The Ins and Outs of Childhood Sleep Apnea with Dr. Vijaya Molloy

Feb 4, 2020

In today’s episode of the “Healthy Sleep Revolution” podcast, Dr. Dassani is joined by a dentist whom she met through ‘the power of social media’. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Dr. Vijaya Molloy has been a dentist for 25 years, and her practice almost mirrors Dr. Dassani’s as they both look at the whole patient in an effort to resolve any health concerns, especially sleep breathing disorders.

 

Episode Highlights:

 

• How Dr. Molloy became involved in and excited about sleep dentistry
• Her experience with sleep breathing disorders within her own family
• The importance of working with a team to resolve sleep breathing disorders
• Dr. Molloy’s top 3 tips for parents

 

Quotes:

  

“Once you start to know what to look for, you’re so much more aware.”

 

“I’m recognizing these things in these kids everyday, and I’ve missed it in my own son.”

 

“It’s not a magic bullet.”

 

“We don’t have any definite protocol in place as to how to deal with sleep apnea.”

 

“If your cortisol levels are elevated, all you’re body is doing is surviving…nothing in your body is working correctly.”

 

“Just being able to breathe is…a basic necessity to sustain good quality human life.”

 

“Sometimes we’re just a little too quick to prescribe.”

 

“The roof of the mouth is the floor of the nose.”

 

“The sooner we get these kids help, the better it is.”

 

“The tongue and the lips and the cheeks, they can be the most powerful orthodontic tools that the body has.”

 

“Feel free to get a second opinion – ask more questions…keep investigating.”

 

“If you’re not enjoying your child, then find out why.”

 

Links:

 

Dassani Dentistry homepage: https://www.dassanidentistry.com

 

Dr. Molloy’s homepage:  www.vitalitydentaltuggerah.com.au

 

Podigy homepage:  https://podigy.co/