Jason Ehtessabian, DDS
Thank you for taking the time to read my bio, and getting to know me a little before starting your treatment at Dental Sleep Apnea and Snoring. I graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 2005, and can’t believe not only how quickly the time has gone by, but also how the technology in dentistry has advanced. I’m very proud of the strides that we have taken as a profession, and all of the new ways that we can positively impact the lives of our patients.
After graduation from dental school, I bounced around for my first couple of years as a dentist, looking for the best ways for me to help patients and influence my profession. I spent my first couple of years as a dentist in Dubuque, IA (my hometown); Joplin, MO; Arvada, CO; and even spent six months volunteering in Tanzania, Africa – where I was very proud to receive the Excellence in the Dental Field Award from Healthcare Volunteers. In 2008, I took over a small family dental practice in Burlington, CO – where I was the only dentist in the cozy town for eight years. I met the love of my life, Morgan, in Burlington and she made me the luckiest man in the world when she married me in 2013. We moved to Castle Rock in 2015 to grow our young family. We are extremely proud of our three, enthusiastic, young children: Brooks, Quinn and Pierce.
The treatment of snoring and sleep apnea was only a small part of my family dental practice in Burlington, but the way that it effected the lives of patients was astounding. I first started treating patients with these types of appliances in 2010, and found that it was difficult to process and bill medical insurance (which covers these appliances) and dental insurance. To really make the sleep apnea portion of the practice effective, I felt the need to dedicate myself entirely to learning more about the most cutting edge, and state of the art ways to make my treatment the most effective that it can possibly be. I took hundreds of hours of continuing education in the dental treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, and even started offering a continuing education class of my own to dentists who want to learn more about how they can help patients who have sleep apnea. In 2015 I founded one of only two offices in Colorado to have ever obtained Accreditation by the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine – focusing the practice entirely on the dental treatment of sleep apnea.
I am extremely proud to have received the prestigious Fellowship Award from both the Academy of General Dentistry and the American College of Dentists. I also obtained an Academic Certificate from the Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorder Disciplines in 2015. These awards provided me not only with some fun extra initials to place after the DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) that follows my name, but also allowed me meet other like-minded dentists, and hopefully will help shape the young field of treating sleep apnea with dental appliances – allowing patients who can’t wear a CPAP, or don’t want to wear a CPAP, an alternative treatment that is simple, easy, and most importantly – effective.
I’ve amassed three board certifications in the dental treatment of sleep apnea – becoming a Diplomate (the highest award offered) in the American Sleep and Breathing Academy, the Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorder Disciplines and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. I am very proud of my involvement in the Colorado Dental Association, where I was voted onto the Executive Committee and to the Board of Trustees by the dentists of Colorado in 2016. I have served as Treasurer for the Colorado Dental Association, President of Colorado Dental Association Enterprises and chaired many of the CDA’s committees. I have also been proud to have been previously selected by the dentists of our state to represent Colorado at the American Dental Association.
Thank you for taking some time to learn a little bit about me, and considering me as one of your healthcare providers. I would love the opportunity to get to learn about you. If you (or your partner) snores, think you might have sleep apnea, or can’t wear a CPAP – you came to the right place. We would love the opportunity to help! Sleep apnea is serious, see how easy treatment can actually be!
I look forward to meeting you!
Dr. E