ASAP Pathway

About ASAP Pathway

In a world where discussions about sleep and airway issues dominate the dental landscape, the journey to understanding and addressing these concerns has evolved drastically. Join us as we dive into the remarkable transformation of dental care over the last decade, from overlooking airway and sleep health to making it a core aspect of treatment planning. Join us (https://asappathway.com/) as we uncover the journey of understanding and addressing sleep and airway concerns in children. Whether you're a dedicated Dentist (https://asappathway.com/for-doctors/) seeking comprehensive guidance, a health care provider wanting to collaborate and Find a Provider (https://asappathway.com/parents/#find-a-provider) to work with, or a concerned Parent (https://asappathway.com/parent-and-caregiver-resources/) evaluating your child's well-being, our podcast sheds light on a clear pathway forward. To take the next step, become a member of our community or access valuable resources for your child's evaluation. Visit our website now and be a part of the positive change! https://asappathway.com/

Publisher

Dr. Stacy Becker, DDS

Category

education · health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2023

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Ep.88, What If the Posture Problem Is Actually a Breathing Problem?, Dr. Kameron Smith, DC

   What if forward head posture, chronic neck pain, morning headaches—or even the way someone sleeps—isn't simply a musculoskeletal problem? What if the body is compensating because it's trying to breathe? In this episode of the ASAP Pathway Podcast, Dr. Stacy sits down with chiropractor Dr. Kameron Smith to explore the connection between airway health, sleep, posture, pain and chiropractic care.Kameron's interest in airway began while performing Department of Transportation physicals and recognizing how many drivers were at risk for sleep apnea. Then it became personal. Despite being young, fit and not fitting the stereotypical sleep apnea patient, Kameron was experiencing fatigue, morning headaches and concerning nighttime oxygen readings. His own diagnosis changed the way he began looking at his patients—and eventually his own daughter.Together, Dr. Stacy and Kameron discuss how forward head posture, neck tension, mouth breathing and unusual sleep positions may sometimes be clues that the body is compensating to breathe. They also explore pediatric airway screening, craniofacial growth and development, and why simply correcting posture may miss the bigger question:Why is the body compensating in the first place? Most importantly, this conversation is a call for greater collaboration between dentists, chiropractors and other airway-focused providers. Because sometimes the posture isn't the problem. It's the clue. Dr. Kameron Smith Website (https://www.smithfamchiro.com/about-us) Dr Kameron Smith LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kameron-smith-06276731b/) CHAPTERS: 📖 00:00 Welcome to ASAP Pathway 00:57 Meet Dr. Kameron Smith 02:23 Kameron’s Journey Into Chiropractic 03:54 The Patients Who Changed His Perspective 04:17 DOT Physicals & Recognizing Sleep Apnea 05:53 Kameron’s Own Sleep Apnea Story 07:20 Getting Diagnosed & Starting CPAP 07:45 Headaches, Neck Pain & Sleep 08:31 Could Forward Head Posture Be an Airway Compensation? 09:03 Recognizing the Same Signs in His Daughter 12:00 Looking Beyond Symptoms in Children 16:00 What Chiropractors Are—and Aren’t—Taught About Airway 21:01 What Should Chiropractors Look For? 24:00 Recognizing Airway Patterns in Adults & Children 26:02 Function, Compensation & the Body 28:00 What Sleep Position May Be Telling Us 32:41 The Body Will Do What It Has to Do to Breathe 34:16 What Does Future Collaboration Look Like? 35:35 Why Kameron Wants Airway Screening in Preschools 36:14 Building a Network of Airway-Aware Chiropractors 37:19 What Could Pediatric Airway Screening Include? 38:42 Early Intervention, Growth & Development 40:27 A Call for Dentists & Chiropractors to Collaborate 41:01 Three Random Questions With Kameron 45:43 How to Connect With Dr. Kameron Smith 47:01 Closing Thoughts KEY LEARNINGS: 💡 1. Posture may be compensation. Forward head posture and neck tension may sometimes be clues that the body is trying to maintain airflow. 2. Look beyond the stereotype. Kameron was young and fit but still experienced sleep apnea, fatigue and morning headaches. 3. Ask about sleep. Headaches, fatigue, neck pain and poor sleep may warrant further airway screening or referral. 4. Personal experience changes perspective. Kameron’s own sleep apnea diagnosis changed how he began evaluating his patients. 5. Children compensate too. Mouth breathing, forward head posture and unusual sleep positions deserve a closer look. 6. Don’t just correct posture—ask why. A compensation may be serving a purpose, so understanding the driver matters. 7. Sleep position can be a clue. The way someone positions...

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Ep.87, Your Body Was Built to Heal: PRP, Stem Cells & the Future of Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Matt Bayes, MD

   What if some of the most powerful tools for healing are already inside your own body? In this episode of the ASAP Pathway Podcast, Dr. Stacy sits down with Dr. Matt Bayes, a primary care sports medicine physician, non-surgical orthopedist, and regenerative medicine doctor whose work focuses on orthobiologics—the use of a patient’s own cells to support healing and recovery. Dr. Bayes breaks down PRP (platelet-rich plasma), stem cells, bone marrow aspiration, adipose-derived cells, and ultrasound-guided regenerative procedures in language patients and healthcare providers can understand. He explains how platelets act as important messengers in the body’s healing process, how stem cells participate in tissue repair, and how these therapies may be used for certain ligament, tendon, cartilage, joint, and musculoskeletal injuries. But this conversation is also about knowing when regenerative medicine is—and isn’t—the right answer. Dr. Bayes and Dr. Stacy discuss the importance of diagnosis and case selection, including situations where surgery remains the appropriate treatment. The discussion also bridges medicine and dentistry as Dr. Stacy explores the growing role of regenerative approaches such as PRF in TMJ care and considers how her own experience with regenerative medicine is influencing the direction of her dental practice. And beneath all of it is a wonderfully simple message: Movement is medicine. Curiosity makes us better clinicians. Collaboration improves patient care. And sometimes the best way forward is to work with the healing capacity the body already possesses. Email Dr Matt Bayes: bayesmc32@me.com Dr. Matt Bayes IG (https://www.instagram.com/mattbayesmd/?hl=en) CHAPTERS:📚 00:00 Welcome to ASAP Pathway 01:01 Meet Dr. Matt Bayes 02:35 From Pediatrics and the Navy to Sports Medicine 05:07 Discovering PRP and Orthobiologics 08:00 What Are PRP and Stem Cells? 11:54 How Stem Cells Support Tissue Healing 17:50 Dr. Stacy’s Personal Experience With Regenerative Medicine 21:11 How Regenerative Medicine Has Evolved 25:41 Who Is a Candidate for Orthobiologics? 31:28 Movement Is Medicine 35:20 Connecting Regenerative Medicine to TMJ Care 43:36 Curiosity, Collaboration & Becoming a Better Clinician 53:32 What Can PRP and Stem Cells Actually Treat? 57:29 Why Listening to Patients Matters 1:01:00 Teaching the Next Generation of Healthcare Providers 1:07:17 How to Connect With Dr. Matt Bayes 1:10:19 Three Random Questions With Dr. Bayes LEARNINGS:🎓 PRP uses the body’s own platelets to support the healing process. PRP stands for platelet-rich plasma. Blood is drawn and processed in a centrifuge to concentrate platelets, which Dr. Bayes describes as important coordinators of the body's healing response. Those platelets release signals involved in recruiting and activating cells that participate in tissue repair. Stem cells and PRP aren't the same thing—but they work within the same healing system. Dr. Bayes explains that stem cells are found throughout the body and participate in repairing and remodeling tissue. In his practice, mesenchymal stem cells are of particular interest because of their relationship to tissues including cartilage, ligament, tendon, muscle and bone. Regenerative medicine may occupy an important space between conservative care and surgery. For appropriately selected patients, orthobiologics may offer another option when traditional conservative treatments aren't enough but major surgery isn't yet necessary or desirable. As Dr. Bayes describes it, there can be an important therapeutic space between “nothing” and surgery. Regenerative medicine cannot—and should not—treat everyone. One of the strongest messages in the episode is the...

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Ep.86, No More Dead Ends: Building the Collaborative Airway Healthcare Team, Dr. Pedro Cuartas

   In this episode of the ASAP Pathway Podcast, Dr. Stacy sits down with Dr. Pedro Cuartas, founder of the Collaborative Airway Management Summit (CAMS) and Clinical Director of South Louisiana Dental Sleep Medicine, for a conversation about what may be one of the biggest missing pieces in airway healthcare: collaboration. With so many patients still undiagnosed, how do we actually make a meaningful dent? The answer, he believes, isn't simply more education. Knowledge without implementation doesn't change patient care.Dr. Stacy and Pedro discuss why physicians, dentists, ENTs, nurse practitioners, PAs, sleep specialists and other healthcare providers need practical systems for screening, referral, treatment and—perhaps most importantly—communication.They also explore why sleep apnea treatment doesn't have to be an either/or decision. CPAP, oral appliance therapy, Inspire, weight management, positional therapy, lifestyle changes and other approaches may sometimes work together as combination therapy, creating a treatment plan built around the individual patient rather than forcing the patient into a single treatment box.The conversation expands into women and children who may be missed by traditional sleep apnea metrics, hormonal changes and midlife sleep, pediatric airway intervention, weight and craniofacial risk factors, and the importance of looking backward in a patient's story to understand how they arrived at their current health. Pedro also shares the vision behind CAMS: bringing healthcare providers from different disciplines into the same room, allowing them to learn from one another, understand each other's treatment options and ultimately return home equipped to build collaborative airway “ecosystems” in their own communities. Because the goal isn't simply to diagnose sleep apnea.It's to make sure the patient has somewhere to go next. The goal isn’t for one profession to “own” the airway. The goal is to build an ecosystem around the patient where providers communicate. Because when healthcare truly becomes collaborative, the dead ends no longer have to exist. CAMS FB Page (https://www.facebook.com/people/Collaborative-Airway-Management-Summit-CAMS/61591610177595/?referrer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&dl_redirect=1#no_universal_links) CAMS Summit Registration (https://camsummit.us/) Dr Pedro Cuartas LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-cuartas-955586150?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios) Dr Pedro Cuartas’ Practice (https://www.houma-dental.com/) CHAPTERS: 📖 00:00 Welcome to ASAP Pathway 00:50 Meet Dr. Pedro Cuartas 03:42 How Pedro Found Dental Sleep Medicine 05:07 “What Did You Do to My Patient?” 07:10 Why Dental School Historically Missed Airway & Sleep 09:00 The 80% Undiagnosed Problem 10:00 Knowledge Without Implementation Isn't Enough 11:00 The Vision Behind the CAMS Summit 14:00 Giving Healthcare Providers a “Now What?” 17:00 Why Sleep & Airway Care Still Falls Through the Cracks 20:00 Building CAMS: Collaboration Over Competition 23:17 Expanding Airway Collaboration Into Midlife Health 27:12 Hormones, Sleep & Pedro's Unexpected Midlife Story 31:00 Why Every Specialty Belongs in the Airway Conversation 40:00 Understanding the Pain Points of Medical Providers 44:00 Creating Better Referral & Treatment Pathways 47:00 Building Local Airway Healthcare Ecosystems 49:20 Why Combination Therapy Matters 50:30 A Real Patient Example: CPAP + Oral Appliance + Weight Management 52:30 Going Back in the “Airway Time Machine” 55:00...

Who has been a guest on ASAP Pathway

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Kip Covington
• Dr George Mandelaris
• Dr Christian Leonhardt
• Dr Bill Harrell

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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