OVERVIEW

Airway vs. Occlusion: The Role of the Dental Profession, Part 2 is organized by Spear Education and will be held from Oct 05, 2018 - Oct 05, 2021.

About this Course
In this course, Dr. Kevin Kwiecien will help the practitioner better understand the risk factors and dangers of sleep disordered breathing. The course will review the importance of including airway evaluations in your dental practice and what medical conditions may increase the risk of experiencing sleep disordered breathing. It will also address the dilemma of protecting teeth with a full-arch appliance in a “physiologic” position vs. opening the airway with mandibular advancement appliance.

Learning objectives for this course:
• Understand how the initial exam can help identify risk factors for sleep disorder breathing
• Review centric relation (fully-seated condylar position)
• Understand why a well-adjusted appliance may not be the answer for nighttime bruxism

Lessons:
• Identifying Sleep Disorders:11:16 | CE Credit: 0.00
• Ramifications of Poor Sleep Quality: 11:04 | CE Credit: 0.00
• Overview of Treatment for Poor Sleep: 22:31 | CE Credit: 0.75

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.