Dr. Resa Gardner was born and raised in Southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley in the small town of Manassa. She graduated from Regis University in Denver with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and went on to obtain a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. She then furthered her education by completing an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency and then dove into the specialty of tongue ties. Resa lives with her husband, Ben, and their two beautiful boys in Wray, Colorado. She enjoys spending time with friends and family out at the lake, running, volunteering and being a part of the Wray Community.

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"My passion for better breathing and facial development started when I became a mother. I had difficulty nursing with my first child; it was painful, he would not stay latched and he was very fussy. For the first four months, my son struggled with reflux and colic and cluster feeding because he could not stay awake long enough to finish nursing.  I was exhausted and so was my baby.  It was not until he was 7 months old that I was attending a Continuing Education course at the Breathe Institute that I realized my son was tongue tied.  My thirst to know more could not be quenched from there and I have continued to dive head first into the literature and education surrounding tethered oral tissues and how it pertains to facial development and breathing.   Learning from some of the prominent figures in tethered oral tissues and airway I have learned from Dr. Zaghi (MD), Dr. Baxter (DMD),  Dr. Geheri (MD), Dr. Pinto (DDS), Dr. Bockow (DDS, MS),  Dr. Gunson (DDS). It is my goal to help my patients grow healthy faces and breathe better."