About Me

I am a general dentist, author, podcaster, and dental speaker from Southern California.

I speak with passion about how oral health leads to overall health, how improving breathing and sleep transforms people’s lives, and how leadership is the key to professional freedom and building a successful complete health practice. 

After graduating from UCLA in 1988, I started my own practice from scratch in Camarillo, California. I grew the practice by recognizing the importance of a strong preventive program and top-notch dental hygienists. I have a team that now includes ten Hygiene Superstars.

I love speaking and traveling, meeting people, and sharing stories.

When I began speaking and coaching a dozen years ago, I saw a huge lack of contentment among dentists that I could attribute to a lack of leadership skills. Helping people develop is one of the most satisfying things that I have ever done.

A couple of years later is when I realized the importance of inflammation reduction as a clinical priority. I also realized that the vast majority of practitioners did not take advantage of the opportunity that we have in dentistry to improve the overall health of their patients. I needed to do something!