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More Referrals Coming To ASBA Doctors-ASBA Dentists To Be Featured In The NBA’s Official Magazine “Rebound Magazine” And Begin Treating Former NBA Players Nationally
It is no secret that the American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA) is the exclusive academy chosen to work with the NFL Retired Players Association (NFLPA) chapters of America to screen and treat current/former NFL players for obstructive sleep apnea. These screenings have seen anywhere from 21-63 oral appliance candidates who are directly referred to the ASBA dentist chosen in that area. Most recently, over fifty former players arrived at the screening Saturday, 7/23/16 in Atlanta at the Emor...Read More
Pro Player Health Alliance CEO David Gergen and Cardinals Hall Of Fame Roy Green Meet with Matt Fish, President of NBRPA Phoenix Chapter to Discuss Former Player Health Improvement Plans
Pro Player Health Alliance (PPHA) CEO David Gergen, Cardinals Hall of Fame Roy Green and Matt Fish, Phoenix Chapter President of the NBRPA met in Phoenix, AZ today to discuss health improvement plans for retired NBA players. The plans will include health evaluations and incorporating testing/treatment for sleep disordered breathing into overall health evaluation programs. Upcoming meetings are already scheduled in the NBRPA, meaning PPHA will select a dentist to oversee the dental sleep medicine...Read More
ASBA Dentist Dr. Bill Williams Will Be Helping Former NFL Players With Sleep Apnea In Atlanta
The Living Heart Foundation and Pro Player Health Alliance, with support from the Professional Athletes Foundation and National Football League Players Association, will continue working with former players to research heart health through its Living Heart Foundation research screening program. “When a player’s athletic career ends, the level of exercise is reduced dramatically while caloric intake often remains high. This could lead to obesity, along with other serious comorbidities,” said Andr...Read More
ASBA Huffington Post Blog-Untreated Sleep Apnea in Children Could Contribute to ADHD and Behavioral Problems
This is one in a three-part series on how sleep apnea affects behavior and learning in children. First, the signs and symptoms of sleep apnea in children. Second, the origin and factors that can lead to sleep disorders and third, are possible treatment plans to consider…. To read more of this week’s article in the ASBA Diplomate and Board Member Dr. Elliott Alpher’s blog on the Huffington Post click here.
Doctors support ASBA for Leading with HST Procedures, Protocols and Practice Management
It is no secret that dental sleep medicine and sleep apnea awareness continues to grow, with a host of news media and major online websites granting sleep disorders a significant amount of media coverage. From editorials, ed-op’s, physician and dentist blogs to major celebrities such as Dr. Oz and Ariana Huffington discussing Sleep issues with their audiences. Even public awareness events have taken an enormous leap from 5-20 persons in a hotel meeting room to the largest sleep apnea aware...Read More
ASBA To Head A Delegation To A Caucus Committee of Congress September 2016 – Huffington Post
A special presentation to a Caucus Committee of Congress is scheduled for September 27, 2016. The American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA) will head a delegation to this committee to introduce micro recorder compliance in oral appliances, the evolution of oral devices including the government-chosen mechanism for treating OSA. David Gergen will provide an overview of theProPlayer program along with testimonials from NFL greats Eric Dickerson, Marcus Allen, Roy Green, and others who will share...Read More
Beyond Oral Appliances – The Future of Sleep Medicine?
About a decade ago, Dave Singh, DDSc, PhD, DMD, discovered that midfacial surgery in teenagers increased the volume of the upper airway. The discovery came during NIH-funded research at the Center for Craniofacial Disorders, University of Puerto Rico, ultimately prompting Singh to search for ways to repeat the finding non-surgically in adults. “It’s called pneumopedics and craniofacial epigenetics,” explains Singh, now chairman and CEO of BioModeling Solutions Inc, Beaverton, Oregon. “Put simply...Read More
ASBA Receives Weekly Blog In Huffington Post – We Are Putting Our Doctors On The Map!
The American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA) is the only academy putting their doctors and what they do for patients on the map. Follow the link below to see the new ASBA Diplomate and Board Member Dr. Elliott Alpher’s blog in the Huffington post, updated weekly with ASBA Diplomate/Dental Sleep HOF Dr. Elliott Alpher. Huffington Post Blog For more information about how the ASBA can help you, email info@myasba.com or call 602-478-9713.