Learning & Behavior
A Different Way of Seeing Health
Most people know me as a dentist.
But what truly drives my work is helping people understand the profound connection between sleep, breathing, and health.
For more than 30 years, I’ve cared for patients and built successful dental practices. Along the way, I became increasingly fascinated by a question that traditional healthcare wasn’t asking often enough:
What if many of the symptoms, struggles, and chronic health challenges we experience during the day actually begin while we sleep?
30+Years caring for patients
The Discovery
The question that changed the course of my career.
That question led me deep into the world of airway health and sleep-disordered breathing, where I discovered something that would change the course of my career.
Energy & Clarity
Adults battling fatigue, anxiety, and brain fog
Whole-Body Health
High blood pressure and chronic disease
The Search for Answers
Families looking for the missing piece
In many cases, sleep and breathing were an important part of the story.
The Sleep Dentist®
Today, this work reaches far beyond the dental chair.
Today, I am known as The Sleep Dentist®—a clinician, educator, speaker, author, and advocate dedicated to advancing awareness of sleep-disordered breathing and airway health.
Patient Care
Clinician
Helping patients explore dental treatment options, including oral appliance therapy and collaborative airway-focused care.
Understanding
Educator
Giving families and healthcare providers a clearer understanding of how sleep-disordered breathing affects overall health.
The Conversation
Speaker & Author
Bringing airway health into the mainstream through speaking engagements, media appearances, writing, and professional education.
Awareness to Action
Advocate
Bridging the gap between awareness and action so more people can recognize the signs and find meaningful support.
My Mission
To change the way we think about sleep.
Through the Healthy Sleep Revolution podcast, speaking engagements, professional education programs, media appearances, and writing, I help families and healthcare providers better understand the impact of sleep-disordered breathing on overall health.
A Shared Purpose
Every conversation is an opportunity to help someone see the bigger picture.
Whether I’m speaking to healthcare professionals, educating families, interviewing experts, or helping patients explore solutions, my goal remains the same: to connect the dots between breathing, sleep, and lifelong health.
What I Believe
Sleep is one of the most overlooked pillars of wellness.
Better answers for families
Parents deserve better answers when their children are struggling.
A broader clinical lens
Healthcare providers need greater awareness of the role airway health plays in patient outcomes.
See the whole story
Many of the conditions we treat every day may look very different when viewed through the lens of sleep.
The Goal
To help people connect the dots between how they breathe, how they sleep, and how they live.
Because airway is life.
Welcome. I’m glad you’re here.