ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY FOR SNORING, SLEEP APNEA & CPAP PROBLEMS
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office newsAugust, 2008 Most insurance companies will cover a large percentage of the cost of oral appliance therapy if the therapy is performed by a properly trained and qualified dentist.
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about dr. rogers
Dr. Rogers is the founding president of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (ADSM) and served again as president in 1995 and 1999. In addition to being a member of the Board of Directors for 10 years, he chaired the Education and Curriculum Committee for 6 years and was the director of the ADSM Resource Center 12 years. Dr. Rogers is a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and is the recipient of the ADSM Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Rogers conceived, designed and developed the ADSM educational slide series, is a contributing author to the graduate dental text, Clark’s Clinical Dentistry and has published numerous articles for both the professional and lay readership . He is currently the dental consultant to Respironics, Inc and lectures to students at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rogers lectures nationally and internationally to physicians and dentists about dentistry's role in the recognition and treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Most recently, Dr. Rogers was a member of the task force for the revision of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Paper and Practice Parameters on Oral Appliance Therapy that emphasized the efficacy of oral appliance therapy for the treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea and its use an alternative for patients unable to tolerate a CPAP unit.
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our patients are talking..."Initially: I was very tired, so much so that I thought I was dying. I was sure I had some horrible undiagnosed disease that no one could find. My blood pressure was out of control. Even on medication I could not get it controlled and my doctor accused me of being non-compliant." "CPAP: After finally being diagnosed with sleep apnea I tried CPAP and BiPAP. However I felt claustrophobic. It was very uncomfortable so I would unknowingly pull it off during sleep. The noise of the machine was also bothersome for my husband. I was desperate. I knew I had to treat my sleep apnea but it was a struggle with the machines. I looked into surgery but I was not a candidate. It was then that my neurologist referred me to Dr. Rogers. Appliance: My appliance has changed my life. I am no longer fatigued. My energy level is back up where it should be. When I first got the appliance my husband kept waking me up because he couldn't hear me breathing and that was quite a change. My blood pressure came under control and my blood pressure medication was cut back dramatically. I had a sleep study done with my appliance and had 0 episodes of sleep apnea compared to 44 an hour without the appliance. It is comfortable, noiseless and portable (vacations and camping trips are no fun lugging around a CPAP machine. Dr. Rogers was my first ray of hope. He evaluated me and explained all
the pros and cons. He followed up with me to see how I was doing with the
appliance. I refer people to him and they have all told me how he has helped." |
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Dr. Rogers has had a special interest in the treatment
of sleep disordered breathing since 1990 and treats patients in conjunction
with many regional sleep centers.
