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A dental journal and sleep apnea publication
American Dental Association Responds to World Health Organization Recommendation: Dentistry is Essential Health Care
CHICAGO, August 12, 2020 —The American Dental Association (ADA) respectfully yet strongly disagrees with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation to delay “routine” dental care in ...
You Shouldn’t Have to Adjust
by Alexander T. Vaughan, DDS, MS, D.ABOP, and Michael S. Pagano, DDS, D.ABDSM In 2019, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine updated the published ...
Increasing airway volume with a removable orthodontic dental appliance: a multi-case report
by Theodore R. Belfor, DDS, Michael Philcock, and Scott Simonetti, DDS Introduction The American Association of Orthodontists White Paper: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Orthodontics states, ...
9 Steps for Success
by Steve Carstensen, DDS, FAGD, FACD, FICD, D.ABDSM Have you ever been asked to do something you weren’t trained to do? Did you feel some ...
Should I add TMD care to my DSM practice?
by Jamison Spencer, DMD, MS Now I know that your knee jerk reaction will be “absolutely not!” but perhaps bear with me for a minute. ...
Why Use an Anterior Only Stop with Oral Appliance Therapy?
Less Adjustments and Less Forces by Barry Glassman, DMD, and Don Malizia, DDS In terms of preventing major cardiovascular accidents, the use of oral appliance ...
In Your Own Words
It is vitally important that dentists develop relationships with their physician colleagues so they can become part of the multidisciplinary team needed to adequately manage ...
The Future Face of Sleep
by Sharon Moore In this multi-part series, author, speech pathologist, and myofunctional practitioner Sharon Moore shares the ramifications of poor sleep on mental, emotional, and ...
“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts”
Lisa MolerFounder/CEO,MedMark Media During this COVID-19 crisis, our learning curves have ramped up to high gear. We have learned so many things — about business, ...
Tragedy into Triumph
Jason Tierney So, um, yeah, a lot has happened since the last issue of Dental Sleep Practice. As I write this, the COVID-19 pandemic continues ...
Pending Restorative Work But Need Oral Appliance Therapy?
All practices, even full-time sleep practices, have patients that present for sleep apnea treatment while in the process of having restorative dentistry done. Doctors usually ...
Is Unethical Billing Preventing Quality Sleep?
by Randy Curran It is paramount that providers understand the definition of each medical code they bill using their NPI number whether it’s to federal, ...
Clinical Spotlight
Increasing airway volume with a removable orthodontic dental appliance: a multi-case report
by Theodore R. Belfor, DDS, Michael Philcock, and Scott Simonetti, DDS Introduction The American Association of Orthodontists White Paper: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Orthodontics states, under the term “Etiology,” “Obstructive ...
Clinician Spotlight
The Dentist and the Otolaryngologist – Working Hard Together
People in Pittsburgh suffer as much from sleep related breathing disorders as any other part of the country, but they have one big advantage no other population enjoys. People in ...
Corporate Spotlights
Planmeca Group
A global leader in health care technology Heikki Kyöstilä, president and founder of Planmeca Shiny white design and devices with colors from metallic silver to lime green, 3D-printed skulls of ...
Inside The Lab
Taking OSA Devices to the Next Level
by Alex Buddemeyer, CDT Figure 1: Milled adjustable Herbst Change is difficult but in most cases can be rewarding. You have to decide if you are going to change and ...
