Dr. Calvin A. Fritzsche is a board-certified dental surgeon with over 30 years of private practice in Redlands, California where he lives, raised his family and is happily married. Dr. Fritzsche is one of sixteen board-certified dental sleep medicine specialists in the state California, who specializes in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) intolerance, combination therapy and snoring. Dr. Fritzsche is fellowship trained with extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of TMJ disorders and head/neck/facial pain. Suffering from obstructive sleep apnea and TMJ pain himself, Dr. Fritzsche understands the frustration and disappointment patients often face with common treatment options, which is why he is dedicated to providing clinically proven, patient accepted, customized care for each individual patient. He offers a wide range of conservative, comfortable, nonsurgical approaches to patients with sleep and TMJ disorders, and refers to other clinicians only as necessary.
Dr. Fritzsche graduated with his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from The Ohio State University, and has since attained Diplomate status from the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, Distinguished Fellowship status from the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain and completed hundreds of hours of additional training at the Institute for Advanced TMJ Studies, Straightwire Orthodontics and numerous other required/recommend Academy course work where he gained valuable skills in these specialized treatments. He is also trained and certified in several advanced diagnostics, including:
In addition to his extensive training and practice experience, Dr. Fritzsche is also actively involved in several professional organizations, including: