An airway dentist and an eye surgeon, reading you together

Two doctors. One room.
One clear next step.

Precision. Oxygen. Longevity.

An airway dentist who created Glossodontics® and an eye surgeon trained in functional medicine read the same person. The airway, the oxygen, and what the eyes reveal. You leave with one next step, not another referral.

Consults run online. Patients fly in to be seen. Both doctors read your application privately, and you hear back either way.

Dr. Heather Skeens, eye surgeon, and Dr. Vladimir Pastouk, airway dentist and creator of Glossodontics
Two doctors, one review The airway, the oxygen, and what the eyes reveal, read as one connected picture.
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The connection no one else reads

The eyes, the airway, and the oxygen between them.

Two specialties almost never share a room. Put an eye surgeon and an airway dentist on the same person, and a pattern appears that a single specialist is not positioned to see.

A detailed eye, read as one integrative input among the rest
The eye, one integrative lens
EyesFunctional observation OxygenHow the body is fed AirwayMeasured on CBCT
An illustration of the airway and the breath that flows through it
The airway, measured in cm³
The moment Aligness was built for

Everything looks normal.
You still do not feel right.

“My labs are normal but I still feel terrible.” “Six specialists. Zero answers.” “Still tired after CPAP.” “Why would I see a dentist for my sleep problem?” If you have lived one of those, you are in the right room.

How it works

From question to one next step.

Apply once. If it fits, both doctors build the review around the one move worth making, in person or online.

Step 01 · Apply

Apply privately

Complete the short online request. Describe your concerns and goals, and share your symptoms and timeline.

Online request form
Concerns & goals
Symptoms & timeline
Step 02 · Review

Both doctors review it

They decide privately whether your case belongs in a joint review, or a referral.

MDDMD
Reviewed together
Step 03 · Schedule

We’ll reach out

Our team contacts you personally, confirms you’re a good fit, and schedules your consultation.

Personal contact
Fit confirmed
Consultation scheduled
Secure intake sent
Step 04 · Prepare

Complete your intake

Finish your secure intake forms, upload prior labs and imaging, and share any specialist reports before your visit.

Intake forms
Labs & imaging
Specialist reports
In before your visit
Patient stories

Real patients, on camera.

A few of the people who came in for one read, in their own words. Hover to unmute.

Patient of Aligness
Patient of Aligness
Patient of Aligness
Not your average checkup

What two doctors read together vs a standard checkup.

A normal physical looks at you for twelve minutes and calls you normal. Two doctors at Aligness spend hours reading your whole body, airway, and bite as one picture.

Standard careSiloed visit
Time with you
A few hours
~15 min
Two doctors in the room at once, an MD and an airway dentist
Your airway measured in cm³ on a 3D CBCT scan
Why you are still tired after CPAP, mapped to structure
Glossodontics®, releasing the tongue to redevelop the airway
Your existing labs re-read for the pattern, not just normal
Basic only
One prioritized next step, not another referral
Proof, not promises

An airway you can actually measure.

This is the same patient’s airway on 3D CBCT, before and after. Not a slogan. A number.

Patient airway volume, before, on 3D CBCTBefore
Patient airway volume, after, on 3D CBCTAfter

18.32 28.00 cm³

+53% airway volume

De-identified, education only. Individual anatomy and results vary.

Airway volume increased from 18.32 to 28.00 cubic centimeters, a 53 percent increase.

Procedures don’t heal patients. Physiology does.

Patient airway volume, before vs after, on 3D CBCT. De-identified, education only. Individual anatomy and results vary.

See the full proof
What both doctors review

The whole picture, without another silo.

Medicine, ophthalmology, airway, biologic dentistry, sleep, and functional medicine, read as one. Six lenses, one picture, and the useful part is what changes when they sit together.

Airway dentist

Airway & CBCT

  • 3D airway volume, measured in cm³
  • Jaw, palate, and tongue space
  • Where structure may limit breathing
Physician

Labs & metabolic context

  • Your existing labs, re-read for the pattern
  • Inflammation, metabolism, energy
  • Prior workups in full, nothing rushed
Both doctors

Sleep & breathing

  • Why you may still be tired after CPAP
  • Snoring and mouth breathing
  • Daytime focus, energy, and mood
Airway dentist

Mouth & bite

  • Bite, jaw mechanics, and TMJ
  • Tongue posture and oral structure
  • How it connects to your airway
Physician

Symptoms & history

  • Your full timeline, mapped end to end
  • What helped, what did not
  • Patterns across years, connected
Integrative input

Iris observation

  • One non-diagnostic input
  • Pattern context only
  • Read with the rest, never alone
Find yourself here

Which of these sounds like you?

Most people who apply recognize themselves in one of these. The integration of dental and ophthalmologic care under one roof exists precisely to catch what neither specialty sees alone.

Seen where the field gathers

This work does not stay behind closed doors.

Dr. Pastouk presents Glossodontics® to other clinicians. Both doctors take the eye, oral, and systemic connection to the people who set the standard of care.

Both doctors presenting the mouth-eye connection to clinicians in Dallas
The mouth-eye connection, presented liveBoth doctors, Eye Dental Functional, Dallas
Dr. Skeens on stage presenting in Dallas On stage in Dallas
Both doctors reading a scan together at the imaging booth Reading a scan together
Dr. Pastouk presenting the stages of periodontal disease on screen Presenting the work
The honest questions

The things people ask before they apply.

It is the method Dr. Pastouk created and presents to other doctors. It releases the tongue, then redevelops the airway, jaw, and face so the body can breathe through its nose. It is the reason a dentist sits in the room when you came in about your sleep or your energy.

How you breathe at night runs through your airway, and your airway is shaped by structures a dentist is trained to see. This does not replace sleep medicine. It adds the missing set of eyes.

Consults run online, and patients fly in from across the country to be seen in person. After you apply, the doctors tell you which parts of your review are best done remotely and which are worth the trip.

No. Aligness is an educational, integrative consultation. Diagnosis and treatment stay with the appropriate specialists, and sleep apnea diagnosis stays with sleep medicine.

In their own words

What patients say about our doctors.

Real reviews from patients of both doctors. The Aligness review brings them to one table.

I have had DMEK and cataract surgery in both eyes from Dr. Skeens and the results have been absolutely awesome. Her and her staff are top notch.

Patient of Dr. Heather Skeens

The staff is excellent. Dr. Skeens explained what was going on with my eyes while being personable and professional.

Patient of Dr. Heather Skeens

I was impressed with the courteous staff, the professionalism and efficiency. Any questions I had were answered and procedures explained. I am in excellent care.

Patient of Aligness

I had the best experience. I highly recommend Dr. Skeens to anyone needing eye surgery, top notch.

Patient of Dr. Heather Skeens

Very informative and personable, and very knowledgeable. The whole team put me at ease.

Patient of Aligness

Absolutely the most thorough dentist I have been to in my entire life. They greet you by name and never make you feel rushed.

Patient of Dr. Vladimir Pastouk

His holistic approach has done wonders for our oral health and our overall well-being. We drive four hours to be seen, and it is worth every mile.

Patient of Dr. Vladimir Pastouk

I have my smile back, and I am so happy. I could not be more pleased with the care I received.

Patient of Dr. Vladimir Pastouk

He answered every question and is always learning, always at the next seminar. I came in for one consultation and never went anywhere else.

Patient of Aligness
One conversation

Stop being the go-between for your own body.

Let two doctors read your whole picture, in one room, and tell you the one thing worth doing next.