Thank you to all who have served as President of the AADSM.
AADSM presidents are elected to support our mission and our members, as well as represent the AADSM. We are grateful for those who have served in this role, as they have had the fortitude, vision and wisdom to lay the foundation for what the Academy is today and what it will become in the future.
Kevin Postol, DDS
Mitchell Levine, DMD
Mitchell Levine, DMD (2022-2024)
Dr. Mitchell Levine was president of the AADSM from 2022-2024 and is board certified in both orthodontics and dental sleep medicine. He is a CODA site observer for graduate orthodontic programs and currently is an associate professor of orthodontics at the University of North Carolina. He has lectured throughout the world on various aspects of orthodontics and dental sleep medicine and is a faculty member of the AADSM Mastery Program. An avid traveler and fisherperson, he enjoys the mountains of North Carolina on many weekends.
David Schwartz, DDS
David Schwartz, DDS (2020-2022)
Dr. David Schwartz started his general restorative dental practice in the Chicago area in 1988. He is a graduate of Indiana University and the University of Illinois College of Dentistry. Although he enjoys practicing many fields of dentistry, he has had a focus in dental sleep medicine for the last 20+ years.
Dr. Schwartz has been a member of the AADSM since 1998 and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. He served on the AADSM Board of Directors from 2013-2024. Dr. Schwartz brings a wealth of experience to the dental sleep community, has educated dentists around the world on the benefits of dental sleep medicine and has served on several AADSM committees and task forces over the years.
Nancy L. Addy, DDS
Nancy L. Addy, DDS (2018-2020)
Dr. Nancy Addy served as president for both the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. Her tenure on both boards had a positive effect on the future of sleep apnea dentists and dental sleep medicine.
Her accomplishments with the ABDSM include developing standardized testing and switching the exam to computer testing at testing sites across the United States
Her accomplishments with the AADSM include moving the AADSM to independent management, developing the AADSM Mastery Program, and beginning a program for the US Military.
"When I look back over my treasured life’s experiences, I know the gift and privilege of serving as president of the ABDSM and AADSM will be at the top of the list." -Dr. Nancy Addy
Harold A. Smith, DDS
Harold A. Smith, DDS (2002-2004; 2016-2018)
Dr. Harold Smith began practicing Family and Cosmetic Dentistry in the summer of 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His journey in dental sleep medicine/oral appliance therapy (DSM/OAT) began in 1993 when he joined the Sleep Disorders Dental Society. This organization was the foundation for growth of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and now the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM).
Dr. Smith was honored to serve the AADSM as president twice: 2002 to 2004 and 2016 to 2018. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM) and has been the president of the ABDSM. He served on the Board of Directors of the AADSM from 2004 to 2012 and again from 2014 to 2020. Along the way, he was honored with the Distinguished Service Award.
Being a continuous active member of the AADSM contributed to his success in DSM/OAT.
Kathleen M. Bennett, DDS
Kathleen M. Bennett, DDS (2014-2016)
B. Gail Demko, DMD
B. Gail Demko, DMD (2012-2014)
Sheri G. Katz, DDS
Sheri G. Katz, DDS (2010-2012)
Kent E. Moore, DDS, MD
Kent E. Moore, DDS, MD (2004-2006)
Don A. Pantion, DDS
Don A. Pantino, DDS (2000-2002)
Dennis R. Bailey, DDS
Dennis R. Bailey, DDS (1998-1999)
Kenneth Hilsen, DDS
Kenneth Hilsen, DDS (1997-1998)
Laurence I. Barsh, DMD
Laurence I. Barsh, DMD (1996-1997)
Jeffery R. Prinsell, DMD, MD
Jeffery R. Prinsell, DMD, MD (1994-1995; 2006-2008; 2008-2010)
Dr. Jeffery Prinsell received his DMD from Tufts University and MD from Vanderbilt University. He completed a dental GPR, general surgery internship, and an oral & maxillofacial surgery (OMS) residency at Vanderbilt. He pioneered innovative refinements in diagnostic and treatment guidelines, staging protocols, and surgical techniques for OSA including telegnathic maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) with extrapharyngeal procedures in a site-specific single-staged approach (textbook Current Therapy in OMS, Elsevier; and J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 2012, and textbook on Teledontics & Telegnathics for OSA, CRC Press, projected 2024). His most notable clinical research is a 100% success of telegnathic MMA surgery in 50 consecutive OSA patients (Chest 1999).
Dr. Prinsell is the Founding President of the ABDSM, a two-time Past President and Distinguished Service Award recipient of the AADSM, Past Chair of the American Association of OMS section on OSA, Past Chair of the Multidisciplinary OSA Treatment courses at the AASM annual meetings, and served on the AASM Standard of Practice Task Force that authored the OSA surgery practice parameters (Sleep 2010). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of OMS and ABDSM, Past President of the Georgia Society of OMS, and maintains an OMS private practice in Marietta, Georgia.
R. Michael Alvarez, DDS
R. Michael Alvarez, DDS (1993-1994)
Arthur M. Strauss, DDS
Arthur M. Strauss, DDS (1992-1993)
Robert R. Rogers, DMD
Robert R. Rogers, DMD (1991-1992; 1995-1996; 1999-2000)
Originally, as a general dentist, Dr. Rogers was part of a handful of dentists in 1990 who began using rudimentary, boil and bite oral appliances to address sleep-disordered breathing. This small group met once each month for the purposes of discussing experiences and gradually morphed into an organization of several dozen practitioners named the Sleep Disorders Dental Society, electing Dr. Rogers as the founding president.
The next decade was challenging as he and the SDDS slowly but surely addressed the challenges the society and practitioners faced in the absence of research and physician support. During these ten years, Dr. Rogers served as president twice more as well as serving on multiple committees. During this time, the SDDS was based out of the den in Dr. Rogers’ house with his wife, Mary Beth, serving as the first Executive Director. Her service cannot be overstated as she managed a growing membership, organized annual meetings and served as liaison to other medical groups and insurance companies. She became the first recipient of the Distinguished Service award.
Over time, Dr. Rogers’ private practice grew to treat exclusively sleep-disordered breathing and was one of the first to be accepted in-network with major insurers. In addition to private practice, he worked with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to author Position Papers and Clinical Guidelines related to oral appliance therapy.
He is a recipient of the AADSM Distinguished Service Award and was a frequent speaker at the AADSM annual Meetings. He has also presented lectures on oral appliance therapy to physicians, dentists and patient groups throughout the United States.
Mary Beth Rogers