Meet the founders
Two women who got tired of asking the same hard question.
Angelina Geon and Jazmin Platero co-founded The Mouth Lab in 2024 after years inside an integrative dental practice convinced them the standard answers weren't enough. This is the team translating oral microbiome science into clinical tools that practitioners can actually use.
Co-founder & Clinical Education Director
Angelina Geon
Angelina is a biologic dental practitioner and educator passionate about advancing whole-body wellness through oral-systemic health. As Co-Founder and Clinical Education Director of The Mouth Lab, she brings years of hands-on clinical experience and a deep understanding of how the mouth mirrors the body's overall health.
Blending evidence-based science with a holistic care philosophy, she helps both clinicians and patients see oral health as a foundation for systemic wellness. Her work bridges clinical practice and education, translating complex research into practical, engaging education that inspires better care and stronger collaboration across disciplines.
At The Mouth Lab, Angelina leads educational initiatives, protocol development, and professional training, empowering practitioners to apply functional, preventive, and research-driven strategies in everyday practice.
Co-founder & Research Director
Jazmin Platero
Jazmin is a dynamic researcher and clinician with a B.S. in Kinesiology and extensive experience in biologic and functional dentistry. She leads the scientific direction behind the team's research initiatives, translating complex data into meaningful insights that drive innovation in oral-systemic care.
With a unique ability to bridge clinical practice and biological research, Jazmin manages studies focused on microbiome balance, inflammation, and the systemic connections between oral and overall health. Her bilingual fluency, attention to detail, and analytical mindset allow her to engage diverse patient populations and communicate science with clarity.
Passionate about discovery and collaboration, Jazmin's work fuels The Mouth Lab's mission to integrate science, function, and clinical application, setting new standards for biologically centered, evidence-based dentistry.
Why this work
Oral-systemic health isn't a side conversation. It's the conversation.
Together, Angelina and Jazmin built The Mouth Lab to close the gap between what oral microbiome research has already proven and what most patients still aren't being offered. The mouth is the beginning. The rest follows.
Oral-systemic health explained