The Badge of Distinction Volume 2

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Volume 2 of a 2-volume set </span><em style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Badge of Distinction </em><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>refers to the way we all hope to be judged by our patients and colleagues who observe our work over the years.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Volume 1 presents a manuscript about everyday dental problems and solutions with valuable contributions from some world-leading clinicians and researchers.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Volume 2 is a description of the new directions in which our dental profession is moving. The days of drill fill and bill are numbered and our profession is now recognized at last as playing a vital role in systemic health.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The book deals with pain with a broad perspective non-odontogenic oral pain headaches orofacial pain temporomandibular disorders myofascial pain and dysfunction practical splint and orthotic design and use ankyloglossia and tethered tissue diagnosis and management myofunctional therapy airway assessment management and referral sleep-disordered breathing obstructive sleep apnoea and the creation of a network of allied health professionals.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>We are the sentinels of the airway.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is my legacy to the dental profession and allied health professionals after over 50 years of practice. I hope it is of use to all levels of professional experience and it represents my view that professional knowledge and experience needs to spread to the world for the benefit of all and not taken to the grave.</span></p><p> </p>