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Meet Our Doctors

Dr. Kimberly Santiago was born and raised in the Los Angeles area, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brandeis University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. She spent a year skiing the slopes of Colorado and then moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington School of Dentistry. Dr. Santiago was the top-ranked female dental student, graduated third in her class, was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon dental honors society and received just about every possible award University of Washington School of Dentistry gives out annually. Her free time is spent as Supermom to Simona, Alessandro, and Eliana. Dr. Santiago enjoys family time, lazy weekends, culinary arts, traveling, the Seahawks, skiing, and binge-watching awesome shows.

Dr. Santiago is earnestly committed to helping enrich and improve the lives of her patients. She firmly believes in healing the patient by treating the root cause of disease/health problems, rather than treating symptoms. This integrative wellness model is a departure from conventional medicine and dentistry; it looks for and treats the smoke before the fire. Every individual deserves to have the option to heal themself. Dr. Kimberly has developed one of the first all-encompassing airway-centric dental practices in which a patient receives a global diagnosis and comprehensive treatment options to help restore them to health, functionally and structurally, and for the long-term. She believes every individual deserves to make the choice to be the best version of themself.

Not only does Dr. Kimberly Santiago take 200-300 hours of continuing education each year, but she also is passionate about educating the community at large about the ubiquitous nature of dysfunctional breathing, dysfunctional sleep, tongue-tie, and underdeveloped jaws. She spends many hours monthly instructing speech language therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, lactation consultants, pediatricians, sleep physicians (and more) on how to identify children and adults who are showing the smoke signals for impaired breathing and sleep. She believes that we can make an impact on humanity and significantly reduce the rates of chronic disease.

Education

Dr. Kimberly Santiago: Brandeis University - BA Psychology, 2000 University of Washington School of Dentistry, 2005 Dr. Jed Santiago University of Washington - BS Biochemistry, 1995 University of Washington School of Dentistry, 2002 Kois Center Graduates - 2010
Pikos Implant Institute - 2011, 2012, 2014
Chao Pinhole Surgical Technique - 2015 Tufts University Infant Tethered Oral Tissues Training - 2016
Bale Doneen Preceptorship - 2017
Airway Mini-Residency (AMR) - 2018 MyoBrace Activities Group/Member - since 2018 Airway Mini-Residency 2.0 - 2020
The Breathe Institute Functional Frenuloplasty and Sleep Course/TBI Ambassador Distinction - 2018, 7/2019, 11/2019
Vivos Integrated Practice - since 2018
Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic (SFOT) training with Dr. Rick Roblee - 2018, 2020 SFOT Personal Mentorship with Dr. Rick Roblee, 2020 - 2022
ALF Education with Dr. Ljuba Lemke- 2019, 2021
Training with Dr. Steve Galella of The Facial Beauty Institute - 2019, 2020 MARPE/MSE/DOME with Dr. Audrey Yoon - 2020 MARPE/MSE education with Dr. Marianna Evans - 2020 Vitamin D RightSleep Protocol Clinical Training with Dr. Stasha Gominak MARPE/MSE education with Dr. Won Moon - 2020, 2021 University of Kentucky College of Dentistry TMJ Mini-Residency 2020 ASAP Pathway (Airway, Sleep, & Pediatrics) Founding Member, since 2020 Postural Orthodontics Advanced Continuum and personal mentorship with Dr. Simon Wong - 2020, 2021 MARPE/MSE education with Dr. Won Moon - 2020, 2021 Homeoblock Personal Mentorship with Dr. Ted Belfor 2020, 2021 ALF InterFACE Academy Advanced Continuum: —ALF Foundations, ALF Genesis, ALF Grow, ALF Guide —BabyLase/OraLase Training Periodontal-Orthodontics Beyond The Limits with DSD and Dr. Todd Scheyer - 2021 MARPE Advanced Education with Dr. Richard Ting 2021 Digital Smile Design Residency I — 2021 AIR Institute Mini Residency Part 1 — 2021 NightLase, NaseLase, SmoothLase, TonsilLase Training w. Fotona 2021. Motor Nerve Reflex Testing - Dr. Steve Olmos — 2021 MARPE w. Dr. Ilya Lipkin 3/2022 AIR Mini Residency Part 2 - Dallas, TX, 4/2022 Guest Lecturer Early Intervention Orthodontics w. Dr. Courtney Lavigne, 2022 AIR Mini Residency 2 - NYC, 10/2023 Guest Lecturer Advanced MARPE w. Dr. Ilya Lipkin 10/2022 TMJ and Orthodontics w. Dr. Ilya Lipkin, 3/2023 Early Intervention Orthodontics Part 2 w. Dr. Courtney Lavigne, 9/2023 Advanced MARPE and Complication Management w. Dr. Ilya Lipkin, 10/2023 BreathRx Meeting of the Masterminds - Cornell U., 10/23 Chirodontics Part 1 w. Dr. Bob Walker 10/2023 The Breathe Institute Ambassador Update - The MOST current tongue-tie protocols were taught at this course - 11/2023 Beyond Periodontal Orthodontic Limits w. Drs. T. Scheyer, A. Yoon, M. Evans, & D. Alfi 1/2024 Chirodontics Part 2 - coming in March

Affiliations / Memberships

ADA/WSDA/SKCDS: American Dental Association, Washington State Dental Association, Seattle King County Dental Society
AGD: American Academy of General Dentistry
AAOSH: American Academy of Oral and Systemic Health Member
AAPMD: American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry, General —Member and Community Liaison, Seattle Chapter
American Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine: Active Member ICAP: International Consortium of Oral Ankylofrenula Professionals
MyoBrace Membership Program
The Breathe Institute Ambassador
Kois Center Graduates
AMR Graduates
Foundation for Airway Health
Weston A. Price Foundation ASAP Pathway Founding Member Airway Circle Member Children’s Airway First Foundation (CAFF) Advisory Board

Dr. Jed Santiago is from Silverdale, Washington. He graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. He conducted protein folding research at the UW for three years before returning to the University of Washington to earn his DDS degree. He is a Husky through and through.

His love of learning and the science behind dentistry led him and Dr. Kimberly Santiago to the prestigious Kois Center. They are both Kois Center Graduates having completed the rigorous advanced certification. His drive for continuous self-improvement has led him to learn from all the leaders in his field. He has participated in the entire curriculum of the Pikos Institute where advanced implant and surgical techniques are taught. He was not satisfied with just that and has continued to learn from other leaders in that field like Drs. Norm Ickert and Dean Kois. He has also participated in advanced courses taught by a leader in root canal therapies, Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan. With all of this knowledge he can provide most, if not all, a patient’s treatment needs. Through Digital Smile Design, even before Dr. Santiago touches your teeth he can show you how beautiful and harmonious your smile will look after comprehensive treatment.

Both Drs. Kimberly and Jed Santiago realized that most of dentistry and healthcare in general are kept in separate silos. Every specialty has a silo. This is not right since we are all part of a whole human body. This drove them to find the links between the mouth and the rest of the human body. Through continued learning from the likes of cardiologists, Amy Doneen and Bradley Bale, they learned the links between inflammation in the mouth and heart attack and stroke. Learning from Dr. Doug Thompson and Dr. Tom Nabors the most effective way to rid patients of mouth inflammation has become an essential part of Airsync Integrative Dentistry. This has opened many doors to help people find answers to their other health problems. Drs. Kimberly and Jed Santiago work collaboratively with many area physicians, naturopaths, chiropractors, physical therapists, and other specialists. All of these specialists are like minded in that they understand their silo does not have all the answers and through a combined approach their patients will live their healthiest life.

During his time off he enjoys spending as much time as he can with his lovely wife and their equally lovely children Simona, Alessandro and Eliana. They are Seahawks fans through thick and thin. They enjoy traveling together, playing with the kids, seeing movies, and eating at all the fabulous Puget Sound restaurants.

Meet Our Team

Chelsea T.

Position: New Patient and Baby Scheduling Concierge

Chelsea manages scheduling at AirSync Integrative Dentistry and is a big reason why clients love coming to the office. Her favorite part of her job is becoming close with all the families and watching the changes happen as patients go through treatment. The AirSync team works as a close office family which makes each day a good one. Outside the office, Chelsea loves to garden and her favorite flowers are roses. She’s had a ‘cheery’ outlook her whole life and was a cheerleader for the Cedarcrest Red Wolves in Duvall, Washington. She was born and raised in Washington state which means she has some local restaurant favorites. One of them is Scott’s Dairy Freeze in North Bend where she and her husband had many dates when they first met.

“My experience with Dr. Kimberly and her staff have been nothing but amazing. She released my daughter's lip and tongue tie under GA at 11 months old. That same day my daughter could latch perfectly. She is now able to eat food without gagging and is such a quiet sleeper. Prior to seeing Dr. Kimberly, I took my daughter to see two different Drs for her lip and tongue. The first doctor, almost damaged her salivary gland and the second used a laser. My daughter still wasn’t gaining weight, and crying non-stop. Lactation Consultants saying I had a low milk supply and my baby was just lazy. I was breastfeeding, bottle feeding, pumping, you name it. I even took my daughter to a feeding specialist at the children’s hospital and they said she didn’t have a tongue tie and because she has teeth now, there is nothing I can do. I struggled for 11 months. I made the mistake by not doing enough research on the previous Drs who do tongue revisions. Let me save you time, money, and heartache. Just see Dr. Kimberly.”

—Verified Patient 2020