Houston Dentist Stays On The Cutting Edge By Attending IACA Meeting In San Francisco

    GURNEE, IL, August 12, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr Ronald Konig and his team attended the IACA meeting in San Francisco to keep abreast of the most current knowledge in dentistry, sleep medicine and treatment of neuromuscular pain.

Dr. Konig, is well known for his presence at the leading edge of dental technology and for the way he brings the most current dental and medical advances back to his office to provide optimum care for his patients. The courses Dr Konig attended along with his team, an extensive three day symposium which involved the International Academy of Contemporary Aesthetics.

Ron and his team studied and analyzed the newest technological advancements in dental restorative materials and methods. These techniques and products are used to create the exquisite cosmetic and restorative dentistry that Dr Konig is so well known for. There are exciting new products which Dr. Konig is anxious to use immediately to create an even higher quality of cosmetic and restorative dental care.

A great deal of the material centered on the implementations of sleep apnea and TMJ disorder treatments as well as the interrelationships with the Medical Problems and how to coordinate care with patients medical team. TMJ and Sleep disorderes are closely related and Dr Konig site an NHLBI report "CARDIOVASCULAR AND SLEEP RELATED CONSEQUENCES OF TMJ DISORDERS" which can be found @ http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/meetings/workshops/tmj_wksp.pdf Dr Konig strongly feels that all medical practitioners should read this important report to understand the complex relations between TMJ disorders, Sleep disorders and other medical and pain disorders.

Dr Konig has joined the I HATE CPAP LLC program and has a site dedicated to the treatment of sleep apnea with comfortable oral appliances. Check his site @ http://www.houston.ihatecpap.com/

Dr. Konig points out that an interesting area in sleep apnea is the trend towards ambulatory care for monitoring and diagnosis of sleep apnea. Furthermore, the designs and indications for Mandibular Advancement Devices which can be used in to eliminate the CPAP machines in many patients continue to improve as well.

His team is involved in many of these courses as Dr. Konig believes it is necessary for his office team to be educated and informed about all procedures in his office. He says, "Educating my team helps to provide exceptional and unparalled care for our patients. "

Dr. Konig practices Cosmetic, TMJ and Reconstructive Dentistry in the Houston Medical Center. He holds Fellowships from the AGD and Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dentistry, has memberships in the ADA, IACA, AGD, GHDS, ICMMO, and AASD.

His contact information is:

Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF
2201 W. Holcombe, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77030

Tel:713-668-2289

Dr Ira L Shapira is an author and section editor of Sleep and Health Journal, President of I HATE CPAP LLC, President Dato-TECH, and has a Dental Practice with his partner Dr Mark Amidei. He has recently formed Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates. He is a Regent of ICCMO and its representative to the TMD Alliance, He was a founding and certified member of the Sleep Disorder Dental Society which became the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, A founding member of DOSA the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, A Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, a graduate of LVI. He is a former assistant professor at Rush Medical School's Sleep Service where he worked with Dr Rosalind Cartwright who is a founder of Sleep Medicine and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr Shapira is a consultant to numerous sleep centers and teaches courses in Dental Sleep Medicine in his office to doctors from around the U.S. He is the Founder of I HATE CPAP LLC and http://www.ihatecpap.com Dr Shapira also holds several patents on methods and devices for the prophylactic minimally invasive early removal of wisdom teeth and collection of bone marrow and stem cells. Dr Shapira is a licensed general dentist in Illinois and Wisconsin.

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