Introduction To Sleep Medicine Including Medical Billing for Sleep (Hands-On) with Dr. Kenneth Feiler and Dr. Chris Farrugia

Introduction To Sleep Medicine Including Medical Billing for Sleep (Hands-On) with Dr. Kenneth Feiler and Dr. Chris Farrugia is organized by New Jersey Health Professionals Development Institute (NJHPDI) and will be held on Mar 06, 2026 at New Jersey Health Professionals Development Institute (NJHPDI), River Edge, New Jersey, United States of America.

Description:
Dangerous, widespread, debilitating, and yet….very treatable; these are words that  highlight how Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a life threatening disease that needs to be addressed through teamwork.

Dentists and Physicians must cooperate bringing medical and dental treatment together for remarkable lifesaving results.

How best to treat and evaluate a patient’s progress with OSA is answered.

Dr. Feiler provides step-by-step instruction on how to:

• Recognize and treat OSA
• Use questionnaires to screen for OSA
• Do an airway examination and evaluation
• Read and understand sleep studies
• OSA vs. CPAP
• Evaluate and select the best oral appliance (OA) for each patient
• Work with physicians and medical boarded sleep specialist
• How to integrate the different levels of sleep medicine into your practice
• Recognize, prevent, and treat complications
• how to deal with a variety of patients’ issues
• How to submit to medical insurance

Dr. Farrugia will be covering the following:

• Billing Commercial Insurance Companies
  • Oral Appliances (MAD)
  • Home Sleep Testing (in states where allowed)
  • How to document  for insurance
• Billing Medicare for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

This course shows you how Oral Appliance Therapy reduces co-morbidities, helps patients breathe easier during sleep, and saves lives. This is not only possible but expected.

The HANDS-ON Portion:

• Sleep Questionnaire
• Airway Examination and Patient Discussion
• Use of George Gauge for Bite Registration & Protrusion Setting
• Group Review of Lab Prescription and Communication with Lab
• Work on sleep appliances

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this program, you will:

• Learn the basics of Dental Sleep Medicine
• Become aware of what a dentist can do to treat this serious medical problem
• Recognize sleep apnea patients in your own practice
• Evaluate different types of oral appliances
• Enhance your knowledge and skills for better patient care
• Be able to communicate with sleep physicians and sleep laboratories
• Understand medical insurance for treating sleep patients in your practice
• Learn sleep resources, especially for dentists.