Bill HangDental Practitioner, Lecturer at OrthO2Health

The Future of Sleep Appliances - Dr. Rob Veis - CEO of Space Maintainers Lab

6 Dec 2018 · 3 min

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In this presentation, Dr. Rob Veis, a Los Angeles general dentist and CEO of Space Maintainers Lab, showcases his laboratory’s high‑volume production of 15‑20 different sleep appliance designs, describing them as “green pans” that represent current sleep cases. He emphasizes that while these appliances (and CPAP) function as temporary band‑aids, a more definitive solution lies in orthodontic therapy that can improve the airway without reliance on devices. Dr. Veis announces an upcoming comprehensive course co‑hosted with Dr. Bill Hang, outlining its curriculum: evaluating the pros and cons of orthodontic interventions for airway issues, recognizing treatment planning errors that could induce apnea, and determining when orthodontics may eliminate the need for appliances. The course also covers post‑therapy restorative work such as implant placement, replacement of inappropriately extracted bicuspids, and adjustments to vertical dimension. Additionally, Dr. Veis discusses strategies for marketing these services to patients and for integrating the entire dental team—hygienists and front‑desk staff—into the airway‑care workflow. He conveys strong enthusiasm for the course and invites colleagues to attend.

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Good morning, everybody. My name is Dr. Rob Vees, and I'm a general dentist working in the Los Angeles area for the last 30 years. I am also CEO of Space Maintainers SML Laboratory. Guys, welcome to my world right now. This is SML, and these green pans that you see behind you, every green pan behind you here is a sleep case. It's a sleep appliance being made. 15 to 20 different designs being made right behind you right here. This is an exciting place to be. But what is really exciting for me has been teaching dentists how to integrate sleep into their practice. Here's the good news. We got a course coming up with Dr. Bill Hang that I am lucky enough to participate in. It's going to be awesome, and here's why. You see all these appliances behind you? They're great, but they're Band-Aids, guys, just like CPAP is a Band-Aid. In this course that Dr. Hang is putting on and that I'm lucky enough to participate in, you are going to have the opportunity to see The pros and cons of orthodontic therapy. What works, what doesn't work, and you're going to understand that when it's done wrong, you actually can cause a patient to be in apnea. And when it's done right, you may not need an appliance like this. You may, you may not. But one thing is for sure, you're going to have the opportunity to make that patient's airway better. Not only that, but we are going to teach you what to do with that patient During and after their therapy. If they need implants, how are you going to get those placed properly? For example, replacing bicuspids that were inappropriately taken out. Or, what's the restorative work going to look like? Do you need to change that person's vertical dimension after they've had sleep therapy or orthodontics? And we're also going to talk about how to market these courses— how to market to your patients, I should say. That's important. I'm marketing the course right now because I want you to come, because it's going to be a It's a good course. And we're also going to show you how to integrate with your staff. How do you get your hygienists to talk about what you do in your practice? How do you get your front desks to work with you? It's an all-inclusive course. I think it's going to be awesome, and I can't wait to participate, and I look forward to seeing you there.