title: Sleepless in Texas.
abstract: Dental sleep medicine is an exciting frontier in dentistry. It is regulated by a strict set of standards as outlined by the current governing board of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. It is imperative for all dentists who desire to treat patients with sleep disorders to obtain the knowledge, then to set out to establish relationships with the medial profession in order to properly treat these patients. This relationship is necessary to treat patients with these sleep disorders. It calls for communication between two branches of the medical professions that has not been seen since my grandfather, who was a dentist, communicated about patients with his brother, who was a physician, while at family dinners! It is a great responsibility with great rewards.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prehn
mesh_terms: D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000295:instrumentation; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D010808:Physical Examination; D017286:Polysomnography; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012913:Snoring / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*