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A dental journal and sleep apnea publication
Current Issue
Interarch Jaw Registration Devices for Oral Sleep Appliance
Part 2: Shift Happens by Allen J. Moses, DDS, DABCP, D.ABDSM Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is an intermittent collapse of the tongue into the uniquely ...
The Preferred New Alternative Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
You’ve probably noticed that the healthcare system in the United States is expensive, dysfunctional, and often provides poor outcomes when serving its population. Yes, there ...
Schrödinger’s Dentist
by Ben Waldman If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a hundred times from my dentist friends and clients: “I don’t sell dentistry,” or ...
A commemoration of oral health services to soldiers
Dr. Francis Nasser, Jr. discusses the important role of military dentists and a special way to recognize their contribution to the field The Association of ...
Rx for Boosting Actual Collaboration
by Steve Lamberg, DDS, D.ABDSM Would you go to a party that opens doors for your practice? We all know the importance of working together ...
There is No OSFA: How the Many Moving Parts of Sleep Apnea Demands Precision Medicine
by David E McCarty, MD, FAASM Sleep Apnea. Say those words to a group of physicians or dentists, and then wait a minute. After you’ve ...
The Concussion Riddle and the Breathing Brain™
by Cynthia Stein, PT, MEd, and Karen Parker Davidson, DHA, MSA, MEd, MSN, ARPN If you are a sports connoisseur and watch the news often, ...
Really, It’s the Opposite of What We’re Taught
DSP interview with Howard Hindin, DDS If you’re a dentist, you are taught to focus on smaller and smaller parts of human anatomy. From a ...
Reflections from a Grateful GOAL-Getter
Lisa MolerFounder/CEO, MedMark Media In my columns, I have always shared my thoughts on professional and personal success. I’ve shared MedMark Media’s triumphs, and in ...
Narcolepsy
by Jyotsna Sahni, MD Narcolepsy is a rare neurologic disorder that is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. “Sleep” attacks, overwhelming episodes of sleepiness, may occur. ...
It’s Not What You Know, It’s What You Think About
Steve Carstensen, DDS, Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine Imagine there’s no AHI. It’s easy if you try. No oxygen to measure, breathing is ...
The Very Real Relevance of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) to Optimal Management of Many Dental Sleep Medicine Patients
by Daniel E. Taché, DMD In 2015, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorsed the use Oral Airway Therapy (OAT) devices for the treatment of ...
Dental Continuing Education
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 ...
Physician-Dentist Collaboration: A Call to Arms for Allied Troops
by John Viviano, DDS, D.ABDSM, and John Bouzis, DDS Broken. This one word describes the current model for identifying, diagnosing, and treating sleep disordered breathing ...
Home Sleep Testing, Telemedicine, and the Impact on Dental Sleep Practices
by Jagdeep Bijwadia, MD and Greg Manning, DDS Data shared at the 2018 American Thoracic Society International Conference indicated sleep apnea prevalence to be just ...
Oral Appliance Therapy; The Definition of Effectiveness
A debate rages. Neither side is willing to listen to the other or objectively evaluate the data. The polarization intensifies and each side is becoming ...
ACEs, Integrative Medicine, and the Mind Body Connection
Why Dental Sleep Practitioners Must Take a Seat at This Table by Sunita Merriman, DDS ”What is spoken of as a clinical picture is not just a ...
Get with the Program: Dental Sleep Medicine and Electronic Medical Records
by Richard B. Drake, DDS, D.ABDSM, and George S. “Gy” Yatros, DMD, D.ABDSM “It has become necessary to develop medicine as a cooperative science; the ...
Telemedicine: It’s About Time
by Jagdeep Bijwadia, MD, MBA, D.ABDSM Telemedicine has experienced accelerated growth and as evidenced by the current COVID-19 crisis, it is a powerful resource that ...
Clinical Spotlight
There is No OSFA: How the Many Moving Parts of Sleep Apnea Demands Precision Medicine
by David E McCarty, MD, FAASM Sleep Apnea. Say those words to a group of physicians or dentists, and then wait a minute. After you’ve let the words sink in, ...
Clinician Spotlight
Really, It’s the Opposite of What We’re Taught
DSP interview with Howard Hindin, DDS If you’re a dentist, you are taught to focus on smaller and smaller parts of human anatomy. From a big-picture overview of physiology, training ...
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
Laser Sintering New Life into Your Sleep Appliances
Great Lakes Dental Technologies has fabricated sleep appliances for over 25 years. In that time, fabrication techniques have evolved to take advantage of traditional materials such as acrylic and wires. ...
