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German Ramirez-Yañez
Assistant Professor
University of Manitoba
Canada
Biography
Dr. German Ramirez-Yañez is Assistant Professor at Faculty of Dentistry, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentist of Canada in Pediatric Dentistry. He has over 20 years of experience treating malocclusions at early age with a functional approach. Dr. Ramirez-Yañez has published more than 20 scientific articles in peer-review journals about functional appliances and the biological rationale for functional treatment of malocclusions. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Dentistry and Oral Health and the Journal of Orthodontic Science and Practice. He is the author of the book “Early Treatment of Malocclusions: Prevention and Interception in Primary Dentition”, as well as co-author of the book “The Trainer System: A myofunctional approach to treat malocclusions”. He investigates on Craniofacial Growth and Development, the Patho-Physiology of Functional Disorders in the Cranio-Cervico-Mandibular system and how the craniofacial structures are modified by functional appliances.
Research Interest
Craniofacial Growth and Development, The Modus Operandi of Functional Appliances, Early Treatment of Malocclusions, Applied Basic Sciences.