The Pediatric Breathing Project with Dr. Piya Gandhi, DDS

Why Every Pediatric Dentist Should Be Screening for Airway | The Pediatric Breathing Project Ep. 12 Dr. Piya Gandhi is switching gears for a practitioner-focused solo conversation about the field that completely changed the trajectory of her career: pediatric airway dentistry. Her journey into airway wasn't intentional. It began when her oldest daughter developed sleep apnea at just three yea...

Episode 11: What I Wish I Knew About My Kids’ Airway Health with Mitzi Perkins What happens when you learn about pediatric airway health and suddenly start recognizing the signs in your own children? In Episode 11 of The Pediatric Breathing Project , Dr. Piya Gandhi sits down with Mitzi Perkins, a mom of four boys, Houston content creator, and new patient coordinator at West U and Tanglewood Pedia...

What if everything we were taught about pediatric airway health was wrong? In Episode 10 of The Pediatric Breathing Project , Dr. Piya Gandhi is joined by fellow pediatric dentist, educator, entrepreneur, and author Dr. Kalli Hale for a thoughtful conversation about how pediatric airway dentistry has evolved, why so many children still go undiagnosed, and how curiosity, collaboration, and continue...

Many parents focus on symptoms. Allison Evans believes we should be asking why those symptoms exist in the first place. In this episode of The Pediatric Breathing Project, Dr. Piya Gandhi sits down with Allison Evans, co-founder of Branch Basics, to discuss the powerful connection between environmental toxins, sleep, airway health, nervous system regulation, and whole-body wellness. Allison shares...

Episode 8 | The Pediatric Breathing Project | The Airway Conversation Every Parent And Provider Needs to Hear with Dr. David Alfi In this powerful episode of The Pediatric Breathing Project, Dr. Piya Gandhi sits down with renowned oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. David Alfi for an honest conversation about pediatric airway health, jaw development, mouth breathing, expansion, tongue ties, sleep-d...

Episode 7 | The Pediatric Breathing Project Speech, Tongue Ties & Airway Health with Courtney Scaggs, M.S., CCC-SLP In this episode of The Pediatric Breathing Project , Dr. Piya Gandhi sits down with Courtney Scaggs, M.S., CCC-SLP , speech language pathologist and founder of Space City Speech , to explore the critical connection between speech development, oral function, tongue ties, myofuncti...

In this episode of The Pediatric Breathing Project, Dr. Piya Gandhi sits down with Leah Whitley, IBCLC, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with SOS Lactation, to talk about the powerful connection between infant feeding, tongue function, airway development, & long-term health. Leah shares her personal story of how painful early breastfeeding challenges with her first child l...

Pediatric Chiropractic, Tongue Ties & Airway: Dr. Caroline Long on Craniosacral Care, Fascia, and Infant Red Flags Dr. Piya Gandhi interviews Dr. Caroline Long, a chiropractor and owner of West U Wellness with 25 years of experience, about pediatric and pregnancy-focused chiropractic care and its role in airway and tongue-tie care. Dr. Long shares her path into pediatric chiropractic, her addi...

Episode 4: From Motherhood to Myofunctional Therapy - The Pediatric Breathing Project with Dr. Piya Gandhi In this episode of The Pediatric Breathing Project , Dr. Piya Gandhi is joined by Catherine Kangas , orofacial myofunctional therapist, educator, and author of Your Tongue Has a Home . Catherine shares her powerful journey into myofunctional therapy—one that began as a mother searching for an...

The Power of Teamwork in Treating Pediatric Airway Disorders Join Dr. Piya Gandhi, a pediatric dentist, as she discusses the critical role of a collaborative team approach in treating pediatric airway disorders. Through the story of a 4-year-old patient, she illustrates the importance of involving various specialists like ENTs and myofunctional therapists to achieve optimal outcomes. Gandhi emphas...

Oral ties (tongue-ties and lip-ties) are one of the most debated topics in both the parenting and professional dental world.  Are they over-diagnosed? A trend? Or a critical piece of airway and functional health that we’ve been overlooking for far too long? In this episode, Dr. Piya Gandhi shares her perspective as both a pediatric dentist and a mom. She breaks down the myths, explains why oral ti...

The Pediatric Breathing Project: Changing Lives One Airway at a Time with Dr. Piya Gandhi, DDS - Episode 1 The Importance of Pediatric Airway Health In this episode, Dr. Piya Gandhi explores pediatric airway health, emphasizing the critical impact good sleep quality has on a child's development, behavior, and overall health. Sharing personal experiences and patient success stories, Dr. Gandhi...

The Pediatric Breathing Project with Dr. Piya Gandhi is a groundbreaking podcast dedicated to one of the most overlooked foundations of childhood health: breathing. Hosted by Dr. Piya Gandhi, DDS—functional pediatric dentist and airway health advocate—this show explores the vital connection between oral development, jaw growth, sleep, and overall wellness. From mouth breathing and snoring to pedia...