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Quietsleep was founded by Dr. Larry Barsh, a retired dentist, whois responsible for all content at Quietsleep.com.

 

Education:

* Boston University
* Harvard School of Dental Medicine
* Oral Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

Licensure:

* Massachusetts License No. 9515 (retired)
* New York License No. 046269-1 (retired)

Academic Appointments :

* Former Assistant Clinical Professor in Operative Dentistry Harvard School of Dental Medicine
* Former Assistant Clinical Professor in Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Harvard School of Dental Medicine

MEMBERSHIPS (at one time or another):

* American Dental Association
* Massachusetts Dental Association
* Metropolitan District Dental Society
* Fellow, International College of Dentists
* American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
* Academy of Osseointegration
* International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
* Academy for Sports Dentistry
* American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
* American Sleep Disorders Society
* Massachusetts Society of Sleep Breathing Disorders
* American Sleep Apnea Association
* Academy of General Dentistry
* OKU

Offices and Committee Assignments in Porfessional Societies:

* 1975 - 1976 Harvard Dental Alumni Association, President Elect
* 1976 - 1977 Harvard Dental Alumni Association, President
* 1975 - 1976 Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Vice President
* 1976 - 1977 Omicron Kappa Upsilon, President Elect
* 1977 - 1978 Omicron Kappa Upsilon , President 1978
* 1979 Chairman, Art and Hobby Section, Yankee Dental Congress
* 1978 - 1979 Sub-chairman, Council on Dental Education Massachusetts Dental Society
* 1979 - 1980 Chairman, Council on Dental Education Massachusetts Dental Society
* 1979 - 1980 Chairman, Scientific Program, Annual Session Massachusetts Dental Society
* 1981 Dental Practice Committee Massachusetts Dental Society
* 1986 - 1987 Board of Directors, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
* 1986-1987 Chairman, Fellowship Committee, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
* January,1987 Presiding Chairman, Yankee Dental Congress October,
* 1987 -1992 Evaluator, Clinical Research Associates, Provo Utah
* 1991- 1997 Editor, SDDS Report
* 1991 - 1997 Executive Board, Sleep Disorders Dental Society
* 1994 - 1995 Scientific Program Chairman, Annual Meeting Sleep Disorders Dental Society Boston, MA, June 3-5, 1994 Nashville TN June 2-4,1995
* 1993 -1995 Board of Directors, American Sleep Apnea Associatio
* 1991- 1996 Dental Consultant, New England Independent Medical Exams
* 1994 -1996 Dental Consultant, The Physician’s Network
* 1994- 1995 Program Chairman, Sleep Disorders Dental Society, Boston, Nashville
* 1995- 1996 President-Elect, Sleep Disorders Dental Society
* 1996- 1997 President, Sleep Disorders Dental Society
* 1997- Present Past-President, Sleep Disorders Dental Society
* 1998- 2000 Editorial Board, Medicine on the Net
* 2000- Present Editorial Board, Sleep and Breathing

Publications:

* Molluscum Contagiosum of the Oral Mucosa ,Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, and Oral Pathology 22:42-46, 1966
* Pin Retained Amalgam Restorations. Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry 19: 5, September, 1971
* Storage and Filing of Color Slides in the Dental Office Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry 20: 4, 24-25,July, 1972
* Dental Treatment Planning for the Adult Patient W.B.Saunders Co., 1981 Barsh, Laurence I.
* Silver/Mercury Dental Amalgam - Safe or Toxic? Res Ipsa Loquitor Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society,Fall, 1985 Vol. 34, No.
* Barsh, Laurence I. Dental Treatment Planning for the Adult Patient:Osseointegrated Dental Implants Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society, Winter,1988 Vol. 37, No. 1, pp 23-33
* Barsh, Laurence I. Edentulism, Dental Implants and the Facial Plastic Surgeon The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, September, 1988 Vol. 5, No. 3, pp 211-217
* Barsh, Laurence I. Dental Implants: Solving the Problems of Edentulism Aging Network News, January 1989 Volume V, Number 9, p1
* Barsh, Laurence I. Dental Implants Aid Victims of Oral Injury Lawyer's Weekly, June 12, 1989 Vol. 17, No. 38 Attorney's Guide to Expert Witnesses, p 6
* Barsh, Laurence I. Dental Trauma: The Hidden Injury Lawyers Monthly: Guide to Experts December, 1989
* The Dental Art Can Remedy the Ill, Restore Her Hopes and Make Her Lovely Still" The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1990
* The Dentist’s Role in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing� Louisiana State Dental Association Journal Winter, 1994
* Barsh, Laurence I. Dentistry’s Role in Recognition and Treatment of Snoring and Sleep Apnea Compendium, Volume 17(5) 490-500 May 1996
* Barsh, Laurence I. The dentist’s role in diagnosis and therapy Journal of New Jersey Dental Association Volume 68, (3) 37-38, 80 , Summer 1997
* Dentistry’s Role in the Recognition and Treatment of Sleep-Breathing Disorders: The need for cooperation with the Medical Community California Dental Association Journal Vol. 26 (8) 591-598, Aug. 1998
* Ask the Dentist A2Zzzzzz, Newsletter of the Association of Polysomnographic Technologists Volume 6 (3) Fall 1998
* Resistance is Futile The Advertising Dentist Volume 1(3) 6, September 1998
* Dentistry’s Role in Sleep-Breathing Disorders The Farran Report October 1998
* Web based medical marketing, five easy pieces Medicine on the Net Vol. 4 (11) 9-10, November 1998
* Dental Web Sites that Work Dental Economics December 1998 82-85,106
* Dental Web Sites that Work The Farran Report February, 1999
* Clinician’s Comments: Providing therapy for snoring and sleep apnea Part 1 and Part 2, Dental Products Report February, March 1999
* The Origin of Pharyngeal Obstruction during Sleep Sleep and Breathing Vol 3, No. 1
* Dental Web Sites That Work: A practical guide to the design and development of dental practice web sites that will increase new patient flow, ensure current patient loyalty and ADD TO YOUR BOTTOM LINE, 2004
* Make It Easy For Me: A guide to dental web site usability, 2004
* Web Sites for Sleep Practices November 2004
* Wake Up Your Practice with Sleepy Patients, 2005

Lectures:

Dr. Barsh has lectured nationally and internationally on dental treatment planning, dental photography, restorative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, dental implantology and dental sleep medicine.

Miscellaneous:

Dr. Barsh has also appeared on numerous radio and televsion shows, hosted his own radio show on WBZ Radio in Boston, and freelance photographer for the Boston Globe, Court Tv and the Jane Pauley Show. His photographs have been published in People, Variety, Rolling Stone and Star.