An interview with David Normando

• Published in: Dental press journal of orthodontics Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 32 - 39
• Main Authors: Normando, David, Flores-Mir, Carlos, Faber, Jorge, Capelozza Filho, Leopoldino, Ursi, Weber
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Dental Press International 20.05.2019; Dental Press Editora
• Subjects: Dentistry; Interview; Orthodontics; Patients; Brazil
• ISSN: 2176-9451; 2177-6709; 2177-6709
• DOI: 10.1590/2177-6709.24.2.032-039.int

Jorge Faber (coordenador da entrevista) 1) Professor David Normando, I was very happy to be invited to be part of this distinguished team of professionals that are responsible for asking questions to one of the most qualified Brazilian orthodontists, both clinically and, mainly, in terms of scientific methodology and as an editor of scientific journals. [...]I would like to know: which of these professional dimensions motivates you the most currently and at the professional stage in which you find yourself today? (Weber Ursi) My dear friend, thanks for your affection and admiration, which are mutual. According to the perspective that classifies post-treatment changes into relapse and instability, the orthodontist should be responsible for sharing this information with the main stakeholder - the patients or their guardians -, and should adopt mutually agreed procedures, in the understanding that the treatment is not over when the appliance is removed. Science requires hard work, but cannot be done without critical thinking, creative originality and resources. [...]I am not optimistic about its growth, nor even about maintaining the level of orthodontic science in our country. [...]my mission was very simple among the indigenous of the same ethnicity living in the Iriri village, where there was a prevalence of mandibular prognathism associated with longer faces. [...]what I can vouch for after our journeys is the presence of a fantastic cultural diversity.