Airway Focused Dentist & TMJ Expert
Dr. Ankita Shah is a leading Airway Focused Dentist, OC trained TMJ Expert and the Director and Founder of Dentician & TMJ, Tongue Tie and Sleep Institute. She is the President of the India Airway Co-LAB Chapter initiated by AAPMD, New York &; The Breathe Institute, Los Angeles. Dr. Ankita is the first Indian Ambassador from The Breathe Institute. She had got the opportunity to observe Dr. Soroush Zaghi, a renowned ENT & Sleep Surgeon perform tongue tie surgeries at his practice in Los Angeles. She is the first and only OC-trained TMJ expert in India providing Gneuromuscular dentistry (GNM) & Orthopedic treatments for TMJ. Dr Shah was trained by Dr. Clayton Chan, a world-class pre-eminent educator and authority on neuromuscular dentistry and GNM dental occlusion.
The Journey
Her Inspiration, Her Vision, Her Mission.
“For us dentistry is not just about your smile, but your complete emotional, mental and physical well-being.” The roof of the mouth is the floor of the nose. Breathing is the bridge which connects dentistry and one’s overall health.
Starting off as a Pediatric Dentist, Dr. Ankita was exposed to the role of oral myofascial dysfunction on maxillofacial development and malocclusion during her Fellowship in MFS Orthodontics from the OWI Institute, Barcelona, Spain. Her deep passion for learning led her to meticulously focus her research on the complex relationship and impact of tongue-ties on breastfeeding, jaw growth, airway-breathing, sleep & TMJ in both Children & Adults.
Adults suffering from undiagnosed airway and sleep disorders often end up suffering from TMJ disorders. Adults suffering from TMD often have symptoms related to eyes, mouth, throat, ears, jaw, neck, headaches, vertigo, posture, anxiety and sleep. At The TMJ, Tongue Tie and Sleep Institute, we take pride in helping these patients who may be misdiagnosed with psychosomatic pain using minimally invasive and sustainable therapies for joint rehabilitation.
The TMJ, Tongue Tie and Sleep Institute focuses on providing a comprehensive, holistic and multidisciplinary approach. We wish to change the way in which medicine has approached problems in the past and provide patients with a redefined experience to dentistry at our practice.
Your family’s path to optimum health care starts here!
Love,
Dr. Ankita, MDS
Her Accolades:
- MDS Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry
- President of Airway Co-LAB Chapter India
- First Indian Ambassador of The Breathe Instıtute, Los Angeles
- First and Only Gneuromuscular (GNM) TMJ Specialist from Occlusion Connections Center, Las Vegas
- Fellowship in MFS Orthodontics from the OWI Institute, Barcelona, Spain
- Specialization in Myofunctional Orthodontics presented by the Myofunctional Research Co (MRC), Australia
- Nominated for Specialist Dentist of the Year, 2019 at the Famdent Excellence in Dentistry Awards
- Attended Gold Learning Tongue Tie Symposium
- Certified by Global Laser Oral Health, (GLOH), LLC to perform laser frenectomies
- MyoMentor Graduate
COMPASSION
HUMILITY
GRATITUDE
HAPPINESS
CONNECTION
Areas of Expertise
Tongue
Tie
Functional
Frenuloplasty
Maxillary
Skeletal Expander
Virtual Myofunctional
Therapy
TMJ Management
& Relief
Lactation Support
Snoring &
Sleep Apnea
GNM
Orthotics