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PRP vy DENTAL ae meet IsAVERTGRIAIE- ADVERTORIAL Dr. Boyko ORTHODONTIST DR. ROBERT BOYKO has been a practicing Orthodontist with the Port Perry Dental Associates since 1994. Born and raised in Oshawa, Dr. Boyko left this area to attend the University of Western Ontario where he earned a degree in Economics as well as his Doctor of Dental Surgery. In 1983 he completed his Orthodontic Specialty training at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. In the folowing years he set up an O1 When asked if he ever thought, all those years ago, that he would end up practicing his profession up the road from where he grew up, Dr. Boyko said, “Never in a million years. | had spent time as a teenager around Lake Scugog and liked it here but frankly, it wasn’t on my radar as a future professional destination. | was 18, off to university and the thought | would end up here never crossed my in the eighteen years Dr. Boyko has spent at the Port Perry D he has seen and dealt with all in Mississauga and then Port Perry. 418 FOCUS - APRIL 2012 04. APRIL 2012.2 finalindd 18 manner of orthodontic procedures. Typically he starts seeing patients at around seven years of age, explaining that even though the jaw is still growing and the teeth are not yet fully formed, developing issues can be spotted and early interceptive treatment can begin so future problems are avoided. Dr. Boyko explains, “At the ages of seven, eight and nine, we are not looking at braces in a conventional sense. We can spot early problems and use other appliances, fixed or removable that will balance the jaw better. Even though growth is still happening, we can get a patient's mouth back to normal without looking at braces proper. As inso many areas of health and medicine, early detection and treatment can prevent so many future problems. Dr. Boyko explains that not all patients will have issues that result in braces. Thumb sucking, he adds is a greater problem for an eight year old than a three year old because the damage is being caused after permanent teeth have come in. It is in these early years that permanent teeth can be guided into a better position and future problems averted. The family dentist is the first line of defense to make sure children’s teeth and jaws are forming properly. Dr. Boyko notes that “Your dentist is the front line. He, or she, see's a normal progression over time and is the first person to spot something that doesn't look right. They will notice all kinds of changes taking place and seemingly small 120049 o92an| |