Welcome to Dental Sleep Practice
A dental journal and sleep apnea publication
Current Issue
“The Best Decision I Ever Made”
by Kalli Hale, DDS, MPH, D.ABDSM, D. ABSB There are few times in life that a decision you make completely disrupts your path. As a ...
Genesis
by Tom Colquitt, DDS The Pulmo-venture started as a joke. Perhaps a rant of sorts, but certainly a joke-song. The joke highlighting the ever ...
The Importance of Research
by Colonel Scott Williams, MD, FAASM When one considers treatment of sleep disordered breathing, the first therapeutic modality that likely comes to mind is positive ...
The Case of the Sleepy Tourist
by Alan D. Steljes, MD, FACC, FRCPC Imagine this: You have been planning for a much needed vacation. Your trip will take you to Europe ...
The Inner Workings of Our Circadian Rhythm
by Lee A. Surkin, MD, FACC, FCCP, FASNC, FAASM Circadian rhythm is the biological clock that regulates the body’s sleep-wake cycle over a 24-hour time ...
Longevity
Steve Carstensen, DDSDiplomate, American Board ofDental Sleep Medicine As the years go by, we accumulate birthday experiences that stick in the mind. The more years, ...
Sleep Dentistry Simplified – Sleepifi DENTAL
Dentist with Sleepifi screen Practicing Dental Sleep Medicine can be both rewarding and profitable….but it’s not always been easy…until now! VirtuOx, the nation’s largest sleep ...
Breakthrough: HealthyStart® Introduces new Innovative Technology of the FasTrack System
The FasTrack system represents a major advancement in treating Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) through the HealthyStart Pulsator device. It eliminates the need for daytime exercises, ...
Building an Airway Center: A Journey of Systems and Tools
by Dr. Keith Gressell When summarizing the development of your practice style and office operations, no quote is as succinct and precise as this one ...
DynaFlex Herbst and Dorsal Devices Enhanced Patient Compliance
Figure 1 (left): Accu-Fit Milled Herbst; Figure 2 (right): Accu-Fit Milled Dorsal Sleep apnea, a pervasive and potentially dangerous condition, demands innovative solutions for effective ...
Medical Billing for Dental Sleep Medicine – Getting Your Ducks in a Row
by Rose Nierman, Nierman Practice Management Medical billing doesn’t have to be complicated. Dental sleep medicine practitioners can build a successful practice by ensuring they ...
Don’t Give Up Before the Plane Takes Off: A Journey into Dental Sleep Medicine
by Erin Elliott, DDS, DASBA From an early age, I was certain my future lay in medicine. I had my sights set on being a ...
Dental Continuing Education
Primary Care Dentistry, Airway, Inflammation, and Life Essentials
by Steve Carstensen, DDS, and Pat Mc Bride, PhD, CCSH Within medicine, Dentists have the sole responsibility for preventive and restorative care of the hard ...
Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist
by Ann Blau, MS, CCC-SLP, CMT® and Kaitlyn Shrum, MA, CCC-SLP, QOM, CMT® Sleep is one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st ...
Overview of Abnormal Movements During Sleep
by Amalia A. Geller, MD Abnormal movements during sleep are common in early life — with between 15% to 20% of children experiencing this condition, ...
Physical Therapy Collaboration in Dental Sleep Medicine
by Brad Gilden, PT, DPT, FFMT, FAAOMPT, PRC, CSCS, and Bill Esser, MS, PT, CCTT Role of an AirwayCentric® Physical Therapist in Dental Sleep Medicine ...
Why Every Dentist and Orthodontist Should Have an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist on Their Team
by Nicole Goldfarb, M.A., CCC-SLP, COM® As knowledge about the etiology of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has expanded over the recent years, it is imperative to ...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction Acquired from Sleep Related Breathing Disorders is the Cause of Most Non-Communicable Diseases
by Dr. Steve Lamberg Wouldn’t you love a deeper understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of sleep related breathing disorders “SRBD” and how they cause so ...
Restless Legs Syndrome
by Zhu Zhu, MD, PhD; Saniya Pervin, MBBS; and Daniel O. Lee, MD, FAAN, FAASM Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor neurological disorder ...
Interarch Jaw Registration Devices for Oral Sleep Appliances: Consequences of Anterior vs. Posterior Stabilization
by Allen J. Moses, DDS Introductory Anatomy and Kinetics Human beings are the only mammals to have a shared foodway and airway. As a result, ...
Epigenetics and Sleep Disordered Breathing
by Amalia A. Geller, MD Child neurologists have much exposure to many different types of genetic conditions that lead to sleep-disordered breathing. For many years, ...
Sleep Related Breathing Disorders During Pregnancy: The Impact of Intervention on Maternal and Fetal Health Outcomes
by Steve Lamberg, DDS, D.ABDSM Ample evidence exists showing Sleep Related Breathing Disorders or SRBD, have a negative impact on maternal and fetal outcomes. A ...
Mastering the Myo Merge: The Importance and Essentials in Implementation in the Dental Office
by Karese Laguerre, RDH Sleep and airway focused dentistry have been estimated to be a $6 billion global industry and has seen rapid growth since ...
Technology: Dental Sleep’s Gatekeeper to Boost Case Acceptance and Increase Efficiency
by Jason Doucette, DMD, D.ABDSM, and Jeff Rodgers, DMD, D.ABDSM Technology continues to revolutionize the practice of dental sleep medicine (DSM). Various instruments, software, and ...
Clinical Spotlight
Boning Up on Nitric Oxide: Just the Hard Facts!
by Dr. Steve Lamberg If you’re not already jazzed up by nitric oxide “NO”, buckle up for a deep dive into this multifarious messenger molecule that impacts vascular and metabolic ...
Clinician Spotlight
Genesis
by Tom Colquitt, DDS The Pulmo-venture started as a joke. Perhaps a rant of sorts, but certainly a joke-song. The joke highlighting the ever confusing if not crushing world ...
Corporate Spotlights
Who We Are: 3DISC
Founded in 2007, 3DISC started as an R&D company but quickly matured into an agile American manufacturer and global provider of digital imaging solutions for dental practices. Fourteen years later, ...
Inside The Lab
A New Technique for Fabricating a Mandibular Advancement Device in the Edentulous CPAP-Resistant Patient
by Richard. B. Dunn, DDS, MS, D.ABDSM; Jessica Turner, CDA; and David Walton, CDT Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a major medical problem throughout the world. It has been estimated to affect 15-30% of ...