I Spy with my Myo Eye...

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 certif...

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 a...

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 Innovat...

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 my...

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 pr...

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 d...

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....

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 gro...

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, Glymphat...

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 collabor...

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 al...

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 a...

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...

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 intervent...

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, D...

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 Dentis...

In today's episode, Brittny chats with Charles Biami of Driven Dental Airway Marketing. Brittny and Charles talk all things marketing, the dos and don'ts. Charles Biami is the founder and chief marketing manager of Driven Dental Implant Marketing. He has helped dental practices from all over the US, Australia, Canada, in every type of market, attract and convert dental implant patients....

We are back to it with Dr. Shereen Lim, author of the book “Breathe, Sleep, Thrive: Discover How Airway Health Can Unlock Your Child’s Greater Health, Learning and Potential". Her work in private practice is restricted to tongue tie management from infancy to adulthood, early interceptive orthodontics and myofunctional therapy. In today's episode, we discuss topics such as Dr. Lim's...

Has implementing airway into your dental practice left you feeling frustrated? Maybe you don't know what the first step should be? or Maybe you've begun implementing, but consistency in case acceptance is an issue? Don't know how to get patients to accept a myofunctional referral? Interested in bringing us to your home office!? Contact us today for a discovery call! www.myomerge.com...

Learn the BROOMS screener with us today! A sweeping generalization of patients that is not definitive, but easy to incorporate in a clinical hygiene appointment, to identify patients who need myofunctional referral. Two or more marked int he first column requires referral for orofacial myofunctional assessment and evaluation. Are you an RDH looking to become a myofunctional therapist or already a...

Top Tips for the NEW Myofunctional Therapist!! Listen as we discuss in detail these 3 tips: 1. DIVE IN ! Begin seeing people! 2. BE CONFIDENT! Mindset is EVERYTHING ! 3. Set short term and long term goals for yourself and your business. We share our own personal experiences shifting to our MYO MINDSETS! BONUS TIP ! WHY!? BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU ALL! Take a modality course before you take another intro...

You want to become a myofunctional therapist, but you also want to protect your RDH license. We get! We've been there. We have put together a little role play for you where I am the inquisitive RDH wondering about how I can safely practice MYO and Karese, President of the IAAH (International Association of Airway Hygienists), gives me ALL I need to know! 1. Is MYO in the RDH scope of practice...

MYO is NOT a cookbook type recipe! I REPEAT... MYO IS NOT A COOKBOOK TYPE RECIPE! Today, on MYO MONDAY, we talk about the importance of creating individualized treatment plans. Ever wonder what to do with all of these exercises you received from your MYO course? We discuss the value in having an order of operations to make your treatment planning easier and successful! We got you!! If you're...

Your Doctor Says NO to Airway, WHAT NOW !? Listen along to hear our recommendations and personal experience on how to handle a VERY tough situation! Are you an RDH looking to become a myofunctional therapist or already a MYO therapist looking to elevate your skills!? Check out the link below to learn more about our TeamMyo courses! https://dentalsleeptoolbox.com/team-myo-start.html https://www.air...

NETWORKING! You have to network they say!!!!... Sometimes this is easier said than done. Who do you need to network with? What questions should you be asking this provider? What do you do when you don't mesh with a certain provider? Listen along to hear questions that should be asked no matter what side of the airway space you are in! Are you an RDH looking to become a myofunctional therapist...