Uniondale, NY, USA, April 28th, 2026, FinanceWire
Marquis Who’s Who honors Sue Lee, DMD, MMSc, for her leadership and innovation in orthodontics. A leading figure in dentofacial orthopedics and orthodontics, Dr. Lee is recognized for introducing innovative artificial feeding and snoring devices to the market. Her inventions are the culmination of her work connected to the dental arch, airway development and the fundamental mechanics of breathing, eating and swallowing.
About Dr. Sue Lee
Distinguished for her pioneering work in dentometric shape analysis, Dr. Lee’s research challenges the traditional view of many critical infant functions while establishing a direct link to long-term facial and airway development. Her approach is rooted in her educational background.
Dr. Lee completed both dental school and specialized training in orthodontics at Harvard Medical and Dental facilities in Boston in 1995, following a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. This integrated training has led her to understand that “everything is interconnected anatomically.”
Throughout her career, Dr. Lee has constantly pushed the boundaries of her field. Her most notable achievement was the development of a proprietary dentometric shape analysis system studying the core etiology of dental malocclusion and malalignment. This approach of analyzing the effect of changes in shape or dimension of the dental arch, in turn, significantly reduces the duration of her patients’ orthodontic treatment by almost half. Such a breakthrough, coupled with her work defining the dental arch and airway index, led her to establish a connection between dental structures and respiratory health that the industry is now acknowledging and beginning to embrace.
Dr. Lee’s current focus is on the importance of pacifier design and its influence on a child’s growth. She argues that common market pacifiers fail to properly engage the necessary muscles for integrating breathing, swallowing and chewing. This neuromuscular integration is important because the pharynx serves as a common pathway for both the foodway and the airway, a system that suckling helps teach. A better-designed pacifier can engage the correct muscles needed to teach infants good coordination.
The Importance of Innovation
Her success, Dr. Lee explains, stems from her continuous drive to question established norms and a belief that innovation often means recovering what nature has already provided. Her advanced orthodontic analysis methods, for instance, incorporate factors such as vectors and rotations, elements she feels are often overlooked and could lead to a more precise understanding of treatment. The future of dentistry should be inextricably linked to airway and functional development, she insists, an idea she has been championing for two decades.
Looking ahead, Dr. Lee aims to take her artificial feeding and snoring devices to market within five to 10 years. Currently, she is committed to uncovering what she calls the “mystery of the mouth.” Her studies continue to drive personal goals of improving human development and function in infants.
Dr. Lee also dedicates time as a lecturer and instructor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Beyond professional work, she enjoys teaching, painting, and playing golf.
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