About Timothy C. Adams DDS, D. ABSA, D. ACSDD
Dr. Adams graduated from Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1983 and started his private practice in Indianapolis shortly after his graduation. His clinical skills were recognized early by the faculty at the IU School of Dentistry where he taught clinical dentistry for 5 years. He has published over 21 articles in national and international journals as well as co-authoring a chapter in the prestigious textbook Dental
Clinics of North America.
He was a Clinical Instructor and eventual Clinical Director at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI) from 1997 to 2005. Dr. Adams also served as Clinical Director of Occlusion at the Center for Exceptional Practices.
Dr. Adams has received national recognition as a dentist who has lectured to and trained dentists in Cosmetic Dentistry, Sleep Apnea, TMJ, Occlusion, Full Mouth Reconstruction, Neuromuscular Dentistry and Craniofacial Asymmetries. He is a member of IDA, IDDS, ADA, AACD, D.ABSA, D.ACSDD
About Dr. Stephen Carstensen, DDS
Stephen Carstensen, DDS, is a skilled dentist serving patients in Bellevue, Washington. He also serves as a consultant to the American Dental Association for sleep-related breathing disorders and co-author of a textbook for dentists treating the disease.
In 1983, Dr. Carstensen graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry in Houston, Texas. Afterward, he and his wife, Midge, a dental hygienist, started a private general dentistry practice in Texas before moving to native Seattle in 1990.
In 1996 he achieved a fellowship in the Academy of General Dentists in recognition of over 3000 hours of advanced education in dentistry, with an increasing amount of time in practice and classwork devoted to sleep medicine.
A lifelong educator, Dr. Carstensen is currently the sleep education director for both Pankey Institute and Spear Education, recognized as among the finest places for dentists to further their education.
As a volunteer leader for the American Dental Association, he was a program chairman and general chairman for the Annual Session, the biggest educational event the association sponsors.
For the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, he’s been a board member, secretary-treasurer, and president-elect. In 2006 he achieved certification from the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine.
About Chris Chui DDS
Chris Chui DDSis a graduate of UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and of UC San Francisco as a Doctor of Dental Surgery, Dr. Chui has been continuously recognized for his stellar work and genuine patient caring, receiving prestigious accolades such as KRON4 News Best of the Bay Dentist and America’s Top Dentist. He is also a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists as well as a Fellow of the International Association of Physiologic Aesthetics. A recipient of many honors and awards, Dr. Chui has been a guest lecturer at universities and at conventions and has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show as an expert in Dentistry.
Certified as a Qualified Dentist by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to treat sleep apnea, Dr. Chris Chui is a general dentist with extensive experience in the subject of Dental Sleep Medicine. He has successfully treated numerous patients with snoring and sleep apnea issues. He utilizes the latest technology and the most up-to-date dental appliances to tackle the patients with sleep issues that a lot of Primary Care Providers and Board Certified Sleep Physicians could not treat.
About David Gergen
David Gergen is a pioneer in the field of dental sleep medicine. He was involved from the very beginning with insurance reimbursement and later Medicare reimbursement for dental appliances. In 1984 David Gergen he designed the “Orthopedic Corrector” AKA the D.N.A Vivo appliance. In 1986 Gergen gave us the Original Snoring Guard and Shorty after 1991 Followed it up with the Removal Acrylic Herbst. Now after 40 years at the Bench David Gergen has another new sleep appliance “The Glide”
Gergen is credited on the patents of many of the first sleep apnea appliances, including the Sleepinator, the Original Snore Guard, the Orthopedic Corrector for Sleep and the Serrano Sleeper for Pediatric Sleep.
About Dr. Keith M Gressell
Dr Keith Gressell grew up in Scranton, PA. Yes, that Scranton from, The Office! After graduating from The University of Scranton in 2001 with a BS in Biology/Physics, he moved to Philadelphia to attend Temple University School of Dentistry where he graduated in 2005 with a DMD degree. Upon graduation, He joined the US Army as a Captain and was stationed in Landstuhl, Germany. During his time in Germany, he served in two different theaters of operation, serving local nationals and military members of Afghanistan, Benin, and Iraq.
After completing his service obligation in 2012, Dr Gressell obtained his German Dental License (Zahnärztliche Approbation) and worked in private practice in Wiesbaden and Ramstein Germany, which serviced military family members, US Consulate staff and Expats alike. Dr Gressell enjoys all aspects of General Dentistry, with a focus on the patient’s Airway Management and Development. That “focus” incorporates an Overall Health approach and desire to discover and treat the SOURCE of a patient’s issues, NOT looking at the patient as just a tooth. Our office slogan is that we treat the patient as a “whole” not a “hole” in a tooth. He takes pride in converting the most dental-phobic patients to dentist-loving ones with a great chair side comedy, bad singing, and somewhat “OK” dentistry! (See the comedy there already?!?).
In January of 2021, Dr Gressell was appointed as a Board Member with the Washington State Department of Health. He is the dentist member overseeing the Denturist profession and was active on the committees to determine actions taken in developing the rules and recommendations for dentists and the treatment of sleep apnea via the Dental Collaboration Committee.
About Rishi Jay Gupta DDS, MD
Section Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at San Francisco VA Health Care System and Assistant Professor at University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Gupta currently serves as the Section Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at San Francisco VA Health Care System and as Staff Surgeon in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at VA Northern California Health Care System. I hold an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UCSF. I am also in private practice as Sleep Surgeon/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Dental Implant and Oral Surgery of San Francisco and California Pacific Medical Center.
I completed my training as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon from UCSF and pursued further fellowship experience in Sleep Apnea Surgery at California Sleep Institute and Stanford University under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Schendel and Dr. Robert Riley. My clinical focus is in the comprehensive surgical management of patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and temporomandibular joint disorders and practices broadly which encompasses Orthognathic, Facial Trauma, and Dentoalveolar Surgery. My active areas of research include temporomandibular disorders and obstructive sleep apnea. I am also involved in student and resident education and training at UCSF and private entrepreneurial projects.
About Toshi Hart DDS, DASBA, QOM, CertBBM
Dr. Toshi Hart is a 1992 graduate of UOP Dental School, San Francisco and completed a hospital residency at the VA Palo Alto with rotations at Stanford. Dr. Hart she served 6 years in Public Health establishing a dental clinic in Healdsburg, CA. She was invited to take over a legacy, pediatric practice in Modesto, CA where she practiced for over 2 decades. In 2021, she published a study of significant reduction in decay with growth/guidance appliances. Dr. Hart is a Board Member & Diplomate of ASBA, Vivos Clinical Advisor, Solea Laser KOL, Candid KOL, The Breathe Institute Ambassador, AAPMD Liaison, Qualified Oral Myofunctional Therapist, Certified in Buteyko Breathing and Nasal Release. She was invited by her former professor Dr. Peter Chase to take over his premier Dental Sleep & TMD specialty practice in Walnut Creek, CA where she currently practices under physician referral/medical model.
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About Dr. Jerry Hu, DDS
Dr. Hu is dedicated to providing exceptional dentistry in Anchorage and Soldotna. Over the years, Dr. Hu has attained extensive training at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI). He has earned many Fellowships and Masterships and has published numerous articles with his research in cosmetic dentistry and dental sleep apnea treatment. In 2017, he became the first full time dentist in Alaska to earn Board certification for Dental Sleep Medicine as a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and the American Sleep and Breathing Academy.
About R. Kirk Huntsman
R. Kirk Huntsman is a cofounder of VIVOS and has served as chief executive officer and a director since September 2016. In June 2020, he was elected chairman of the board by our board of directors. In 1995, he founded Dental One (now Dental One Partners), which, as president and chief executive officer, he grew to become one of the leading DSOs (dental service organizations) in the country, with over 165 practices in 15 states. After a successful sale of Dental One to MSD Capital in 2008 and subsequent merger in 2009 with Dental Care Partners, Mr. Huntsman was appointed in 2010 as chief executive officer of ReachOut Healthcare America, a Morgan Stanley Private Equity portfolio company. In 2012, he founded Xenith Practices, LLC, a DSO focused on rolling up larger independent general dental offices, which was sold in 2015. From January 2014 to September 2015, Mr. Huntsman founded and served as chief executive officer of Ortho Ventures, LLC, a US distributor of certain pediatric oral appliances with applications for pediatric sleep-disordered breathing. Since November 2015, he has served as the chief executive officer of First Vivos, Inc., which is now our wholly owned subsidiary. He was also a founding member of the Dental Group Practice Association (DGPA), now known as the Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO). He is the father of Todd Huntsman. He holds a BS degree in finance from Brigham Young University.
About Atul Malhotra, MD
Atul Malhotra, MD is a board-certified pulmonologist, intensivist and research chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. He is active clinically in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. In the sleep clinic, Dr. Malhotra provides a full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients with sleep-related disorders, including sleep apnea, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy and sleep disorders associated with medical or psychiatric conditions. He has a special interest in the treatment of sleep apnea.
About Patrick McKeown
Patrick McKeown is a leading international authority on the Buteyko Method. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he completed his clinical training in Russia and was accredited in 2002 by the method’s founder, the late Dr. Konstantin Buteyko.
For the past twenty years, he has taught functional breathing to help children and adults with respiratory, sleep and mental health disorders. The author of ten books published in 16 languages, Patrick has trained thousands of healthcare professionals in the Buteyko Method, in over 50 countries worldwide.
Patrick’s bestselling books include:
The Oxygen Advantage (2015) which explores improving sports performance by addressing dysfunctional breathing patterns and simulating high altitude.
The Breathing Cure (2021) which is a deep dive into the science of breathing. It explores functional breathing for a wide range of health conditions, and breathing exercises suitable for adults, children and teens.
Patrick’s co-authored article, Breathing Re-Education and Phenotypes of Sleep Apnea: A Review is published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
About Felix Liao, DDS
Felix Liao, DDS, is a bestselling author and thought-leader in natural wellness and the mind/mouth/body connection. He is the founder and director of the Whole Health Dental Center in Falls Church, VA, and has served as president of the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine.
A practicing dentist for more than 30 years, Dr. Liao gained acclamation for having identified Impaired Mouth Syndrome as an overlooked source of many medical and dental issues – and for developing an effective intervention framework for redeveloping an impaired mouth into a holistic mouth. He is the author of the bestselling books Six-Foot Tiger, Three-Foot Cage and Early Sirens, and the just released Amazon Best Seller Licensed to Thrive.
About Dr. Andrew Serrano
Dr. Andrew Serrano was born and raised in the Valley of the Sun. Chasing cooler weather, he attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he majored in biotechnology.
Not only did he excel in the classroom, but he also thrived on the football field, earning All-Ivy Honors as team captain his senior year.
Dr. Andrew returned to Arizona to complete his doctorate degree at Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. He remained to complete his master’s degree in public health and his postdoctoral residency in orthodontics.
As a diplomat of the American Board of Orthodontics and the American Sleep and Breathing Academy, Dr. Andrew Serrano feels strongly about continuing education and providing the most advanced treatment to his patients.
Specifically, he’s interested in accelerated orthodontic treatment, craniofacial and orthognathic orthodontics, temporomandibular joint function and dysfunction (TMD/TMJ), and sleep-disordered breathing.
As a board-certified orthodontist, Dr. Andrew Serrano is one of the most skilled and experienced orthodontists in the country. He had to pass rigorous written and clinical exams to achieve this distinction, proving his ability to treat even the most complex cases.
About Dave Singh, DMD PhD DDSc
Dave Singh, DMD, PhD, DDSc, is an Adjunct Professor in Sleep Medicine at Stanford University. He is active in sleep medicine research and teaching.
He has published over 220 articles in the peer-reviewed medical, dental and orthodontic literature, as well as 9 books/chapters and over 15 US, Canadian and international patents. Dr Dave Singh is the inventor of the DNA appliance, which was the first palatal expander to be FDA approved in 2023 for the treatment of mild, moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults, and for pediatric sleep apnea in children in 2024.
Dr Dave Singh will discuss the principles and practice of integrative treatments for obstructive sleep apnea.
Learn about the new research and possible therapy for OSA at next year’s ASBA annual conference where Dr. Dave Singh will be presenting his recent findings.
About Dr. Hal Stewart, DDS, FACD, Diplomat ASBA
About Andrew Valenzuela, M.D., FAAP
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Physician, Banner Medical Group, Site Director Pediatric Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Banner Thunderbird
Dr. Valenzuela attended McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center of Texas. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Dell Children’s Medical Center and a Fellowship in Sleep Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Valenzuela is a well-rounded physician specializing in adult & pediatric sleep medicine along with plenty of urgent care experience. Board-certified in pediatrics. Professional interests include narcolepsy and artificial intelligence within sleep medicine. Wearables and nearables” for sleep tracking/diagnostics and the role of artificial intelligence within sleep medicine, especially polysomnogram auto-scoring. Hypoglossal nerve stimulators and the various alternative therapeutics for obstructive sleep apnea. Narcolepsy and the pharmacologic options for symptomatic treatment.