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By Dentistry For Children Staff

At 36 years old, I just brought my 13-month-old son for his first appointment with Dr. Kevin. It's hard to believe because it doesn’t feel all that long ago that I started seeing Dr. Kevin myself at age 7 or so. (Honestly, he hasn’t aged a day—the math doesn’t even add up to me!) Dr. Kevin’s practice is truly the best. He cared for my younger sister and me through cleanings, braces, retainers, spacers, and more. He has a genial manner that puts kids at ease. He continues to be involved in academic research and is a leader in the field. His work focuses on the evolution of the human jaw and its effects on children’s breathing and sleep patterns. Ask him about it; hearing him talk about it is so interesting!

At 36 years old, I just brought my 13-month-old son for his first appointment with Dr. Kevin. It’s hard to believe because it doesn’t feel all that long ago that I started seeing Dr. Kevin myself at age 7 or so. (Honestly, he hasn’t aged a day—the math doesn’t even add up to me!) Dr. Kevin’s practice is truly the best. He cared for my younger sister and me through cleanings, braces, retainers, spacers, and more. He has a genial manner that puts kids at ease. He continues to be involved in academic research and is a leader in the field. His work focuses on the evolution of the human jaw and its effects on children’s breathing and sleep patterns. Ask him about it; hearing him talk about it is so interesting!

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Dr. Kevin Boyd, MS, DDS

Board Certified Pediatric Dentist

Prior to receiving his specialty license in pediatric dentistry from the University of Iowa, he earned an MSc degree from Michigan State University in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. His graduate research interests centered around the impact of commercially-processed foods on dental health and body weight. His Nutrition background has served as a great foundation for the specialty practice of Pediatric Dentistry given that many oral health problems are often associated with unhealthy eating; dental caries (cavities) and early periodontal (gum) inflammation (gingivitis) are two of the most common problems associated with unhealthy snacking behaviors.

Dr. Boyd has extensive training and clinical experience in performing risk assessment, diagnosing, and treating very young children who present with non-self-correcting malocclusions with possibly-associated sleep and breathing difficulties.   

He lectures worldwide on the topics of Early Childhood Malocclusion (under 72 months), pediatric sleep breathing hygiene, and the newly emerging healthcare discipline of Evolutionary Oral Medicine, also often called Darwinian Dentistry.  

He is married and has two adult daughters. When not working, he enjoys tennis, skiing and sailing.