Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Looking Beyond the Teeth and Saving Lives!

Course overview

Dentists are uniquely positioned among healthcare providers to easily evaluate for signs of obstructive sleep apnea. Oral appliance therapy performed by a qualified dentist can also be an effective treatment literally saving lives. In this lecture Dr. Spencer will review the basics of normal sleep snoring and obstructive sleep apnea in adults and children. You will most likely be thinking that YOU and everyone you know must have sleep apnea before he is through. Dont worry though he will also cover diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, including the dentists role. If you or someone close to you may have sleep apnea like your patients you owe it to yourself and them to take this course and potentially change or literally save, their lives. Learning Objectives 1. Understand normal sleep and how to improve sleep 2. Understand how obstructive sleep apnea affects adults and children 3. Become familiar with the dental aspects of screening for OSA 4. Understand possible problems and side effects of oral appliance therapy