| Art is a graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry (1968) and Capital University of Integrative Medicine (2000)and has been in private practice in Northern Virginia since 1973. Active in the dental management of sleep disorders since 1988, Dr. Strauss is a member of most major international, national, regional and local sleep disorders associations. He co-founded and maintained an active leadership within the Sleep Disorders Dental Society (SDDS) that is now the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM). As a past-president and Standards of Practice Committee chairperson, Dr. Strauss has maintained a leadership role in the ongoing improvement of the quality of care.
Dr. Strauss developed the original Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) information brochure and membership brochure for the SDDS and was a contributing author to their initial education slide program. He is certified in the use of all basic types of oral appliances used in the management of sleep disordered breathing and has developed several of his own appliance designs. He is credentialed by the Certifying Board - Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and a licensed Oral Systemic Balance® practitioner. Dr. Strauss has been a contributing author to the medical text, "Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea," by David N. F. Fairbanks, M.D. As a consultant on OAT to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Dr. Strauss was involved in both research and in clinical practice. He provides OAT for patients working in conjunction with most of the sleep disorders centers and sleep specialists throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan and suburban area.
Dr. Strauss has spoken on Sleep Disorders Dentistry at many annual sleep disorders meetings since 1991 on both research projects and Oral Appliance Therapy for Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. He has spoken on OAT to dentists at continuing education courses and to the public on television and on radio talk shows, and he has been interviewed on the subject for articles in both lay and professional publications. Your Health Magazine that circulates throughout the Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland suburban areas currently features a monthly column by Dr. Strauss that addresses snoring, sleep apnea and impaired oral function issues.
Dr. Strauss has been involved in the practice of sleep apnea dentistry since 1988. As a Diplomat of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, he serves patients from Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC and many other states in the area. Located in Falls Church, VA he is easily accessible from Fairfax County and the surrounding communities of Fairfax, McLean, Burke, Springfield, Woodbridge, Centreville, Herndon, Reston, and Great Falls. He serves Loudoun County, including the communities of Sterling, Leesburg and Dulles, Arlington County including the communities of Arlington, Alexandria, Rosyln and Crystal City, Prince William County including the communities of Manassas, Manassas Park, Gainesville and Stafford. He also serves Marylands, Montgomery County including the communities of Chevy Chase, Bethesda, and Potomac, Rockville and Silver Spring.
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