How to Integrate Sleep Medicine into General Dentistry Practices adminJuly 28, 2023 Goel is building out a separate business entity, attached to her general dentistry practice, to focus on dental sleep medicine. Photo by Jadon Good Photography Goel advises dentists who are interested in sleep medicine to get trained, educate their patients, and aspire to reach Diplomate status. The program offered by Pedro Cuartas, DDS, with Dental Sleep Services was particularly helpful to Goel and her team. “Dedicate yourself to the highest level of education to make a statement that dentists can do this,” she says. She has seen a shift in how the general public views dentists as more comprehensive healthcare professionals. Goel says dentists have a responsibility to evaluate for sleep disorders, and when the intention is focused on patient health, it’s not difficult to relate signs and symptoms presented by oral health to sleep disorders. “Your teeth definitely are telling a story; it’s time to listen,” Goel says. Karen Schotanus is a Kansas City, Kansas-based communications professional with more than a decade of writing and editing experience. This is her first article for Sleep Review. Illustration 166169102 © Pavlo Syvak – Dreamstime.com
