Dr. Ankita Shah
Dental Sleep Medicine Specialist • Dentician & TMJ, Tongue Tie and Sleep Institute, Mumbai
Dr. Ankita Shah is one of India's leading voices in airway-focused dentistry and dental sleep medicine. She serves as President of the India Airway Co-LAB Chapter, a collaborative initiative initiated by the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry (AAPMD) in New York and The Breathe Institute in Los Angeles — positioning her at the intersection of international airway research and clinical practice in India.
Dr. Shah holds the distinction of being the first Indian Ambassador from The Breathe Institute, founded by Dr. Soroush Zaghi in Los Angeles. Her training under Dr. Zaghi gave her deep expertise in the relationship between tongue mobility, airway function, and sleep-disordered breathing — knowledge she applies daily in her clinical practice at Dentician & TMJ, Tongue Tie and Sleep Institute in Mumbai, as well as at Euromed Clinic in Dubai.
In her daily clinical work, Dr. Shah fits and manages a wide range of oral appliances for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, including Silensor, Dorsal, and Prosomnus devices. This hands-on experience with multiple appliance systems gives her a nuanced understanding of what makes an oral device effective, comfortable, and compliant for patients across different anatomical profiles.
Her expertise extends beyond appliance therapy into myofunctional therapy and TMJ disorder management, giving her a holistic perspective on the oral and airway factors that contribute to snoring. She was nominated Specialist Dentist of the Year in 2019, recognizing her contributions to advancing dental sleep medicine in the region.
Credentials & Background
- MDS (Master of Dental Surgery)
- President, India Airway Co-LAB Chapter (AAPMD / The Breathe Institute)
- First Indian Ambassador from The Breathe Institute, Los Angeles
- Trained under Dr. Soroush Zaghi in airway-focused dentistry
- Founder, Dentician & TMJ, Tongue Tie and Sleep Institute, Mumbai
- Practices at Euromed Clinic, Dubai
- Nominated Specialist Dentist of the Year 2019
- Clinical experience with Silensor, Dorsal, and Prosomnus oral appliances
Areas of Expertise
Daily clinical experience fitting and managing multiple oral appliance systems for snoring and OSA.
Trained at The Breathe Institute with expertise in the relationship between oral anatomy and airway function.
Expertise in tongue mobility, orofacial muscle retraining, and tongue-tie assessment.
Specialized in temporomandibular joint disorders and their relationship to sleep-disordered breathing.
Why Dr. Shah Endorses Snorple
"I work with oral appliances every day — fitting them, adjusting them, managing patient compliance over months and years. The most common reason patients abandon oral appliance therapy is not that the science does not work; it is that the device is uncomfortable or the cost is prohibitive. What makes Snorple clinically interesting is the dual-mechanism design combining mandibular advancement with tongue stabilization. In my experience with devices like Silensor and Dorsal, addressing jaw position alone leaves the tongue as an unmanaged variable. Snorple's approach of addressing both simultaneously reflects a more complete understanding of airway obstruction mechanics, and the fact that it is available without a prescription at this price point means more patients will actually use it consistently — which is ultimately what determines clinical outcomes."
— Dr. Ankita Shah, MDS
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Tongue Position and Snoring
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