Sleep Studies in the Dental Practice

Speaker: Chris Farrugia, DDS

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Learn the effective use of sleep technology for screening, diagnosis, treatment planning, and case presentation. As a standard of care, dentists should be screening patients for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Sleep testing and sleep studies are at the heart of screening and diagnosis in the practice of dental sleep medicine. An understanding of them is critical to the process of patient screening, obtaining a diagnosis, treatment planning, conferring with our medical colleagues, and effective consultations/case presentation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. The essential role of the dentist in airway assessment and screening for SDB
2. The various technologies available for screening for SDB
3. A systematic approach to understanding sleep reports and studies
4. To effectively communicate with patients and other healthcare professionals