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This is a MUST for the dental team members involved in Dental Sleep Medicine screening and treatment. This 2 day weekend course will give the educational requirements to achieve Dental Sleep Coordinator Specialists Certification with the American Sleep and Breathing Academy via Sleep Group Solutions Boot Camp. As an added bonus, by bringing your staff to this boot camp you will be able to register them as ASBA Sleep Coordinator Members, receive $100 off at the Annual Sleep and Wellness Conferenc...Read More

NEWARK, N.J. –  Democratic lawmakers from New York and New Jersey are introducing legislation Thursday to force federal transportation officials to implement a rule to test train engineers for sleep apnea. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and New Jersey U.S. Sen. Cory Booker announced the legislation a week after the National Transportation Safety Board said that the engineers involved in crashes in Hoboken and Brooklyn were suffering from undiagnosed sleep apnea. To read the full artic...Read More

American Sleep and Breathing Academy The 4th Annual Sleep and Wellness Conference is the 2nd Largest Dental Sleep Medicine meeting in the U.S. With over 600 attendees expected for the 2018 meeting, its rapid growth is due to a commitment to growing the practice management side of dental sleep medicine for it’s members and the industry. Practice Management. Elite Industry Speakers. Come to the most valuable weekend in dental sleep medicine. The American Sleep and Breathing Academy has some of the...Read More

LUMUT, MALAYSIA: A total of 110 military veterans in Perak participated in the largest sleep apnoea test to raise public awareness on the danger of the disorder as well as to educate them on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Braebon Malaysia Sdn Bhd President, Jojo Chegne said the test was carried out because one in three Malaysians aged 45 years and above had snoring problems with the possibility of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) syndrome. He said the participants, who were the members of ...Read More

John Nadeau Vice President, SGS introduces a process for screening, case presentation and clinical records that enables dental practices to increase case acceptance, reduce time and increase overall treatment efficacy with oral appliances by incorporating real-time objective measurements of airway parameters. This lecture will include a hands-on demonstrations that also incorporates analysis of vertical dimension as an important parameter in determining oral appliance starting positions. View Vi...Read More

Sleep apnea, left untreated for even a few days, can increase blood sugar and fat levels, stress hormones and blood pressure, according to a new study of sleeping subjects. A report of the study’s findings, published in the August issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, adds further support for the consistent use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a machine that increases air pressure in the throat to keep the airway open during sleep. “This is one of the fir...Read More

Fitbit, the digital health company whose wristbands have become synonymous with the whole activity-tracking movement, is trying to bring its health monitoring game to the next level — by focusing on a sleep disorder that affects millions of Americans. Read the full story by clicking here.

In a continuing quest to achieve regulatory consistency for diagnosing and treating obstructive sleep apnea in transportation workers, several sleep dentists took their concerns to Capitol Hill.   Drs. Elliott Alpher, Neal Seltzer and Michael Baylin met with a legislative aide for Senator Chris Van Hollen. (D – MD). Dr. Alpher and Dr. Baylin are Maryland residents. The three expressed concerns over the recent federal decision to halt work on a rule that would have regulated the diagno...Read More