John Mew

John Mew (born 1928)[1] is an unlicensed British orthodontist and the creator of "orthotropics", a method that claims to guide facial growth.[2][3][4][5][6] The practice of "mewing", a form of do-it-yourself oral posture training, is named after him.

Career

Mew practised dentistry for 40 years in Surrey and Kent[3] until the General Dental Council revoked his license in 2017 for failing to protect patient data and for practicing on a patient without consent.[2]

He held a two-year[2] visiting professorship at Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania.[7] He got life membership of the British Dental Association in 1999.[7]

In 2010, the General Dental Council (GDC) reprimanded Mew for running advertisements, which stated that the GCD was deliberately suppressing his theories. Mew did not dispute the charge and referred to himself as a "whistleblower"[8]

In 2013, Mew received an award at the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry.[9]

Theories

Orthotropics

Orthotropics is Mew's orthodontic method claimed to be able to guide facial growth. Mew's orthodontic methods have consisted of using palatal expanders, changing the patient's diet, and having the patient push their palate with the tongue.[2]

He believes that the etiology of malocclusion is entirely environmental, and that genetics play a negligible role in jaw development.[2] This belief is contrary to mainstream orthodontics, which accepts that variation in craniofacial complexes including "malocclusion" is the result of both genetic and environmental factors.

Mewing

Mewing is a form of do-it-yourself oral posture training named after John Mew and his son Michael Mew[10] (born c. 1969).[2]

Mewing is supported by orthodontic research.[11][12][13][14]

Mewing involves resting the whole of the tongue on the roof of the mouth, breathing only through the nose, keeping the lips gently closed, chewing food well before swallowing, and swallowing chewed food at the back of the mouth without engaging the lip and buccinator muscles.

Mewing has become popular among the manosphere through YouTube videos on Mike Mew's Youtube channel "Orthotropics".

Personal life and interests

Aged 18, shortly after the end of the Second World War, Mew learnt to fly a Tiger Moth. He subsequently took up fixed wing gliding and later hang gliding. At 19 he built his own sports car, fabricating much of it from scratch. Between 1957 and 1967 he was involved in motor racing, moving from Formula Three to Formula One.[15] He was one of the last private entrants, entering events all over Europe. In 1963 he twice broke the Formula One club circuit record at Brands Hatch, beating times set by World Champions Jim Clark, and John Surtees.[16][17] In 1958 he was selected for the British Team for the first post-war challenge for the Americas Cup, though he was subsequently unable to participate in the event itself. In 1971 he was selected to crew for John Prentice, captain for the British International 14 dingy racing team in Annapolis, USA, where Britain came second.

Between 1993 and 1999 Mew built a reproduction moated castle in a valley in Sussex, which was featured on the TV programme Britain's Best Home.[18]

References
  1. "John Mew". 500race.org.
  2. Brennan, William (August 20, 2020). "How Two British Orthodontists Became Celebrities to Incels". The New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. "GDC reprimands 81-year-old dentist over 'whistleblowing' advert". Dentistry.co.uk. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  4. Huntley, P. N. (August 2014). "Orthotropics: Will we never be free?". British Dental Journal. 217 (4): 160. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.707. ISSN 1476-5373. PMID 25146779.
  5. "Development | Mewing?". www.sensationsolutions.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  6. "Dr Rachel Ho | What Is Mewing?". www.drrachelho.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  7. http://www.stomaeduj.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Mew.pdf
  8. "GDC reprimands 81-year-old dentist over 'whistleblowing' advert". March 31, 2010.
  9. "John Mew, Inventor of Biobloc, Receives Award at AAPMD Conference in Oakland".
  10. McClinton, Dream (2019-03-21). "Mewing: what is the YouTube craze that claims to reshape your face?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  11. "Jaw and Facial Development in Adults". Apex Dental. Dentist Des Moines Iowa. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  12. "Oral Myofacial Therapy—A Breakthrough Technique to Treat Symptoms Relating to Breathing Problems, TMJ, Headaches and Other Common Ailments". aomtinfo. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  13. "Signs of Improper Oral Resting Posture". Associates in Pediatric Therapy. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  14. "Facial Growth and Appearance". Oral Facial Myology Therapy. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  15. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1963/57/brands-hatch Motorsports Magazine 1963 archive article
  16. Mew, Bill (December 31, 2015). "Do you have the right formula for cloud survival? Consolidation and the lessons from motor racing history".
  17. https://twmc.org.uk/profiles/john_mew.html Tunbridge Wells Motor Club Profile
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20190821215210/http://sussexexpress.co.uk/news/castle-is-the-tops-1-967106 Sussex News article on home award
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