Greg Essick / DDS, PhD

Dr. Greg Essick is Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry. Previously as a full-time faculty member he oversaw the Dental Sleep Clinic, which was the school’s venue for patient care, education and research in oral appliance and combination therapy. Dr. Essick provided much of the school’s education and hands-on training in dental sleep medicine. He authors/co-authors over 120 journal articles and book chapters, the most recent ones pertaining to sleep medicine. Dr. Essick is a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, a past chair of the Academy’s Research Committee and of the Academic Dental Sleep Medicine Council. He served on Academy task forces to define an effective oral appliance and to identify its appropriate therapeutic position.