Blog on Bite, Breathing & Beauty
Before Sleep, My Mentor Wrote an Atlas of the Face
In 1984, my mentor Dr. Nelson Powell published an atlas of the aesthetic face the same year he began operating on sleep apnea. The face and the airway, together from the beginning. This is his story, and why I am returning his atlas to the chairside.
DOME360: A Workshop on Breathing Health & Craniofacial Development
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) remains an under-recognized driver of systemic disease, cognitive performance decline, behavioral challenge, and long-term cardiometabolic risk. Dentistry sits in a uniquely powerful position in this space. Dental providers see patients regularly, examine airway-adjacent anatomy routinely, and have interventions that change structural and functional outcomes.
Each specialty contributes a different layer of the solution stack.
World Sleep Congress 2025: Inside the First Sleep Surgery Cadaver Workshop
This year at the World Sleep Congress, we hosted the first Sleep Surgery Cadaver Workshop, bringing together global experts to demonstrate cutting-edge techniques from Inspire and Nyxoah stimulation to robotic TORS and maxillomandibular advancement (MMA). A day of innovation, collaboration, and vision for the future of sleep surgery.
Restoration of Missed Milestones in Airway Development for Sleep
About a year ago, I attended the World Sleep Congress as one of the keynote speakers. The selection was a surprising honor for me. I felt grateful to present as a surgeon. It wasn’t always that surgeons had a recognized role in the treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
When I first met Dr. Nelson Powell, my career mentor, he told me about a debate between surgery and medicine’s roles in the treatment of OSA, featured in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.