SYLLABUS

Day 1

7-8 Full Breakfast and Registration

8-9 Introduction: Goals of the Course, Dental Model vs. Medical model Outlining and defeating myths The Challenges of Dental Sleep Medicine

9- 10 Epidemiology and Co-Morbidities: Current Lit Review of Epidemiology. Cardiovascular disorder physiology/Stroke/Diabetes/Hypersomnolence. Etc.

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12: Basic Sleep Medicine. Sleep Staging: PSG’s for diagnosis. Introduction to OSA Definitions and Pathophysiology. AHI Discussion - Pediatric OSA

12 – 12:45: LUNCH

12:45 – 1:30 Screening Tools in the Dental Office: Screening Tool Options Consultations (Hygiene and Dr.). The History and Clinical Exam

1:30 – 2: Oral Appliance Therapy including Physiology of OAT

2:00 - 3:00 Oral Appliances: Indication for Oral Appliance Contraindications for Oral Appliance Review of Alternative Appliances Available Insertion and Follow up Visits

3:00 - 4:00 The Dedicated Advantage

4 – 4:30 - The Four Agreements

4:30 – 5:45. Alternative Treatments: CPAP, BiPAP, Auto-PAP, Inspire,  Surgery, laser therapy, ExCite,  Supportive Therapies:  Position, Nasal, etc. Video of patients with OAT therapy.

6:30 Social Event — Wine/Cheese and more at Dr. Barry Glassman’s Home

Day 2

6:45 - 7:30. Full Breakfast and Registration

7:30 – 9:00. Complications of OAT - Occlusal Dysesthesia

9:00 – 9:30 HST’s for Diagnosis and Titration.

9:30 – 10:30. Documentation/Patient Flow. 

10:30 – 10:45: Break

10:45 – 12 Bruxism and Sleep 

12:00 - 12:45. Lunch

1:00. - 5:30 We move to a local Dental Office for Hands on Portion: The entire patient flow process is demonstrated followed by Hands On Session:

Exams - Bite Registrations - Appliance Insertions