Dallas Functional Dentistry

08/20/2026

Happy Birthday to Kary, our fearless officer manager!

08/14/2026

We are thrilled to announce Savannah has joined our team at Dallas Functional Dentistry. She is an incredible dental hygienist and is looking forward to caring for our patients. Give her a big welcome!!

07/02/2026

What a fun chat and experience!

07/02/2026

When it comes to longevity medicine, oral health needs to be addressed as well as part of the bigger picture of overall health. Many chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, autoimmune issues, gut health, cancers, pregnancy complications, and sleep apnea all have oral health connections and bi-directional links.

06/27/2026

Today I am grateful not for where I am, but for what it took to get here. The sacrifices, consistency, hard work building a business, missed moments with family, learning, growing, all with the mission to improve the health and quality of life for my patients and my team. It excites me and is rewarding to know we can make a difference in the lives of our patients.

06/27/2026

Longevity medicine has a blind spot.
We obsess over biomarkers, wearables, sleep scores, supplements — genuinely useful tools for understanding what’s happening inside the body. But scroll through most longevity content and there’s one system that rarely comes up: the mouth.
That’s a real gap, because your mouth isn’t separate from the rest of you. Inflammation in the gums doesn’t stay in the gums — it travels. The same bacteria behind gum disease shows up again and again in research on heart disease, blood sugar regulation, and brain aging. The bacteria living in your mouth are in constant conversation with the bacteria in your gut. Even how well you breathe and sleep at night is shaped by your bite and your airway.
None of this means a dental visit matters more than your sleep or your diet. It means it’s part of the same system — and leaving it out of the conversation means missing real, useful information about what’s actually going on in your body.
I made this video because I think the mouth deserves a bigger seat at the longevity table. Watch it now (link in bio) — and if you’ve never thought of a dental visit as a longevity appointment, I’d genuinely love to hear what you think afterward. 👇

MouthBodyConnection

06/25/2026

06/25/2026

Dr. Tevis loves learning more about how to help our patients with tooth and bite alignment, Invisalign, airway, sleep, and TMJ problems to improve overall health and function!

06/23/2026

Happy Birthday to Kisha! We love you and hope you have fun celebrating your birthday this weekend!