Dr. Katherine Ahn is an Airway Aesthetic Dentist, educator, innovator, and founder of the Aviara Integrative Center for Airway, Lifestyle & Aesthetics. With over 30 years of clinical experience and advanced training across dentistry, functional medicine, airway development, myofunctional therapy, craniofacial pain, orthodontics, pediatric growth, biological dentistry, and regenerative aesthetics, she has dedicated her career to transforming lives from the inside out.
She earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the UCLA School of Dentistry and completed her Pediatric Dental Residency at UCLA. Her advanced post-graduate training includes:

• Cosmetic & Neuromuscular Dentistry — LVI
• Craniofacial Pain & TMJ Therapy Mini Residency — AACP
• Sleep & TMJ Mini Residency — TMJ Sleep Therapy Centre (TMJSTC)
• Orthopedic & Orthodontic Training — LVI, FBI, TMJSTC, Full-Face Ortho
• Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy — Joy Moeller, Myobrace, LVI
• Functional Frenuloplasty Residency — The Breathe Institute, Affiliate 
• Biological & Holistic Dentistry Integrations
• Regenerative Aesthetic Medicine, PRF, & Advanced Laser Aesthetics

Dr. Ahn is a member of numerous professional organizations, including:

• American Dental Association (ADA)
• California Dental Association (CDA)
• Orange County Dental Society (OCDS)
• American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD)
• International Association for Orthodontics (IAO)
• American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP)
• American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM)
• American Sleep & Breathing Academy (ASBA)
• American Academy of Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH)

As a clinician, mother, and founder of OCCares — a nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth through compassionate social entrepreneurship — Dr. Ahn brings a heart-centered, whole-person philosophy to every aspect of Aviara.
She believes that breathing, posture, lifestyle, oral health, and aesthetics are inseparable — and that true wellness emerges when all systems are understood and integrated. Through Aviara, she unites 12 interdependent divisions under one roof, setting a new standard for airway-centered dentistry, integrative lifestyle-functional medicine, pediatric development, emotional wellness, and regenerative aesthetics.