Join us for a dental sleep medicine lecture with Dr. John Comisi!

Course Description:

We require sleep each evening to repair and regenerate, but perhaps without beneficial and effective sleep, our bodies and our mouths may be under attack, and we don’t even know it. We fix teeth and prescribe things to overcome the oral and physical challenges, but are we missing the underlying causality?

Objectives:

• We will explore the arena of sleep-related breathing disorders,
• Explain why we can’t just “fix” the problems that we see
• Describe the new thinking that must be employed to help our patients and perhaps even ourselves.

Speaker:

Dr. John Comisi is a highly accomplished dentist and educator with over 40 years of experience in general dentistry and dental sleep medicine. He practiced in Ithaca, NY, before transitioning to academia at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 2017. At MUSC, Dr. Comisi served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Reconstructive and Rehabilitation Sciences. He played a crucial role in advancing dental education as the Course Director for the “Airway and Sleep Medicine for Dental and Medical Professionals” elective course, the first of its kind in the U.S., set to conclude in Fall 2024.

He has held leadership positions, including Immediate Past Course Director for Operative Dentistry II, Immediate Past Chair of the Dental Materials Committee, and past Infection Control Officer at the College of Dental Medicine. His professional journey continues as he is set to join the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University in late December 2024 as a Professor in the Department of General Dentistry.

Dr. Comisi earned his degree in Dentistry from Northwestern University Dental School and holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Fordham University. He is a recognized thought leader, speaker, and consultant. He has also contributed significantly to the field through his work on editorial boards and his active involvement in dental and medical research.

He is a member of the ADA, AGD, the Academy of Dental Materials, the American Academy of Cariology, the American Association for Oral Systemic Health, the International Association of Dental Research, the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research, the American Sleep and Breathing Academy, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Diseases, and the American Dental Education Association. He is a member of the Advisory Council for the Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Diseases and is also a member of the ADA’s Council on Scientific Affairs.

Dr. Comisi is the Immediate Past President of the South Carolina Dental Association.

His many honors include being an Emeritus member and Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and holding Fellowships in the Academy of Dentistry International, the American College of Dentists, the Pierre Fauchard Academy, and the International College of Dentists. He is Certified in Dental Sleep Medicine by the Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Diseases and is a Diplomate of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy.

Speaker Conflict of Interest: none