Ep053: Can Your Dentist Treat Your Sleep Apnea? --Dr. Kent Smith

RESOURCES

Dr. Kent Smith’s practice website: Sleep Dallas

Facebook: Sleep Dallas

Youtube: Sleep Dallas

American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Website

TODAY’S GUEST

Dr. Kent Smith, DDS, D-AADSM, ASBA, is Sleep Dallas’ founding practitioner and chief medical officer. He has been treating patients with sleep breathing disorders for more than 25 years at his two Dallas-Fort Worth locations. He is a trusted partner of sleep physicians and other medical professionals in his area and has helped more than 10,000 patients renew and preserve their health through effective sleep apnea and snoring treatment.

Dr. Smith is double board-certified in dental sleep medicine, president of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy, and on the Advisory Committee of the Australasian Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.

In 2007, he created a sleep-disordered breathing curriculum for the Las Vegas Institute of Advanced Clinical Studies. Presently, he facilitates several national and international seminars and lectures each year to train dentists in dental sleep medicine.

WHAT WILL WE LEARN

Snoring, frequent trips to the bathroom at night, morning headaches, feeling sleeping during the day no matter how much you have slept, can all be symptoms of sleep apnea. Your dentist can help. Dr. Kent Smith will help us understand these warning signs of sleep apnea and discuss common treatments as well as another unique option that might be right for you. These important questions will be answered: