Zombie Nation: 40M have undiagnosed sleep apnea. What gives? | with Dr. Erin Elliott
It's estimated that there are roughly 40 million undiagnosed OSA patients are walking around the US alone. Add to that the 5+ million who've been diagnosed but have not received treatment. WHY? Join us for this week's Dentistry Unmasked with Dr. Erin Elliot. We talk how to identify our patients who need help, how to help them say yes and get treatment and how to real talk the endless medication myths most believe are doing them any good at all. For more info on Dr. Erin Elliott, check out: ErinElliotDDS on FG and IG or ErinElliotDDS.com.
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About the Author
Pamela Maragliano, DMD
Chief Editor of Dental Economics
Pamela Maragliano, DMD, is the chief editor of Dental Economics. Based in Salem, Massachusetts, Dr. Maragliano began her clinical career as a dental hygienist. She went on to attend Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she earned her doctorate in dental medicine. She then attended the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dental Medicine, where she became board-certified in prosthodontics. Dr. Maragliano owns a private practice, Salem Dental Arts, and lectures on a variety of clinical topics. You may contact her at [email protected].
David R. Rice, DDS
Chief Editor of DentistryIQ and Founder of igniteDDS
As seen on The Doctors, David R. Rice, DDS, chief editor of DentistryIQ and founder of igniteDDS, the nation’s largest new dentist and student community, travels the world speaking, writing, and connecting today’s top young dentists with tomorrow’s most successful dental practices. He leads a team-centered, restorative and implant practice in East Amherst, New York. With 28 years of practice in the books, he’s trained at the Pankey Institute, the Dawson Academy, Spear Education, and most prolifically at the school of hard knocks.
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Erin Elliott, DDS, DASBA
Erin Elliott, DDS, graduated summa cum laude after playing collegiate soccer near Buffalo, New York, and finished in the top five of her class at Creighton University School of Dentistry. Based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, she practices at Post Falls Family and Cosmetic Dentistry and Sleep Better Northwest. She lectures extensively on dental sleep medicine and technology and teaches a two-day Sleep Apnea Implementation Course with 3D Dentists. Learn more at erinelliottdds.com.