Sleep Apnea & Charity

Dr. Rick Downs, recently retired owner of the Dental-Chiropractic Collaborative, has recreated sleep studies in the dental space. After deciding to become a dentist very early on in life, Rick went on to start his own business, combining cosmetic dentistry, dental sleep medicines, orthodontics and other fields to create a well-versed private dentistry practice. Rick's private practice is known for competing with big DOA’s like Aspen Dental, whom they took business away from because Rick’s rates and services were more attractive!

Rick educates host Jon Harris on the importance of studying the sleeping chiropractic space of dentistry. Rick explains how crucial it is for sleep tests to be readily available for patients who have signs of sleep apnea. 54 to 70 million people are walking around with sleep apnea, many of whom go untreated and untested because their doctors do not see the point in sleep tests. Rick is passionate about creating dental sleep medicine that can bring about much-needed relief and educating doctors on the importance of administering sleep tests to their patients.

Tune into this week’s episode of 21st Century Dentistry to learn more about studying the sleeping chiropractic dental space with Dr. Rick Downs. Listen for information on the science behind bad breath, what activated chlorine dioxide is, and why the FDA prohibits publishing some studies on websites. 

 

Quotes: 

• “And we had an Aspen Dental actually literally build an office right beside us, it was like it's less than 300 feet away. Best things I've ever had happen to my practice.” (12:26-12:33)

• “Just like all businesses, competition is good in a capitalistic society. There's nothing to be afraid of.” (17:45-17:53) 

• “But the value of my practice never changed from the first sale and that is a problem because the value of my practice went up significantly.” (28:08-28:18) 

• “54 to 70 million people are walking around with sleep apnea.” (44:44-44:52)

• “So this problem is getting worse. The American Board of Sleep Medicine is trying to restrict dentists from ordering sleep studies. I think it's utterly ridiculous. Not only are they not diagnosing it in the medical community, but they're treating all the comorbidities and people are dying.” (47:57-48:15) 

• “Deep sleep is where you get your major physical restoration. And then REM sleep you need for your emotional restoration, and people often have obstructions in REM sleep. Obstructions are very common in REM sleep. If you're not getting REM sleep, then you're going to end up with depression, anxiety and panic attacks.” (57:57-58:18) 

 

Links 

www.dentalsleepbalance.com

www.dentalchirocollaborative.com

www.richarddownsdds.com 

 

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