June is National Aphasia Awareness Month
The month of June is National Aphasia Awareness Month. This means, as dental sleep medicine specialists, we need to make sure our patients are staying on top of their [...]
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Creating a referral network for the treatment of craniofacial pain
Patients can feel discomfort without knowing that the underlying cause might have a dental origin. This can include anything from headaches to jaw pain. And with an estimated 45 [...]
For further guidance, check out this educational book on TMD
In November “Take a Bite Out of Pain: A Journey to Overcoming Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD)” was released and available for purchase. It is exciting to have both a [...]
Long-term treatment for adolescents with TMJ pain
I want to take a moment to discuss a study I was looking at the other day. This study looked at the long-term treatment outcome for adolescents with temporomandibular [...]
Patient adherence rate to sleep study referrals
Let’s talk about patient adherence. I think this is an area that we often overlook and really don’t pay too close attention to, but it is so important to [...]
Now is the time to offer dental sleep medicine in your practice
With the release of a new hypertension guideline that includes advice on sleep apnea and new policy from the American Dental Association on obstructive sleep apnea screening for dentists, [...]
Let’s revisit dental sleep medicine and what it means for dentists
We’ve talked about this before, but I think it is time we revisit what dental sleep medicine is and how dentists can take advantage of this unique opportunity. So, [...]
For those with ALS, a sleep apnea diagnosis is more likely
I think it is important to remain up-to-date with advancements is care. This is the same for links in conditions, such as sleep apnea and ALS. In ALS News [...]
Watch Out for Sleep Apnea with New Hypertension Guideline
Since the new hypertension guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association was released in November 2017, the way physicians diagnose and treat high blood [...]
Tell your patients driving while drowsy is dangerous
Driving while drowsy means our patients are about eight times more likely to cause an accident. These federal estimates were found in a study by the AAA Foundation for [...]