Appendix

ORGANIZATIONS OF INTEREST IN SLEEP MEDICINE FOR THE DENTIST

These are organizations that have a strong interest in sleep medicine and particularly
as it relates to dental practice. All of them have annual meetings that are involved with
sleep medicine and the treatment of sleep disorders.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM): A medical group that has a signifi-
cant number of dentists as members.
Website: aasmnet.org
Address: 2510 North Frontage Road, Darien, Il 60561
Phone: 630-737-9700

American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM): The dental equivalent of the
AASM and closely affiliated with them.
Website: www.aadsm.org
Address: 2510 North Frontage Road, Darien, Il 60561
Phone: 630-737-9761

The American Thoracic Society (ATS): An organization with a focus on pulmonary

medicine that also has a large interest in sleep medicine.
Website: atsinfo@thoracic.org
Address: 25 Broadway 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-315-8600

American College of Chest Physicians (AACP): A group made up of Pulmonologists

that has an interest in sleep medicine as well.
Website: www.chestnet.org
Address: 3300 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL 60062-2348
Phone: 847-498-1400

American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP): An organization of primarily dentists

with advanced training in orofacial pain and TMD with a strong interest and growing
involvement in sleep medicine mainly because of the bidirectional relationship
between chronic pain, headache and sleep disorders.
Website: www.aaop.org
Address: 174 South New York Avenue, PO Box 478, Oceanville, NJ 08231
Phone: 609-504-1311

Textbooks of Interest
These are textbooks that would be helpful and ones that any dentist who chooses to
become more involved in sleep medicine may wish to read. There are many others that

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are more comprehensive and would be valuable as ones experience and training
expands.

The Promise of Sleep

Author: William Dement, MD, PhD
Available from bookstores and online publishers
Publisher: Delacorte Press

Dental Management of Sleep Disorders

Authors: R. Attanasio and DR Bailey
Available from Wiley-Blackwell www.wiley.com

Sleep Medicine for Dentists A Practical Overview

Authors: GJ Lavigne, PA Cistulli, MT Smith
Available from Quintessence Publishing www.quintpub.com

Oral-Appliance Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome

A clinical study on therapeutic outcomes
Author: Aarnoud Hoekema
Available from the AADSM (see organizations)

Sleep Medicine Essentials

Author: Teofilo Lee-Chiong
Available from Wiley-Blackwell 800-762-2974

Other Organizations Websites of Interest

These are other areas that could be explored, most of whom are easily accessible on
the internet.

National Sleep Foundation

Website: www.sleepfoundation.org
Located in Washington, DC

American Sleep Apnea Association

Website: www.sleepapnea.org
Located in Washington, DC

Talk About Sleep

Website: www.talkaboutsleep.com