About Us
Welcome to Desert Sleep Wellness. On a personal and professional level, we understand how impactful it is to our lives when we are unable to sleep well. Our team will work with you to find the best solution for your unique needs and get you the quality sleep you need and deserve.
The team at Desert Sleep and Wellness help patients with sleep apnea and snoring and the conditions associated with them, such as fatigue and other life threatening health risks. We are excited to help patients regain their health, energy, and quality of life.
Dr. Trent Smallwood, Co-Founder
In 1997, Dr. Smallwood founded the Centre for Contemporary Dental Concepts, concentrating on Cosmetic, Implant, Clear Aligner Orthodontics, and Sedation Dentistry. His concentration has now moved to the treatment of Sleep Apnea, driven from his own need for a better night’s sleep.
As a Sleep Apnea patient and treating doctor, Dr. Smallwood loves spending one-on-one time with his patients and addressing their unique health concerns in a conservative manner. He takes a specialized and conservative approach to patient education and incorporates modern technologies and equipment, including home sleep testing and acoustic pharyngometry (to measure the airway) to make treatment far more simple, easy, and pain-free.
When Dr. Smallwood isn’t working with patients, you can find him writing about his professional experience or sharing his knowledge with others. Dr. Smallwood is an internationally renowned speaker on the topic of comprehensive aesthetic dentistry, Sleep Apnea and is the author of the best-selling book, “Platinum Paradigm”.
On a personal level, Dr. Smallwood loves contributing his time to the community and is the proud father of two beautiful twin daughters. He has become an accomplished fictional writer and wrote and published his first book in the summer of 2021. He welcomes anyone seeking treatment for sleep apnea and related conditions to Desert Sleep and Wellness.
Kelly Kunkel, Co-Founder
Kelly will be the one you will be working with every step of the way through your sleep appointment. She has been in the dental field her whole career, spanning more than 20 years. She has led successful teams in all aspects of dentistry and has been a recognized leader in the field, having excelled in both the industry and sales/management side as well as high end esthetic and dental sleep medicine practices.
Originally from Connecticut, she has called Arizona home since 2000. Kelly has 2 teenagers, Camden and Chloe, as well as 3 spoiled dogs. Kelly enjoys traveling the world, cheering on her kids at their sporting events and has been a huge hockey fan since the age of 5.
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