Dr. Vishal Sharma
Dr. Vishal Sharma is a clinician and storyteller devoted to the first and most sacred act of life: the breath.
Through the integration of science and spirit, he restores connection to what modern life has forgotten – the rhythm of calm, the balance of the body, and the courage to raise a generation that breathes with intention.
“The breath is our first medicine, our oldest teacher, and our quiet rebellion against a culture that rewards chaos.”
My mission is to protect the breath.
Breathing is woven into how we sleep, function and develop.
In growing children, the relationship between nasal breathing, oral function, jaw development and the airway can offer important clues about the way the craniofacial complex is developing.
Through more than fifteen years in orthodontics and airway-focused care, I began to see the mouth as more than structure alone. My questions expanded beyond alignment: How does this child breathe? How do they sleep? How is the jaw developing? Where does the tongue rest? What might the patterns I see clinically be telling us about the whole person?
Because sometimes the most important part of an orthodontic assessment isn't simply where the teeth are. It's understanding the conditions in which a child is growing.
From Dr. Vishal SharmaProtecting the Breath
A space for Dr. Sharma’s clinical insights, reflections and educational resources exploring breath, airway health, facial development and well-being.
From understanding how children breathe, sleep and grow to practical tools for recognising what may be worth a closer look, Protecting the Breath brings the ideas and questions behind his clinical work directly to your inbox, with original companion worksheets designed to help you observe, reflect and ask better questions about your child’s development.
About
Dr. Sharma
Dr. Vishal Sharma is a Canadian orthodontist, educator and speaker whose work explores the relationships between orthodontics, craniofacial development, airway health, breathing and whole-person well-being.
A graduate of NYU College of Dentistry and Clinical Leader at UBC, he founded Aura Orthodontics, one of British Columbia’s leading practices and a Platinum Top 1% Invisalign Provider.
Through more than fifteen years of clinical practice, his approach has expanded beyond alignment alone to consider the relationships between breathing, oral function, sleep and development. His work brings that clinical perspective into education, speaking and a wider conversation about what whole-person care can become.
Free Resource
for Parents
Protect Your Child’s Breath from the Very Beginning.
The way a child breathes can be an important part of the wider picture of sleep, oral function and craniofacial development.
Dr. Vishal Sharma created this free parent resource to help families recognise common signs of mouth breathing, understand what they may be observing, and know when a closer professional assessment may be worth considering.
Because early awareness can lead to better questions, and better questions can lead to more informed care.
Now Booking Speaking Opportunities
Dr. Vishal Sharma is an orthodontist, educator and speaker exploring what becomes possible when we look beyond teeth alone.
Drawing on more than fifteen years of clinical practice, his talks explore orthodontics, craniofacial development, airway health, nasal breathing, sleep, early intervention and the evolving role of whole-person care.
From there, he asks bigger questions about medicine, leadership, masculinity and the conditions that allow people to grow well.
Every Conversation Begins with a Breath
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