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SomnoMed 2.0. It’s a concept the company has been actualizing since November 2018, when Neil Verdal-Austin, the newly appointed CEO of SomnoMed stepped into his role. Verdal-Austin launched a renewed mission for the company, one of being “treatment-focused and technology driven”, and our entire industry is starting to see it’s turning out to be more than just another catchphrase.

Editor’s intro: DSM for both patients and clinicians would be less stressful if the condition was approached as if it were medical not dental. Read to find out how to help

by Samuel E. Cress, DDS Patients who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) not only suffer from comorbidities such as hypertension and cardiovascular disease but also from occlusal disease. Occlusal disease

by Joe Pelerin, DDS Over 30 years ago I began to experience shoulder pain, neck pain and migraine headaches which were so bad that I had an MRI taken. No

90 million Americans are tired and snore. The ADA now recommends that dentists screen for sleep apnea. Questionnaires alone are ineffective at getting patients to diagnosis or therapy. Nocturnal oximetry

by Mark T. Murphy, DDS Sleep physicians have a reluctance to prescribe Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT). A recent survey1 indicated three of their top concerns were: Efficacy, Comfort and Side

Dentists are playing an increasingly active role in helping patients address sleep and breathing disorders. The number of undiagnosed patients with sleep-disordered breathing is far too large of a public

by Erin Elliott, DDS I am a 70-year-old lady. Really, I’m 42 but when it comes to technology my friends tease me that I act like a 70-year-old. Don’t worry…