Steve Carstensen, DDS, has treated sleep apnea and snoring in Bellevue, WA since 1998. He’s the consultant to the ADA for sleep related breathing disorders and heads the ADA’s Children’s Airway Initiative. He trained at UCLA’s Mini-Residency in Dental Sleep Medicine and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. He lectures internationally and directs sleep education at Airway Technologies and the Pankey Institute, in addition to advising several other sleep-related manufacturers. In 2014 he helped found Dental Sleep Practice Magazine and currently serves as Chief Dental Editor. He has written chapters for several related textbooks. In 2019, A Clinician’s Handbook for Dental Sleep Medicine, written with a co-author, was released. The second edition is soon to be published by Quintessence. The AADSM awarded him the 2023 Distinguished Service Award.
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The Dentist’s Role in Sleep Disordered Breathing
Thursday, May 8, 2025
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PT
Dental Devices to Open the Airway During Sleep
Thursday, May 8, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT
Nose Breathing Is the Only Healthy Way to Breathe at Any Age
Thursday, May 8, 2025
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT
Talking Health in Primary Care Dentistry
Thursday, May 8, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
Technology for Sleep Breathing Therapy
Friday, May 9, 2025
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PT
Pediatric Concerns for Healthy Breathing
Friday, May 9, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT
Treating Sleep – Does It Cause TMD? Are There Other Complications?
Friday, May 9, 2025
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT
Sleep Breathing is the Connection Between Dentistry & Medicine
Friday, May 9, 2025
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT