Kent Smith, DDS, Member of Snoring Isn’t Sexy, LLC Presents Lecture at Somnomed Annual Symposium
Dr. Kent Smith, Co-Director of the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea, and course instructor for Sleep Breathing Disorders at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, opened SomnoMed’s first Annual Symposium, held in Oahu, Hawaii August 14-16th. His lecture was designed to motivate dentists as they look to integrate the screening for and treatment of sleep disordered breathing in their practices.
Lanham, MD (Vocus) August 18, 2009
Dr. Kent Smith, Co-Director of the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea, and course instructor for Sleep Breathing Disorders at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, opened SomnoMed’s first Annual Symposium, held in Oahu, Hawaii August 14-16th. His lecture was designed to motivate dentists as they look to integrate the screening for and treatment of sleep disordered breathing in their practices.
“I feel dentistry has a seat at the snoring and sleep apnea table”, said Dr. Smith. “In fact, we might even be considered the gatekeepers, as we see patients on a six-month schedule, and spend at least 45 minutes with Mrs. Jones when she is in the office to get her teeth cleaned. Not only do I feel it is an opportunity, but an obligation for dentists and their clinical team to screen for snoring and sleep apnea.”
“It’s my mission as I speak around the world to implore dentists to work hand in hand with the sleep professionals in their community in an effort to preserve marriages, promote better health and to save lives. I can’t proclaim with enough volume that contrary to sitcoms and comic strips, snoring isn’t sexy!”
Dr. Smith is a member of Snoring Isn’t Sexy, LLC and can be reached at http://kentsmithdds. snoringisntsexy. com (http://kentsmithdds. snoringisntsexy. com).
About Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC
Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC was founded in 2008 by Laurence I. Barsh, DMD, a dentist who has been involved with sleep medicine since 1992 and who now devotes full time to educating the public about dentistry's role and responsibility in the recognition and management of snoring and sleep apnea. Dr. Barsh and the dentists associated with Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC feel strongly that management of sleep-breathing disorders is a shared responsibility of both the medical and dental professions.
Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC consists of independently owned and operated affiliated offices. Visit http://www. SnoringIsntSexy. com (http://www. SnoringIsntSexy. com) for a directory of all participating dentists.
Contact:
Kent Smith, DDS
4301 North MacArthur Blvd.
Irving, TX
972-255-3712
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