How to help patients with ADHD and sleep apnea
After a long day, getting a good night’s sleep should be the least of our patients’ worries. But that isn’t the case for everyone. For patients with attention deficit [...]
New dates for our orofacial pain, TMD and dental sleep medicine program
That’s right, we have updated our orofacial pain, TMD and dental sleep medicine program. Instead of the first session in August, we have moved to September 23 and 24 [...]
3 reasons to attend our TMD and dental sleep medicine program
At Ben-Pat Institute, we are taking a new approach to providing continuing dental education for dentists and their care teams across the country. Through our hybrid approach, our orofacial [...]
More Black men are dying from sleep apnea than white men
We continue to learn more and more about sleep apnea. But what is alarming is a new study that has come out of the University of Buffalo. That study [...]
Lifestyle interventions can significantly decrease sleep apnea severity
When it comes to treating obstructive sleep apnea, as dental sleep medicine specialists, we guide our patients in the direction of oral appliance therapy. This is often because they [...]
Can we expect a medication for sleep apnea?
When it comes to sleep apnea, the most common treatments include CPAP machines and oral appliances. But what if there was a medication that could help treat sleep apnea? [...]
Help patients with sleep apnea manage headaches too
Patients with headaches may often have a hard time sleeping. They may even attempt to go to a quiet space to sleep in order to relieve their throbbing pain. [...]
Educating your patients on sleep apnea is important
Understanding of sleep apnea is gaining speed with more people inquiring about this sleep disorder. That is why more articles are coming out, which is extremely exciting for us [...]
Why should dentists treat sleep apnea?
It is common for people who have sleep apnea to not be aware of their symptoms because they are asleep when they occur. If your patient is unaware of [...]
What is the financial burden of sleep apnea?
We all enjoy our sleep. Some of us might get more than 8 hours of sleep and others might get less than 6 hours of sleep. While it might [...]