Allan K Bernstein in Memoriam

The world of sleep and breathing is mourning the loss of Allan K Bernstein DDS; a pioneer in the field of dental sleep medicine since its early days. He, along with seven other members, was one of the founders of the AADSM knowing it would take a formal organization to get the practice of dental sleep medicine to the next level.

Allan, also being a TMJ specialist, recognized very early on that sleep breathing disorders and TMJ are closely related and that a multidisciplinary systems based approach to treatment was needed.

He believed that the original academy he helped establish needed to broaden it’s perspective on sleep apnea. As a result, he collaborated with Dr. Elliott Alfer and became one of the founding members of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy (https://asba.net/); the first and most important multidisciplinary academy in the field where he taught, guided credentialing and had an extremely influential role with its initial vision and structure.

He was inducted into ASBA's Hall of Fame in 2015; a great honor bestowed only to very few distinguished sleep professionals.

Allan, considered one of the finest in the Phoenix Metro Area, stayed strong and active in the community and in the sleep world until 2020 when he finally sold his practice.

Allan K Bernstein will be deeply missed but his spirit lives on as he definitely left his mark on sleep dentistry.

(Photo: Marietta Bibbs, Dr. Stanley Dorrow, Dr. Allan Bernstein, Dr. Susan Cane, Dr. Hyun Bang, Dr. Atousa Safavi)

Written by David Gergen, CEO
American Sleep and Breathing Academy
(602) 478-9713
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