Biography

Dr. Heit is a clinical general dentist who practices all areas of general dentistry with a special interest of cranio facial development and optimization in patients of all ages. In her 30 year career, her major accomplishment is the practice of cranio facial sleep medicine to reduce, eliminate and prevent obstructive sleep apnea and pain along with general dentistry in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her work is FDA cleared and covered by medicare in the United States.

She is a published author, an international speaker and a clinical scientist and researcher collaboratively with medical specialists. She was an Integrated Clinical Advisor in the Vivos® Integrated Healthcare Network where she led a multidisciplinary team of medical doctors, general dentists, and their staff and helped develop protocols to resolve sleep apnea using neuromuscular dentistry concepts.

Dr. Heit has achieved her Mastership at the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics in Nagano, Japan in 2010 with the thesis ‘Neuromuscular Orthotics in the treatment of Craniomandibular disorders and the effects on Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study.’

Dr. Heit is on the board of Regents at The international College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics and is head of the mastership committee.

Dr. Heit practices collaboratively with all specialties in Medicine and promotes multidisciplinary collaboration in the clinic as an effective tool to help patients in all practices.

Dr. Heit promotes collaboration between clinicians and academics and appreciates all roles as vital for progress in any and all fields of study.

Dr Heit's multiple multidisciplinary publications on her clinical work can be found on Reasearchgate.com