Founded by Dr. Donald Dexter, Eugene Dental Sleep Center opened in the Winter of 2023, in Crescent Village of Eugene, Oregon. He is committed to treating obstructive sleep apnea that is often undiagnosed or left untreated.
Meet Dr. Donald Dexter |
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| Indigenous-Owned | Dr. Donald Dexter is an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes of Southern Oregon. His personal values exist in relation to the cultural values that he was raised with as a Native American. Those values include empathy, humility, respect and acceptance of the differences between people. Fact: EDSC is the first Indigenous- owned dental sleep practice in the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Highly Qualified | Dr. Donald Dexter, Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, is the most experienced local provider of Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) for patients who would benefit from this treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. He has studied and practiced dental sleep medicine extensively since 2012. | |||||
| Celebrating Diversity | As an Indigenous person, he understands and appreciates diversity every day of his life. His dental sleep medicine practice is based on the core values of his cultural upbringing. Hard work, listening to others, respecting differences and sincerely treating people as he would like to be treated. | |||||
Meet Dr. Donald Dexter |
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| Indigenous-Owned | |
| Dr. Donald Dexter is an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes of Southern Oregon. His personal values exist in relation to the cultural values that he was raised with as a Native American. Those values include empathy, humility, respect and acceptance of the differences between people.
Fact: EDSC is the first Indigenous- owned dental sleep practice in the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Highly Qualified | |
| Dr. Donald Dexter, Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, is the most experienced local provider of Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) for patients who would benefit from this treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. He has studied and practiced dental sleep medicine extensively since 2012. | |
| Celebrating Diversity | |
| As an Indigenous person, he understands and appreciates diversity every day of his life. His dental sleep medicine practice is based on the core values of his cultural upbringing. Hard work, listening to others, respecting differences and sincerely treating people as he would like to be treated. | |
Qualifications |
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What motivated Dr. Dexter to pursue advanced training in dental sleep medicine?
In 2005 Dr. Dexter attended a multi-discipline sleep symposium on obstructive sleep apnea and the cardiologist presenter recommended that for the attendees to understand the process, they should have a sleep study done when they return home. At the time, he had no identified risk factors other than being male, so he was shocked to find out that he was diagnosed with moderate OSA.
That led Dr. Dexter down the path of treatment with PAP, failed PAP treatment, and seeking an alternative treatment of Oral Appliance Therapy. This personal experience was his motivation to pursue training in dental sleep medicine.
