Michael L. Gelb, D.D.S., M.S
(212) 752-1662
dental sleep clinic
635 Madison Avenue 19th Floor
NY, New York 10022
About us
Dr. Michael L. Gelb is an innovator in sleep apnea, painful TMJ disorders, and other head and neck pain conditions. Dr. Gelb has studied breathing related sleep disorders (BRSD), specializing in how they relate to fatigue, focus and pain, and the effects all of these can have on a person’s life. Dr. Gelb received his D.D.S. degree from Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery in 1982, and his M.S. degree from SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. He is the former Director of the TMJ and Orofacial Pain Program at the NYU College of Dentistry and is also Clinical Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology at the NYU College of Dentistry, Division of Basic Science. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Tufts University in Boston. He was awarded Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain in 1995. Dr. Gelb is a co-inventor of the NORAD, or Nocturnal Oral Airway Dilator appliance that reduces snoring by positioning the patient’s tongue and jaw so that airways stay open. He has also updated the Gelb or MORA appliance - named after his father - and has 3 patents pending for appliances in sleep and pain management.
