November 2018
Spotlight of the Month
Dr. Howell A Goldberg, DDS
Quietsleep South Florida, FL
Quietsleep South Florida is located in Plantation, Florida. Dr. Howell Goldberg, a 1974 graduate of New York University College of Dentistry, has been treating sleep patients for over 20 years. He is presently Adjunct Professor at Nova Southeastern College of Dental Medicine, where he teaches the sleep sections of a multidisciplinary course combining TMD, occlusion and sleep.
Favorite Success Stories:
- • A favorite success story happened in the late 1990s when I was treating an airline pilot. His long flights took him from the US to China. Not only was treatment successful in helping him get refreshing snore-free sleep on the crew area of the plane, we also obtained a letter from the FAA certifying that an oral appliance properly for and verified with a sleep study could be used as an alternative to CPAP.
Tips for Treating Patients:
- • If during my initial exam we see issues with nasal valve collapse, we like to get the patient engaged immediately by fitting them with a nasal dilator to take home. This creates a willingness and enthusiasm for the upcoming treatment.
- • When sleep posture is evaluated, we often suggest a full body pillow for the patient to wrap their arms and legs around, to help with positional therapy recommendations.
For many dentists who become involved in dental sleep medicine, successful treatment outcomes in treating snoring and sleep apnea often approaches or surpasses the greatest self-satisfaction of cosmetic cases you’ve done. Not only for the patient’s self-esteem but also because it improves quality of life issues.
Dr. Howell A Goldberg, DDS
Featured Course
Sleep Practice and Marketing Techniques
With Dr. Jonathan Greenburg
This course covers several different marketing techniques that have consistently proven to be successful. Topics to be covered include: How to get physicians to refer to your office and how to make your office stand out as the premier place to get treatment for Snoring and Sleep Apnea. This course will provide you with new strategies to build your practice.
Featured Webinar
Solutions for Your Unique Sleep Patient Cases
Presented by Dr. Jay Khorsandi, DDS & Vickie Smoker, Treatment Assistant
Join Dr. Khorsandi and Vickie as they review a variety of sleep patient treatment situations that you may see as a roadblock, but in reality, it’s just a hurdle!” They will walk you through some obstacles of treating patients with unique issues. The tips and information shared here will build your confidence & knowledge enabling you to conquer them on your own. Give your patients the most successful outcome possible!
Bring Your Questions!
Tuesday, November 13th
at 5 PM PST/ 8 PM EST.
American Football players face risk of future sleep breathing issues, study finds
“The journal of Sport Rehabilitation reveals that college football players undergo sleep apnea – particularly in linemen.”
“Although the sleep apnea risks identified in college-age linemen are not as high as those previously identified in older players, the findings suggest higher future risks and the need to consider the potential outcomes of college training, specifically for linemen who stop conditioning training after their football career.
Linemen have more body fat compared to players of other positions. Based on the overall size of the athlete, linemen feature a high percentage of lean mass, but the crucial factor is the fat mass in the region around the neck and torso, seen most notably in linemen. The combination of the athlete’s mass in these anatomical regions lead to the increased risk of sleep apnea, explained Marino.
While no studies have been conducted on the risks for sleep apnea in college football players after college, the scientists emphasis football players face a risk in later life; for college-only players, that may increase over their lifetime.
Screening the players with this system can help with the combination of survey and non-invasive methods that can target the players who are at higher risk and make them aware of the future risks to prompt them to change. This can lead to a potential outcome, said Marino.”