𝙎𝙋𝙀𝘾𝙄𝘼𝙇 𝙂𝙐𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝘿𝙍. 𝙆𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙉 𝘽𝙊𝙔𝘿 𝘼𝙇𝙎𝙊 𝙅𝙊𝙄𝙉𝙎 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒 𝙏𝙊 𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙋 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑵 𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑨𝑩𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑩𝑹𝑼𝑿𝑰𝑺𝑴 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝑾𝑨𝒀𝑺 𝑻𝑶 𝑬𝑵𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾𝑳𝑬𝑫𝑮𝑬 𝑶𝑵 𝑺𝑳𝑬𝑬𝑷 𝑫𝑰𝑺𝑶𝑹𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑶𝑼𝑮𝑯 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑼𝑷𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑳𝑬𝑬𝑷 𝑬𝑫𝑼𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑺𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑰𝑼𝑴 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑭𝑬𝑹𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬! 

Ever wonder why you 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡? 🤔 Dr. Simmons is here to explain!  It's not just about “emotional stress” but rather physiologic stress; it could be your 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞! 🫁

✅ 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐦, both clenching and grinding, is often a sign of an airway issue! 😮‍💨 

✅ It can be a 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 during sleep! 🛌 

✅ There are 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐦: tonic and phasic 💪 

✅ 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 can miss the real issues; an in-lab study with a PES might be needed! 🧪

✅ Even kids can brux to help their airway, sometimes caused by 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬! 😬 

✅ 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 can improve bruxism, but watch out for night guards that can make it worse! 🪲 

✅ If your dentist sees dental wear, you might be a bruxer, even if you don't know it! More 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬, 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 are also discussed🦷 

✅ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 501(𝘤)3 𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 21𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 “𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦: 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘣 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘣” 𝘪𝘯 4/3/2025-4/5/2025.  𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.𝘤𝘰𝘮/.  

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓: Dr. Jerald H. Simmons, M.D. is Triple Board-Certified by the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, & American Board of Sleep Medicine. He is the Founding-Director of Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Associates, with locations in Texas. Dr. Simmons founded and directed The Sadler Clinic Sleep Disorders Center(s) from 1999-2012. He is also the Founding-Director of the Sleep Education Consortium, Inc., a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization that focuses on enhancing the education of doctors and the community on sleep disorders. After receiving his Neurology training at Washington University, Barnes Hospital in St. Louis MO in 1990 he went on to obtain fellowship training in Sleep Disorders Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center and then in Neurophysiology and Epilepsy at the University of California, Davis, Department of Neurology, Sacramento CA. On completion of his training he joined the faculty at UCLA and held the positions of Co-Director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center in Los Angeles and Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory, UCLA / Olive View Medical Center Sylmar, California. While there at UCLA he was active in training other physicians in sleep disorders medicine. After six years he transitioned out of UCLA and into his current positions. As a Neurologist, Dr. Simmons treats patients with a wide range of neurological conditions but he spends most of his practice evaluating and treating patients with sleep disorders. He has dedicated his career to provide the highest level of diagnostics testing to identify the full-spectrum of sleep disorders. He has been on the cutting-edge of implementing new technologies in the sleep laboratory, including esophageal pressure monitoring (Pes) to diagnose patients with the Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS), a sleep disorder characterized by airway resistance to breathing during sleep. Dr. Simmons evaluates pediatric patients as well as adults, and is among the few sleep specialists in the United States who can competently diagnose children who have Hyper Activity Attention Deficit Disorder caused by a subtle sleep disturbance such as UARS or Period Leg Movements of Sleep. Implementing state-of-the-art

Get ready to dive into the fascinating 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐦! 🪸 This dentist's journey will blow your mind! 🤯 She went from helping her husband with his snoring to becoming a 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭! 👶

✅ Dr. Lim became enlightened by discovering how much 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩! 

✅ She discussed how 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 👅 and that 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 is nature's way of developing the jaws and airway! 🤱 

✅ Dr. Lim became passionate about 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, and how they can 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧! 😮 

✅ She expresses how 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is key, and that the first signs of airway issues are often related to poor oral function. 👄 

✅ Dr. Lim talks about how she uses 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 🦴 to help kids grow their jaws correctly, and that it's not just about the teeth but about the shape of the dental arch! 

✅ A 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 is important, including working with other experts like myofunctional therapists, chiropractors, lactation consultants, and OTs. 🧑‍⚕️ 

✅ Dr. Lim discusses about her world-renowned book that she authored titled "𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆, 𝑺𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑, 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆" 📚 to help parents and practitioners understand how airway health impacts everything. 

✅ She encourages everyone to look for signs of poor breathing, like 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, to name a few! 😬

𝑫𝒓. 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒎'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅'𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍! ✨

 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓:
Dr Shereen Lim is a Perth based dentist with a post graduate diploma in dental sleep medicine from the University of Western Australia. She has been involved in the team management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea since 2011. Dr. Lim is dedicated to promoting airway health from infancy as an alternative approach to minimize the development of these problems, and is 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.

 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, an International speaker, author, Ambassador for the Breathe Institute, a Talk Tools educational partner, and has served on the faculty for the Sleep Education Consortium and Airway, Sleep, and Pediatrics Pathway (ASAP) program. Nicole has completed over 50 presentations nationally and internationally to medical and dental professionals, graduate school residents, and the general public on orofacial myofunctional therapy as it relates to sleep-disordered breathing in both children and adults. She is the author of an article in Dental Sleep Practice Magazine, Sleep World Magazine, 2 chapters in a medical textbook, and a children’s book series “The Adventures of Captain Airway and Mr. Mighty Mouth”. She is on the Child Airway Initiative Task Force (CAST), which is a national team of doctors, dentists, and orthodontists developing a universal screening tool for all dentists to use to screen patients for sleep-disordered breathing. Nicole is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy. She currently serves as a mentor and consultant to patients, professionals, and colleagues in the field of orofacial myofunctional therapy. Nicole’s life-long quest is to help in the early identification and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing and airway issues. 

Are you ready for a wild ride into the world of 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? 🚀 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠! He went from wanting to be a surgeon 👨‍⚕️ to becoming a 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭, and his own struggles were transformative! 😴

✅ He discovered he had 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐚 😮‍💨, which led him on a 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲.

✅ He tried oral appliances 🪲, expansion 🦴, and even lasers 🪞, but nothing truly fixed his issues until he looked at his 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡! 🤯 

✅ By 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞 🩸, he realized his sugar levels were all over the place! 🎢 Uncontrolled spikes in sugar correlated with poor breathing at night. The link between Inflammation and sleep apnea is real!

✅ Cutting back on carbs 🥖, 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠/𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 after eating, and getting more 𝐬𝐮𝐧 ☀️ and less 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🕶️ was a game-changer! 

✅ He lost 40 pounds 💪, got off blood pressure meds 💊, and his 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝! 🥳 

✅ Now, he's all about helping patients understand their options, giving them the 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 🌟 

✅ He’s a big believer in 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, especially in kids and even pregnant mothers!🤰 

✅ His approach to patient care is all about 𝐜𝐨-𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!

𝑫𝒓. 𝑪𝒐𝒉𝒆𝒏'𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔; 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕. 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒊𝒕? 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆! 🎧

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓: Dr. Andrew Cohen is a family dentist in Jenkintown who specializes in dental sleep medicine.  Believing that clarity leads to the best decisions, he helps patients understand complex issues related to sleep disorders and provides solutions that positively impact their lives.  Dr. Cohen offers a collaborative approach that sets him apart in his field. Dr. Cohen graduated from Syracuse University in 1994 with a BS in psychology. Four years later, he received his DMD degree from Temple University School of Dentistry.  He completed his General Practice Dental Residency at Abington-Jefferson Health and earned a diplomat status in dental sleep medicine from the ACSDD in 2019. As a top dentist in Jenkintown, Dr. Cohen is renowned across the country for his specialty lectures on “Sleep Disorders,” “Case Presentations, “Photography,” and “Comprehensive Exams.” In 2011, Dr. Cohen was appointed a visiting faculty position at the prestigious Spear Education.  He’s been asked to mentor dentists worldwide to help shed light on dentistry and open eyes to new possibilities.  Dr. Cohen is also a moderator of their online dental forum, Spear Talk and he contributes to Spear Digest, the organization’s informative dental education magazine. Lecturing Opportunities for study clubs or in person consulting email at:  [email protected]. Website: www.sleephealthypa.com OR www.firstclassdentalpa.com.  Instagram: @sleep_healthy_pa AND @AndrewCohen_dmd

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓: Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, an International speaker, author, Ambassador for the Breathe Institute, a Talk Tools educational partner, and has served on the faculty for the Sleep Education Consortium and Airway, Sleep, and Pediatrics Pathway (ASAP) program. Nicole is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy. She currently serves as a mentor and consultant to patients, professionals, and colleagues nationally and internationally in the field of orofacial myofunctional therapy.  

Get ready to have your mind blown! 🤯 𝐃𝐫. 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Here are some things you will learn:
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✅ Torticollis, a head-turning preference, isn't just a neck issue! It's often connected to the whole body including the pelvis, rib cage, and jaw. 
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✅ Babies need lots of 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 for development! 🤸‍♀️ Containers like swings and bouncers limit movement and can exacerbate asymmetries. 
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✅ 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 matters! Plagiocephaly is a flat spot on one side of the head, while brachycephaly is flatness on the back of the head. Physical therapy can address the root cause of head shape issues and sometimes avoid the need for a helmet. 
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✅ There's a correlation between 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐚, 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬, which can impact 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. If you notice your baby has a feeding preference, it's important to have it assessed. 
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✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐬 to watch for: a preference for one hand before the age of three, difficulty with tummy time, not meeting milestones, and feeding issues. 
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✅ 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠! 🌟 If you feel like your concerns are not being heard, seek a second opinion and find providers who can help your child thrive. 
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✅ Specially trained physical therapists use a variety of 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 to address restrictions in motility of soft tissue including fascia, muscle, ligaments and tendons. 
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✅ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 in infant care. 
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✅ A 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 in infancy can be improved with a combination of specially trained physical therapy, occupational therapy, and a tongue and upper lip release, when applicable.
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𝑫𝒓. 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆'𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈! ✨ 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆-𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑 𝒐𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚. 🙌

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓:
Dr Hope Reyes PT, DPT, CBS is a licensed Doctor of Physical therapy and founder of Moving Munchkins. She is a pediatric physical therapist and certified breastfeeding specialist. Dr. Hope services patients birth-5 years of age. Dr. Hope completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Arizona (Bear Down!) with a major in physiology and minor in chemistry. She then went to obtain her doctorate in physical therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in San Diego, CA graduating with high honors. It is her extensive background in dance and love for everything Disney that gives her the ability to make movement fun for all her patients and families that she services. Dr. Hope is most passionate about ensuring that families feel confident about their child’s development and wellness. She loves to be a part of a collaborative team to offer the most updated and integrative approach to her patients and families. Dr. Hope is trained in several manual therapy approaches to relieve fascial strain within the body for optimal motor and airway development. Dr. Hope brings a wealth of knowledge to her patients and families while providing a holistic approach to meet the families goals for their children.   

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, an International speaker, author, Ambassador for the Breathe Institute, a Talk Tools educational partner, and has served on the faculty for the Sleep Education Consortium and Airway, Sleep, and Pediatrics Pathway (ASAP) program. Nicole has completed over 50 presentations on orofacial myofunctional therapy as it relates to sleep-disordered breathing in both children and adults.  She is the author of an article in Dental Sleep Practice Magazine, Sleep World Magazine, 2 chapters in a medical textbook, and a children’s book series “The Adventures of Captain Airway and Mr. Mighty Mouth”. She is on the Child Airway Initiative Task Force (CAST), which is a national team of d

“Treat to health!: A Holistic Approach to Treating a Variety of Pediatric and Adult Conditions From an Orthodontist and Orthognathic Surgeon” with Dr. Michael Gunson, DDS, MD and Dr. Rebecca Bockow, DDS. 🤩 This insightful discussion from two of THE TOP in the field highlights the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 💚
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𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨:
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✅ Dr. Gunson finds that 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲. Dr. Bockow also emphasizes 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 💯
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✅ 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐬/𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 are signs of issues. 🚩🛏️
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✅ For double jaw surgery, Dr. Gunson may wait until 𝐣𝐚𝐰 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 👧👦
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✅ Early interventions are usually 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜, guiding jaw growth.
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✅ 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 are all 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 for airway problems. 💪
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✅ A variety of 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 and insights are reviewed.
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✅ MARPE can bring the 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬. 👃
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✅ Dr. Gunson supports the use MARPE before MMA for patients with 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 but stresses the importance of avoiding overexpansion. 🦷
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✅ 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 can stem from a problem with either jaw, and mandibular asymmetry can be developmental.
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✅ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬. 📉
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✅ Learn about upcoming courses: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 covers pathology of growth, restorations, orthodontics, and orthognathic surgery and the 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐏𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 will discuss surgical and non-surgical techniques.
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𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏! 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔; 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏! 🎬
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𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒:
Dr. Michael Gunson, DDS, MD is also an associate professor at Boston University School of Dentistry, a resident faculty at Spear Education, and a member of many dental professional groups. He enjoys teaching and lecturing throughout the world and publishing research on orthognathic surgery, facial function and dental and facial esthetics, obstructive sleep apnea, and the treatment of TMJ arthritis and condylar resorption.

Dr. Rebecca Bockow, DDS is dual trained orthodontist and periodontist. She received a BS in Biology with Honors at Haverford College and completed her DDS training at the University of Washington Dental School. Dr. Bockow completed a highly selective dual-specialty program combining Orthodontics and Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, while also earning a Masters in Oral Biology. She is also a resident faculty at Spear Education. Dr. Bockow lectures nationally and contributes to multiple professional journals as an author and editor.

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, International speaker, author, and owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy. She serves as a mentor and consultant to patients, professionals, and colleagues in the field of OMT.

Get ready to have your mind blown! 😲 Gregg Johnson is best known for his identification of the need for Physical Therapists to 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 and the development of the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 in 1980. 
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This interview with physical therapist Gregg Johnson is packed with insights about how your airways impact your overall health. 😮 He explains that many people lose their natural diaphragmatic breathing patterns due to stress and modern habits. 😫 But there is hope! 💪 Johnson details how to 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲 🔑. He also highlights the importance of the 𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 and the 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 for health. 🧠 From breathing to digestion to sleep 😴, it's all connected.  You'll learn about the 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐚 💪 and how it all ties together. Plus, the 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 👅 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 may surprise you!
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𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆:
✅ The role of 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐚 💪, how it's connected throughout the body, and what it means to treat fascia.
✅ How 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 (FMT) can address mechanical, motor, and control dysfunctions. 🖐️
✅ How to 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 and why someone may not be a good diaphragmatic breather.
✅ The 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 and the role of the 𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.
✅ The impact of 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 👅 on breastfeeding, development, and core stability.
The difference between 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 and 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡, and how you can impact them.🏋️‍♀️
✅ The two types of 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, and why the posterior tongue is so important. 👅
✅ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐲𝐨𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 to get a person to breathe better while sleeping.
✅ Why a "six-pack" is not good for 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. ⚠️
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𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕-𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎!

ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Gregg Johnson, PT, FFMT, FAAOMPT is a 1971 graduate from the University of Southern California School of Physical Therapy.  Following PT school, he was accepted into a one-year Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) residency with the systems developer Maggie Knott at Kaiser Vallejo Rehabilitation Center.  He remained at Kaiser as a senior PNF faculty for six years.  During his time at Kaiser Vallejo, he began his extensive study of Manual Therapy approaches, including Maitland, Norwegon, Cyriax, and alternative approaches such as Rolfing, Feldenkrais, Tragger Work, Alexandar Technique, Aston Patterning, and Hellerwork. Mr. Johnson is best known for his identification of the need for Physical Therapists to integrate treatment of the facial system into manual therapy and the development of the first Soft Tissue Mobilization course (Functional Orthopedics) in 1980. In addition, He utilized his extensive background in PNF to adapt standard manual therapy techniques of Joint Mobilization and develop the dynamic techniques of Functional Mobilization™ and Resistance Enhanced Manipulation™ (REM) techniques for joints, soft tissues, and neurovascular restrictions.  Mr. Johnson has trained or directed the training of over 60,000 therapists in the USA and internationally.  Gregory Johnson is the co-founder with Vicky Saliba Johnson of the Institute of Physical Art and co-developer of the Functional Manual Therapy™ approach. He is the Director of a credentialed AAOMPT/ACOMPTE Fellowship program and has published multiple chapters and articles on STM, PNF, and Functional Manual Therapy™. He has also spearheaded the movement to develop successful cash-based private practices. Over the last decade, his focus has been on developing an FMT approach for enhancing autonomic nervous system function with a focus on enhancing vagus nerve function.

ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myol

Welcome to Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb, M.A., CCC-SLP, COM. You are guaranteed to become inspired from this episode!

✅ Dr. Kami Hoss is not just a dentist; he's a 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞. He's an 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡. 🚀
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✅ Beyond his dental expertise, Dr. Hoss is a 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧, bringing a unique creative perspective to his work and even incorporating music into his oral care products. 🎵
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✅ He's not just about fixing teeth; he's about 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬, putting them at the center of his practice and making dental visits enjoyable. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚. 🪄
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✅ Dr. Hoss is 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 about his work and believes in living life to the fullest by pursuing all of his interests. 💯
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✅ His 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, "𝐈𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤," reveals the 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠. It uncovers how oral health is often overlooked, despite its links to numerous systemic diseases.📖
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✅ Dr. Hoss challenges the 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, stating some of its flaws and contributions to preventable diseases like cavities and gum disease.
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✅ 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, using safe and effective ingredients, with 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.
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✅ He emphasizes the 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐟𝐮𝐥 by killing off beneficial microbes.
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✅ Instead of killing microbes, Dr. Hoss advocates for using 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 to support and promote the growth of healthy bacteria in your mouth. 🌿
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✅ He presents 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞, highlighting its ability to remineralize enamel. 🦷

• 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓.
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• 𝑫𝒓. 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅'𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.
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• 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒚 "𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍" 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 "𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆."
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• 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈.
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• 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑫𝒓. 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂, 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍-𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌.

ABOUT THE GUEST:
Dr. Kami Hoss is an orthodontist, dentofacial orthopedist, author, and entrepreneur on a mission to transform oral health care. He’s the founder and CEO of SuperMouth, a revolutionary oral care company dedicated to providing innovative, cutting-edge products for every stage of life. Dr. Hoss is also the co-founder of one of Southern California’s largest dental group practices and serves on the Board of Counselors at UCLA School of Dentistry. He founded a nationally accredited dental assisting school and is the bestselling author of If Your Mouth Could Talk. Featured on major media outlets, he lectures at top dental conferences, emphasizing the critical connection between oral health and overall well-being.

ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb is an SLP, COM and mentor.

Welcome to 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!  In this episode, Dr. Mike Duke, Board Certified Orthodontist, and Nicole Goldfarb, Speech Language Pathologist and Certified Orofacial Myologist, 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 🫁🦷. 

✅ They discuss how 𝐣𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.

✅ Dr. DeLuke 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲-𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 👧👦. He reviews the 𝐀𝐃𝐀'𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐀𝐎'𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬, with the ADA advocating for a broad approach and the AAO more focused on OSA.

✅ Dr. DeLuke and Nicole explore the 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, from mouth breathing to OSA, noting that 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 😫. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) isn't the only important measure, may not always have clinical significance, and should not be the only measure relied on!

✅ They discuss how 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 😴, and the importance of recognizing both 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬, as well as 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 👀, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

✅ Dr. DeLuke and Nicole emphasize that 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 🧩 and monotherapies aren't enough!

✅ They stress the need to 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡.

✅ They note that 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 🎓, but there are 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬.

✅ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐬!💖 Seek providers who understand the airway-orthodontic connection and don't settle for providers who aren't asking about sleep 😴 and breathing 👃.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝:
● 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑦-𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠?
● 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝐷𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝐴𝑂'𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝-𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔?
● 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝-𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔?
● 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝-𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔?
● 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒𝑠?
● 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦?
● 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑑𝑜 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑠?
● 𝘼𝑵𝘿 𝙈𝑶𝙍𝑬!

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐑. 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐄:
Dr. Michael K. DeLuke obtained his DDS from SUNY Stony Brook, where he graduated as class valedictorian. He obtained his Certificate of Proficiency in Orthodontics and Master of Dental Science (MDS) degree from the University of Connecticut. Dr. DeLuke is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, served as the orthodontist on the prestigious Cleft Craniofacial Team at Albany Medical Center, served as a clinical professor at both Ellis Hospital and the University of Connecticut Health Center Department of Orthodontics, and is currently an adjunct professor at the NSU College of Dental Medicine in the Department of Orthodontics. Dr. DeLuke owned and operated DeLuke Orthodontics in Upstate New York from 2005 – 2023, and launched DeLuke Orthodontic Coaching in 2022 with the mission of helping his colleagues succeed both personally and professionally. Dr. DeLuke has lectured at numerous regional and national meetings over the past 20 years, has published articles in multiple orthodontic journals, and sits on the editorial board of OrthoTown Magazine. He is also the creator and host of The DOC Podcast.

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐁: 
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, an International speaker, author, and is the host of a podcast: “Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb: Expanding Your Breath of Knowledge”. She presents internationally on OMT as it relates to SDB in both children and adults.  She is the author of multiple articles and book chapters.  Nicole is the owner of San Diego

Get ready to dive deep into the world of 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲-𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 with Dr. Mike DeLuke! 🫁 Learn how this 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 is changing the game by prioritizing and educating others on thinking about 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡! 🦷
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✅ Dr. DeLuke shares his journey from a family of dentists to becoming a leader in 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, emphasizing the importance of treating the cause, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦. He discusses how his 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 led him to challenge traditional methods.
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✅ Discover the difference between a 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 and one who is 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲-𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝. Hint: it's all about a 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, considering the 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡. 🤯
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✅ Learn about the controversy surrounding 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and why understanding 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 is crucial. Dr. DeLuke explains the 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and normalizing the anatomy.
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✅ Explore how Dr. DeLuke uses 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 to achieve 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 in younger patients, creating space for the tongue and promoting proper development. He also discusses potential 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.
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✅ Understand the importance of a 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 involving other specialists like 𝐦𝐲𝐨𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 to achieve optimal patient wellness. 🤝
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𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝:
•How did you shift from a traditional orthodontic perspective of focusing on teeth to an airway-minded focus?
•What is the difference between a traditional orthodontist and an airway focused orthodontist?
•What is phase one and phase two orthodontics? Why might that be controversial? And what age does phase one start and what does that mean? Does it ever go beyond phase two?
•When you are doing your “arch wire expansion”, are you using a rapid palatal expander at the same time?
•When we see braces on a patient, are they usually retractive?
•Do extractions cause airway issues?
•…AND MORE!!!...
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𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞-𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 that will transform the way you view orthodontics. 🎧 You'll be inspired by Dr. DeLuke's passion for helping patients achieve not only a beautiful smile but also optimal health! ✨
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ABOUT THE GUEST:
Dr. Michael K. DeLuke obtained his DDS from SUNY Stony Brook, where he graduated as class valedictorian. He obtained his Certificate of Proficiency in Orthodontics and Master of Dental Science (MDS) degree from the University of Connecticut, serving as Chief Resident in his final year. Dr. DeLuke is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, served as the orthodontist on the prestigious Cleft Craniofacial Team at Albany Medical Center, served as a clinical professor at both Ellis Hospital and the University of Connecticut Health Center Department of Orthodontics, and is currently an adjunct professor at the NSU College of Dental Medicine in the Department of Orthodontics.  Dr. DeLuke owned and operated DeLuke Orthodontics in Upstate NY from 2005 – 2023, and launched DeLuke Orthodontic Coaching in 2022 with the mission of helping his colleagues succeed both personally and professionally.  Dr. DeLuke has lectured at numerous regional and national meetings over the past 20 years, has published articles in multiple orthodontic journals, and sits on the editorial board of OrthoTown Magazine.  He is also the creator and host of The DOC Podcast.
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ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, International speaker, author and is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy. She serves as a mentor and consultant in the field of OMT. 

In this episode, Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® interviews 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫 𝐈𝐥𝐲𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧, 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. Learn why these 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 refer to themselves as, “𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓”! 😂 Discover how 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 overcame their doubts and revolutionized orthodontics! 🦷
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✅ Dr. Ting and Dr. Lipkin share their journeys to becoming 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲-𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, emphasizing the importance of 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐱 and challenging traditional methods.
✅ Discover how they have implemented groundbreaking techniques using 𝐌𝐒𝐄 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐏𝐄, and have transformed treatment for adults, offering a less invasive and more effective approach than 𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐏𝐄.
✅ Hear astonishing stories of patients achieving remarkable results, from 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 🏃‍♀️🏃
✅ Get insights into the 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 and learn why it's crucial to choose a 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫.
✅ Explore the debate surrounding 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 and some of the importance of focusing on true skeletal changes. 🤔
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Questions asked:
• How did you become interested in orthodontics and the airway side?
• What are MSE and MARPE and how do they differ?
• What is FME?
• What is the oldest and youngest ages you have used these appliances on?
• What is a corticotomy and why is it used?
• What are your thoughts on growth guidance appliances?
• What are the risk factors and problems that could occur with MARPE?
• Why are many orthodontists resistant to thinking about airway and adult skeletal expansion techniques?
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𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 that will challenge your understanding of orthodontics and its impact on overall health. 🎧
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ABOUT THE GUESTS
Dr. Richard Ting earned his DDS from the USC in 1991 and practiced general dentistry for 8 years. He pursued post-graduate education in orthodontics at NYU earning his specialization in 2001. Dr. Ting practices in Southern California. He is among a select group of elite orthodontists in the nation skilled in the use of MARPE (Miniscrew-assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion) and is one of the most experienced in the world. As a specialist in structural, functional, and airway orthodontics, Dr. Ting focuses on improving jaw structure and function, while also addressing airway issues in children, teens, and adults. His methods aim to prevent long-term dependence on appliances and avoid the onset of an altered bite, moving beyond traditional orthodontic treatment that focuses on teeth alone. In addition, Dr. Ting has a deep understanding of TMJ disorders related to teeth grinding and clenching. He has successfully treated numerous patients who previously sought treatment elsewhere but had failed results with common orthodontic appliances and techniques.

Dr. Ilya Lipkin, DDS was born in Moscow and immigrated to the USA with his family in 1990. He earned a BA degree and DDS from NYU and then completed his residency in orthodontics in the college’s department of Post-Graduate Orthodontics. He went on to get additional training in the Roth-Williams philosophy which believes orthodontics should address all the structure of the chewing system, especially the jaw joints, which lacks in traditional orthodontic education today. Dr. Lipkin has developed groundbreaking methods for palatal expansion in adults. His approach is less invasive and more patient-friendly, aimed at improving both dental aesthetics and airway health. It’s not just about straightening teeth; it’s about breathing better, sleeping better, and ultimately living better.
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ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole is and SLP, COM, owner of SDCST, & mentor