About us
Continuing Education Alliance is offering lectures that provide education with the latest advancements and techniques in the fields of TMJ, Headache, Face Pain, Orthognathic Surgical Treatments, and sleep disorders. These lectures will address improvement of care coordination between the dental and medical fields. The education provided through these lectures will ensure that providers can accurately recognize symptoms and facilitate the right path of care. After completion of these lectures, providers will have a clearer picture of facial pain disorders and their treatments. This will assist providers in reducing unnecessary care and reduce patients suffering. Facial pain is one of the most problematic disorders in the region and is the most highly innervated and complex region of the body.
Every lesson is passed down from Liz’s family to yours.
Our mission is to help promote continued education for medical professionals.
Dr. Bradley Eli
During his 30 years in practice, Dr. Eli has become recognized as a national leader for his expertise in the field of Orofacial Pain and the Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing.
He was in the first class of the Orofacial Pain Management program at UCLA which included the treatment of sleep disorders. This new specialty in dental medicine provided Dr. Eli with the opportunity to integrate his deep knowledge of dental medicine with his passion for relieving people from suffering.
After graduating from UCLA, Dr. Eli expanded his clinical experience working as a practitioner and adjunct professor at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Center for Pain Management, the UCSD Department of Anesthesiology pain service, and Scripps Memorial Hospital Pain Center. Dr Eli is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep and Breathing.
Our Team
Dr. Sachi Mehrotra
Dr Sachi Mehrotra is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a member ofthe American Academy of Orofacial Pain. Dr Mehrotra started her education at the UCLA School of Dentistry and was introduced to the field of Orofacial Pain, including the treatment of sleep disorders, early in her dental training.
Upon graduation, Dr Mehrotra completed a 2-year residency program in Orofacial Pain at UCLA and served as the Chief Resident. Dr Mehrotra is now an attending physician with Facial Pain Specialists and has a particular interest in utilizing the most cutting-edge technologies to bring relief to her patients.
Daneida Cooper, Director of Education
During her 20 years in education as an educational specialist, Mrs. Cooper has been recognized by the board for exceptional and distinguished service. As a leader in her school district, she serves on Special Educational Task Force Team, where they discuss districts concerns, trends and solutions.
As a master teacher at her site she leads multidisciplinary teams, provides in services on equity, curriculum, MTSS and mentors new teachers.
Mrs. Cooper received her master’s in education in 2006, she holds two teaching credentials and is pursuing her doctoral degree in education.
Dr. Paul Van Walleghem
Dr Paul Van Walleghem has been practicing dentistry for 36 years and dental sleep medicine for 31 years. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he played varsity tennis, then graduated from the Northwestern University School of Dentistry in 1986 with honors.
Dr Van Walleghem received his fellowship from the Academy of General Dentistry in 1999 and is a member of the American Dental Association. Dr Van Walleghem became a diplomate of the American Board of Sleep and Breathing in 2013, and a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine in 2015.
Since 2007, Dr Van Walleghem has been practicing in the medical model for dental sleep medicine. He gets referrals from pulmonologists, ENTs, and neurologists, all of whom are sleep specialists, in the Metro Detroit area.
