Although a CPAP machine is usually suggested as the first line of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, oral appliances have been demonstrated to be very effective in treating mild, moderate, and severe sleep apnea in mostpatients.
These removable oral appliances that the patient wears while sleeping require an expert in oral medicine to fabricate, fit, and adjust to maximize effectiveness in helping patients sleep better. A dentist can also assess and treat any untoward effects of wearing the appliance, such as mandibular joint pain (TMJ) problems, tooth movement, and muscle soreness.
Dr. Martin T. Lang is a lifelong resident of Maryland. He grew up in West Baltimore and attended Mount Saint Joseph High School and Loyola College. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Dental Medicine and completed a Post-Doctoral program in Orthodontics at Georgetown University.
Dr. Lang practiced general dentistry in the Towson area, and then opened his Orthodontic practice in Lutherville, MD. He also sees patients in the second office he opened, in Ellicott City, Md. Dr. Lang has a special interest in sleep disordered breathing in addition to his specialty in orthodontics and is a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM), American Dental Association (ADA), American Sleep & Breathing Academy (ASBA), Howard County Dental Association (HCDA), Maryland Dental Association (MDA), and the Maryland Sleep Society (MSS).
2003 to 2014. His son, Jonathan, joined his practice as an Orthodontist in 2009, and his other son, Matthew, is a chef, who is currently working in Philadelphia. Dr. Lang resides in Howard County with his wife, Beverly Lang, a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) who serves as the Executive Director of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland, Inc. In his spare moments, Dr. Lang enjoys family time, exercise, woodworking, gardening and watching the Orioles and Ravens (win or lose).
Beverly Lang is a board certified Adult Nurse Practitioner. She practices clinically in internal medicine and episodic care, and serves as the Executive Director for the Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland (NPAM). Lang received her BSN from University of Maryland at Baltimore, a MScN in acute care nursing and management and a Post-Masters Adult Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Lang has many years of experience in nursing education, most recently at Howard Community College and in clinical practice as a Nurse Practitioner. She was inducted as a Fellow with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2018.
She has served on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Nurses Association (MNA) in several capacities, was the Editor for The Maryland Nurse from 2011 to 2015, and currently serves on the editorial board of that publication, and is a member of the Howard Community College Nurse Education Advisory Board. Lang holds membership in various professional associations including the American Nurses Association, Maryland Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland, and the Maryland Sleep Society.