The Untethered Way • Allied Provider Education
Airway-Informed Providers are in Demand. Here's the Training to Become One.
Families are actively searching for providers who understand tongue ties, breathing dysfunction, and airway health. This is the evidence-based training that puts you on their radar — and keeps you there.
Built by airway-focused dentists collaborating daily with allied providers
Clinical frameworks you can apply immediately in lactation, SLP/OMT, dental hygiene, PT, and OT settings
Structured to fit alongside a full caseload — with on-demand modules and case examples
Who This Is For
You're already seeing the types of patients who need airway-focused treatment- but do you know what to do next?
If you're the provider parents and patients turn to when "something feels off" with feeding, sleep, behavior, or development, this training is built for you.
Lactation consultants (IBCLCs)
For IBCLCs who suspect there's more behind "shallow latch," chronic mastitis, or babies who can't sustain a feed — and want a structured way to assess airway and tethered oral tissues.
SLPs & Orofacial Myofunctional Therapists
For therapists addressing articulation, feeding, or oromyofunctional concerns who want to integrate airway-informed assessment, treatment planning, and dental collaboration.
Dental hygienists
For hygienists who are the first to notice mouth breathing, scalloped tongues, or narrow palates — and want a clear protocol for airway screening and patient education.
PTs & OTs
For therapists linking posture, tone, and motor patterns with breathing — and ready to collaborate closely with airway dentists and ENTs.
The Clinical Gap
You're already seeing airway dysfunction — without a shared framework to act on it
Mouth breathing, restless sleep, feeding struggles, "picky eating," behavior concerns, recurrent ear infections — these are often airway stories long before they become ENT or dental diagnoses.
- Allied providers are the first to see the patterns — but rarely trained to name them.
- Dentists and ENTs may not see the day-to-day functional impact you witness in your sessions.
- Without a common language, families receive fragmented advice and delayed intervention.
The Untethered Way gives you that shared framework — grounded in anatomy, growth, and function — so you can confidently identify when airway is the missing piece, and know how to collaborate on next steps.
What You'll Learn
A practical airway lens you can bring into clinic tomorrow
Each module combines concise teaching with case-based application, so you can immediately connect the dots between what you see in your sessions and what we see chairside.
1. Craniofacial anatomy
Build a clear mental model of the airway, craniofacial structures, and oral soft tissues — so your assessments move beyond isolated symptoms to integrated patterns.
2. Facial growth windows
Understand when and how craniofacial growth is most modifiable — and what that means for timing interventions in infancy, early childhood, and adolescence.
3. Airway red flags by age
Use age-specific indicators to screen infants, toddlers, school-age children, and teens — from feeding and sleep to behavior and orofacial development.
4. Tongue & lip tie evaluation
Differentiate normal variation from restrictive tethered oral tissues, understand function-first assessment, and communicate clearly with releasing providers and families.
5. Systemic health connections
Connect airway dysfunction with growth, behavior, cardiovascular risk, and overall quality of life — so you can explain "why this matters" in language families understand.
6. Building a referral network
Clarify roles across dentistry, ENT, pediatrics, and allied health — and use shared language, documentation, and case reviews to create a truly collaborative care team.
Course Offerings
Choose the airway training that fits your role and season
Start with core foundations, go deep on frenectomy, or join us for the full pathway. All options include practical case discussions and templates you can adapt to your documentation and patient education.
Note on continuing education: At this time, The Untethered Way courses do not offer formal CE credit. Many providers are still able to count this training toward their self-directed or independent learning requirements; please refer to your specific licensing board or credentialing body.
About the Founders
Dentists who build bridges, not silos
The Untethered Way was created by two airway-focused dentists who believe the best outcomes happen when dentistry and allied health work from a shared map, not parallel tracks.
Dr. Meggie Graham
Dr. Meggie Graham is a dentist and founder of Untethered Airway Health Centers, where she focuses on airway-centered dentistry, tethered oral tissues, and interdisciplinary care for children and adults.
Her daily work includes collaborating with IBCLCs, SLPs/OMTs, PTs, OTs, pediatricians, and ENTs to design treatment plans that respect each provider’s scope while centering the patient’s long-term airway health.
Dr. Liz Turner
Dr. Liz Turner is a dentist with advanced training in airway, neutobehavioral considerations, and frenectomies. At Untethered Airway Health Centers, she leads an integrated team focused on functional outcomes, not isolated procedures.
Together, Dr. Graham and Dr. Turner translated their interdisciplinary casework into a curriculum intentionally designed for allied providers — respecting your licensure, your time, and the realities of clinical practice.
What Providers Are Saying
“This training gave me practical steps I could use with new parents the very next day — game changer for my practice and the mother-baby dyad!”
Maya Lewis
Lactation Consultant
“This knowledge helped me start creating more online content that spoke to my ideal patients and their parents. I'm seeing triple the number of patients after taking this course!"
Jessica Park
SLP
“A concise, clinically useful framework that made conversations with patients so much easier. Helped our team start implementing airway screenings in our practice immediately.”
Emily Gordon
Dental Hygienist
Questions, answered
Frequently asked by allied providers
If you don’t see your question here, you’re welcome to reply to any email we send after you download the guide — our team reads every message.
Which providers are these courses designed for?
The Untethered Way was created specifically for licensed allied health providers: lactation consultants (IBCLCs), speech-language pathologists, orofacial myofunctional therapists, dental hygienists, and pediatric physical and occupational therapists. Dentists, ENTs, and pediatricians also find the content helpful, but all examples and implementation guidance are written with allied scopes of practice in mind.
Do I need prior airway or myofunctional training to benefit?
No. Many participants come in with strong clinical experience but limited formal airway training. Foundations of Airway Dentistry starts with core concepts and builds up to more complex case integration, so you can follow the logic even if you’re new to airway. If you already have some background, the structured frameworks and case discussions will help you refine and organize what you know.
Are continuing education (CE) credits available?
At this time, The Untethered Way courses do not offer formal CE credit. Many providers are still able to apply the hours toward self-directed or independent learning requirements, but eligibility varies by discipline and jurisdiction. Please consult your specific licensing board or credentialing organization to confirm how these hours may count for you.
How long do I have access to the course materials?
You receive at least 12 months of access to all course videos, downloads, and updates, starting from your date of enrollment. If we ever anticipate changing the access window, we will communicate clearly and give you the option to download key resources ahead of time.
How much time should I plan to complete the training?
Most providers complete Foundations of Airway Dentistry over 4–8 weeks by setting aside 1–2 hours per week. Frenectomy Training can typically be completed in 2–4 weeks at a similar pace. Many participants watch core modules, then return to specific segments as reference alongside real cases.
Bring an airway lens to the work you already love
You're about to get clear, evidence-informed training for providers who want to see the whole airway picture. Choose the course pathway that matches your season, scope, and goals.