Snoring and the Role of the GDP: A Paradigm Shift in Oral Appliance Design and Technology

November 16, 2024

Dublin

Formación

OrthoApnea & Irish Society of Dental Sleep Medicine.

Impartido por

BDS, MFGDP, MGDSRCS, FFGDP, Dip Dent Sed

Objetivos

  • An overview of sleep disordered breathing with special reference to the association of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and snoring.
  • Practical advice on introducing DSM service into your practice.
  • An explanation of how oral appliances work.
  • Protocols to help safely assess and monitor patients.
  • A Dental Protection (UK) Ltd and Dental Defence Union approved pre-treatment screening protocol to help select out those patients safe to treat without specialist referral and to identify those worthy of specialist investigation.
  • Details of the New OrthoApnea (NOA) oral appliance. It’s concept, design and customisation.
  • The knowledge how to prescribe and customise the NOA using the ApneaDock ‘on line’ platform.
  • The surgery and laboratory requirements and procedures required for optimum performance and patient comfort.
  • Ways of evaluating treatment.
  • ‘Hands On’ experience in practicing protrusive registration techniques using the George Gauge in addition to NOA fitting and adjustment protocols.
  • Clinical case study presentations.
  • The opportunity for interactive group discussion.

Programa

TIME CONTENT
08:45 Registration (Tea & Coffee)
09:00 Snoring and Sleep Disordered Breathing
10:30 DSM Service in your practice and Patient Assessment
11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:15 Pre-treatment screening protocol
11:45 OrthoApnea NOA: Mandibular Advancement Device
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 NOA Clinical case:
● Hands-on protrusive bite registration (with George Gauge), sponsored by 3DISC.
● OrthoApnea NOA prescription using the ApneaDock on-line platform
● Fitting and Adjusting the OrthoApnea NOA
16:15 Patient review and Follow up
16:45 Practical DSM
17:15 Q&A and Group discussion
17:30 Closing

Incluye

  • Comprehensive course notes
  • Sample NOA Device for patient education
  • Up to 1h Individual “online” support and advice
  • 7 hours verifiable CPD Certification
  • Practice promotional marketing material
  • Invitation to “follow-on” OrthoApnea courses and events (to be arranged)
  • To include 1 custom NOA appliance for clinical use
ISDSM Discount

Certificación

Snoring and the Role of the GDP: A Paradigm Shift in Oral Appliance Design and Technology

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Idioma

English

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