North Texas Dentistry Volume 10 Issue 1 2020 ISSUE 1 DE | Page 12

P R O F I L E
Comprehensive
Sleep Services
A unique opportunity for North Texas dentists to simply,
effectively, and profitably treat those suffering from the
growing epidemic of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea
John Truitt
Chief Executive Officer
Comprehensive
Sleep Services ™
Our comprehensive list of sleep services
that we can now provide for you includes:
n Staff training
n Patient screening, educating,
and motivating
n Telemedicine with a sleep provider
n Home sleep testing
n Obtaining the diagnosis
n Obtaining orders for the oral appliance
n a-PAP when appropriate for
combination therapy
n In-network billing
We can also offer our branded centers:
n Marketing
n TMD training and billing
n Implant medical billing
n Power Sport Splints
Sleep apnea – an epidemic
with a unique opportunity.
There is a significant need to diagnose and
treat sufferers who snore or who are at risk
of having Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(OSA) with Oral Appliance Therapy
(OAT), a safe effective proven alter-
native to Continuous Positive Air-
way Pressure (CPAP). In general,
traditional sleep centers have lim-
ited direct contact with the
greater community, and in many
cases patients who snore and are
potential OSA sufferers are not
seeking diagnostic testing and ther-
apy. To make it more likely that patients
with OSA are identified, diagnosed and
treated, Comprehensive Sleep Services ™
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(CSS) is partnering with preferred dentists
in North Texas to provide home sleep test-
ing (HST) and dental sleep appliance ther-
apy to victims of OSA.
Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related
breathing disorder that causes the body to
stop breathing during sleep. While sleeping,
the muscles inside the throat relax. This
causes the tongue to fall back and block the
airway which keeps air from getting into the
lungs. OSA is a very common sleep disorder,
as prevalent as diabetes, conservatively
affecting 20 million Americans. A significant
number of these are your patients.
Snoring is a primary indicator of OSA.
Almost all people with OSA snore loudly,
and about half of the people who snore
loudly have OSA. Snoring is a sign that the
airway is being partially blocked. Habitual
snoring has been found in approximately
24% of adult women and 40% of adult men.
Although OSA can occur at any age, both
men and women are more likely to snore as
they age, when weight increases, and when
nasal obstruction occurs.
As we all know, there is a strong relationship
between weight and OSA. The neck gets
thicker as weight is gained. This increases
the level of fat in the back of the throat,
thereby narrowing the airway. Obesity has
become an epidemic in America.
Systemic hypertension (high blood pres-
sure) is observed in 50-70% of patients with
OSA. OSA is a risk factor for developing