

Dr. Reva Barewal : How a Happy Valley Prosthodontist is Solving a Problem Affecting 43 Million Americans and 471 Million People Worldwide
The Power of a Bite with Savorease: Turning Empathy into Innovation for 471 Million Silent Voices.
What if food could do more than nourish—what if it could heal, empower, and restore joy? Backed by seven clinical trials, global sales, and support from Nestlé, prosthodontist and French-trained chef Reva Barewal shares how a personal mission to help people with dysphagia sparked a bigger revolution: using texture and sensory design to reconnect millions to function, dignity, and pleasure. An inspiring journey of turning empathy into innovation—and redefining the future of food as medicine.
Dr. Reva Barewal, is a prosthodontist, French-trained chef, and founder of Savorease Therapeutic Foods, where she’s pioneering the use of texture to redefine food as medicine. Starting her career in Oregon at OHSU to then owning a private practice in Happy Valley, Reva has combined her clinical expertise and personal passion to shift focus from dentistry to dysphagia with the goal of transforming how millions facing swallowing disorders can regain joy, function, and dignity. Using her research background refining a new category in implant dentistry for the largest global dental company to pioneering a new product category in dysphagia management as a startup, she’s leading a movement that turns empathy into impactful solutions at the intersection of healthcare, food, and human connection.