Airways & Growth Study ✓ Peer reviewed

Orthodontists' Awareness and Screening Practices for Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A National Survey in Australia.

Sleep · Elagib TH, Cornelis MA, Gikas A, Meade MJ, Cattaneo PM · 2026-10-23

Australian orthodontists rarely perform routine sleep-disordered breathing screening, typically using informal methods rather than validated questionnaires, with insufficient training and lack of standardised protocols identified as key barriers.

A plain-English summary of the study's own findings — we don't add our own claims or interpretation. Read the full paper for the complete methods and results, and apply your own clinical judgement.

Read the full study at the source
The Recall — the month's most significant new dental research, summarised. Free.
Browse The Recall