ASBA News

LAS VEGAS – Can a chronic condition such as sleep disordered breathing be eliminated? It’s ultimately a scientific question, but Dave Singh, DMD, PhD, DDSc, is also quick to point out that the answer is not a threat to anyone’s livelihood. “No one is...

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NTSB FOR IMPROVED SAFETY IN TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES RELATED TO FATIGUE, DAYTIME SLEEPINESS, POOR SLEEP HYGIENE, UNDIAGNOSED & UNTREATED OSA, AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNOLOGICAL UTILIZATION Neal Seltzer, DMD, FAGD, D. ABDSM, D. ACSDD, D. ASBA History: 1.   There is...

Treatment is not always over after diagnosis and fabrication. Instead, patients frequently find their way back to the office complaining about jaw pain. Fortunately, there are relatively simple solutions. Dan Tache, DMD, has pondered these solutions for the better part of a decade after...

Invitation from Dr. Kent Smith, DDS The annual “Sleep and Wellness” conference organized by the American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA) is being held April 13-14 in Las Vegas, NV. Expected attendance will be approximately 600. Conference Website http://sleep-conference.com The ASBA’s annual meeting focuses...

Most experts agree on an average of twenty minutes for the perfect nap. But Dr. Kent Smith, D-ABDSM, ASBA, president of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy and the founder of Sleep Dallas, says that it “depends on the reason for the nap, but fifteen...

 Dental Sleep Coordinator Specialist “Certification” Course Due to high demand and overwhelming positive feedback from the first ASBA/SGS Boot Camp held in Phoenix, AZ in December 2017, the ASBA will be including a special Dental Sleep Coordinator Specialist “Certification” Course at Sleep and Wellness 2018....

Infants born preterm have significantly lower nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal volumes, compared with newborn peers carried to full term, and those lower airway volumes are independent of the infants’ gender, ethnicity or weight, according to a study published online Dec. 16, 2017 in Clinical Imaging.  ...

Proper Sleep is More Than a Curfew Football players are used to strict curfew guidelines, largely designed to ensure the proper amount of sleep. And yet, lying in bed with eyes closed does not necessarily lead to clinically proper sleep. In some situations, it...

Fortunately, advancing technology has allowed for more effective treatment options. The CPAP, Continuous positive airway pressure, is a form of positive airway pressure ventilator, which applies mild air pressure on a continuous basis to keep the airways continuously open. It is the most publicly well-known...

On December 8, 2017 David Gergen, CEO of Pro Player Health Alliance (PPHA) and the American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA), was invited to a meeting organized by the NFLPA L.A. Chapter and its President, Frank Rice. The meeting was held at Hollywood Park...