How to detect and identify patients who are at risk of having Obstructive Sleep Apnea, provide them with a tolerated therapy.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has increased in prevalence and is still increasing, studies have demonstrated that 93% of women and 82% of men with moderate OSA have not been formally diagnosed. Around 1 billion people worldwide have OSA. Additionally, many patients with OSA have an intolerance to the CPAP treatment, and are unaware that Oral appliance therapy is a viable alternative to theCPAP for patients with a medical condition that necessitates it.

This training facilitates the general practitioner to learn about the available dental treatments for sleep apnea, as well as the progression of diagnoses and the expected outcomes. The objective is to provide strategies and guidelines that will facilitate the easy implementation of dental sleep medicine and treat a larger variety of patients with a cost-effective, tolerated therapy.

Topics discussed in this class:

The detection of OSA in the dental profession

Ocular Device Therapy for Patients with OSA that are intolerant of the PAP.

How to communicate with doctors and cope with patient objections.

At the conclusion of the class, you’ll have the capacity to:

Memorize the Dental Sleep Medicine terminology, which will allow you to directly communicate with experts in sleep disease.

Understanding the fundamental role of dentists in recognizing patients with OSA.

Understanding the anatomy of the upper respiratory passages and the pharyngeal muscle that dilates them, will help you in your understanding of the respiratory system.

Be able to differentiate the appropriate treatment: non-surgical (CPAP) or surgical (OAT).

Be able to promote your dental sleep practice and assemble a team that will succeed.