Dr. J. Michael Adame
Dentist
Dr. Adame graduated from Donna High School in 1978 then attended the University of Texas in Austin Pharmacy School where he graduated in 1983. He immediately began Dental School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and received his DDS in 1987. He was accepted into the Indian Health Service’s two-year tour on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana and upon completing this in 1989, he returned to his hometown in Donna where he opened his first dental office. This office continues to see patients full time and is staffed by his associate dentists. Dr. Adame also opened up a practice in Edinburg which is where he usually sees patients along with his associate dentists, hygienists and a wonderful staff. He also sees patients for dental sleep medicine on Fridays at the Pulmonary and Sleep Center of the Valley in McAllen.
Dr. Adame joins an elite group of only a few dentists in the State of Texas as a Diplomat of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM). He is also the dental director of an accredited American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) facility-Adame Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Adame has been chosen to be on faculty for the AADSM to teach such courses as the Essentials Course, the Practical Demonstration Course, the Mastery Series which prepared dentists to become diplomates and the AADSM’s annual meeting. He has also lectured on the topic of dental sleep medicine to many societies and organizations (see list below). He has also been elected to serve on the AADSM’s board of directors. He is also a clinical associate for the Pulmonary and Sleep Center of the RGV. He has been awarded the Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and has served on the board and several officer positions in the Texas AGD (TAGD) including President in 2000. His local chapter has also nominated him for Texas Dentist of the Year. He has been interviewed along with a primary care physician on the topic of “An Example of Collaboration between a DDS and a PCP on dental sleep medicine” and an article was published in the Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine, January 2020 (publications listed below). He has also conducted a clinical trial and the results are being reviewed for publication in a peer-reviewed dental sleep medicine journal.
He has been married over 33 years to his lovely wife Cordy and they have two children. His son is an internal medicine resident and is married to another physician who is a pediatrics resident and they are both in UTMB in Galveston. His daughter is in her 3rd year of dental school in San Antonio. He enjoys training for and occasionally competing in triathlons. He and his wife enjoy traveling together and with family and friends.
LECTURES:
March 20, 2012-Introduction of Dental Sleep Medicine (1h)-Audience: Pulmonologists, Physician Assistants, Respiratory Therapists, Medical Assistants, Pulmonary administrative staff. Pulmonary and Sleep Center, McAllen, Texas.
August 14, 2012. DSM: Dentistry’s Privilege and Paradox (1h)-Audience: The Rio Grande Valley District Dental Society. Knapp Hospital, Weslaco, Texas
April 14, 2013-What is Dental Sleep Medicine (1h)-Audience: The Rio Grande Valley Hygiene Society. Arturo’s Restaurant, Weslaco, Texas
October 15, 2013 -Overview of Dental Sleep Medicine (4h)-Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Dental Front Staff at the annual Dentists Who Care Conference. The Pearl Hotel, South Padre Island, Texas.
Jul 12, 2014-Dental Sleep Medicine for the General Dentist (1h)- Audience: Dentists who are clients of Dental Sleep Services Solutions. The Rim, San Antonio, Texas.
August 26, 2014-DSM: General Overview for the Oral Surgeon (1h)-Audience: Oral Surgeon and his staff. Carlos Cruz, DDS. McAllen, Tx.
January 19, 2015-DSM: Dentistry’s Privilege and Paradox (1h)-Audience: The Rio Grande Valley District Dental Society. Knapp Hospital, Weslaco, Texas
June 18-22, 2015-Texas Orthodontic Society Club-Overview of DSM (2h)- Audience: Orthodontists. Convention Center, South Padre Island, Texas.
July 22, 2015-DSM: Dentistry’s Privilege and Paradox (1h)-Audience: Pulmonologists, ENTs, Bariatric surgeons, Orthodontists, General Dentists and their entire staff. Pulmonary and Sleep Center of the Valley, McAllen. Tx.
October 2, 2015-Diabetes and Dentistry. Hidalgo County Diabetes Association (1h)- Audience: Diabetes patients. Renaissance Hospital, McAllen, Tx.
December 3, 2016, Practice Guidelines and Polysomnograms(1h)-Audience: Dentists, AADSM National Office, Darien Ill.,
December 3, 2016, Airway Evaluation/MRI (1h)-Audience: Dentists. AADSM National Office, Darien, Ill.
December 3, 2016, Midline Complexities and Insertion, (1.5h) Audience: Dentists, AADSM National Office, Darien, Ill.
December 3, 2016-Complications. (1.5h) Audience: Dentists, AADSM National Office, Darien, Ill.
January 11, 2017-Case Report-the Mann Case. (1h) Audience: Pulmonologists, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, medical assistants. Pulmonary and Sleep Center of the Valley. McAllen, Tx.
September 9, 2017-Essentials DSM Course for the AADSM-New Patient Exam, Impressions, Bite Registration. (1h) Audience: Dentists. Las Vegas, Nevada.
September 10, 2017 -Essentials Dental Sleep Medicine Course for the AADSM- Insertion/Titration/Follow-up. (1h) Audience: Dentists. Las Vegas, Nevada.
February 10, 2018- Essentials DSM Course for the AADSM-New Patient Exam, Impressions, Bite Registration. (1h) Audience: Dentists. Las Vegas, Nevada.
February 11, 2018-Essentials Dental Sleep Medicine Course for the AADSM-Insertion/Titration/Follow-up. (1h) Audience: Dentists. Houston, Texas.
April 13-14, 2018-South Texas Comprehensive Health Care Symposium: Cardiovascular Considerations and Dental Sleep Medicine. (1h) Audience: Trauma physicians. Hilton Garden Inn, South Padre Island, Texas
April 27, 2018-Professional Development Conference for Oral Health Care Professionals. DSM for the Hygienist. (1h) Audience: Hygienists. Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, Tx.
July 18, 2018-Practice Management: Medical/Legal Considerations in DSM (1h). Mastery III course for the AADSM. (1h) Audience: Dentists. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria, Ill.
July 18, 2018-Practice Management: When OAT isn’t enough. Mastery III course for the AADSM. (1h) Audience: Dentists. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria, Ill.
August 13, 2018-The Primary Care Physician and DSM. Valley Medical Arts Clinic. (1h) Audience: PCPs, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Medical Assistants. McAllen, Tx.
September 15, 2018-Introduction to Treating SDB with OAT (1h), Audience: Mastery 1 course for the AADSM. Audience: Dentists. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria, Ill.
September 15, 2018-Consultation and Informed Consent (1h), Audience: Dentists. Mastery 1 course for AADSM. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria, Ill.
September 15, 2018- Practice Management: When OAT isn’t enough. Mastery III course for the AADSM. (1h) Audience: Dentists. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria, Ill.
November 21, 2018- Introduction to Treating SDB with OAT (1h), Audience: Mastery 1 course for the AADSM. (1h) Audience: Dentists. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria,
November 21, 2018- Consultation and Informed Consent (1h), Audience: Dentists. Mastery 1 course for AADSM. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria, Ill.
November 21, 2018- Practice Management: When OAT isn’t enough. Mastery III course for the AADSM. (1h) Audience: Dentists. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria, Ill.
February 01, 2019-Combination Therapy: Clinical Trial Update. (1h) Audience: Pulmonologists and their staff. Pulmonary and Sleep Center of the Valley, McAllen. Tx.
February 07, 2019-Practice Management: Device Delivery and Recall; Rolls for the Staff and DDS. Mastery II course with the AADSM. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria, Ill.
April 14, 2019- Practice Management: Device Delivery and Recall; Rolls for the Staff and DDS. Mastery II course with the AADSM. McDonald’s Hamburger University, Peoria, Ill.
June 17-19, 2019-Collaboration for the Welfare of the Patient, spoke with Dr. Joel Solis MD at AADSM annual meeting. (1h) Audience: Dentists, Physicians, attendees of annual meeting of AADSM. San Antonio, Texas.
June 17-19-2019-Clinical Research Workshop, spoke with Rose Sheats DDS at AADSM annual meeting. (1h) Audience: Dentists, attendees of annual meeting of AADSM. San Antonio, Texas.
August 12, 2019-Introduction to DSM for Dentists and Staff. Adame and Havener Orthodontists. (1h) Audience: orthodontists and their staff. Havener Orthodontics, Edinburg, Tx
PUBLICATIONS
January 2020, Special Article 1, Issue 7.1, An Example of PCP-DDS Collaboration in DSM, Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine.
October 2020, Volume 7, Issue 4, AADSM Position on the Scope of Practice for Dentists Ordering or Administering Home Sleep Apnea Tests.
Pending: The Comparison of Two Types of Combination Therapy for OSA, A Prospective Clinical Trial.