In today's episode, Brittny chats with Chad Wooters, MBA, Director of Operations and Coaching at Awaken2Sleep. Chad has coached hundreds of dentists and teams nationwide and is the architect behind the Sleep Hero Network online academy. Using his experience, Chad coaches dental practices to build successful Dental Sleep Medicine practices. As someone who struggles with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), he is deeply passionate about raising awareness of this health concern. As a national speaker and educator, Chad's mission is to equip others with tools to ensure success for all stakeholders.

Website: https://awaken2sleep.com/

In today's episode, Brittny chats with practicing dental hygiene, Amber Auger, MPH, RDH. Amber has a mission to elevate the standard of care to determine the root cause of oral diseases, this includes screening every patient for airway disorders. With over 20 years of experience, Amber specializes in creating practical systems to implement the latest oral science. Amber is actively mentoring and educating fellow dental hygienists in their careers and in personal and career growth through her Thrive in the Op®  on-demand course curriculum and weekly live coaching sessions. Amber is also the owner of the Functional RDH® certification that provides hands-on and classroom lectures to identify the root cause of dental dysbiosis and ways in which to restore whole-body health based on the latest oral science. 

Amber can be reached at [email protected].
Website: https://amberauger.com/

In today's episode Brittny and her partner, Joann Amoroso, discuss all things MYO. Joann is co-founder of MyoAir and a pioneering expert in orofacial myofunctional therapy. Joann has really taken MyoAir to the next level with locations in Vero Beach and Melbourne, along with virtual services in New York. Myoair serves as a beacon for comprehensive therapeutic solutions with a holistic and individualized approach to patient care. Joann and Brittny dive into conferences you don't want to miss, pros and cons of entrepreneurship, the transition from RDH to myo, and more.

Website:
www.myoair.com
IG handle: @myoair

In today's episode, Brittny chats with Dr. Kevin Goles, who has immersed himself in dental sleep medicine since the beginning of his career and is recognized as an expert in the field. He focused his research during his dental residency on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and its substantial negative effects on one’s health and quality of life. He has become one the most experienced clinicians with Vivos by starting and completing the most cases in the country. Another field he has vast experience in is the use of lasers in Sleep Dentistry and TMJ disorders. He is a Clinical Instructor for Fotona Medical Lasers as he has completed thousands of Nightlase treatments. He travels internationally to teach other dental offices about the techniques and use of the Fotona Lightwalker.

Dr. Goles pay credit to myofunctional therapy and reports that myofunctional therpay adds a 55% improvement in sleep apnea cases. Dr. Goles also discusses the importance of counterbalancing forces intra-orally and how important it is that the tongue wins the war against the lips and the cheeks.

Website: https://breathingandsleepcenter.com/team/dr-kevin-goles/

In today's episode, Brittny chats with Lisa Paladino, MS, CNM, IBCLC. Lisa is a midwife and IBCLC, but her career began in nursing. Lisa worked for 28 years at Staten Island University Hospital before establishing her private practice in 2015. At the Hospital, she co-founded and coordinated the Breastfeeding Initiative and worked in collaboration with the NYC Department of Health on efforts toward achieving the “Baby Friendly” designation. Currently, Lisa offers courses for parents and professionals on the topic of breastfeeding and tongue tie. She produces the weekly show, the “Tongue Tie Experts Podcast", and provides education to parents and professionals, through the Tongue Tie Experts brand on Facebook and Instagram. She is the author of the book, “It Shouldn’t Hurt to Nurse Your Baby: Healing the Six Most Common Causes of Nipple Pain” She loves to lecture and educate the world on the importance of breastfeeding for the health of infants and the developing airway. 


Website:
https://www.tonguetieexperts.net/

Instagram: @tonguetieexperts

In today's episode, Brittny has the pleasure of chatting with the CEO of FroggyMouth, Guillaume Fellus. Guillaume is the son of the inventor, Dr. Patrick Fellus. In today's episode, Brittny and Guillaume discuss the story behind the invention and the concepts behind FroggyMouth. FroggyMouth is the first anoetic swallowing rehabilitation device. It aids in cessation of an atypical swallow and allows secondary swallowing to take place. The device works by preventing the lips from sealing allowing functional re-education to occur.

Website:
https://www.froggymouth.com/e1/en/

Yale YouTube Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25yRcC50Zakhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-G4NTL6Jcg

Video with complementary exercises using the FroggyMouth appliance: https://youtu.be/TKox0_Axu5E?si=-QcPWuT4QhbItru8 

The book “Neurosciences and Swallowing Rehabilitation. FroggyMouth: An Anoetic Approach”:https://www.froggymouth.com/e1/produit/en-neurosciences-and-swallowing-rehabilitation-froggymouth-an-anoetic-approach/ 

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 certificates from the leading institutions in the Airway dentistry field: Vivos Institute, The Breathe Institute, Airway Health Solutions, Myoaligner, Synergy Academy, Fotona, and The Air Institute. 

Find Dr. Muhammad on Instagram

@brooklynoakdental
 

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 Innovation from the University of Minnesota. Anders also spent 9 months studying health systems throughout Asia and Africa in order to learn novel approaches to healthcare innovation around the world. A new junior size nozzle will be released this October for ages 4-9. Pre-orders are available now!

https://remasteredsleep.com/

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 allied health professionals and she is passionate to encourage all health disciplines to work collaboratively and to better understand oral function and craniofacial development and to incorporate therapy into their specific areas of care. In today's episode, Angie and Brittny discuss the importance of thinking outside the box as a Myofunctional clinician and how we may be getting it    wrong putting ALL the emphasis on the tongue alone!

Find Angie:
https://omtofyork.com/
https://angielehman.thinkific.com/

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 myofunctional therapy began when she had a client whose craniofacial development and tongue tie were impeding his ability to speak and she knew she had to get to the root of the problem to help him. She then discovered that her own child’s picky eating and sleep disordered breathing were caused by an orofacial myofunctional disorder! Sarah enjoys putting the “fun” in myofunctional therapy and pours her heart into making therapy effective and joyful.

Website:
https://sunshinespeechandmyo.com/
IG:  @sarahdoesmyo