Building a Pediatric Sleep Breathing Program from Scratch

Creating a complete pediatric airway treatment workflow — from screening questionnaires and growth tracking to myofunctional therapy and 3D scan verification — enrolling 120 pediatric patients in the first year.

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About the Project

A purpose-built pediatric sleep-disordered breathing platform that provides age-appropriate screening tools, growth tracking, myofunctional therapy management, and treatment verification — all designed specifically for children rather than adapted from adult workflows.

The platform enables dental practices to launch a complete pediatric airway program, attracting both pediatric patients and their parents as adult oral appliance therapy candidates.

Industry
Healthcare & Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Business Type
Dental practices expanding into pediatric airway treatment
Core Offering
End-to-end pediatric sleep breathing program management
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The Problem: Adult Workflows Don't Work for Pediatric Airway Treatment

Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing requires fundamentally different screening tools, treatment protocols, and growth tracking than adult oral appliance therapy — but most platforms only support adult workflows. Pediatric-specific questionnaires, cephalometric growth analysis, and myofunctional therapy tracking were handled on paper or not at all.

A dentist in Oregon saw a growing need for pediatric airway treatment but had no system to manage the unique workflow. Screening forms were paper-based, growth tracking was done manually, and there was no way to coordinate care with pediatric ENTs, orthodontists, and myofunctional therapists.

The goal was to build a complete pediatric program within the existing platform — from initial screening through myofunctional therapy to post-treatment 3D scan verification — without forcing pediatric cases into adult-shaped workflows.

From zero pediatric capability
to a full sleep breathing program
enrolling 120 patients in year one

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Our Solution

Pediatric Screening & Intake
  • Custom form builder for pediatric-specific screening (PSQ, pediatric sleep questionnaires)
  • Growth and development tracking via case timeline
  • Parent/guardian communication via patient portal messaging
Myofunctional Therapy Management
  • Myofunctional therapy exercise tracking within visit notes
  • Custom SOAP note templates for pediatric protocols
  • Progress documentation for therapy milestones
Imaging & Analysis
  • DICOM viewer for pediatric cephalometric analysis and growth pattern assessment
  • 3D scan comparison to track palatal expansion over time
  • Pre/post treatment visual documentation for outcome reporting
Care Coordination & Referrals
  • Referral network to pediatric ENT, orthodontists, and myofunctional therapists
  • Treatment outcome documentation enabling school accommodation letters
  • Cross-referral pipeline converting pediatric patients' parents to adult OAT candidates

Challenges: No Pediatric Infrastructure in Existing Platforms

Adult-Only Screening Tools

Standard sleep questionnaires like STOP-BANG are designed for adults. Pediatric screening requires age-appropriate instruments like the PSQ, which no existing dental sleep platform supported natively.

No Growth Tracking Capability

Pediatric airway treatment is deeply tied to growth and development milestones. Without timeline-based growth tracking, practices had no way to correlate treatment progress with developmental changes.

Myofunctional Therapy Gap

Myofunctional therapy exercises are a core part of pediatric airway treatment, but existing systems had no way to track exercise assignments, compliance, or therapy outcomes within visit documentation.

Fragmented Multi-Specialist Coordination

Pediatric airway cases involve ENTs, orthodontists, and myofunctional therapists — but there was no referral management or shared documentation system to coordinate care across these specialists.

Why This Platform Enables Pediatric Airway Programs

We built a flexible, form-driven platform that lets practices create pediatric-specific workflows without custom development — from screening questionnaires and SOAP templates to 3D scan tracking and multi-specialist referral networks.

Drag-and-drop form builder for pediatric-specific screening questionnaires, intake forms, and assessment tools — no developer required.

The Impact: A Complete Pediatric Program Built in Weeks

4 Weeks
To Build
Complete Pediatric Program
120
Pediatric Patients
Enrolled in First Year
40%
New Adult Patients
From Parent Cross-Referrals
100%
Outcome Documentation
Enabling School Accommodation Letters

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