Shirley Gutkowski
CEO and Primary Practitioner at Primal Air, LLC, USA
Biography
Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH practiced Clinical Dental Hygienist from 1986 to 2003 when she focused her energy on product research, writing and speaking. She
is the 2008 Alumna of the Year Marquette University School of Health Science in Dental Hygiene, a recipient of the Leadership Award from the World Congress of
Minimally Invasive Dentistry, and 2006 – 2007 President of the Wisconsin Dental Hygienists’ Association. Her podcast Cross Link Presentations highlights notables
such as Patrick McGowan (author of The Oxygen Advantage and premier Buteyko instructor), Dr. Kevin Boyd (Darwinian Dentist), Gill Rapley (author of Baby Led
Weaning), Dr. Allison Hazelbaker, Dr. Mike Nelson (metabolic flexibility) and others. As the science continues to point to correlations between oral and systemic
health, the function of the nasal airway is also under scrutiny. She has published extensively on these topics. She is a featured speaker on the upcoming The
Functional Oral Health Summit.