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Alternative
for Sleep Apnea Patients
A simple
intraoral device can save the ‘pressure’ of the bulky and cumbersome
masks for most sleep apnea patients. Sleep apnea, which accounts for
numerous significant health risks over time can easily and effectively
be treated with a repositioning device which gently lifts the lower jaw
forward and opens the airway. Some of the long term risks of sleep
apnea include sudden death from stroke and other hypertensive disorders
as well as Many
patients remain untreated with positive pressure devices requiring uncomfortable
and obtrusive headgear.
Working
closely with the DHMC sleep clinic, dental appliances
can be fit, adjusted and monitored for potentially total relief of risk
and symptoms.
The staff attended a continuing
education program in Savannah, Georgia where we trained extensively
in a new approach toward prevention and treatment of periodontal disease. Other
recent courses in Boston and Burlington round out our groups commitment toward
keeping up with the latest in treatments and advances in our field.
All of our hygienists attended an extended continuing education program
in local anesthesia. This program ran for many weeks and provided all
the training and education necessary to provide our patients with the most
comfortable and detailed care possible. Their license in local anesthesia
delivery make them some of the most highly trained in their field today.
Our Hygiene team have been fitted for surgical
loupes. These
magnifying lenses are the best in the marketplace; the same as most physicians
and surgeons would use in the operating room. This magnification allows
for a much more accurate diagnosis and treatment of tooth and periodontal
diseases.
Our office continues to provide the most up-to-date varieties of cosmetic tooth whitening and bleaching. Ask about "Zoom"; our one visit in-office lightening system.
Dr Schell continues to provide services to the medical community as a staff member at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. The office provides for urgent care on many cardiac and head and neck cancer patients prior to their medical treatments. Dr. Schell also provides on-call services for the emergency and in-patient community as well as serving as a referral source for complicated prosthetic devices to reconstruct these patients post-operatively.
Dr. Schell also continues to volunteer as president of the Grafton/Sullivan Dental Society, by providing free services at the Red Logan Dental Clinic, and as a provider of free care in the ADA's "Give Kids a Smile" program.
Dr. Dennison serves as secretary of the Grafton-Sullivan Dental Society.
Our office created and sponsored a public service program to help prevent "Baby Bottle Syndrome". Dr. Schell enlisted Julie Aigner-Clark, founder of the Baby Einstein Company for the voice-over of a radio-spot run through various months of the year to educate parents about the nature of this easily preventable devastating disease of very young children. You can hear the spot right on our website by clicking on the "public service" menu tab on our home page.
Beverly and Dr. Schell have done some volunteer in-school
education programs around the Upper Valley to teach children at early ages
the benefits of preventive dental health.
Dr Schell provides free custom-fit sports guards to various towns around the Upper Valley. Free clinics are run multiple times per year to help prevent sports-related injuries with these sporty, comfortable, custom fit appliances.
Many articles have been published in the Upper Valley authored by Dr. Schell in an effort to educate our community on various dental-related health issues. These include, Pregnancy and Oral Health, Emergency care of dental injuries, Baby Bottle Syndrome and others. These articles can be found on the menu page of this website; click on the "Articles" tab.
Our office sponsors regular programs at the Lebanon Opera house. Recent Underwritings include Jonathan Edwards, Tony Rice and Peter Rowan and The Del McCoury Band.
Links:
AACD.com Academy
of Cosmetic Dentistry
ADA.org American
Dental Association
AGD.org Academy
of General Dentistry
ADHA.org American
Dental Hygiene Association
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