Kids and Adults
3633 Madaca Lane
Tampa, FL 33618
813.212.7891
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Better health for the whole family.
Dr. Elizabeth R. Dy is an airway-centric restorative dentist trained to address tethered oral tissues that may affect the sleep, eating, speech and breathing of patients of ALL ages.
Tethered Oral Tissues Release Provider,
The Breathe Institute Affiliate
Confidence that you can trust.
Dr. Dy was selected by her mentor Dr. Soroush Zaghi and his team at The Breathe Institute to serve the community as a Breathe Affiliate. During her affiliate residency, Dr. Dy spent time receiving hands-on live training with Dr. Zaghi and his team at both his office in Los Angeles, CA and her office in Tampa, FL.
TBI Affiliates are carefully selected from a pool of applicants who have successfully completed TBI's 5 Day Intensive Breathe Course on Sleep, Breathing, and Functional Frenuloplasty and reached out to delve even deeper. Those selected are invited into the only program offered allowing graduates to say they have been "Trained by Zaghi and The Breathe Institute."
Dr. Elizabeth R. Dy graduated as a general dentist from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 2011. Her general dentistry practice, Sweet Tooth Dentistry, is located in Tampa, FL and focuses on comprehensive laser, cosmetic, and family dentistry. Taking a functional approach to treatment care, Dr. Dy prides herself in utilizing both experience and technology to educate her patients and allow for the best long-term treatment outcomes. Her practice philosophies include a multi-disciplinary approach to care regardless of the focus, which in her practice can range from restorative dentistry to tethered oral tissues (such as tongue-ties) and sleep and breathing disorders.
Dr. Dy is often overheard telling patients how their teeth and tongue tell her a story about what is happening when they aren’t paying attention. She truly enjoys becoming a part of their wellness journeys and encouraging them to become their own healthcare advocates.
Dr. Dy is an experienced laser dentist and has worked with dental lasers since 2014. Not all lasers are created equal and they all have different strengths (and weaknesses). Dr. Dy utilizes a variety of hard and soft-tissue lasers in her practice to complement her procedures. For tethered oral tissues releases, such as the functional frenuloplasty, her laser of choice is the LightScalpel CO2 laser.
In June 2022, The Sleep and Breathing Wellness Center was officially launched as an extension of Sweet Tooth Dentistry. In August 2022, The Sleep and Breathing Wellness Center physically separated out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, finding a new home in New Tampa within Dau Orthodontics. Click here for more info.
for a complete list of Dr. Dy's relevant training in Sleep Medicine, Airway Development, and Tethered Oral Tissues
@laserdentisttampa | @tampatonguetie
Continuing Education is important to Dr. Elizabeth R. Dy. In addition to furthering her studies on topics related to restorative and cosmetic dentistry, Dr. Dy ensures she continuously receives the best training for tethered oral tissue releases and has aligned herself with The Breathe Institute so that she may contribute to ongoing research as well as the education of her peers, no matter the industry.
Interested in Airway and Facial Development? Visit The Breathe Institute for more great educational content.
Long-Term Implications of Untreated Tongue-Tie a YouTube video by Dr. Zaghi and TBI
Services Offered
- Functional Frenuloplasty
- Frenectomy
- In-House Myofunctional Therapy with Myo Marie
- In-House Myofunctional, Dysphagia, and Feeding Therapy with Ms. Jill
- Tethered Oral Tissues- Assessment and Release (all ages)
- non-CPAP treatment of sleep apnea and snoring
- Nightlase laser snoring treatment
- Mandibular Advancement Splints
- Panthera D-SAD digitally designed sleep apnea device
Preferred Providers
Collaboration is key. The tongue has connections to the whole body through a system of connective tissue known as fascia. Our functional frenuloplasty approach honors the changes that occur during a tongue-tie release and prepares the body for acceptance and optimal healing post-treatment. As such, it is often times necessary to incorporate a multidisciplinary approach in order to achieve a complete and effective release of tethered oral tissues. Below is a list of providers that have been carefully selected by Dr. Dy to complement her approach to care.
Craniosacral Therapy
Amy Rinkevich, Davis Islands
(by appointment only) 813.951.0770
Amy Rinkevich, RN practiced traditional pediatric nursing after receiving a BSN from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until discovering Craniosacral Therapy (CST) in 2000. CST, originating in the 1970s, is a gentle hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. For almost twenty years, Amy continues her studies in advanced CST through the Upledger Institute and is devoted full time to her private practice in Tampa, Florida where she works with clients presenting a broad spectrum of conditions, ranging in age from newborns to elders. In addition to her out-patient work, from 2008 until 2017, Amy introduced and provided CST for patients throughout Tampa General Hospital including general medicine, rehabilitation and intensive care units.
Myofascial Release
Jen Lind, M.S. Ed., OTR/L, New Life MFR
(by appointment only) www.newlifemfr.com
Jen has been an occupational therapist for 20 years and a John Barnes Myofascial Release therapist since 2014. She received her OT degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and went on to receive a Master's of Adult Education from Penn State. She has practiced in various settings over the years including pediatrics, geriatrics, hospice care, specialty wheelchair assessment and design and also held therapy and director positions for the NHS in London, UK. She practices John Barnes Myofascial Release exclusively and is an expert level therapist. She has trained directly alongside John Barnes at his treatment center in Sedona and her training included extensive facial and oral work. She currently owns a practice in South Tampa.
Questions?
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Phone: 813.212.7891
Email: info@sleepandbreathingtampa.com
Text only questions: 813.240.3301
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The Sleep and Breathing Wellness Center is operated independently of Sweet Tooth Dentistry.
