Gurnee Dental Implants: A New Surgical Suite Makes Dental Implant Procedures Especially Comfortable For Patients Seeking Improved Esthetics And Comfort From Snap-In Dentures Or Fixed Restorations.

    GURNEE, IL, September 12, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Delany Dental Care (http://www.delanydentalcare.com) has a long history of providing exquisite cosmetic reconstructions and comfortable implant solutions to a multitude of problems. Dr Ira L Shapira and Dr Mark Amidei are especially proud of their efforts to build a new facility dedicated to exceptional care and comfort.

Drs Shapira and Amidei have over 50 years combined experience in both surgical and prosthetic aspects of implant dentistry and work closely with specialists on complex implant cases. Patients with difficult problems will find an open and friendly environment to facilitate a smooth transition throughout the

"We only use top brand implant systems," states Dr Mark Amidei who believes that 'our patients always deserve the finest care available". The office logo "PASSION, PERFECTION, POSSIBILITIES" reflect our commitment to a lifetime of quality care, according to Dr Amidei whose passion for dentistry began as an eight year old. We offer patients solutions they never considered possible and we always strive for perfection.

"A lifetime dental strategy is an essential part of our treatment planning" according to Dr Shapira. "We need to find solutions that not only take care of current problems but plans for the future to prevent future problems. We are architects of the mouth and must take into account physiological, biological and engineering aspects in our patients care."

While we do dentistry for the whole family our primary emphasis is comprehensive adult dentistry. There is no Dental Implants Specialty but Dr Amidei believes that "Our extensive experience in all aspects of Implant Dentistry including surgical and restorative aspects benefit our patients care in specialized techniques and knowledge. Our teamwork approach supplies our patients with are combined experience and knowledge.

In addition to General and Implant Dentistry Dr Shapira has been offering patients comfortable oral appliance treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring for almost 30 years. In the mid 1990's he did research as an Assistant Visiting Professor at Rush Medical School into the relation of jaw position to Sleep Apnea and Snoring. His research revealed that the jaw position of male sleep apneics was very similar to female patients with TMJ disorders and chronic tension headaches.

The Sleep Disorder Dental Society was founded 20 years ago and Dr Shapira was one of 20 Sleep Apnea Dentists to found this vital organization, which later became the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr Shapira is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and a recognized expert in this field. He recently gave lectures at the Illinois Academy of General Dentistry and the Illinois Sleep Society. He has lectured nationally on the subject with top dental consultant Bill Blatchford and at A4M, The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

Dr Shapira works closely with sleep physicians to offer comfortable alternative to CPAP for treating sleep apnea and snoring. In 2006 the American Academy of Sleep Medicine declared that oral appliances were a first line treatment (along with CPAP) for mild to moderate Sleep Apnea and an alternative to CPAP for severe sleep apnea when patients do not tolerate it.

Sleep Apnea is an extremely dangerous disorder that can cause heart attacks and strokes. CPAP is considered the "Gold Standard" of treatment and is extremely effective when it is actually used. Unfortunately, recent studies have shown 60% of patients do not utilize their CPAP machines. Learn more about oral appliances at http://www.ihatecpap.com

Dr Shapira is currently on the board of the Illinois Sleep Society and is president of Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates with additional offices in Skokie, Vernon Hills and Schaumburg. He regularly teaches courses on Dental Sleep Medicine to dentists who travel from across the U.S. to learn from one of the few dentists in the world with his level of expertise and experience.

Dr Amidei and Dr Shapira practice Neuromuscular Dentistry and are both graduates of LVI, The Las Vegas Dental Institute that blends cosmetic dentistry and neuromuscular dentistry. Dr Shapira is currently the Secretary of ICCMO, the International College of CranioMandibular Orthopedics. He is a former Regent, a Fellow and the ICCMO representative to Alliance of TemporoMandibular Organizations or TMD Alliance.

Dr Shapira is also the Dental Editor of Sleep and Health Journal as well as founder of Ihatecpap.com and Ihateheadaches.org. He is President of Dato-Tech and holds several patents on the collection of Multipotent Stem Cells during minimally invasive prophylactic removal of tooth bus of developing wisdom teeth. He has recently joined Dr Wayne Franco of New Heart LLC to promote the use of dental stem cells to treat autism and brain damage from trauma and hypoxia in children.

Dr Ira L Shapira is an author and section editor of Sleep and Health Journal, President of I HATE CPAP LLC, President Dato-TECH, and has a Dental Practice with his partner Dr Mark Amidei. He has recently formed Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates. He is a Regent of ICCMO and its representative to the TMD Alliance, He was a founding and certified member of the Sleep Disorder Dental Society which became the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, A founding member of DOSA the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, A Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, a graduate of LVI. He is a former assistant professor at Rush Medical School's Sleep Service where he worked with Dr Rosalind Cartwright who is a founder of Sleep Medicine and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr Shapira is a consultant to numerous sleep centers and teaches courses in Dental Sleep Medicine in his office to doctors from around the U.S. He is the Founder of I HATE CPAP LLC and http://www.ihatecpap.com Dr Shapira also holds several patents on methods and devices for the prophylactic minimally invasive early removal of wisdom teeth and collection of bone marrow and stem cells. Dr Shapira is a licensed general dentist in Illinois and Wisconsin.

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