Languages Spoken:

• English

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Education:

• Georgetown University School of Dentistry, 1984

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Board Certifications:

• American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine ABDSM,

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Professional Statement:

• Dr. James Belasco, is passionate about helping people and improving their quality of life. He has been serving the Belle Vernon and surrounding Pittsburgh communities for over 30 years. Because he suffered from Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) pain himself along with Asthma, Psoriatic Arthritis and Hypertension, he found himself in the predicament of not being able to practice Dentistry due to the pain of Psoriatic Arthritis and feeling tired and exhausted most of the time. He has been studying craniofacial pain and sleep-related disordered breathing for the past 5 years and having been treated himself is now free of the TMJ pain, the Psoriatic Arthritis is in remission with no medications and hypertension is gone and wakes refreshed and ready to start each day. He has over 500 hours of Continuing Education in Orofacial pain and Dental Sleep Medicine, including board certification with the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. He is also a member of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. • After learning how to relieve his own pain and improve his sleep, Dr. Belasco decided to devote his time to treating TMD, Craniofacial Pain, and sleep disorders by opening the TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of Pittsburgh