Welcome to Dental Sleep Practice
A dental journal and sleep apnea publication
Current Issue
Airway Centric Dentistry Powers Dr. Jerry Hu’s Mission
Dentists who practice airway-centric dentistry change more than smiles. They change sleep and daily function. That is the path Dr. Jerry Hu followed. He first ...
My Doctor Doesn’t Treat Airway – But I Still Do: The Hygienist’s Guide to Saving Breaths (and Lives)
by Katrina Sanders, RDH, BSDH, MEd, RF The Epidemic You Can’t See Airway disorders are everywhere — and yet almost no one is talking about them. ...
A 2026 Wakeup Call
Joining the Dental Sleep Practice team as Editor in Chief represents a new opportunity — after 16 years as editor of MedMark dental specialty publications, it now will ...
The Role of the Dental Sleep Practitioner in Protecting Cognitive Health
by Erela Katz Rappaport, DMD, D.ABDSM As dental sleep practitioners, we understand that the airway is not just a mechanical pathway for breathing, it is central to neurologic, ...
Sleep Deprivation and Increased Risk of Sports-Related Injuries
by Lee A. Surkin, MD, FACC, FCCP, FASNC, FAASM A growing body of research shows that athletes who obtain insufficient sleep have significantly higher injury rates. For example, a ...
Beyond First Latch: the role of dentists in ensuring proper growth of the cranio-facial-respiratory complex from infancy
Drs. Lynda Dean-Duru and Krystle Dean-Duru explain the importance of early diagnosis and intervention The connection between breastfeeding and craniofacial development begins remarkably early, ...
From Either/Or to Both/And: The CHOICE Trial and a New Era of Collaborative OSA Care
by Sue Ellen Richardson, DDS Introduction: A Shared Challenge Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains one of the most prevalent and undertreated chronic health conditions worldwide. Its consequences — daytime ...
Pharyngeal Biostimulation: A Nonsurgical Frontier in Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
A summary of the article “Integrative Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Principles and Practice” by Drs. G. Dave Singh and Jamila Battle, published in the Journal ...
The Silent Sleep Sabotage
What Perimenopause is Doing to Your Patients — and How Dental Sleep Experts Can Help by Alison Kole, MD, MPH, FAASM, FCCP Perimenopause and menopause ...
Why Every Dental Sleep Practice Needs an AI Consultant – Addressing Curiosity, Confusion, and Security Concerns
Why Every Dental Sleep Practice Needs an AI Consultant – Addressing Curiosity, Confusion, and Security Concerns by Eric Stefanik, IT Security & AI Expert, Elliptic ...
Dental Continuing Education
Healthcare as a Listening Exercise
by Steve Carstensen, DDS Betty looked at me expectantly. I sensed her curiosity about how I, a dentist, could help with what her physician said ...
Malocclusion and Sleep Related Breathing Disorders in Early Childhood, 1880-2025
What Needs to Be Done Now Has Been Done Before by Kevin Boyd, DDS, MSc To best help their patients, dentists and other allied health ...
The Trigeminal Nerve: A Key Player in Facial Growth and Nasal Function
by Karen Parker Davidson, DHA, MSA, MEd, MSN, APRN, and Donald R. Moeller, DDS, MA, MD, Lieutenant Colonel US Army (retired) Introduction The trigeminal nerve, ...
Is Your Mouthwash Putting You at Risk for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease?
by Nathan S. Bryan, PhD Oral health is absolutely essential for systemic health. The notion that oral bacteria may contribute to disease in other parts ...
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, ...
Clinical Spotlight
Beyond First Latch: the role of dentists in ensuring proper growth of the cranio-facial-respiratory complex from infancy
Drs. Lynda Dean-Duru and Krystle Dean-Duru explain the importance of early diagnosis and intervention The connection between breastfeeding and craniofacial development begins remarkably early, setting the foundation for proper ...
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
Lessons from the Bench Segment 2: Appliance Selection, Designs and Retention Challenges
by Laura Sheppard, BS, CDT, TE You Are Not Your Patient – Expand Your Toolbox Many practitioners make it a standard procedure to try out all types of devices on ...