B. Gail Denko, DMD PC, Dental Sleep Medicine. Specializing in the treatment of patients with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.

“Anyone can escape into sleep, we are all geniuses when we dream, the butcher's the poet's equal there.”

 

COMPLETE
BACKGROUND

 B. Gail Demko D.M.D.
Certified by the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine

EDUCATION:

1966-1970 Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

1974-1978 Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry
Degree:  Doctor of Medical Dentistry

AWARDS:

1970 Wellesley Scholar
1978 Omicron Kappa Upsilon
1978 American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
2007 Distinguished Service Award, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine

HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS:

1978- 2000 Professional Staff, Department of Dental Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

1979-1983 Clinical Instructor of Preclinical and Clinical Removable Prosthodontics Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

2001 - present Private Practice Limited to the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Indiana (half-time)

1997- present Private Practice Limited to the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Massachusetts (half-time)

1978-1997 Full-Time Staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

1988- 1997 Private Practice General Dentistry – Part Time Boston, MA

ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTING:

2004- present Consultant to the FDA's Dental Products Panel in the area of oral appliance therapy

1997- 2007 Consultant to Tufts Health Plan; Oral Appliance Therapy for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

CORPORATION CONSULTING AND LECTURING

2007-Present Consultant to Systemic Technologies, LLC

2000- 2004 Speakers Bureau Great Lakes Orthodontic Laboratories

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Publications:

Don’t be asleep at the chair. Obstructive sleep apnea in the dental population. (a series of 4 articles) Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society, Spring and Summer edition 2008

Contributing Author: Oral Appliance Therapy, Phantom of the Night T. Scott Johnson, M.D., Jerry Halberstadt and Jet Broughton, M.D.  Published July,2003

Courses:

2007-2008 Literature Review in Dental Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea,  Jan 20, 2007 – Jan 2008 (monthly telephone conference call)

Presentations:

2010 Oral device therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, Annual meeting of the Delaware Dental Society, Jan 10, 2010

2009

Meet the Clinician; Annual meeting AADSM, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA June 5

2009 Insertion, Adjustment and Complication Management  Annual meeting AADSM, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA June 5-7

2009 Placement of oral devices and follow-up, Introduction to Dental Sleep Medicine, AADSM, Marriott Los Angeles,  Los Angeles, CA Feb 7-8 2009

2008 Introduction to dental sleep medicine for dental students. Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, Boston, MA Nov 18, Dec 9, 2008

2008 Placement of oral devices and follow-up, AADSM introductory course, Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NV October 25-26, 2008

2008 “Know hen to hold ‘em, Know when to fold ‘em” Device choice for the treatment of OSA. AADSM introductory course, Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NV October 25, 2008

2008 How to treat the CPAP non compliant: European Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine annual meeting, Berlin Germany, Oct 3, 2008

2008 Introduction to oral appliance therapy for OSA, AADSM annual meeting, Baltimore, MD June 7, 2008

2008 Oral Device Side-effects when treating OSA. AADSM Introductory Course , Clearwater , FL February 9, 2008

2007 Oral Device Side-effects when treating OSA. AADSM Introductory Course, Boston Oct 28-29, 2007

2007 Grand Rounds Boston Medical Center, Sept 27 2007

2007 Obstructive Sleep Apnea for the Dental Provider, Anchorage AK, Aug 29, 2007

2007 Review of Oral Device Therapy for Physicians, Review Course for Sleep Medicine AASM, Denver, CO Aug 7, 2007

2007 Side-effects of Oral Device Therapy, June 6 2007 Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN June 9

2007 Dental Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, May 11, Windsor, Ontario

2007 Review of Oral Device Therapy for Physicians, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA May 9, 2007

2006 Review of oral appliance therapy for physicians and staff. Nov 4, 2006 Riverview Hospital,  Noblesville, IN

2006 Oral Appliance therapy for OSA.  Talk About Sleep.com Patient Convention, Minneapolis, MN Oct 28-29, 2006

2006 A.W.A.K.E. Understanding Oral Appliances, Muncie, IN  Oct 5, 2006

2006 Review Course in Sleep Medicine for Sleep Physicians:  AASM, Chicago August 16,

2006 Clinical Management of  the Sleep Patient, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT June 17, 2006

2006 Oral Appliance Side-Effects, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT June 16, 2006

2006 Introduction to Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Broward County Dental Society / Annual Meeting, Ft Lauderdale, April 21, 2006

2006 Introduction to Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Vision Practice Management, Louisville, KY March 31, 2006

2005 Lecturer: Updates in Oral Appliance Therapy, Wellmont Hospital Organization, Kingsport, TN October 28, 2005

2005 Lecturer: Treatment of OSA in Children, Wellmont Hospital Organization, Kingsport, TN October 29, 2005

2005 Lecturer: OSA: The basics for dentists from recognition to treatment. ADA Annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA,  October 2005

2005 Oral Appliance Side-effects and what to do, ADSM Annual meeting, Denver , CO June 19 , 2005

2005 A Brief overview of OSA, Dental Study Club, Weston, MA Mar 10 , 2005

2005 Oral Appliance Therapy for OSA, ACDDA, West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 29, 2005                                            

2004 Oral Appliance Therapy for OSA, Boston University Dental School- lecture series, Boston, MA Nov 2004 (scheduled)

2004 Oral Appliance Therapy for OSA, Joint Meeting of the Dental Products and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices Panel, Food and Drug Administration, Gaithersburg, MD Oct 6, 2004             

2004 Oral Appliance Therapy for OSA, Welmark Medical, Knoxville, TN. Sept 10, 2004

2004 Oral Appliance Therapy for OSA, Patient Information.  A.W.A.K.E. Muncie, IN Sept. 9, 2004

2004 Lecturer: Oral Appliance Therapy for the Beginner. Pre meeting course sponsored by Great Lakes Orthodontic Laboratories, ADSM Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA June 3, 2004

2004 Lecturer: Oral Appliance Therapy: What Goes Wrong and What Can You Do? Annual meeting: ADSM, Philadelphia, PA June 4, 2004 

2004 Lecturer, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Oral Appliance Therapy, Yankee Dental  Congress, Boston , MA Jan.   21, 2004

2003-1999 Multiple Presentations

1977 Author: Review Course for the National Boards Part II " Oral Pathology" and "Radiation",  Stanley H. Kaplan Education Center LTD

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

2008 – present Board of Directors, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Westchester, IL

2003-2008 CHAIRMAN: Education Committee, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Westchester, IL

2000- 2004 Board of Directors:  Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Westchester, IL

2000-2001 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Annual Meeting, 2001 Chicago, IL June 2001

1979-2000 Multiple Professional Committees

MEETING AND COURSES ATTENDED:

2007 American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Minneapolis, MN June 8-10, 2007

2006 American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT June 2006

2005 American Dental Association, Philadelphia, PA Oct 6-8, 2005

2005 Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Denver CO June 8-11, 2005

2005 ACDDA annual Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL. Jan 28, 2005

2004 Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA,  June 2004

2004 Yankee Dental Congress, Boston MA, Jan 19-21, 2004

2003 Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Annual Meeting Chicago IL, June 5-7 2003

2003 American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Annual Meeting Chicago, IL Jun 2003

2002 Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA June 2002 Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Annual Meeting,

Chicago, IL  June 3-6, 2001 Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Annual Meeting,

Las Vegas, NV  June 13-15, 2000

2000  American Academy of Sleep Medicine Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV June 15-19, 2000

1978-2000 Multiple Courses                             

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

Oral Appliances to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea Removable Prosthodontics

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Member:  Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
Member:  American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Member:  American Dental Association
Member:  Massachusetts Dental Society

Professional Licenses:
Massachusetts: 14113 (1979-)
Michigan: 2901013651 (1979-)
Indiana: 12010332A   (2001-)

Marital Status: Widowed

Dentists play an important role in the team approach to the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Physicians, dentists, psychologists, and respiratory therapists all pool their knowledge to treat each patient appropriately and effectively.

Dentists who are specifically trained in aspects of sleep medicine and have a command of multiple appliance modalities are of great help to physicians in treating patients with sleep disordered breathing problems.

The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, can provide you with sleep education materials. As well as publications on heart, lung and blood research:
Two Rockledge Center, Suite 7024, 6701Rockledge Drive, MSC 7920, Betesda, MD 20892-7920
(P)301.435.0199 /
(F) 301.480.3451
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/

Information about sleep disorders may be obtained from NHLBI:
NHLBI Information Center
P. O. Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(P) 301.251.1222 / (F) 301.251.122
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/