Summary: Smile N’ Style Dental in Carmel, Ind, is now offering oral appliance therapy as an alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Led by Gagandeep Bath, DDS, the dental practice is targeting patients who find CPAP therapy uncomfortable or intolerable. Bath … [Read more...]
My Journey to Selling a Dental Sleep Practice
By Kenneth A. Mogell, DMD, DABDSM In 2009, I attended my first dental sleep medicine class, never imagining I would one day transition from a restorative dental practice to one exclusively focused on dental sleep. With the guidance of incredible mentors, I was able to build a … [Read more...]
Sleep Center Partners with Dental Clinic to Tackle Sleep Apnea
Summary: Total Snooze, a new sleep treatment center in St George, Utah, has partnered with Apple a Day Dental to tackle undiagnosed sleep apnea and provide solutions. Co-founder Julie Buchanan, DDS, emphasizes that oral health issues can indicate sleep problems and that dental … [Read more...]
Panthera Dental Surpasses Over 110 Patents
Summary: Panthera Dental, a developer of dental sleep appliances, now holds over 110 patents across the dental, medical, and sleep appliance industries in key markets such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. This milestone follows a … [Read more...]
VirtuOx Unveils Sleepifi Dream HST and Sleepifi Dental Platform
Summary: VirtuOx Inc has rebranded its HSATpro platform to Sleepifi, introducing two new products: Sleepifi Dream and Sleepifi Dental. The Sleepifi Dream is a type 4 home sleep testing device that uses high-resolution pulse oximetry and Ensosleep PPG analysis to detect … [Read more...]
Dental Sleep Medicine’s Flawed Priorities
By John L. Bouzis, DDS Dental sleep medicine has its priorities all wrong, and people with undiagnosed and untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are suffering as a result. Despite the American Dental Association telling dentists to screen for OSA in 2017, as recently as January … [Read more...]
FDA Said It Never Inspected Dental Lab That Made Controversial AGGA Device
By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News May 13, 2024 The FDA never inspected Johns Dental Laboratories during more than a decade in which it made the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or “AGGA,” a dental device that has allegedly harmed patients and is now the subject of a … [Read more...]
How TruGLO Modern Dental IDs Sleep Apnea to Perfect Your Smile
By Alyx Arnett Sufferers wander into Rhonda Kalasho’s cosmetic dental practice with dreams of the best smile, but Kalasho routinely places a issue that could sabotage that quest: teeth grinding. Her professional eye discerns the refined cues of flattened enamel indicative of … [Read more...]