In this powerful episode, I sit down with the incredible Dr. Janelle Lee, a board-certified pediatric dentist and the founder of Elevate Tongue Tie & Airway Center in Chandler, Arizona. But this isn't your typical dental conversation. Dr. Lee shares her deeply personal journey of how intuition has been a guiding force in her career, helping her see beyond a child's teeth to the critical role of their airway. Dr. Lee attended my Floor Of The Mouth Tour in Arizona and

Dr. Lee’s story is a testament to the power of listening to your gut. After years of treating patients, she discovered her own struggles with undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing and restrictive tongue and lip ties. This personal revelation didn’t just change her life—it transformed her practice. She now uses her lived experience to connect with and advocate for patients whose symptoms are often overlooked or misunderstood.

We dive into:

• [06:30] How Dr. Lee and I connected through Instagram
• [07:50] The philosophy behind her practice, Elevate Tongue Tie & Airway Center, and an insiders look into her assessment process with patients
• [13:44] What it was like for her to attend the Floor Of The Mouth Tour in Arizona
• [19:20] The meaning behind her name choices of Bloom evolving into Elevate for her practices
• [28:55] Dr. Janelle's personal legend
• [48:09] Dr. Janelle's big take aways from my Floor Of The Mouth training from a pediatric dentists point of view
• [01:05:12] Dr. Janelle reflecting on her vision for Elevate Tongue Tie & Airway Center's

Guest Bio:

Dr. Janelle Lee is a board-certified pediatric dentist, airway advocate, and provider of early palatal expansion and tethered oral tissue releases (tongue, lip, and cheek ties). She is the founder and owner of Elevate Tongue Tie & Airway Center in Chandler, Arizona, and surrounding areas. With a lifelong passion for helping children and adults achieve optimal oral and whole body health, Dr. Lee is especially devoted to educating families about the critical role of airway development, nasal breathing, and proper oral muscle function. She believes that to breathe well is to live well, a principle that guides every aspect of her care.

Over her 17 year career in clinical dentistry, she developed a special interest in screening, guiding, and treating children with signs of sleep disordered breathing.

Dr. Lee’s commitment to this work is deeply personal. After struggling for years with undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing, she discovered her own restrictive tongue and lip ties after completing dental school, pediatric residency, and practicing dentistry for over a decade. Her lived experience allows her to connect with and advocate for patients whose symptoms may be overlooked or misunderstood. She is passionate about early identification and intervention for issues related to oral restrictions, jaw development, and sleep quality.

Elevate Tongue Tie & Airway Center was founded during Dr. Lee’s tenure as the founder and owner of Bloom Pediatric Dentistry, as her passion for airway health deepened and her vision for a dedicated space to support families in this journey began to take shape. After an extraordinary journey growing Bloom as a start-up practice, Dr. Lee stepped away from her role at Bloom and made the decision to transition fully into airway-focused care for patients of all ages with Elevate.

Dr. Lee is a lifelong learner and remains active in continuing education, regularly attending courses in airway health, jaw development, laser therapy, and tethered oral tissues. She strongly believes in a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach and works closely with myofunctional therapists, IBCLCs, bodyworkers, and other functional specialists to ensure the best outcomes for her patients.

The namesake of Elevate reflects Dr. Lee’s mission to help her patients live life unrestricted: breathing better, sleeping better, and elevated to their highest potential.

Find Dr. Janelle Lee and Elevate Tongue Tie & Airway Center Online:

Connect with Dr. Janelle Lee online https://elevatedtongue.com/

Follow Dr. Janelle Lee on Instagram @Elevate.TongueTie.Airway

Connect with Me:

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