The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Panthera Dental announced a $13 million investment to expand its head office by 20,000 square feet, bringing the total size to 60,000 square feet and doubling its manufacturing capacity. The company specializes in the design and manufacturing of solutions for dental restorations, craniomaxillofacial surgeries, and the treatment of sleep-breathing disorders. “This […]
The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) announced that 2,500 dentists across the country have achieved AADSM Qualified Dentist status, strengthening patient access to oral appliance therapy (OAT) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OAT offers a comfortable, clinically-proven treatment option for snoring and OSA. The therapy uses a custom-fit oral […]
ProSomnus Sleep Technologies (“ProSomnus”), pioneer of Smart Sleep Medicine™, and MonitAir, LLC (“MonitAir”), the premier digital health and tele-monitoring platform for sleep medicine announced a collaboration to support connected, longitudinal and personalized care for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Through this collaboration, healthcare providers who prescribe a ProSomnus RPMO₂ […]
Over the past 15 years, I have watched sleep medicine evolve through a number of transformative cycles—from lab-dominant diagnostics to home sleep testing (HST), from regional practices to national telemedicine platforms, and from siloed care to increasingly integrated delivery models. Each wave of change has rewardFed organizations that are willing […]
David Josza was recently named Great Lakes new president and chief executive officer. Mr. Josza assumed his new role on May 11, 2026. David Josza has broad experience across the medical and dental device industries. With an MBA in International Finance, he brings proven versatility across start-ups, mid-market companies, and […]
Nihon Kohden announced it is expanding the reach of NomadAir® with Connect — its established at-home sleep apnea diagnostic system — into dental sleep medicine. The company will feature the solution at the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) Annual Meeting, taking place May 1–3 in Chicago (Booth 408). The expansion […]
The rise in GLP-1 medications for weight loss is undeniable. The amount of money Americans spent on GLP-1 medications skyrocketed more than 500% from 2018 to 2023, according to a 2025 study published in JAMA.1 A recent national health tracking poll of 1,350 U.S. adults reported that one in eight […]
Great Lakes Dental Technologies announced an exclusive lab partnership with TAP Sleep Care (Airway Management) to launch the groundbreaking Nylon flexTAP®, the world’s first FDA-cleared, single-point midline digitally printed nylon oral appliance for the treatment of snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This strategic collaboration brings together […]
Panthera Dental is proud to announce Dr. Chidsanu Changsiripun (PI), D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, as the recipient of the 2025 Panthera Sleep Research Grant. Dr. Changsiripun’s research proposal, Deep Learning-Assisted vs. Conventional Subjective Titration in MAD Therapy for OSA, was selected through a rigorous anonymous peer-review process […]
Jamison Spencer, DDS, MS, will serve as a contributing author for Sleepedu. His responsibilities will be primarily to author dental-sleep-related courses. Dr. Spencer has a passion for bringing practicing sleep dentists and physicians together to foster understanding and mutual respect between the two groups. His courses will discuss those relationships […]
