• types of headaches
  • Three Categories of Headaches
  • Tension Headaches
  • Migraine Headaches
  • Cluster Headaches
  • Sinus Headaches
  • Stress Headaches
• headache causes
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Headaches
  • Stress and Headaches
  • Genetics and Headaches
  • Blood Pressure and Headaches
  • Diseases and Secondary Headaches
• diagnosis & treatment
  • MRI Diagnosis/Treatment
  • CT Scan Diagnosis/Treatment
  • Neuromuscular Dentistry Treatment
  • Headache Diagnosis
  • Headache Pain Medications
  • Natural Headache Treatments
  • EEG Diagnosis/Treatment
• headaches & tmj/tmd
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD)
  • Neuromuscular-Related Headaches
  • TMJ and Trigeminal Nerve
  • Headache Prevention
  • Headache and Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Diagnosis of TMD
  • Treatment of TMD
• resources
  • Headache Support Groups
  • Headache Statistics
  • Headache and SSDI

Headaches Resources

Chicago, Illinois

Ira Shapira (Delany Dental Care)

Delany Dental Care

1810 Delany Road
Gurnee, Illinois 60031

Delany Dental Care is a full service general and cosmetic dentistry practice in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Gurnee, Illinois.  In addition to cosmetic dentistry, Delany Dental Care offers snoring prevention and sleep apnea treatment with oral appliances through its Snoring and Sleep Apnea Treatment Center.

Delany Dental Care also offers a comfortable, friendly environment for treatment.  A visit to Delany Dental Care is like a visit to a friend or close family member.  You are not in a waiting room, you are in a living room with couches, a cappuccino machine, and fresh-baked cookies.  The treatment rooms are just as luxurious, with massage chairs, warm hand mitts, iPods, and two TVs in every room--one on the wall and one on the ceiling so patients can watch while seated or reclining.

Ira Shapira

Ira Shapira has been utilizing neuromuscular dentistry for over 30 years to treat TMJ disorders, headaches, migraines and sinus pain. Dr. Shapira is a dentist whose philosophy of care leads to more than just a pretty smile. Cosmetic dentistry is one of his specialties, but more and more his practice has come to focus on the tremendous health benefits that can come from a smile that blends form and function. The founder of IHateCPAP.com, a nationwide network of dentists dedicated to educating patients about the dangers of sleep apnea and the treatment options available, he says, "I used to merely practice cosmetic dentistry, but now I find I am changing people's lives."

His interest in sleep apnea treatment began with his son's treatment for the condition.  He felt that people needed to learn about sleep apnea, and he decided there should be more treatment options available.  This intensely personal origin to his interest in sleep apnea is responsible for his treatment attitude:  "I like to think of my patients as though they were members of my family.  I want them to have the quality of care they can appreciate and that I would expect for myself or my family."

The same spirit has inspired him to found iHATEheadaches.com, a website that can help people get in touch with local dentists who can resolve the most common form of headaches:  tension headaches. 

Education

• Bachelor of Science (Microbiology), Ohio State University
• Doctor of Dental Surgery, Loyola University Chicago

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow of the International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics Former International Regent, Lecturer for ICCMO
• Lecturer American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
• Diplomate of the Academy of Pain Management
• Former Assistant Professor at Rush Medical School Sleep Disorder Service
• Charter Member of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (originally named Sleep Disorder Dental Society)
• Founding member of DOSA, The Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea
• Credentialed by Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
• Diplomat American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine
• Graduate of The Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
• American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
• International Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics
• Academy of Computerized Dentistry of North American
• International Academy of Oral Implantology
• American Dental Association
• Chicago Dental Society
• Illinois Dental Society
• Academy of General Dentistry
• American Equilibration Society
• Academy Craniofacial Pain

Click here for Dr. Shapira's Headache Blog