Dental Sleep Medicine Basics

8201 Preston Road,Plano TX 75024

08 April, 2022

Description

Learn everything you need to know to begin screening and treating your patients with an oral appliance in a local small group setting. Drs. Hui and McDavid own and operate an in-network medical practice in McKinney, Texas, limited to treating TMJ and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. They have developed proven systems to help demystify and simplify the business and clinical aspects of a sleep and TMJ office. Drs. Hui and McDavid will fill you in on the good, the bad, and the ugly from their experiences. OSA continues to be one of the most underdiagnosed health conditions in the country. Have you considered taking the next steps in becoming part of the growing number of dentists who are treating OSA? What is holding you back? How to deal with medical insurance and billing? Appliance selection? How to identify patients? We can help. This introductory course is intended to provide participants with all the resources needed to successfully begin or continue their journey in treating obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliances. By the end of the course, each participant will walk away with everything they need to begin screening and treating patients. Course is limited to 20 attendees. Clinical staff members are encouraged to attend. - 12 AGD PACE CEU: Subject code 160 (fulfills TSDBE requirements) Friday, April 8 from 8AM to 5PM Saturday, April 9 from 8AM to 12PM Course Objectives: - Identify and screen patients with sleep disordered breathing. - Understand basics of sleep, sleep medicine and sleep disorders - Management of sleep disordered breathing with oral appliance. - Learn how to obtain proper records and make a temporary oral appliance. (Demonstration and Hands-On Exercise) - Proper selection, titration, and management of oral appliances - The business of dental sleep medicine - Medical billing guidelines