Dental Sleep Medicine

Catalog description

This course focuses on identification of sleep disordered breathing and describing the adverse effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) on systemic, neurocognitive, and craniofacial development of adult and pediatric patients. The course presents the need for dentist to recognize sleep disorders and emphasizes the importance of working with physicians in the management of OSA. Students receive training in the application of 3D CBCT imaging to differentiate normal anatomical appearance from pathology. This course outlines treatment options for sleep apnea and presents the different oral appliances used in treatment.