Welcome to Dental Sleep Practice
A dental journal and sleep apnea publication
Current Issue
Sleep Through Her Eyes: Unpacking Gender Differences in Sleep and OSA
by Alison S. Kole, MD, MPH, FCCP, FAASM Sleep, a fundamental aspect of health and well-being,1 exhibits unique characteristics and challenges in women, influenced by ...
The Biggest Sleep Myths
by Lee A. Surkin, MD, FACC, FCCP, FASNC, FAASM During the last couple of decades, sleep science has developed remarkably, providing significant findings about the ...
What I Wish I Had Said
Steve Carstensen, DDS Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine New Orleans is an inspiring city. Walking around the Garden District with its flowers and ...
What’s All the Buzz about the ‘K’ Code in Dental Sleep Medicine?
by Rose Nierman, CEO, Nierman Practice Management The landscape of billing for oral appliances in dental sleep medicine is constantly shifting. As a dental office ...
Dental Sleep Medicine and Craniofacial Pain Education Makes Global Impact
by Drs. Terry Bennett and Mayoor Patel Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) has long stood at the forefront of dental education, pioneering research, ...
SomnoMed Elevates Oral Appliance Therapy Through Its Medical Initiative™ with Research-Backed Efficacy, Quality, Comfort, and Durability
Olivier M. Vanderveken, MD, PhD, presents a SomnoDent® Avant™ to a patient. SomnoMed’s Medical Initiative™ In sleep medicine, advancements pave the way for enhanced treatment ...
AADSM Special Section
flexTAP®: Most Simple & Effective Custom TAP Oral Appliance Looking for an easy and effective solution to your patients’ snoring and OSA? As the first ...
Pediatric Sleep Research Update for ‘Sleep Wrecked Kids’ 2023
by Sharon Moore I will start by saying ‘there is literally nothing good about bad sleep.’ We all suffer from poor sleep from time to ...
The Breathing-Smile Connection: The Intersection of Airway Health in Orthodontics
by William E. Harrell, Jr, DMD, ABO, C.DSM There is a controversy looming in dentistry as it relates to the role of orthodontics in airway ...
“The First Thing I Changed”
Mentorship with a purpose by Kalli Hale, DDS, MPH, D.ABDSM, D.ABSB Dental sleep medicine changed my life and practice in immeasurable ways. I have made ...
Guiding Our Way for 40 Years!
Paying it forward. The lecture team at the Pankey Institute with (from left) Drs. Gy Yatros, Ed Zebovitz, and Steve Carstensen, and supporting team Glennine ...
Applying Improv Tactics to Sleep Apnea Treatment
by Emma Cooksey About ten years ago I spent a few years at home with small kids and felt like I needed to break out ...
Dental Continuing Education
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, ...
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 ...
Clinical Spotlight
Boning Up on Nitric Oxide: Just the Hard Facts!
by Dr. Steve Lamberg If you’re not already jazzed up by nitric oxide “NO”, buckle up for a deep dive into this multifarious messenger molecule that impacts vascular and metabolic ...
Clinician Spotlight
Guiding Our Way for 40 Years!
Paying it forward. The lecture team at the Pankey Institute with (from left) Drs. Gy Yatros, Ed Zebovitz, and Steve Carstensen, and supporting team Glennine Varga, Christina and Laura.; Laura ...
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
A New Technique for Fabricating a Mandibular Advancement Device in the Edentulous CPAP-Resistant Patient
by Richard. B. Dunn, DDS, MS, D.ABDSM; Jessica Turner, CDA; and David Walton, CDT Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a major medical problem throughout the world. It has been estimated to affect 15-30% of ...
