I am Dr. Kravitz and have been wanting to expand my dental practice in these hard times. I also want to make sure I can offer a solution that will help my patients live a better and healthier life. This is why I joined the ASBA ( American Sleep and Breathing Academy ). I use Gergen’s…
Hawley retainer: Best method to keep your teeth straight Orthodontic is a long-term investment and retainers turn to be the only method that keeps your teeth from going back to the original state. Ligaments and tissues of your mouth require some time to adjust to your teeth’s new position, and because ligaments are elastic…
David Gergen one of the pioneers in this industry refused to shut down due to COVID-19. David aligned his best techs including himself, Chris, Bill, Dave, Johnny, Jack, Lennon and Rouen and quarantined them to the lab. David took all the precautionary measures per the CDC, to make sure his team and the appliances made…
NFL players have been hard hit by sleep apnea Over the previous decade, there’s been a critical ascent in awareness pertaining to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) along with the risks involved in the same. In the event that the sheer number of people affected by this condition isn’t sufficiently alarming, it might come as…
Sleep apnea at the time of Covid-19 There has been a great deal of inquiry concerning the security of utilizing CPAP machines in case you have been tested positive for coronavirus or are in danger of getting it. As every community and industry is looking for ways to support their society members through this…
World-renowned dental professional David Gergen stages a come-back http://gergensortho.com/ David Gergen, one of the original masterminds of Dental Sleep Medicine is back in the industry as he re-launches himself into the industry of Dental Sleep Medicine. As the President of Pro Player Health Alliance, he is seen as one of the nationally idolize…
Anaheim, CA: Anaheim Regional Medical Center More than 40 former NFL players woke up early on Saturday, November 16, 2019 in an attempt to create a positive pathway for their health as opposed to responding to problems that may occur in the future. This was possible thanks to Living Heart Foundation (LHF) and the NFLPA’s…
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 can be quite the opposite. Stories of player deaths have become a cautionary tale on the hazards of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA),…
Many dentists start out on an arduous road with road blocks everywhere in dental sleep medicine. It doesn’t have to be like that. When you sign up for vendor sponsored courses they try to sell you products which are often old, obsolete and not beneficial at all to the success of the practice. How many…
This article previously appeared in OrthoTown March 2016 // orthotown.com The forgotten topic If there is a topic in orthodontics that is chronically ignored and sometimes abused, I think most of us would agree, it is retention. In fact, if you try to track down all of the articles written on retention since the…
