Ashley Beels, MA, RDH, OMT 

Hi friends! I’m Ashley, and I’m one of the co-founders and owners here at Rooted Dental Wellness. I am also the founder of Untethered where I offer Oral Myofunctional Therapy helping others with their jaw issues, swallowing dysfunction, tongue ties, and sleep-disordered breathing. 

I have additional training in dental hygiene, sleep-medicine dentistry, airway-centric dentistry, nutritional counseling, tobacco cessation, disordered eating counseling, biocompatible dentistry, TMJ pain, and oral myofunctional therapy. 

My educational background began in dental hygiene at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in 2012, followed by a master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from Cal Poly in 2013. Fifteen years later, I’m still a lifelong student and most recently completed a postgraduate certificate program in Effective Writing for Health Care through Harvard Medical School in 2024, deepening my focus on clear, compassionate, and effective healthcare communication.

Outside of dentistry, you’ll find me getting cozy at home binging on a juicy Netflix Docu-Series alongside my wife, spending time with the dogs (we have 5 right now), supporting my favorite local restaurants, writing, traveling, or walking on the beach with a friend enjoying some vitamin D and their company.