I started my career as a Registered Dental Hygienist in 2010 and have practiced for over 14 years. As a graduate of Cypress College of Dental Hygiene, here in sunny Southern California, I graduated first in my class and received the Orange County Dental Society Student of the Year. What I have enjoyed most about my work is connecting with my patients. I love educating patients on how to care for their mouths and as a result empowering them to take their health into their own hands.

It has been a challenging journey as I found myself many times compromising patient care to adhere to the confines of insurance based dentistry. As a hygienist, disease prevention is at the core of my training, but sadly many of us aren’t able to utilize this important skill. In 2019, I began working for the most inspiring dentist I have ever met. His holistic approach to dentistry and health overall aligned with how I have always wanted to practice as a clinician. With this philosophy in mind, I was truly able to look at the body as a whole and focus on my core values as a health care provider - prevention and treating the root cause of a problem rather than alleviating its symptoms.  

"Myofunctional therapy became a part of my life as I was trying to get to the root cause of what was going on with my son."

My children are the HEART behind my practice. Myofunctional therapy became a part of my life as I was trying to get to the root cause of what was going on with my son. He had symptoms of teeth grinding and snoring at the age of two, frequent night time waking/nightmares, bed wetting that lasted until the age of 8, and extreme temper tantrums. At the time, we attributed these symptoms to normal childhood behavior, but as a mother, I knew in my gut there was a something more to the many issues we all experienced as a family surrounding my son. I spent years searching for answers and validation from doctors and dentists. It was only when I looked outside of mainstream medicine that I found what I was looking for. I discovered how having a tongue tie could lead to mouth breathing, and as a result affects sleep, emotional control, and unsurprisingly a long list of symptoms including all the ones my son suffered from. Getting restful sleep is vital for repairing the body and for children it is crucial for development. My son was not breathing well and not sleeping well. The root cause of his issues stemmed from how he was using and resting his tongue. He had a tongue tie.
In order to address these issues he needed myofunctional therapy and to have his tongue tie released. Myofunctional therapy was required before and after surgery to get his tongue to functioning normally. Due to my educational background, I was able to get trained in the field to help him and this is where my journey began. Today, I see children and adults with similar issues. My hope is to educate and help individuals and families in an area that is far overlooked and to help improve their quality of life.