Airway First

My guest today is Dr. Sandra Kahn, DDS, MSD - a graduate from the University of Mexico and the University of the Pacific with 25 years of clinical experience in orthodontics. She has been part of the craniofacial anomalies team at UC San Francisco and Stanford University. Her graduate work at the UC Berkeley was on physical anthropology and human craniofacial growth and development. She practices...

My guests today are Jackie Becerra-Lising, Amanda Gurrola, and Dr. Vanessa Peterson. Jackie, is a dental hygiene graduate from Loma Linda University and has been practicing as a clinical dental hygienist for the past 19 years. Since having her second child with Down Syndrome and having limited resources, she decided to specialize her education in the field of myofunctional therapy and received her...

My guest today is Dr. Pejman Katiraei. Dr. Pejman Katiraei is a board-certified pediatrician who is also boarded and fellowship trained in integrative medicine. He completed his undergraduate at UCLA and obtained his osteopathic medical degree at Western University of Health Sciences. He completed a pediatric residency at Loma Linda University, where he stayed on as a teaching faculty member for o...

My guest today is Courtney Robertson, a dedicated Registered Dental Hygienist with over 11 years of experience. In recent years, Courtney has honed her expertise in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, a passion she pursues in her hometown of Ottawa, Ontario. There she proudly established one of the pioneering independent myofunctional therapy practices in the city. Her journey into myofunctional ther...

My guest today is Dr. Andrew J. Maxwell. Dr. Maxwell is a Board Certified Pediatric Cardiologist and Pediatrician. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins Medical School and a Residency in Pediatrics at The University of California at San Francisco followed by clinical and research fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology at Lucile Salter Packard and Stanford Hospitals and Children’s Hospital...

My guest today is Michelle Emanuel. Michelle has 28+ years experience as a Pediatric Occupational Therapist, with specific focus on posture, movement and connection for the precrawling baby. She has a background in neonatal intensive care (NICU), pediatric intensive care (PICU), cardiac intensive care (CICU), and outpatient population. She has a unique and interesting way of blending traditional a...

My guest today is Dr. Catherine Murphy. As an independent contractor and consultant, Dr. Murphy helps orthodontic practices establish or enhance their orthodontic departments through specialized program-based guidance, including patient care. Dr. Murphy shares her passion for holistic dentistry through her speaking engagements and consulting across the globe. She is the author of two pictures book...

My guest today is Karese Laguerre, a Registered Dental Hygienist, and Myofunctional Therapist. She founded The Myo Spot, a practice aimed at amplifying oral wellness to whole-body wellness. Through teletherapy, she helps clients of all ages overcome tongue ties, TMJ disorders, sleep apnea, grinding, anxiety, and various breathing and orofacial dysfunctions. Passionate about education and self-help...

My guest today is Molly Peterson - wife, mom of two, and photographer from Virginia. She and her husband have been on an airway journey with their children for several years. She sat down to share her story, resources, and advice for other parents. Show Notes: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art , by James Nestor Myo Munchee: https://myomunchee.com/ Myo Spots: https://myospots.com/ ALF Expanders...

My guest today is Amey Fields, an Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant and labor and delivery nurse with over 20 years of experience helping moms and babies with breastfeeding. She started working as a labor and delivery nurse in 1998 and in 2010, was given the opportunity to run the community education department at the hospital she was working at. She became Lamaze certified and...

My guest today is Dr. Lawrence Kotlow a board-certified  pediatric dentist — a specialist dedicated to treating children, from birth, infants, and toddlers since 1974. His practice specializes in preventive dentistry, newborn and infant care, the use of lasers for restoring decayed teeth, and oral surgery. His work with mothers and infants with breastfeeding due to tethered oral tissues...

My guest today is Dr. Brock Rondeau. Dr. Rondeau is a General Dentist who has dedicated his practice to providing Orthodontic, Orthopedic, Snoring & Sleep Apnea , and TMJ services for his dental patients in his London, Ontario, Canada office. Dr. Rondeau treats many patients with orthodontic snoring, sleep apnea, and TMJ problems. His patients are delighted when they find a solution to their h...

My guest today is Dr. Mary Bourke. She is a member of the Sacro-Occipital Technique Organization and has obtained advanced craniopath certifications. She has also been involved in the education and training of other practitioners in this field. Mary has been in Chiropractic Practice for over 29 years and during this time, has undertaken further studies in many aspects of Pediatric development. She...

We continue with part two of our conversation with my guest, Dr. David McCarty . Dr. McCarty is a board-certified specialist in Sleep Medicine and a pioneer in the practice of patient-centered care for those who suffer from sleep disorders . An award-winning educator, he is passionate about empowering individuals with knowledge that restores confidence and personal agency, as each patient navigate...

My guest today is Dr. David McCarty . Dr. McCarty is a board-certified specialist in Sleep Medicine and a pioneer in the practice of patient-centered care for those who suffer from sleep disorders . An award-winning educator, he is passionate about empowering individuals with knowledge that restores confidence and personal agency, as each patient navigates the landscape of disease and wellness, wi...

My guest today is Renata Nehma. Renata is a Registered Dental Hygienist and Orofacial myofunctional Therapist in Savannah, Georgia. She is the owner of Myo Moves, a practice focusing on treating myofunctional disorders in children and adults. She also founded the Airway Circle with the intention of gathering all health professionals who share the same passion for giving. You can find out more abou...

My guests today are Dr. Joanne Ingleby and Dr. Aoife Stack. Dr. Ingleby started out in Children’s and Community dentistry and then moved on to working in General Practice where she has been for the past 30 years. Her practice has been general dentistry, taking care of patients and helping them achieve the smile they want with often minimal treatment, hopefully maintaining long-term dental health....

My guest today is Linda Harris. The author, Linda Harris, is a nurse who suffered in the past from both fibromyalgia and migraines and found relief when she discovered that the main source of the pain was her TMJ and malocclusion. Through her own research, and interviewing others with similar struggles, Linda found a common issue and wrote the book “ The Fibromyalgia and TMJ Connection ” and is no...

My guest today is the one and only, Joy Moeller. An international leader in myofunctional therapy, Joy has worked in private practice as a myofunctional therapist since 1980. She graduated from the Myofunctional Therapy Institute in Coral Gables, Florida, and had an extensive Internship in Orofacial Myology. Joy's background in Dental Hygiene led the way for further studies, and she has taught and...

My guest today is Kathleen Ready. Kathleen and her husband of 11 years, Ryan, live in North Idaho with their four children ( and number five is on the way ). As a family, they enjoy a number of outdoor pastimes the area has to offer, and when inside, Kathleen is usually pursuing the domestic arts in hopes of further blessing her family and friends. Kathleen joins me on the show today to share the...

My guest today is Annmarie DeMarco. Annmarie is a pediatric occupational therapist providing in-home visits with a focus on child development in Fairfield and New Haven County, CT. She specializes in sensory processing, developmental delays, primitive reflex integration, as well as children with autism and ADHD.She currently works in the birth to 3 settings. She takes a holistic approach to treatm...

My guest today is Kelsey Baker, a Holistic Pediatric Occupational Therapist. She has worked in Early Intervention (EI) since 2009 and has been working with children between the ages of 0-5 in the Philadelphia area since 2011.Kelsey is focused on proactive care to best support babies in their feeding and overall development as she believes that feeding is a vital sign and can be indicative of so mu...

My guest today is Randi-Lee Bowslaugh. Randi-Lee was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, and from a young age, she had a passion for helping others. As a teenager, she started writing poetry that would eventually become her first published book ( Thoughts of a Wanderer ). Her writing became her coping mechanism while depression was starting to take over her life. After high school, she attended Ni...

My guests today are two incredibly special providers --- the dynamic duo from Ashburn Children's Dentistry, Dr. Lynda Dean-Duru and Dr. Krystal Dean-Duru. Dentist Lynda Dean-Duru, DDS has spent her life pursuing a career in dentistry and building a successful dental practice that caters to the oral health needs and well-being of children and patients with special needs. In her more than 20 years o...

My guest today is Raquel "Rocky" Norris. Rocky is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner dedicated to helping her patients reclaim their well-being and vitality through transformative nutrition and lifestyle adjustments. Rocky is deeply passionate about the intricate relationship between oral health and gut health, recognizing their individual significance in enhancing our overall quality of life. It'...