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Our Team
An interdisciplinary team of dentists, chiropractors, sleep physicians, and myofunctional therapists pioneering airway-centered sleep medicine education.
DDS, FAGD, FICOI, D-GMDIA, D-ASBA
Founder, Sleep Balance Academy
A retired dentist whose career spans implantology, dental sleep medicine, cosmetic and neuromuscular dentistry, orthodontics, periodontology, and endodontics. He earned his B.S. and D.D.S. from the University of Iowa, served as a Navy dental officer, and practiced privately for over forty years. His ventures include Oracare, USA-Guard, Designs4Dental, and the Dental-Chiropractic Collaborative.
DNP, FNP, BC, CBSM, DBSM
Medical Director, Sleep Balance Academy
A board-certified sleep specialist with expertise in home sleep diagnostics, CPAP titration, and mandibular advancement therapy. He serves as Medical Director for Sleep Balance Academy, AIR Institute, and Sleep Medicine Group, and has held faculty roles with OHSU and the VA Medical Center in Portland.
DDS, D-AADSM, D-ASBA
Creator, The Portland Protocol
Developer of the Portland Protocol, a minimally invasive system for treating sleep apnea and snoring. A recipient of the Invisalign Doctor of the Year Award, he lectures for the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and founded the AIR Institute to teach advanced dental and sleep medicine therapies worldwide.
DC
Lead Clinician, Doctor EMF Research Team
An author, public speaker, and chiropractor who chairs the DefenderShield medical advisory board and was awarded 2019 Innovator of the Year by Brain Tap Technologies. His research focuses on concussion-like symptoms associated with EMF exposure and their impact on sleep, cognition, and neurological function.
RDH, BSDH
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist
A practicing orofacial myofunctional therapist and Buteyko breathing educator in Sun Prairie, WI. Trained under Joy Moeller and Patrick McKeown, she is nationally known as an author and international speaker focused on airway therapy, prevention, and myofunctional education.
RDH
Founder, Pristine Interprofessional Academy
An educator and coach in oral-systemic health and medical billing. As CEO of Pristine Interprofessional Academy, she trains healthcare teams to implement advanced hygiene techniques and medical-dental collaboration, emphasizing the Oral Systemic Link and practical billing protocols.
MS
Research & Training Specialist
With over twenty-three years of experience in biochemistry, technical sales, and public speaking, she has trained and coached a sales force of more than 4,000 individuals. Her current work focuses on the biological effects of EMF radiation on human health.
DC
Chiropractic Faculty, Sleep Balance Academy
Earned his Doctor of Chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College West and served as a field doctor for upper cervical outreach in El Salvador. He teaches specialized vertebral care and shockwave therapy for TMJ and autonomic nervous system regulation, and leads the chiropractic education division at Sleep Balance Academy.
