Welcome to Dental Sleep Practice
A dental journal and sleep apnea publication
Book Review: The Shift
Editor’s intro The Shift: The Dramatic Movement Toward Health-Centered Dentistry, delves into a paradigm shift in thinking and practice that will affect both practitioners and ...
The Athlete’s Secret Ingredient: The Power of Nasal Breathing
Editor’s intro Nasal breathing offers physical advantages that can keep athletes at the top of their game. See how athletes can maximize performance in this ...
The Provision of Oral Appliances and Regulatory Compliance
by Jayme R. Matchinski, Esq. Oral Appliance Therapy is recognized as an effective and efficient treatment for snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and the ...
Dental Hygienists Becoming Myofunctional Therapists: Part of the Dental Team
by Joy L. Moeller, BS, RDH Many dental offices are involved in the treatment of sleep disorders, restricted frenums, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, oral facial pain ...
The 3 Most Common Mistakes with Oral Appliance Selection
by Jamison Spencer, DMD, MS Almost every week I get an email from someone asking “Jamison, what’s your favorite appliance?” I get this question ...
In Your Own Words
Editor’s intro Clinicians share practical information and answers on what appliances they use and why. Read their experienced opinions here. The number of appliances FDA cleared for ...
What Is a Dental Sleep Practice?
Jason Tierney What is a Dental Sleep Practice? Sure, it’s the name of the esteemed publication you’re holding in your hands right now. But ...
Confidence in the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine Certification Process
by Jennifer Le, DMD, D.ABDSM, and Ronald Prehn, DDS, D.ABDSM Few, if any, sleep practitioners are diffident about the inherent benefits and immense importance ...
Resolution or Resolve? Time to Take Positive Action in 2020!
Lisa Moler Founder/CEO, MedMark Media The New Year is a time for resolutions — which has led me to think of the true meaning ...
When Disaster Strikes; A Call to Action
Remains of a neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Big Pine Key, Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Photo by J.T. Blatty / FEMA ...
You Treat “The Silent Killer,” But Are You Aware of the Silent Killer of Your Sleep Practice?
by Greg Kamyszek, President, BioRESEARCH, Inc. As a reader of Dental Sleep Practice, your practice focuses on identifying and treating sleep issues like the ...
Time to Go In-network with Medical Insurance?
by Randy Curran and Kyle Curran As a dentist treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea, is it in your best interest to contract and become in-network ...
Clinical Spotlight
The 3 Most Common Mistakes with Oral Appliance Selection
by Jamison Spencer, DMD, MS Almost every week I get an email from someone asking “Jamison, what’s your favorite appliance?” I get this question almost EVERY time I lecture. ...
Clinician Spotlight
The Dentist and the Otolaryngologist – Working Hard Together
Editor’s intro: Pittsburg dentist and otolaryngologist Nicole Chenet, DDS, and Ryan Soose, MD, offer patients the collaboration and insights of medical and dental professionals needed to comprehensively address sleep breathing problems. People ...
Corporate Spotlights
Planmeca Group
Editor’s Intro: The Planmeca Group—a leader in health care technology — heads into the future, designing and manufacturing high-end digital products that will transform dentistry. A global leader in health care technology ...
Inside The Lab
Taking OSA Devices to the Next Level
Editor’s intro: Even if you don’t have a scanner or printer in your office, DynaFlex can provide CAD/CAM-designed OSA devices that are precision milled, stronger, cleaner, and healthier. by Alex Buddemeyer, CDT Figure ...
