AADSM History (primarily from the AADSM website)

The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine was founded in 1991 by a small group of dentists who were interested in studying, researching and practicing dental sleep medicine. Two decades later, the organization now known as the AADSM has grown to more than 3,000 members. Below is a timeline of the milestones in the AADSM’s growth:

The Early Years

1985  Dr Shapira Becomes Visiting Assistant Professor (of Psychology) at Rush Medical School in Chicago Sleep Disorder Service.  Research was cpmparison of jaw position of male apneic patients compared to female TMJ, headache and migraine  patients using physiologic Dentistry measurements and Myotronics instrumentation (not from  AADSM website)

1991 – Founding and charter members start the Sleep Disorders Dental Society (SDDS) – later to become the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.
1992 – SDDS becomes incorporated and bylaws are created.
1992 – Inaugural Annual Meeting of the SDDS takes place in Phoenix, Ariz., drawing 25 attendees.
1996 – American Dental Association approves SDDS educational programs for continuing education credit.
1997 – Springer publishes the first volume of Sleep and Breathing, the official peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the AADSM.
1998 – SDDS founds the Certification Program, which will certify more than 100 dentists between 1998 and 2004.  Dr Shapira was credentialed by SDDS.

1985  Dr Shapira Becomes  Assistant Professor  at Rush Medical School.  He had an intramural practice at Rush Sleep Center to treat patients   with Sleep Apnea.  He treated many patients at Rush as well as referrals to rush from Mayo Clinic and other medical centers (not rom ADSM website)

1999 – SDDS honors first recipients of the Pierre Robin Academic Award and Distinguished Service Award at the 8th Annual Meeting.

The ADSM

2000 – SDDS becomes the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (ADSM).
2000 – ADSM publishes the first issue of Dialogue, the official publication of the AADSM, earlier called the ADSM Report.
2002 – ADSM comes under the management of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
2002 – Sleep and Breathing becomes an accepted peer-reviewed journal in the Index Medicus.
2002 – Academy’s national office moves from Wexford, Pa., to Westchester, Ill.
2002 – ADSM membership surpasses 300 dental professionals.
2003 – The 12th Annual Meeting of AADSM runs in conjunction with the SLEEP Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) for the first time.
2003 – ADSM sends its first monthly E-News update.
2004 – American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM) replaces the ADSM’s Certification Program for the administration of board-certification in dental sleep medicine.
2004 – Academy honors first recipients of the Honorary Member Award and Best Abstract in Dental Sleep Medicine Awards at the 13th Annual Meeting.

2004 – The American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM) is an independent board of examiners that was established in 2004 for duly licensed dentists who treat sleep related breathing disorders. The ABDSM evolved from and replaced the Certification Program of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) (formerly called the Sleep Disorders Dental Society [SDDS]), which had been established in 1998.

The purpose of the ABDSM is to help set standards for the scope of dental sleep medicine, which includes oral appliances and upper airway surgery to treat sleep related breathing disorders such as snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and to assure professional dental and medical colleagues, patients, and the public of an acceptable level of education, training, and experience by those who become Diplomates of the ABDSM by examination. It does not represent a new specialty of dentistry or medicine, nor does it grant or imply any legal qualification, privilege or license to practice. Rather, it simply recognizes those dentists duly licensed by law who have successfully completed the board-certification requirements established by the ABDSM. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) recognizes Diplomate status granted by the ABDSM.  Dr Shapira has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine sine its inception.
2005 – ADSM offers its first Introduction to Dental Sleep Medicine Course in Miami, Fla.
2006 – AASM publishes “Practice Parameters for the Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Oral Appliances” in the journal SLEEP.

The AADSM

2006 – ADSM becomes the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM).
2007 – Diplomates of the ABDSM conduct the first AADSM study club.

2007 – Dr Shapira Editorial published in Cranio Journal

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Considers the Cardiac and Sleep Consequences of Temporomandibular Disorders  http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1179/crn.2007.012
2009 – AADSM offers its first Advanced Study Club Program and Advanced Course in Oral Appliance Therapy.
2010 – AADSM offers its first one-day workshop in dental sleep medicine.
2010 – The Research Committee launches a new research award competition for students and clinicians.
2010 – AADSM relocates to a new national office in Darien, Ill.
2010 – Board of Directors approves DSM Facility Accreditation program.
2011 – AADSM 20th Anniversary Meeting is held in Minneapolis, Minn., June 10-12, 2011.
2011 – AADSM accreditation is granted to a DSM facility for the first time.
2012 – AADSM 21st Annual Meeting in Boston attracts a record attendance of more than 1,100 individuals.
2013 – Academy membership surpasses 3,000 individuals.

2013 – Dr Shapira Editorial published in Cranio Journal