Dr Ira L Shapira has founded Chicagoland Dental Sleep medicine to bring Dental Sleep Medicine to all Chicagoland. Find a Sleep Apnea Dentist at www.ihatecpap.com
United States of America (Press Release) May 21, 2008 --
Dr Ira L Shapira is a pioneer of Dental Sleep Medicine and was the first Sleep Apnea Dentist in Chicagoland. In the 1980's he was a visiting Assistant Professor at Rush Medical School where he did research into jaw position and sleep apnea. He was a charter member of the Sleep Disorder Dental Society the first organization dedicated to Dental Sleep Medicine. He became a credentialed member of that organization. Dr Shapira is one of the first Dentists to become a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. He is also a founding member of the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea.
Dr Shapira treated patients at Rush in the the 1990's and continues to treat patients in his Gurnee, Illinois office. He teaches courses to dentists who come from across the United States to learn Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr Shapira is a strong supporter of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and a Member of the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine and of the National Sleep Foundation.
The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine featured Dr Shapira at several medical conferences where he lectured on Anti-Aging Dentistry and taught physicians courses on he diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. The only medical text covering Anti-Aging Dentistry was published by the Acaemy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Dr Shapira is the founder of I Hate CPAP LLC a company dedicated to the promotion of Dental Sleep Medicine and Sleep Apnea Dentists. His Website www.ihatecpap.com has had millions of hits and over 100,000 unique visitors in it's first year. Patients wishing to find a sleep apnea dentist can use the find a dentist area of the site to find a sleep apnea dentist.
I Hate CPAP is a trademarked name that Dr Shapira chose because it was the sentiment he heard so often from patients. Cpap is considered the gold standard of treatment for sleep apnea but studies have shown that only23-45% of patients actually use CPAP. Dental Sleep Medicine is the art and science of treating sleep apnea and snoring with comfortable oral appliances that maintain a patent airway. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine now considers oral appliances to be a first line treatment for snoring and for mild to moderate sleep apnea and an alternative treatment for severe sleep apnea when patients do not tolerate CPAP.
The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine guidelines support the position of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. The guidelines suggest that patients should see dentists experienced in treatment of TM Joint disorders. Dr Shapira is a Fellow and Regent of ICCMO, the International College of CranioMandibular Orthopedics. He is also a member the other important organizations dealing with TMJ Disorders, The Academy of Craniofacial Pain and the American Equilibration Society. He is an ICCMO representative to the TMD Alliance an organization that represents the important groups who treat TMJ Disorders. The National Sleep Foundation has declared that oral appliance treatment of sleep apnea is a therapy whose time has come. The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH has publishes a paper on " The Cardiovascular and Sleep Related Consequences of TMJ Disorders.
WWW.ihatecpap.com is helping hundreds of patients find alternatives to cpap every day. Dr Shapira is well known throughout Chicagoland for his treatment of sleep apnea and snoring and has formed Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates to better service physicians and sleep labs across Illinois who have come to trust his expertise in caring for their patients.
Dr Shapira was a well recieved speaker at the Big Sleep Show in Chicago in May. Dedicated to furthering Dental Sleep Medicine Dr Shapira serves as the Dental Section Editor and a frequent author for Sleep and Health Journal which is dedicated to informing the public about all aspects of sleep medicine.
Dr Shapira treated patients at Rush in the the 1990's and continues to treat patients in his Gurnee, Illinois office. He teaches courses to dentists who come from across the United States to learn Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr Shapira is a strong supporter of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and a Member of the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine and of the National Sleep Foundation.
The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine featured Dr Shapira at several medical conferences where he lectured on Anti-Aging Dentistry and taught physicians courses on he diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. The only medical text covering Anti-Aging Dentistry was published by the Acaemy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Dr Shapira is the founder of I Hate CPAP LLC a company dedicated to the promotion of Dental Sleep Medicine and Sleep Apnea Dentists. His Website www.ihatecpap.com has had millions of hits and over 100,000 unique visitors in it's first year. Patients wishing to find a sleep apnea dentist can use the find a dentist area of the site to find a sleep apnea dentist.
I Hate CPAP is a trademarked name that Dr Shapira chose because it was the sentiment he heard so often from patients. Cpap is considered the gold standard of treatment for sleep apnea but studies have shown that only23-45% of patients actually use CPAP. Dental Sleep Medicine is the art and science of treating sleep apnea and snoring with comfortable oral appliances that maintain a patent airway. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine now considers oral appliances to be a first line treatment for snoring and for mild to moderate sleep apnea and an alternative treatment for severe sleep apnea when patients do not tolerate CPAP.
The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine guidelines support the position of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. The guidelines suggest that patients should see dentists experienced in treatment of TM Joint disorders. Dr Shapira is a Fellow and Regent of ICCMO, the International College of CranioMandibular Orthopedics. He is also a member the other important organizations dealing with TMJ Disorders, The Academy of Craniofacial Pain and the American Equilibration Society. He is an ICCMO representative to the TMD Alliance an organization that represents the important groups who treat TMJ Disorders. The National Sleep Foundation has declared that oral appliance treatment of sleep apnea is a therapy whose time has come. The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH has publishes a paper on " The Cardiovascular and Sleep Related Consequences of TMJ Disorders.
WWW.ihatecpap.com is helping hundreds of patients find alternatives to cpap every day. Dr Shapira is well known throughout Chicagoland for his treatment of sleep apnea and snoring and has formed Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates to better service physicians and sleep labs across Illinois who have come to trust his expertise in caring for their patients.
Dr Shapira was a well recieved speaker at the Big Sleep Show in Chicago in May. Dedicated to furthering Dental Sleep Medicine Dr Shapira serves as the Dental Section Editor and a frequent author for Sleep and Health Journal which is dedicated to informing the public about all aspects of sleep medicine.
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