About the Doctors

Dr. Pecenka and Dr. Herald have been treating sleep disturbances and related dental and medical problems with oral appliances since 1982.

They have been at the cutting-edge of appliance development and have lectured nationally and internationally on sleep-related pain and neuromuscular dysfunction.

Dr. Pecenka and Dr. Herald have been featured on local television and recognized for their expertise, quality of patient care, and individual treatment protocol.

• Both doctors graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 1977 and belong to numerous professional organizations, including American Dental Association (ADA), (ODA), Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), and are members of the Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorder Dentistry and Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea (DOSA).

• Both doctors spent 18 years studying myofascial pain & sleep disorders with Dr. Janet Travell. Dr. Travell was the personal physician of John Kennedy during his presidency. They published articles and lectured on the relationship of inadequate sleep and pain.

• They are both Diplomats of the American Academy of Pain Management and recently lectured and proctored students at the National Meeting of Oral Systemic Balance in Tacoma, Washington.

• They have attended recent meetings of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain dedicated to sleep issues and their management.

• Dr. Pecenka and Dr. Herald maintain numerous liasions with healthcare professionals interested in providing patients with a better quality of life through better sleep.
  

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