Essays

In recent years I have become impassioned with the study of ‘dental sleep medicine’; the management of obstructive sleep apnea. On reflection, I have treated many of the symptoms of apnea for years without ever recognizing the origin or the significance.

These cartoon ‘headaches’, or course, were often self-inflicted in one way or another. Believe it or not, the same may hold true in the real world; the huge difference, however, is for those who suffer from frequent headache pain, there is nothing funny about it.

Thank you for your interest in the Sleep Apnea Report 2017: The “Not So Silent Killer”. This report will help you understand sleep apnea and the related health risks, how to recognize the symptoms and your options to manage this disorder. More importantly, this report will provide information to improve your health and your personal relations through better sleep. It just might save your life and those of your loved ones.

You may have noticed upon casual observation that people’s heads seem to be attached to their bodies. It might surprise you, however, that your dentist and physician may tend to forget that basic anatomic concept...

The word ‘Doctor’ is derived from the latin doctus which means teacher. The word ‘Physician’ means one skilled in the art of healing. The word ‘Dentist’ I think must mean one who is a tooth mechanic, because it seems as if we spend much of our day fixing things that are broken. I much prefer the definitions provided from the first two.

am a dentist; trained in the art of microscopic repair. I fix things. Anyone could see that Dave needed fixing. His teeth were worn to mere nubs and the obvious solution was to recreate what he had destroyed.

I’m driving to Yuma (it’s a long story) and always marvel at the diversity of Arizona’s topography. The mountains and spectacular hundred mile views, the distinct ecological zones dictated by elevation, temperature and rainfall all proudly wear their own style of beauty, often stark, always magnificent.

Health care issues are too important to allow them to be trivialized with cliche’ and I won’t condescend to you who are willing to spend some of your precious time reading my essays. However, if you have read my articles before you may recognize that I tend to call it as I see it and I see no reason to change now.

Thank you for your interest in the Sleep Apnea Report 2015: The “Not So Silent” Killer. This report will help you understand sleep apnea and the related health risks, how to recognize the symptoms and your options to manage this disorder. More importantly, this report will provide information to improve your health and your personal relations through better sleep. It just might save your life and those of your loved ones.