Steve Carstensen, DDS

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.

Presentation(s):

• The Dentist’s Role in Sleep Disordered Breathing

  Thursday, May 8, 2025
  7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PT

  Disclosure(s): Airway Technologies: Director of Clinical Education (Ongoing); MedMark Media: Chief Dental Editor (Ongoing); Quintessence Publishing: Author, receiving royalties for book sales (Ongoing); SharkBiit: Current Advisor (Ongoing)

• Dental Devices to Open the Airway During Sleep

  Thursday, May 8, 2025
  10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT

  Disclosure(s): Airway Technologies: Director of Clinical Education (Ongoing); MedMark Media: Chief Dental Editor (Ongoing); Quintessence Publishing: Author, receiving royalties for book sales (Ongoing); SharkBiit: Current Advisor (Ongoing)

• Nose Breathing Is the Only Healthy Way to Breathe at Any Age

  Thursday, May 8, 2025
  1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT

  Disclosure(s): Airway Technologies: Director of Clinical Education (Ongoing); MedMark Media: Chief Dental Editor (Ongoing); Quintessence Publishing: Author, receiving royalties for book sales (Ongoing); SharkBiit: Current Advisor (Ongoing)

• Talking Health in Primary Care Dentistry

  Thursday, May 8, 2025
  4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT

  Disclosure(s): Airway Technologies: Director of Clinical Education (Ongoing); MedMark Media: Chief Dental Editor (Ongoing); Quintessence Publishing: Author, receiving royalties for book sales (Ongoing); SharkBiit: Current Advisor (Ongoing)

• Technology for Sleep Breathing Therapy

  Friday, May 9, 2025
  7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PT

  Disclosure(s): Airway Technologies: Director of Clinical Education (Ongoing); MedMark Media: Chief Dental Editor (Ongoing); Quintessence Publishing: Author, receiving royalties for book sales (Ongoing); SharkBiit: Current Advisor (Ongoing)

• Pediatric Concerns for Healthy Breathing

  Friday, May 9, 2025
  10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT

  Disclosure(s): Airway Technologies: Director of Clinical Education (Ongoing); MedMark Media: Chief Dental Editor (Ongoing); Quintessence Publishing: Author, receiving royalties for book sales (Ongoing); SharkBiit: Current Advisor (Ongoing)

• Treating Sleep – Does It Cause TMD? Are There Other Complications?

  Friday, May 9, 2025
  1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT

  Disclosure(s): Airway Technologies: Director of Clinical Education (Ongoing); MedMark Media: Chief Dental Editor (Ongoing); Quintessence Publishing: Author, receiving royalties for book sales (Ongoing); SharkBiit: Current Advisor (Ongoing)

• Sleep Breathing is the Connection Between Dentistry & Medicine

  Friday, May 9, 2025
  3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT

  Disclosure(s): Airway Technologies: Director of Clinical Education (Ongoing); MedMark Media: Chief Dental Editor (Ongoing); Quintessence Publishing: Author, receiving royalties for book sales (Ongoing); SharkBiit: Current Advisor (Ongoing)