Episode 4: Steve Carstensen, DDS - Airways and Dental Sleep Medicine

My guest in today's episode is Dr. Stephen Cartsensen. Dr. Carstensen has treated sleep apnea and snoring in Bellevue, WA since 1988. He’s the Consultant to the ADA for sleep-related breathing disorders, has trained at UCLA’s Mini-Residency in Sleep, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine.

He lectures internationally, directs sleep education at Airway Technologies and the Pankey Institute, and is a guest lecturer at Spear Education, University of the Pacific, and Louisiana State Dental Schools. He was a Board Member for the AADSM, Editor of Dental Sleep Practice Magazine, and co-authored “A Clinician’s Handbook of Dental Sleep Medicine.”

You can find out more about Dr. Carstensen at seattlesleepeducation.com and stevecarstensendds.com.

 

Show Notes and Additional Links:

• TAP System: https://tapintosleep.com/why-tap/
• Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker
• Brave Parent, by Susan Maples
• Sleep-wrecked Kids, by Sharon Moore
• Collaboration Cures 2022 (AAPMD and AAOSH): https://www.aapmd.org/collaboration-cures-2022
• American Dental Association Adopts Policy on Dentistry's Role in Sleep-Disordered Breathing 2017 - Full Article from Sleep Review
• Cranio-facial-respiratory-complex article by Dr. Kevin Boyd - Full Article from PubMed