In this episode, we welcome Dr. Piya Gandhi, DDS, a board-certified pediatric dentist and founder of West U Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Gandhi is dedicated to helping children establish a strong foundation for oral and airway health, emphasizing early intervention and collaborative care. Join us as we explore the vital connection between pediatric dentistry, myofunctional therapy, and airway development. Dr. Gandhi shares her expertise on topics such as tongue ties, mouth breathing, and how early i...
Mar 11, 2025•44 min
In this episode, I sit down with Rebecka Clark, RDH, LMT, CSOM, CMLDT, CH-ONC, a leading expert in orofacial rehabilitation who is revolutionizing the way we approach muscle function, movement, and recovery. With a unique background in dental hygiene, massage therapy, myofunctional therapy, and intraoral massage, Rebecka emphasizes the critical role of muscle rehabilitation in optimizing oral and overall health. Join us as we explore her integrative approach, the importance of interdisciplinary ...
Feb 11, 2025•46 min•Ep. 102
In this episode, I sit down with airway orthodontist, Dr. Michael K. DeLuke, DDS, to explore the crucial link between orthodontics and airway health. We dive into how orthodontic treatments can impact breathing, sleep quality, and overall well-being especially in children. Dr. DeLuke shares insights on recognizing early signs of airway issues, the importance of a collaborative approach with myofunctional therapy, and the latest advancements in airway-focused orthodontic care. Whether you're...
Jan 28, 2025•46 min•Ep. 101
In today's episode, Brittny chats with her colleague, Dave Henrichsen, an oral myofunctional therapist in the Seattle area who has built a successful practice focusing on mouth breathing, tongue thrust, sleep apnea, tongue tie, TMJ pain and other myofunctional concerns. Over the last several years his strong desire to provide quality care to his patients has built a fire in him to help grow other myofunctional therapists to help them to also become excellent in their field and grow their pr...
Apr 29, 2024•43 min•Ep. 100
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Dr. Neel Bulchandani, DC, a holistic chiropractor, bodyworker, movement teacher, podcaster, and philosopher. He utilizes systems thinking in a field he developed called Integrative Airway & Feeding Chiropractic. He launched an intuitive movement practice in 2017 called Movintuit. He began teaching other bodyworkers and birth workers his holistic approach to aiding in the freeing of tethered oral tissues in 2021, and in 2022, he launched a technique...
Mar 18, 2024•44 min•Ep. 99
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Dr. Claire Stagg, DDS, MS, FAACP. Dr. Stagg shares that the teeth and mouth are profoundly connected with the health of the whole body, and vice versa. She has a holistic, integrative, and comprehensive dental philosophy. Her practice, Smile Professionals, was the first on the Space Coast to provide safe mercury-free dentistry. She is the founder of Health Connections Dentistry and author of two books, “Captain IFBI” - a children’s book encouraging goo...
Mar 08, 2024•38 min•Ep. 98
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Julie Flygare, JD. Julie serves as President & CEO of Project Sleep. Believing in the value of sleep, Project Sleep aims to improve public health by educating individuals about the importance of sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders. Project Sleep educates and empowers individuals using events, campaigns, and programs to bring people together and talk about sleep as a pillar of health. Julie is also an internationally recognized patient-p...
Jan 29, 2024•22 min•Ep. 97
In today's episode, Brittny chats with the fabulous Dr. Michelle Weddle, DDS, FAGD, D-ABDSM. Dr. Weddle is highly trained in Dental Sleep Medicine and Sleep Apnea Management, TMJ Treatment and Management, and focuses on the reconstruction of the worn bite and dental occlusion (jaw mechanics). Brittny and Dr. Weddle discuss topics like why SDB is more difficult to diagnose in children and TMD treatment and management, not only in the adult population, but in pediatrics as well. Listen to lea...
Jan 23, 2024•36 min•Ep. 96
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Chad Wooters, MBA, Director of Operations and Coaching at Awaken2Sleep. Chad has coached hundreds of dentists and teams nationwide and is the architect behind the Sleep Hero Network online academy. Using his experience, Chad coaches dental practices to build successful Dental Sleep Medicine practices. As someone who struggles with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), he is deeply passionate about raising awareness of this health concern. As a national speake...
Dec 13, 2023•45 min•Ep. 95
In today's episode, Brittny chats with practicing dental hygiene, Amber Auger, MPH, RDH. Amber has a mission to elevate the standard of care to determine the root cause of oral diseases, this includes screening every patient for airway disorders. With over 20 years of experience, Amber specializes in creating practical systems to implement the latest oral science. Amber is actively mentoring and educating fellow dental hygienists in their careers and in personal and career growth through he...
Dec 13, 2023•35 min•Ep. 93
In today's episode Brittny and her partner, Joann Amoroso, discuss all things MYO. Joann is co-founder of MyoAir and a pioneering expert in orofacial myofunctional therapy. Joann has really taken MyoAir to the next level with locations in Vero Beach and Melbourne, along with virtual services in New York. Myoair serves as a beacon for comprehensive therapeutic solutions with a holistic and individualized approach to patient care. Joann and Brittny dive into conferences you don't want to...
Dec 12, 2023•30 min•Ep. 94
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Dr. Kevin Goles, who has immersed himself in dental sleep medicine since the beginning of his career and is recognized as an expert in the field. He focused his research during his dental residency on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and its substantial negative effects on one’s health and quality of life. He has become one the most experienced clinicians with Vivos by starting and completing the most cases in the country. Another field he has vast experience i...
Nov 30, 2023•39 min•Ep. 92
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Lisa Paladino, MS, CNM, IBCLC. Lisa is a midwife and IBCLC, but her career began in nursing. Lisa worked for 28 years at Staten Island University Hospital before establishing her private practice in 2015. At the Hospital, she co-founded and coordinated the Breastfeeding Initiative and worked in collaboration with the NYC Department of Health on efforts toward achieving the “Baby Friendly” designation. Currently, Lisa offers courses for parents and prof...
Nov 16, 2023•51 min•Ep. 91
In today's episode, Brittny has the pleasure of chatting with the CEO of FroggyMouth, Guillaume Fellus. Guillaume is the son of the inventor, Dr. Patrick Fellus. In today's episode, Brittny and Guillaume discuss the story behind the invention and the concepts behind FroggyMouth. FroggyMouth is the first anoetic swallowing rehabilitation device. It aids in cessation of an atypical swallow and allows secondary swallowing to take place. The device works by preventing the lips from sealing...
Nov 16, 2023•42 min•Ep. 90
In today's episode, Brittny chats with the wonderful Dr. Muhammad who is an airway and cosmetic dentist with over 10 years of expertise in clear aligner therapy. Dr. Muhammad and Brittny talk MYO, expansion, TMD/orthotic therapy, tongue-ties, and another new modality Dr. Muhammad has in her toolbox, photobiomodulation and Oralase with her Fotona Light Walker laser. Dr. Muhammmad holds certificates from the leading institutions in the Airway dentistry field: Vivos Institute, The Breathe Inst...
Oct 20, 2023•40 min•Ep. 89
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Anders Olmanson, CEO and founder of REMastered Sleep. Anders is a passionate medical innovator who aspires to make being healthy easy. He invented REMplenish, a myofunctional therapy water bottle that makes myo easy to integrate into daily routine. During his four years as a mechanical engineer at Medtronic, Anders earned his MS in Medical Device Innovation from the University of Minnesota. Anders also spent 9 months studying health systems throughout ...
Sep 28, 2023•27 min•Ep. 88
In today's episode, Brittny chats with the fabulous Angie Lehman, RDH, COM®. Angie is an IAOM Certified Orofacial Myologist (COM) who has been exclusively practicing Orofacial Myology since 2012 in York, Pennsylvania. She runs one of America’s most successful and well-known private practices, Oral Myofunctional Therapy of York. Angie is a highly sought-after educator for medical, dental and allied health professionals and she is passionate to encourage all health disciplines to work collabo...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 87
In today's episode, Brittny chats with the inspiring Sarah Sweeney, M.ED, CCC-SLP of Sunshine Speech Therapy. Sarah is a board certified Speech-Language Pathologist, feeding specialist, and orofacial myologist. She founded Sunshine Speech Therapy in 2019, a private practice centered on providing speech, feeding, and myofunctional therapy to patients across the lifespan. Sarah’s passion for myofunctional therapy began when she had a client whose craniofacial development and tongue tie were i...
Aug 28, 2023•36 min•Ep. 86
In today's episode, Brittny and Dr. Recine talk about how their worlds collide and complement one another. Vincenzo shares how learning about airway has impacted the way he practices and views his patients. Brittny and Vincenzo discuss tongue-tie protocols along with oral appliance protocols in Vincenzo's practice. Listen to learn how partnering with a PT in your local area can have a profound impact on your patient's outcomes! Find Dr. Recine: https://www.prime-physio.net/ Instag...
Aug 21, 2023•41 min•Ep. 85
In today's episode, Brittny chats with the fabulous Dr. Jasmine Elmore for the SECOND TIME on the podcast. After practicing pediatric dentistry at the highest level, Dr. Elmore had a career transition inspired by debilitating shoulder pain and a visit to a very special Physical Therapist. Where other PTs failed to provide relief of her symptoms, a friend’s referral led her to someone with a deep understanding of chronic pain, stress, poor sleep, and whole-body connection. Dr. Elmore is here...
Apr 18, 2023•52 min•Ep. 84
In today's episode, Brittny chats with her colleague, Annmarie DeMarco OTR/L. This is an episode you do NOT want to miss! So many nuggets of valuable information. Annmarie shares with us her specialty which is retained primitive reflexes. Annmarie and Brittny discuss the crossover they see between their client population and how working collaboratively can truly transform their clients lives. Annmarie shares her own research she has done with her own clients suspecting that almost 80% of th...
Mar 31, 2023•50 min•Ep. 83
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Dr. Dr. Loria Nahatis, DDS, a board-certified pediatric dentist who has been in the pediatric dental field for over 25 years. She is co-founder of Beyond Pediatric Dentistry in Dallas, and her focus in pediatric dentistry is optimal craniofacial health, growth, and development. She has realized from personal experience that if a child’s craniofacial growth is off-track, it affects their ability to breathe, sleep and thrive. Dr. Loria is the first recip...
Feb 24, 2023•45 min•Ep. 82
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Dr. Perry Nickelston, DC, NKT, FMS, SFMA of Stop Chasing Pain, LLC. Dr. Perry aka ‘The Lymph Doc’ is a Chiropractic Physician with a primary focus on treating chronic pain and inflammation via the lymphatic and vascular systems. He is a international speaker and educator of the self-care MOJO series-Lymphatic Mojo, Blood Flow Mojo, Tongue Mojo, Glymphatic Mojo, Visceral Mojo, Vagus Nerve Mojo, Primal Movement Mojo. Dr. Perry is an expert in movement as...
Feb 17, 2023•42 min•Ep. 81
In today's episode, Brittny chats with the GOAT of pediatric airway dentistry. Dr. Kevin Boyd is a board certified Pediatric Dentist in Chicago who holds an M.Sc. degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. He lectures worldwide on the topics of Early Childhood Malocclusion (under age 72 months), pediatric sleep-breathing hygiene and Evolutionary Oral Medicine/Darwinian Dentistry. He is collaboratively exploring a hypothetical relationship between changed dietary practices since the Industrial...
Feb 17, 2023•34 min•Ep. 80
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Grace Bernales, M.S. CCC-SLP. Grace discusses her experience as a speech therapist and now incorporating myofunctional therapy into her practice. It has been a game changer for her and her clients! Brittny asks Grace questions in relation to speech and tongue tie, and what sounds specifically may be impacted depending on where the restriction is. They also chat about how structure influences speech goals or the ability to reach certain speech goals. As...
Feb 02, 2023•34 min•Ep. 79
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Daniel Drew, a.k.a- Mr. Myo. Daniel Drew, M.S. CCC-SLP OMT CertBBM is a Speech Language Pathologist, Certified Buteyko Breathing Practitioner, and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist. Daniel is currently seeing clients at the Center for Airway and Facial Development and Pain and Sleep Therapy Center in Newark, Delaware. He has over 10 years of experience as a hospital-based Speech-Language Pathologist. He is versed in a variety of settings including outp...
Jan 27, 2023•44 min•Ep. 78
In today's epsiode, Brittny chats with the wonderful Dr. Nora Ghodousi-Zaghi, DDS. Dr. Nora Ghodousi-Zaghi provides functional and integrative pediatric oral health care as well as airway centric interceptive orthodontics with a focus on whole-body health and well- being. She is a board-certified pediatric dentist, published author, clinical researcher, and educator. Dr. Nora is a graduate of The Breathe Institute's MyoMasterminds program, a faculty member of the Myofunctional Research...
Jan 18, 2023•39 min•Ep. 77
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Walt Fritz, PT. Walt is a NY based physical therapist but also teaches his unique interpretation of manual therapy for speech-language pathologists, massage therapists, registered dental hygienists, and voice professional-related communities. Walt's principles apply to a broad spectrum of intervention models using a model of evaluation and intervention that incorporates shared decision-making rather than clinician-as-expert. Walt presents his work...
Dec 29, 2022•41 min•Ep. 76
In today's episode, Brittny chats with Dr. Sebastien Lomas, aka “Dr Seb”, a UK-based qualified dentist who utilizes a whole-body approach to oral care with an interest in integrating holistic health with modern dentistry. Having been so anti ‘natural solutions’ for his whole life, ironically, natural solutions were the only thing to get him out of his health crisis. As a Biological Dentist, Dr. Seb promotes minimally invasive dentistry, educating patients, and always integrating airway dent...
Dec 19, 2022•37 min•Ep. 75
In today's episode, Brittny chats with her fellow colleagye, Dr. Ratti Handa, DMD. Ratti Handa, D.M.D. is an internationally renowned airway, TMJ, and cosmetic dentist. Dr. Handa is a dentist in Acton, MA who has worked with some of the most prestigious specialty practices in Massachusetts. Dr. Handa has been specially trained in the areas of Biorejuvenation Dentistry, Sleep and Airway Dentistry, and Myofunctional Therapy. She has been a continuous learner attending some of the most prestig...
Dec 16, 2022•35 min•Ep. 74
