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Specialist orthodontics for all
Specialist orthodontics for all
Your trusted orthodontist in Amersham
If you’re looking for a 5* rated highly experienced specialist orthodontist near you in Amersham, our world renowned team offer stunning results at competitive prices.
Our orthodontic and dental team has a wealth of knowledge and have helped transform the smiles, lives and confidence for thousands of children, teens and adults from Amersham, Buckinghamshire and beyond.
Courses or Mentoring by Dr Decker
If you are interested in our courses on 1 to 1 mentoring with Dr Decker, please write to Emily at courses@theorthodonticspecialist.co.uk.
Is your child always like this? 👀
Tired eyes. Open mouth. Crooked teeth.
What if it’s not just “how they are” — but signs of something deeper?
📸 Meet Child 1
From an airway-aware lens, here’s what we see:
✅ Mouth open at rest
✅ Buck teeth & crowding
✅ Long face shape
✅ Flat cheeks
✅ Lips don’t seal naturally
✅ (Likely) low tongue posture
💡 These are often signs of mouth breathing and poor jaw development.
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Why does this happen?
👄 Mouth breathing
👃 Nasal obstruction
👅 Low tongue posture
🦷 Underdeveloped jaws
🧠 Sleep-disordered breathing
💤 Disrupted growth and development
These patterns don’t just appear — they develop silently over time if the root causes are missed.
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👁 Red flags to watch for in your child’s face:
❌ Mouth open at rest
❌ Dry, cracked lips
❌ Snoring or noisy breathing
❌ Crooked teeth by age 6–7
❌ Delayed speech
❌ Tired look / dark under-eyes
❌ Long face or weak chin
❌ Frequent colds or sinus issues
❌ Daytime fatigue or hyperactivity
❌ Bedwetting past age 5
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🛠️ How we help:
• Palatal expansion (RME, etc.)
• Aligners, braces or hybrid approach
• Myofunctional therapy (in-house or referral)
• Functional appliances
• Growth tracking (cephs, 3D scans, clinical exams)
• ENT collaboration where needed
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👶 Your child’s face is full of clues.
Don’t ignore them.
🌱 Early intervention isn’t about rushing treatment — it’s about gently guiding growth in the right direction.
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Is your child always like this? 👀
Tired eyes. Open mouth. Crooked teeth.
What if it’s not just “how they are” — but signs of something deeper?
📸 Meet Child 1
From an airway-aware lens, here’s what we see:
✅ Mouth open at rest
✅ Buck teeth & crowding
✅ Long face shape
✅ Flat cheeks
✅ Lips don’t seal naturally
✅ (Likely) low tongue posture
💡 These are often signs of mouth breathing and poor jaw development.
⸻
Why does this happen?
👄 Mouth breathing
👃 Nasal obstruction
👅 Low tongue posture
🦷 Underdeveloped jaws
🧠 Sleep-disordered breathing
💤 Disrupted growth and development
These patterns don’t just appear — they develop silently over time if the root causes are missed.
⸻
👁 Red flags to watch for in your child’s face:
❌ Mouth open at rest
❌ Dry, cracked lips
❌ Snoring or noisy breathing
❌ Crooked teeth by age 6–7
❌ Delayed speech
❌ Tired look / dark under-eyes
❌ Long face or weak chin
❌ Frequent colds or sinus issues
❌ Daytime fatigue or hyperactivity
❌ Bedwetting past age 5
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🛠️ How we help:
• Palatal expansion (RME, etc.)
• Aligners, braces or hybrid approach
• Myofunctional therapy (in-house or referral)
• Functional appliances
• Growth tracking (cephs, 3D scans, clinical exams)
• ENT collaboration where needed
⸻
👶 Your child’s face is full of clues.
Don’t ignore them.
🌱 Early intervention isn’t about rushing treatment — it’s about gently guiding growth in the right direction.
📥 Save this post for reference
📤 Share with a parent who needs this
📩 DM us to book an airway-friendly orthodontic screening
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‼️A lip tie might be more than just a minor concern — it can affect your child’s oral health, from misaligned teeth to difficulty cleaning. Early detection and treatment can prevent long-term dental issues.
🌱 Early intervention isn’t about “doing braces early” — it’s about gently guiding growth while the body is still adaptable.
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🌱 Early intervention isn’t about “doing braces early” — it’s about gently guiding growth while the body is still adaptable.
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Teeth grinding in children (sleep bruxism) is rarely just a “bad habit.”
It’s usually multifactorial and often linked to:
😴 sleep arousals
🧠 emotional or behavioural factors
🫁 sleep-disordered breathing
In many cases, bruxism is a signal from the nervous system during disturbed sleep, not simply a problem with the bite.
Looking beyond the teeth — at breathing, sleep quality, and overall development — can help us understand what a child’s body is trying to say.
🌱 Early intervention isn’t about “doing braces early” — it’s about gently guiding growth while the body is still adaptable.
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Teeth grinding in children (sleep bruxism) is rarely just a “bad habit.”
It’s usually multifactorial and often linked to:
😴 sleep arousals
🧠 emotional or behavioural factors
🫁 sleep-disordered breathing
In many cases, bruxism is a signal from the nervous system during disturbed sleep, not simply a problem with the bite.
Looking beyond the teeth — at breathing, sleep quality, and overall development — can help us understand what a child’s body is trying to say.
🌱 Early intervention isn’t about “doing braces early” — it’s about gently guiding growth while the body is still adaptable.
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Teeth grinding in children (sleep bruxism) is rarely just a “bad habit.”
It’s usually multifactorial and often linked to:
😴 sleep arousals
🧠 emotional or behavioural factors
🫁 sleep-disordered breathing
In many cases, bruxism is a signal from the nervous system during disturbed sleep, not simply a problem with the bite.
Looking beyond the teeth — at breathing, sleep quality, and overall development — can help us understand what a child’s body is trying to say.
🌱 Early intervention isn’t about “doing braces early” — it’s about gently guiding growth while the body is still adaptable.
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📤 Share with a parent who needs to see this
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Lectures & Courses — Where to find Dr Decker
Education and collaboration are at the heart of modern orthodontics.
Throughout the year, Dr Decker lectures internationally, sharing clinical experience and research on:
🦷 orthodontics
🫁 airway and breathing
😴 sleep-disordered breathing
👶 early interceptive orthodontics
🧠 growth, function and facial development
These courses are designed for dentists, orthodontists and healthcare professionals who want to deepen their understanding of how teeth, airway, sleep and facial growth are connected. @orthodonticspecialistacademy
📍 Upcoming lectures and courses are regularly updated.
🧠 Dentists & Orthos — comment ACADEMY to learn more
Please note: the schedule may be subject to updates.
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What is modern orthodontics?
For decades, orthodontics was mostly seen as straightening teeth.
But modern orthodontics looks much deeper.
Teeth are only the visible part of a much bigger system.
Today we understand that orthodontics is closely connected to:
🫁 breathing
😴 sleep quality
👅 tongue posture and oral function
🧍 posture and muscle balance
📐 facial growth and jaw development
🧠 nervous system regulation
A crooked smile is often not the root problem — it’s a signal.
It may reflect how a child breathes, swallows, sleeps, and grows.
That’s why modern orthodontics often works collaboratively with:
• ENT specialists
• paediatricians
• myofunctional therapists
• tongue-tie specialists
• osteopaths
• sleep specialists
Because children don’t grow in isolated systems.
Their airway, muscles, bones, and habits all develop together.
Modern orthodontics isn’t just about straight teeth.
It’s about guiding healthy growth.
🌱 And the earlier we understand the signals, the more we can support development while a child is still growing.
🛠️ How we help:
• Palatal expansion (RME, MARPE, etc.)
• Aligners, braces or hybrid approach
• Myofunctional therapy
• Functional appliances to guide growth
• Cephs, 3D scans + clinical growth tracking
• ENT collaboration when needed
👶 Your child’s face is full of clues.
Don’t overlook them.
🌱 Early intervention isn’t about “doing braces early” — it’s about gently guiding growth while the body is still adaptable.
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📤 Share with a parent who needs to see this
📩 DM us to book an orthodontic screening
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🚨 The Future of Orthodontics is Here.
What if orthodontics could do more than just straighten teeth?
What if it could help optimize a patient’s entire dental health span by integrating airway, function, aesthetics, periodontal health and growth into one treatment strategy?
That is exactly what Dr. Christian Leonhardt and I will be teaching at the Kois Center in Seattle, Washington.
Optimizing Dental Health Span – Utilizing Contemporary Orthodontics
A 5-day intensive programme (45 CE credits) designed for clinicians who want to move beyond traditional orthodontics and adopt a fully integrated, interdisciplinary approach to treatment planning.
In this course we will explore:
🧠 Airway-centred orthodontic planning
📐 Dentofacial aesthetics and facially driven treatment
⚙️ Functional occlusion and biomechanics
🧬 Genetics and epigenetics in treatment planning
📊 Digital diagnostics, AI technologies and skeletal anchorage
👶 Pediatric orthodontic growth and development
🤝 Interdisciplinary treatment planning with real clinical workflows
This is not a typical orthodontic course.
It is about rethinking how orthodontics fits into whole-patient care.
📍 Seattle, Washington
🗓 Next intake: June 29 – July 3, 2026
🎓 45 CE credits
Christian and I would be delighted to welcome you in Seattle for what promises to be an inspiring and practical week.
🔗 Secure your seat:
https://www.koiscenter.com/courses/optimizing-dental-health-span-utilizing-contemporary-orthodontics/
Seats are limited.
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Orthodontics didn’t begin in the teenage years.
It began in infancy.
Teeth are the last domino to fall.
The earlier we notice breathing, the easier growth becomes.
If something feels off — trust that instinct.
🛠️ How we help:
• Palatal expansion (RME, MARPE, etc.)
• Aligners, braces or hybrid approach
• Myofunctional therapy
• Functional appliances to guide growth
• Cephs, 3D scans + clinical growth tracking
• ENT collaboration when needed
👶 Your child’s face is full of clues.
Don’t overlook them.
🌱 Early intervention isn’t about “doing braces early” — it’s about gently guiding growth while the body is still adaptable.
📥 Save this post to refer back to
📤 Share with a parent who needs to see this
📩 DM us to book an orthodontic screening
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Why choose The Orthodontic Specialist
- Top 1% Apex Invisalign Provider 2021-2023
- World No.1 Lingual Incognito Provider 2017
- Over 130 5* Google reviews
- International speaker and KOL
- Unrivalled specialist orthodontic expertise
- Competitively priced excellence
- 1st and only Kois Recognized Ortho Specialist
- 0% finance options available
- Superb state-of-the-art practice
- Family-friendly, welcoming environment
- Over 120 5* Google Reviews
- Unrivalled specialist orthodontic expertise
- Highly qualified and experienced team
- Superb state-of-the-art practice
- Exceptional level of treatment and care
- Competitevely priced excellence
- 0% finance options available
- Family-friendly, welcoming environment
Our philosophy
In this video, Dr Steffen Decker, gives an insight into the philosophy at the heart of our practice and all we do.
Patient Testimonial
See our fantastic range of treatments
At ASURA – Longevity Dentistry, through our collaboration with The Orthodontic Specialist, we support early, prevention-focused guidance for children to optimise growth and airway development, while delivering precise, restorative and corrective solutions for adults.
Together, we integrate prevention and correction within a longevity framework — protecting function, enhancing facial harmony, and supporting sustainable health at every stage of life.
Orthodontic referrals
We are more than happy to take referrals from our dental colleagues at other practices. Please get in touch to find out how we can benefit you and your patients with our specialist experience, knowledge and skills.
World-class expertise
Our Practice Principal, Dr Steffen Decker, is one of the world’s leading Clear Aligner and lingual orthodontists and is well-renowned figure in his field.
He has been awarded World No. 1 Lingual Incognito Provider 2017 and he belonged to the Top 1% Apex Invisalign Providers 2021-2023 in Europe, Middle East and North Africa and to the Align Global Faculty. He is the First and only Kois Recognized Specialist in the UK. He is KOL and teaching worldwide.
Our superb modern orthodontic clinic near you
Our stunning practice is as comfortable and welcoming as it looks. Throughout we are trying to tell a story, so that our patients feel comfortable. We have all the latest equipment and facilities available to offer you the very best in orthodontics and children’s dentistry.
