#57 - Step into My Office - A Conversation with Prof. Kevin O’Brien

Reader’s around orthodontics will be familiar with this week’s guest and author of one of the best blogs around.

Kevin O’Brien’s Orthodontic Blog is an exploration of orthodontic issues and debunking of some of the bad science, 

These subjects are just a small part of today’s discussion. The professor emeritus in orthodontics and former dean of the University of Manchester talks us through his student days in the city. We also chat about the limitations of orthodontic training, the state of play in the UK Vs the rest of the world, and much more.

Enjoy! 

In This Episode

01.36 - Backstory
08.05 - UK Vs the US
11.06 - Deanery, teaching and academia
21.29 - GDC
27.13 - GDPs and ortho
34.02 - Aligner science and new treatments
41.42 - On limitations
44.26 - The blog
55.02 - Ortho for cosmetics and health
01.00.35 - The future of orthodontics
01.05.19 - A quick plug
01.05.34 - Last day on earth

When you look at trials of surgery, for example, it is not necessarily always the technique that comes up with the best results. It's the skill and the care of the surgeon. And that's the same with orthodontics.

• Prof. Kevin O’Brien

About Kevin O’Brien

Prof. Kevin O’Brien is a former Dean and current professor emeritus in orthodontics at Manchester University.

He is also a former chair of the General Dental Council and the author of Kevin O’Brien’s Orthodontic Blog - an ‘occasionally irregular’ exploration of evidence-based orthodontics.