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…
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…
David Gergen in his role as executive director of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy has turned his focus to educating dentists who have an interest in treating patients with sleep apnea. This area if treatment has many highly nuanced areas however the areas of education can be easily broken down into 4 main categories.…
We understand that the management of TMJ, Snoring and Sleep Apnea patients can present the clinical team with a bewildering array of choices. Weekend courses teaching sleep apnea therapy are conducted all over the country and with over 100 commercially available oral appliances it can be really difficult to navigate the appliance selection process. Gergen’s orthodontic…
Recently SleepScholar.com presented an article in their online community that reviewed the impact that David Gergen President of Gergen’s Orthodontics has had on the field of sleep apnea dentistry. It was particularly interesting as it went back to the earliest days of David’s career when he was the personal lab technician for Dr Robert Ricketts.…
The Arizona Republic11:05 a.m. MST January 27, 2016 (Photo: Christopher Silavong/The Republic) Larry Fitzgerald and Roy Green were in for a surprise at a Phoenix police fundraiser Tuesdaynight. The event featuring current and past Arizona Cardinals wide receivers was set up to support the Phoenix Police Foundation and raise awareness about sleep apnea. Along with the fundraiser, Green…
This past Tuesday night the Sleep Team at Gergens orthodontic lab participated in America’s largest Sleep Apnea Awareness event. The commitment to the field of sleep by Gergens Orthodontic Laboratory president David Gergen has made his lab and his staff the most informed in the industry. The event was presented at Padre Murphy’s Sports…
OSA sufferers stop breathing multiple times when they are asleep, resulting in lower night time oxygen levels and poor quality sleep. The loss of oxygen during the night combined with the lack of good sleep can be a dangerous combination. Stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease have been linked to OSA. The message…
