Dr. DuHamel graduated from Northwestern University Dental School in 1973 with honors. He has over 25 yrs. experience in functional orthodontics, temporalmandibular joint therapies and 15 years experience in oral sleep appliances. He currently has a general dentistry practice in Valley Springs, California and a practice limited to Dental Sleep Medicine  in Lodi, California.
 
In 1995,Dr. DuHamel and Dr. Hart worked together in developing the first prototypes for the Oral Positive Air Pressure (OPAP) therapies for Sleep Apnea. Dr. DuHamel has also used Oral Myology in his practice since 1994 to treat dysfunctional swallow patterns for his Orthodontic, Sleep Apnea and TMJ patients. In 1998 Dr. DuHamel and Alan McKee presented an abstract with Stanford University Sleep Center on diagnosing sleep apnea using oral myology diagnostic techniques.
 
Subsequently Dr. DuHamel and Alan McKee formed West Coast Institute in 1999 to develop treatment modalities for treating sleep apnea with oral myology. The successful treatment of sleep apnea using oral myology is currently being offered to selected patients on an experimental bases.
 
Sleep Solutions Dental Group is currently working closely with Dr. Monie and Dr.Shrivastava  at Valley Sleep Disorder Center to give patients a complete spectrum of treatment modalities. 
 
Member of:
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
American Academy of Functional Orthodontics
Dental Organization of Sleep Apnea