Marty Russo, a retired Congressman, addressed the American Sleep and Breathing Association annual meeting last weekend with a strong call to action.
- Present your credentials and relevant experience.
- Be concise and support your claims.
- Use scientific evidence from dental sleep medicine. Include scientific studies on oral appliance therapy and your own experience as an expert. There is the ability to upload documents that support your position.
- Address trade-offs and opposing views.
- Include the costs and benefits to patients of your approach. It is especially important for oral appliance therapy to address costs and compliance.
- Do not attempt any perceived commercialization for your product of services
- Comments are not votes, but one well supported comment is more influential than a thousand form letters.
David Gergen CDT
David Gergen, CDT and President of Pro Player Health Alliance, has been a nationally respected dental lab technician for over 25 years. He received the award for “The Finest Orthodontic Technician in the Country” given by Columbus Dental in 1986. He also has been appointed Executive Director of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy Dental Division, a national interdisciplinary academy dedicated to sleep training and education with over 60,000 members. David rolled out of bed on December 4, 1982 and had his career “ah ha” moment. He knew he was going to be an orthodontic technician and he knew he was going to help people all over the country to help treat their sleep disorders in partnership with their dentists. He has worked for some of the pioneers in the orthodontic and sleep dentistry fields. He was the personal technician for the likes of Dr. Robert Ricketts, Dr. Ronald Roth, Dr. A. Paul Serrano, Dr. Clark Jones, Dr. Harold Gelb, Dr. Joseph R. Cohen, Dr. Rodney Willey, Dr. Allan Bernstein, and Dr. Thien Pham. One of his proudest achievements is receiving The National Leadership award for Arizona Small Businessman of the Year in 2004.
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