Dr. Audrey Yoon - Orthodontist / Pediatric Dentist

Dr. Audrey Yoon - Bellflower Dentist Orthodontics and Sleep Apnea

Caring for Your Family as if it Were Her Own

Dr. Audrey Yoon’s outstanding credentials combined with her naturally gifted perception of beauty and her genuine concern for her patients makes her an exceptional orthodontist.

Dr. Yoon completed her orthodontic and pediatric dentistry residencies at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the nation’s pre-eminent program of its type. She also earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery and Master of Science degree, completing extensive research in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) at UCLA.

She is currently an adjunct assistant professor of Stanford Sleep Medicine Center at Stanford University and an assistant professor in Orthodontics at University of Pacific. She founded Pacific Ortho-Dental Sleep Medicine Fellowship at University of Pacific and serves as a program director. She is also a clinical associate at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and serves as a co-director of Pediatric Dental Sleep Mini-residency program at Tufts University.

Dr. Yoon has established World Dentofacial Sleep Society and serves as a founding president. Dr. Yoon lectures internationally, leads workshops for professional audiences and provides expert clinical consultation to health professionals worldwide. She is also a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.

Using state-of-the-art technology, Dr. Yoon is committed to achieving clinical excellence and ideal case results. She is an Invisalign Diamond Plus provider, which is only bestowed to the top 1% of Invisalign doctors. Dr. Yoon’s field of expertise includes the effective utilization of orthodontic Temporary Anchorage Device (TAD) to minimize surgery and maximize esthetic successful outcomes. She practices the full scope of non-surgical and surgical orthodontics from pediatric to geriatric population for airway management including growth modification, pediatric palatal expansion, customized Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE), Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME), Orthodontic treatment for Maxillomandibular Advancement ( MMA ), clear aligner therapy and oral appliances for sleep apnea.

She has developed a pioneering Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME) technique for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and has co-authored many chapters in several leading textbooks. She also proposed growth modification protocol for children with sleep disordered breathing. With this guideline of the craniofacial growth and development modification, health providers can take advantage of the therapeutic appliances that can make a substantial change in a patient’s growth pattern during maturity.

As a proud mother and loving wife, Dr. Yoon is a firm believer in strong family core values. She carries this philosophy into her practice, giving her patients the care and attention they deserve just like a part of her family.

Credentials

Orthodontist
Pediatric Dentist
Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics
Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine

Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Stanford University, Stanford Sleep Medicine Center

Clinical Assistant Professor
- University of Pacific, Orthodontics

Clinical Associate
- Tufts University, Dental Sleep Medicine

Honorary Assistant Professor
- The Hong Kong University, Orthodontics

Lecturer
- University of California Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

Fellow
- The Pierre Fauchard Academy

Sleep Apnea Research
- Stanford University, Sleep Surgery

Orthodontic Residency
- University of California Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry Residency
- University of California Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

Craniofacial Program
- University of California Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

Master of Science
- University of California Los Angeles, Oral Biology

Doctor of Dental Surgery
- University of California Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

Doctor of Dental Surgery
- Seoul National University, College of Dentistry, South Korea

Invisalign VIP: Diamond PLUS Provider

Using state-of-the-art technology, Dr. Yoon is committed to achieving clinical excellence and ideal case results. She is an Invisalign VIP: Diamond PLUS Provider, which is only bestowed to the top 1% of Invisalign doctors.

Licensure

State of California Dental License
Orthodontic Certificate
Pediatric Dentistry Certificate
Oral Sedation Permit Pediatric Advanced Life Support License
Korean National Dental License

Professional Affiliations

American Dental Association
California Dental Association
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
American Association of Orthodontists
Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
California Society of Pediatric Dentistry
Los Angeles Dental Society
International Association of Dental Research
American Association of Dental Research

Charity Work

Publications

Audrey Yoon, Soroush Zaghi, Shayan Shamtoob, Cynthia Peterson,Loree Christianson, Sanda Valcu-Pinkerton, Zahra Peeran, Brigitte Fung, Daniel Kwok-keung, Triin Jagomagi, Nicole Archambault, Bridget O’Connor, Kathy Winslow, Miche’ Lano, Janine Murdock, Lenore Morrissey

Assessment of posterior tongue mobility using lingual-palatal suction: Progress towards a functional definition of ankyloglossia

J Oral Rehabil. 2021;48:692–700

Audrey Yoon, Min-Ki Noh, Hyeong-Wook Moon, Kyu-Rhim Chung, Seong-Hun Kim

Correcting Maxillary Molar Root Angulation with Biocreative System

Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. 2019 October

Audrey Yoon

Mini-screw Assisted Maxillary Expansion Techniques for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Chapter 57, 1st edition; In press

Abdelwahab M, Yoon A, Oakland T, Poomkonsarn S, Gouveia C, Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu

Impact of Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME) on the Internal Nasal Valve in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Aug;161(2):362-367.

Audrey Yoon, Christian Guilleminault, Soroush Zaghi, Stanley Liu

Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME) for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients with Narrow Maxilla and Nasal Cavity

Sleep Medicine; DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.06.002

Iwasaki T, Yoon A, Guilleminault C, Liu SY

How Does Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME) Reduce Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Sleep Breath; DOI: 10.1007/s11325-019-01948-7

S Y Liu, A Yoon

Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion

Current concepts in sleep surgery. A surgical guide for sleep surgeons.