 18,19, 20. Facultad de Medicina UNAM-México2019
AAO Winter Conference. Sleep apnea and Orthodontics: consensus and Guidance.
January 24. Marco, Island2019
Gopex-Forwardontics Course
Jan 25/27. Redwood, City-California2019
Disertante en 5 th Congress of Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC ORTHODONTIC SOCIETY.
Myofunctional Orthodontic Intervention at the earliest age possible to help the most amount of children. VIRTUAL CONGRESS 1 -30 August2020
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