Brochure - The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine

Advanced Dental Sleep MedicineCourse Chairs: David Schwartz, DDS, chairandHowell Goldberg, DDS, vice-chairOctober 19-20, 2013The Westin San DiegoSan Diego, CaliforniaTARGET AUDIENCEThis course is intended for dentists whowant to broaden their overall knowledge ofsleep medicine and dental sleep medicine.It will enable them to play a bigger rolein the treatment utilizing not only dentalsleep medicine as a platform but alsooffer alternatives to their patients. It ishopeful that these newly acquired skills willallow dentists to better treat and suggesttreatment for their patients for whom poorresponse has been identified..COURSE OVERVIEWThis course will provide a thorough reviewof current and future technologies fortreating OSA patients. These technologiesmay have complications and it is ourgoal to bring light to these complications,discuss their causes and begin tounderstand how we can prevent them fromhappening or at least reverse them and tooffer other alternative treatments.COURSE OBJECTIVESUpon completion of the course,participants will be able to:• Identify patients who demonstrateanatomical or behavioral reasons whyinitiating therapy might not be the bestoption;• Recognize predictors of treatmentsuccess so expectations of the dentist,physician, and patient can be properlymanaged;• Recognize and correct complicationsthat occur with OAT;• Discuss the surgical options availableto Dental Sleep Patients;• Evaluate patients with the emphasis onreducing side effects; and• Suggest alternatives to typicaltreatments for OSA.TEACHING METHODSThe sessions at this course will becomprised of lectures followed bydiscussion.Register online at www.aadsm.org