Uncovering the Link Between Alzheimer's and Sleep Apnea with Kirk Huntsman

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Saturday, July 19, 2025

Kirk Huntsman joins host Ron Aaron and co-host Carol Zernial to talk about uncovering the link between Alzheimer's and sleep apnea on this edition of Caregiver SOS. Special guest-cohost Tina Smith fills in for Carol Zernial on this episode of Caregiver SOS!

About Kirk

Kirk Huntsman, Chairman and CEO, Co-Founder of Vivos Therapeutics. R. Kirk Huntsman is a co-founder of Vivos Therapeutics and has served as the chief executive officer and a director since September 2016. In June 2020, he was elected chairman of the board. In 1995, he founded Dental One (now Dental One Partners), which, as president and chief executive officer, he grew to become one of the leading DSOs (dental service organizations) in the country, with over 165 practices in 15 states. After a successful sale of Dental One to MSD Capital in 2008 and subsequent merger in 2009 with Dental Care Partners, Mr. Huntsman was appointed in 2010 as chief executive officer of ReachOut Healthcare America, a Morgan Stanley Private Equity portfolio company. In 2012, he founded Xenith Practices, LLC, a DSO focused on rolling up larger independent general dental offices, which was sold in 2015. From January 2014 to September 2015, Mr. Huntsman founded and served as chief executive officer of Ortho Ventures, LLC, a US distributor of certain pediatric oral appliances with applications for pediatric sleep-disordered breathing. Since November 2015, he has served as the chief executive officer of First Vivos, Inc., which is now our wholly owned subsidiary. He was also a founding member of the Dental Group Practice Association (DGPA), now known as the Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO). He is the father of Todd Huntsman, who is a SVP at Vivos and runs the Product Development and Manufacturing Division. He holds a BS degree in finance from Brigham Young University.

Hosts Ron Aaron and Carol Zernial, and their guests talk about Caregiving and how to best cope with the stresses associated with it. Learn about "Caregiver SOS" and the "Teleconnection Hotline" programs.