Month: November 2018

Spying, Buying, and Discomfort: CPAP Trifecta Points Toward Oral Appliances

CARROLLTON, TX – Is it better to rent or buy a CPAP? Sometimes it depends on the type of insurance. A lengthy article from ProPublica and NPR investigated the rent/buy question, in addition to the not...

SomnoMed Opts to Close All Renew Sleep Solutions (RSS) Locations; CEO Steps Down

SYDNEY, AU – SomnoMed Limited will close all Renew Sleep Solutions (RSS) operations by the end of 2018. The announcement from SomnoMed Chairman Dr. Peter Neustadt came earlier this week during t...

ASBA Evolution – Getting the NFL on Board

How did David Gergen, a nationally respected dental lab technician, manage to find former National Football League (NFL) players interested in helping him spread awareness about dental sleep medicine?...

ASBA Loses Founding Member

The American Sleep and Breathing Academy has lost one of its founding members. Dr. Elliott Joel Alpher passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Dr. Alpher, DDS, DACP served the...

Utah-based imagn Solutions Gets Dentists on the Sleep Medicine Bandwagon

Well before the American Dental Association (ADA) made their strong recommendation for oral appliances last year, dental sleep medicine showed no signs of stopping its steady climb into the medical ma...