Airway First

S4: E26 - Dr. Shereen Lim: Teaching Your Child to Breathe, Sleep, and Thrive

My guest today is Dr. Shereen Lim, a Perth-based dentist with a postgraduate diploma in dental sleep medicine from the University of Western Australia. As one of Australia’s first handful of dentists to obtain a qualification in dental sleep medicine, she has spent more than a decade working with patients with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
 
Rather than managing dysfunctional breathing and its consequences, Dr. Lim is focused on promoting airway health. This means reinforcing nasal breathing and promoting good airway development from infancy as keys to sleeping well, thriving, and greater future health. Dr. Lim regularly sees infants to adults and has been able to pinpoint the issues in infancy that lead to bigger problems down the track.
 
She is passionate about educating child health professionals from a variety of fields to recognize the earliest warning signs of poor airway health including poor oral function and poor jaw development and promoting collaborative care to address these as early as possible. Her vision is to help more children receive timely care to breathe, sleep and thrive to their full potential, and avoid growing into more serious problems later in life.
 
Dr. Lim is a renowned speaker and the author of Breathe, Sleep, Thrive which is available on Amazon.
 
You can find out more about Dr. Lim at drshereenlim.com.au.
 
Show Notes:
Breathe, Sleep, Thrive: Discover How Airway Health Can Unlock Your Child's Greater Health, Learning, and Potential by Dr. Shereen Lim - Book on Amazon.com
Signs of airway disorders in children
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, by James Nestor - Book on Amazon.com
Find an Airway Dentist - Doctor Locator

S3: E25 - 2022 Year in Review (Part 2)

In this episode, we continue to say goodbye to 2022 and look forward to the year ahead by reflecting on some of our amazing guests on the program this past year. In part two of our year in review, you’ll hear excerpts from episodes with some of the leaders in airway-centric dentistry.
 
I personally had a hard time pulling this episode together as it was hard for me to narrow down the perfect excerpt from each episode as every guest has brought so much great information and insight to each episode. I’ll include the links to every episode in the show notes so that, if something resonates with you, you’ll be able to easily access the full episode.
 
Show Notes:
Segment 1: Airway-Centric Dentistry - Dr. David McIntosh | Episode 13
Segment 1: Airway-Centric Dentistry - Dr. Steve Carstensen | Episode 4
Segment 1: Airway-Centric Dentistry - Dr. Meghna Dassani | Episode 16
Segment 1: Airway-Centric Dentistry - Cris Duval, RDH | Episode 10
Segment 1: Airway-Centric Dentistry - Dr. Michael Gelb | Episode 22
Segment 1: Airway-Centric Dentistry - Dr. Felix Liao | Episode 23
Segment 1: Airway-Centric Dentistry - Dr. Ben Miraglia | Episode 17
Segment 1: Airway-Centric Dentistry - Candy & Brad Sparks | Episode 1

S3: E24 - 2022 Year in Review (Part 1)

As we say goodbye to 2022 and look forward to the year ahead, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the amazing guests we’ve had on the program this past year. In this episode, part one of our year in review, you’ll hear excerpts from various podcast episodes, based on topics such as airway health education, personal stories, healing, airway and the face, and speech/myofunctional therapy.
 
I personally had a hard time pulling this episode together as it was hard for me to narrow down the perfect excerpt from each episode as every guest has brought so much amazing information and insight to each episode. I’ll include the links to every episode in the show notes so that, if something in an excerpt resonates with you, you’ll be able to easily access the full episode.
 
Show Notes:
Segment 1: Education - James Nestor | Episode 21
Segment 1: Education - Dr. Kevin Boyd | Episode 12
Segment 2: Personal Stories - Emma Cooksey | Episode 2
Segment 2: Personal Stories - Kajsa Bradley | Episode 7
Segment 2: Personal Stories - Catherine Anderson | Episode 15
Segment 2: Personal Stories - Kelley Richardson | Episode 19
Segment 3: Healing - Dr. Steven Hall | Episode 3
Segment 3: Healing - Dr. Becky Andrews | Episode 11
Segment 4: Airway and Orofacial Health - Dr. Tasha Turzo | Episode 9
Segment 4: Airway and Orofacial Health - Autumn Henning | Episode 8
Segment 5: Myofunctional Therapy - Lauren Ruffrage | Episode 5
Segment 5: Myofunctional Therapy - Karese Laguerre | Episode 6
Segment 5: Myofunctional Therapy - Daniel Drew | Episode 20
Segment 5: Myofunctional Therapy - Brittany Bailey | Episode 18

S3: E23 - Dr. Felix Liao: Mind, Body, Mouth, Airway for Whole Health

My guest today is Dr. Felix Liao. Dr. Liao is a thought leader and healthcare innovator who has restored the mouth back to the body as a vital organ for many patients’ natural health and wellness. His WholeHealth philosophy integrates mind-body-mouth to produce breakthrough outcomes.
 
Among dentists, Dr. Liao is a leading airway-centered mouth doctor with recognized expertise in Impaired Mouth Syndrome and Holistic Mouth Solutions. He is also the inventor of Start Thriving Appliance® for test-driving and adopting Holistic Mouth Solutions as the answer to Impaired Mouth Syndrome. In 2020, Dr. Liao expanded Holistic Mouth Solutions to include both a sleep-friendly mouth structure and a sensible eating mouth Style to build vibrant health and innate immunity.
 
Clinically, Dr. Liao helps patients suffering from Impaired Mouth Syndrome with treatment plans to redevelop them into a sound infrastructure using epigenetic oral appliances, and WholeHealth integration as needed to restore sleep, fix pain and recharge energy. Professionally, Dr. Liao is the Director of AMD Training Seminars® to help traditional drill & fill dentists become AMDs to deliver Holistic Mouth Solutions to patients. He is also the Founder of WholeHealth Integration Summits®.
 
Dr. Liao holds an engineering degree from Brown University, a DDS from Case School of Dental Medicine, Board Certification by the American Board of General Dentistry, a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry, and a Mastership in the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM). He is a past president of IABDM.
 
Dr. Liao is the author of three best-selling books: Six Foot Tiger Three Foot Cage, Early Sirens, and Licensed to Thrive.
 
You can find out more about Dr. Liao at holisticmouthsolutions.com.
 
Show Notes:
Holistic Mouth Solutions: https://holisticmouthsolutions.com/
Impaired Mouth Syndrome Quiz: https://holisticmouthsolutions.com/impaired-mouth-syndrome-quiz/
Baby Led Weaning Essential Guide: Link to Amazon
AMD Training for Dentists: https://holisticmouthsolutions.com/amd-training-for-dentists/
Cook2thrive.com
Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work. Unlike genetic changes, epigenetic changes are reversible and do not change your DNA sequence, but they can change how your body reads a DNA sequence.
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Critical Role of Oral-Facial Growth: Evidences (PMC3551039): Link to Study
An impaired mouth is a barrier to total health and is a frequently overlooked source of medical, dental, and mental health troubles
Disease enters by mouth and disaster exits by mouth - Chinese Proverb

S3: E22 - Dr. Michael Gelb - Airway Trumps Everything Else in Dentistry

My guest today is Dr. Michael Gelb --- Dr. Michael Gelb is a world-renowned inventor, lecturer, NYU professor, and author of the best-selling book GASP: Airway Health - The Hidden Path to Wellness. Known for his breakthrough work in TMJ, airway-centered disorders, sleep apnea, sleep disorders, and chronic headache treatments, Dr. Gelb has pioneered and coined Airway Centric® dentistry and is transforming lives at scale by helping people feel and breathe better.
 
Dr. Gelb is featured in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Fox News, CBS, CNN, Women’s Day, The Globe & Mail, and ABC News, to name a few. A board member and chair of the Development Committee for the Airway Revolution Foundation and A co-founder of The Foundation for Airway Health, The American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry, and The Gelb Institute, Dr. Gelb is an entrepreneur, a mentor to many, and inspiration to all, with a mission to transform and save millions of lives through Airway Centric® dentistry.
 
Dr. Gelb is a graduate of Tufts University and Columbia University and is the son of Dr. Harold Gelb, who pioneered TMJ treatments --- linking it to the rest of the body.
 
You can find out more about Dr. Gelb at gelbcenter.com.
 
Show Notes:
GASP: Airway Health - The Hidden Path to Wellness: Link to Book
The Weston Price Foundation: Link to Foundation and Research
The Buteyko Breathing Method: Link to Clinic and Exercises
How can parents help kids? The number one way is to help them become nasal breathers and get them away from air pollution and unhealthy diets
Cone-beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Scans gives dentists unprecedented diagnostic information through a 3D approach
Foundation for Airway Health
American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry (AAPMD)
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM)
 

S3: E21 - James Nestor: Breath - The New Science of a Lost Art

My guest today is award-winning author, James Nestor. He is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside Magazine, BBC, The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, and many more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly and more importantly, how we can get it back.
 
Breath spent 18 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list in its first year of release, sold more than one million copies, and was awarded the Best General Nonfiction book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
 
James has spoken around the world including at Stanford Medical School, Harvard Medical School, The United Nations, and more than 60 radio and television shows.
 
We are proud also to have James as a member of the Children’s Airway First Advisory Board.
 
You can find out more about James at mrjamesnestor.com.
 
Show Notes:
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - Link to Book on Amazon
Ann Kearney, Standford - Link to Bio

S3: E20 - Daniel Drew: Speech Therapy, Breathing, and Exercise with Mr. Myo

Daniel was raised in Dover, Delaware. He returned to the area to practice speech therapy after obtaining his Master’s degree in speech-language pathology from MGH Institute of Health Profession. With 10 years of experience, Daniel is versed in a variety of settings including school-based speech therapy, outpatient pediatrics, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, and acute care settings. Daniel treats patients at the Center for Airway and Facial Development and Pain and Sleep Therapy Center in Newark, Delaware. He is also a Speech-Language Pathologist at Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, Delaware.
 
Daniel evaluates and treats myofunctional disorders, sleep-disordered breathing, swallowing deficits, receptive and expressive language delays/disorders, and articulation/phonological disorders. Daniel works in conjunction with a triple board-certified dentist and TMJ specialist, Dr. Ryan Robinson, in preparing clients for functional frenuloplasty procedures. During the initial Covid-19 pandemic, Daniel saw many of his clients in the hospital setting were having difficulty meeting their speech and swallowing goals due to high anxiety, pain, and stress. He implemented various breathing exercises in his speech therapy sessions in order to help his clients better participate in their inpatient rehab programs. This led to him becoming certified in the Buteyko Breathing Method. Daniel’s strong desire to learn and broaden his knowledge has brought him back to the pediatric setting after years of work in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in order to pursue Myofunctional Therapy with adults and children at the Center for Airway and Facial Development in Newark, Delaware. His foundation as a medical speech-language pathologist makes him uniquely suited to address common problems that are associated with Myofunctional Disorders. In his spare time, Daniel enjoys reading new research in sleep/breathing science, long-distance running, and weightlifting.
 
You can find out more about Daniel at www.afdortho.com and follow him on Instagram at mr_myo302.
 
Show Notes:
The Center for Airway & Facial Development: https://airwayandfacialdevelopment.com/
The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown (Link to Book)
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor (Link to Book)
Breathing is My Super Power by Alicia Ortego (Link to Book)
Sniff by Matthew Van Fleet (Link to Book)
Airway First Podcast with Our Guest Dr. Steven Hall (Link to Episode)
Airway First Podcast with Our Guest Tasha Turzo (Link to Episode)

S3: E19 - Kelley Richardson: A Mom’s Journey to Find Answers for Her Son

My guest today is Kelly Richardson. Kelley is a mom, wife, author, and clinical education specialist working to equip anyone wanting to know how to improve their breathing and sleep quality.
 
She has spent the majority of the past 25 years in the dental industry training dentists on expansion orthodontics at Align Technology and Straumann, TMD solutions, and dental airway education at the Dawson Academy. She has trained in Myofunctional Therapy at the AOMT and Breathing Coaching at the Buteyko Clinic International with Patrick McKeown. ​​​
 
Her focus at Super Breathers is to provide awareness to parents, caregivers, teachers, and medical professionals who can help identify and screen children who present with the signs and symptoms of disordered breathing and restless sleep. Her book, The Very Stuffy Nose, is available on Amazon.
 
You can find out more about Kelley on her website at superbreathers.com.
 
Show Notes:
The Very Stuffy Nose (Amazon): Link to Book
Airway First episode with Dr. David McIntosh: Link to Episode
Airway First episode with Dr. Kevin Boyd: Link to Episode
The Dawson Academy: https://dental.thedawsonacademy.com/author/kelley-richardson
Videos of Finn on Super Breathers: https://www.superbreathers.com/
Breathe, Sleep, Thrive by Shereen Lin (Amazon): Link to Book
Sleep Wrecked Kids by Sharon Moore (Amazon): Link to Book
Brave Parent by Susan Maples (Amazon): Link to Book
Dr. William Hang, DDS, MSD: https://facefocused.com/
Airway Management and Find an Airway Dentist: https://www.childrensairwayfirst.org/airway-management
Parent's Facebook Group - Airway Huddle: https://www.facebook.com/groups/airwayhuddle

S3: E18 - Brittany Bailey: The Emotional and Mental Elements of Proper Breathing

My guest today is Brittany Bailey, a Certified Myofunctional Therapist. Brittany found a passion for Myofunctional Therapy initially as a patient seeking care for dental crowding and severe clenching. After going through the process and seeing the positive changes it made in her smile, confidence, and breathing, Brittany decided to pursue a career in Myofunctional Therapies to further the education and awareness for others.
 
Brittany received her Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences with a Minor in Nutrition. Furthering her education, she completed her Master's in Breathing Sciences as well as certification training in Myofunctional Therapies from the Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences.
 
You can find out more about Brittany at joyfulbreathingcolorado.com.
 
When you have a child in myofunctional therapy, remember:
It takes time and patients
Talk about breathing with your child --- ask how they are doing and open the conversation
It's okay and you're doing great!
Show Notes:
Joyful Breathing: www.joyfulbreathingcolorado.com
Thrust After a Tongue Tie: www.joyfulbreathingcolorado.com/education-corner/joyfulexploringblog-2
The Airway Huddle - Parent's Group on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/airwayhuddle

Episode 17: Ben Miraglia, DDS - Parent’s Guide to Airway Dentistry

Dr. Ben Miraglia is a graduate of SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. He is a member of the American Dental Association, New York State Academy of General Dentistry, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, and the Ninth District Dental Society.
 
He has 26 years of general practice experience in Mt. Kisco, NY, including 17 years of interceptive orthodontic experience where his focus has been on early childhood growth and development. Dr. Miraglia lectures nationally on sleep-disordered breathing, clear aligner therapy, and craniofacial development. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry and the President’s Council of Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco, NY.
 
Dr. Miraglia has been recognized multiple times as a “Leader in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today Magazine.
 
You can find out more about Dr. Miraglia at bgmdental.com and airwayhealthsolutions.com.
 
Show Notes:
Intercepting Sleep Disordered Breathing: https://www.airwayhealthsolutions.com/video
The Story of Headgear: https://youtu.be/C250OOIvViA
The Role of Tongue-Tie in Breastfeeding Problems: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apa.14924
Association Between Snoring and Brain Function in Children: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22534-0
The Brain / Mouth Connection: https://www.aapmd.org/aapmd-blog/the-mouth-brain-connection