sleep specialist
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Sleep specialists are doctors with medical degrees that also have a board-certified subspecialty of sleep. Sleep specialists assess people with sleep complaints. They order the necessary tests, if there are any. They can work at a sleep clinic, or hospital with a sleep lab. Or they can own their own private practice.
sleep scientist
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A sleep scientist is simply a scientist who studies sleep. They identify causes, risk factors, and treatments of sleep disorders. They usually have PhDs and work in a sleep center in a university or hospital.
dental sleep medicine specialist
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Dental sleep medicine specialists use oral appliance therapy to treat sleep disorders such as sleep apnea. These specialists have a dental degree and usually work in a hospital or dental office.
behavioral sleep medicine specialist
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A behavioral sleep medicine specialist uses cognitive therapy to treat sleep disorders. These specialists have bachelors degrees and doctorates.
sleep technologist
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Sleep technologists set up and monitor patients during sleep studies. Sleep technologists are also sometimes called polysomnographic technologists, because the technical name for a sleep study is "polysomnograph."