Meet your Mentor
Pedro Cuartas, DDS, Owner & Mentor of DSM
Dr. Pedro Cuartas was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. In 1996, he received is B.S. degree from Loyola University and graduated from Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in 2000. In addition to his general dental practice, he has also developed a special interest in sleep apnea, sleep breathing disorders, TMJ, orthodontics, and implant dentistry. He has taken hundreds of hours of continuing education courses and programs to further enhance his knowledge skill and ability to provide his patients with the best treatment available. He has been practicing comprehensive orthodontics for adults and children as a general dentist since 2001.
Dr. Cuartas began his professional involvement with Dental Sleep Medicine in 2007. He is the clinical director for South LA Dental Sleep Medicine, and has recently formed Dental Sleep Mentorship, LLC (DSM). He created DSM to help physicians incorporate proactive screening and home sleep testing (HST) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea into their practices. The company provides primary care physicians custom OSA screening forms, patient information on OSA, and resources that make it easy to provide HST directly to their eligible patients. DSM provides physicians with an efficient and comprehensive approach to screen, tests and get their patients treated for OSA with ongoing support, effective long term follow-up, compliance monitoring, and treatment success. Dental Sleep Mentorship, LLC was created to help train dentists and increase their success in transitioning to Dental Sleep Medicine.
In his personal time, Dr. Pedro enjoys both of his passions – his family and aviation. He has been married for 19 years and has a 14 year old son. Dr. Cuartas is also a volunteer pilot for “Pilots for Patient”, a non-profit organization that flies cancer patients to and from M.D. Anderson in Houston, Texas.
Professional Memberships / Affiliations
American Dental Association
Louisiana Dental Association
Bayou District Dental Association
Academy of General Dentistry
United States Dental Institute
Fellow of the International Dental Implant Association
American Association of Functional Orthodontics
Fellow of the International College of Oral Implantologists
Associate clinical professor at LSU School of Dentistry from 2004-2005
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
Deputy Coroner and Forensic Odontologist for Terrebonne Parish Coroner’s Office
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
