Island SLEEP Health Services Inc.

WHO WE ARE

Dr Allan Oliver is a Victoria Dentist who has been involved in Dental Appliance Therapy for snoring and sleep apnea since 1995. In 1999 he became a Credentialed Member of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, a worldwide group of dedicated professionals whose aim is to forge strong working relationships between dentists and other qualified sleep professionals. He has used several Mandibular Advancement Appliances of the last seven years, including the “Silencer” and the Klearway”. He currently favours the Thornton Adjustable Positioner (T.A.P.) because of its “user friendliness” and ability to be adjusted by the bed partner while the patient is asleep.

His main interest within Vancouver Island Sleep Associates is in treating people with troublesome snoring and mild to moderate sleep apnea. He is also currently involved with his associate, Thom Russell in the development of a Dental Arch Supported CPAP interface, which will render the mask and headgear a thing of the past. Watch this site for further developments!

Thom Russell, RRT(Adv); RPSGT, Attended the University of Victoria and then Respiratory Therapy School in Calgary. For nearly 10 years he worked at Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta as a Registered Respiratory Therapist doing general duty, four years Supervisor Adult Critical Care / Blood Gas Laboratories and one year Clinical Instructor.

In the fall of 1989 he returned to Victoria and was charged with the task of setting up the local Sleep Laboratory. Ultimately, he became a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist and is current Supervisor of the Sleep Lab.

In 1998 he formed his own company, Island Sleep Health Services Inc. The mission is to facilitate optimum treatment for breathing disorders of sleep.   A secondary involvement is utilizing state-of -the-art “unattended” diagnostic equipment and working closely with the local Sleep Physicians.