COURSES - The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine

Advanced Dental Sleep MedicineNovember 12-13, 2011 | AADSM National Office | Darien, IllinoisTARGET AUDIENCEThis course is intended for dentists with some experience providing oral appliancetherapy for patients with sleep related breathing disorders and have an interest inmanagement of treatment expectations.COURSE OVERVIEWThis course will build on the clinical skills you have gained from treating sleep relatedbreathing disorders and enhance your skill set for those patients who fall outside theroutine. Lectures will detail the upper airway anatomy and explore Cognitive BehavioralTherapy, a branch of psychotherapy devoted to the behavioral aspects of this field. Advicefor educating sleep technologists on device titration during follow-up studies will give youways to ensure your therapy is maximized. A sleep dentist who is working within a sleeplab will share the best practices, the positives and the negatives of the evolving natureof dental sleep medicine practice. Diplomates of the American Board of Dental SleepMedicine (ABDSM) will moderate group and panel discussions, and Diplomate casestudies will guide a dialogue on reliable treatment outcome predictors. Didactic lectureswill be supplemented with attendee discussions on common practice managementissues, OAT side-effects, and methods for treating complications.Course ObjectivesUpon completion of the course, participants will be able to:• Identify patients who demonstrate anatomical or behavioral reasons why initiatingtherapy might not be the best option;• Recognize predictors of treatment success so expectations of the dentist,physician, and patient can be properly managed;• Recognize and correct complications that occur with OAT;• Utilize a consistent method for titrating an oral appliance in the sleep lab;• Discuss the airway anatomy in detail; and• Understand better and be able to discuss with patients and physicians the role thatcognitive behavioral therapy can play in treating sleep related breathing disorders.TEACHING METHODSThe sessions at this course will be comprised of lectures followed by discussion.CONTINUING EDUCATIONThe American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine is an ADA CERP RecognizedProvider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dentalprofessionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADACERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it implyacceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. The American Academy of DentalSleep Medicine designates this activity for 13.00 continuing education credits.Register online at www.aadsm.org