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Due to great success, AADSM will launch another Study Club Program starting January 2008. The study
club program will last a year with one session conducted per month. The study clubs will meet via
teleconference for an hour once a month, ten times a year with eight to ten participants per meeting. The
sessions will take place on the third Wednesday and the third Thursday of each month. Each participant
must select one day which suits them best. Each meeting will cover a specific topic accompanied by
selected literature. Literature will be provided to participants for review prior to the meeting and
discussed on the conference call.


Discussion topics will cover:

Basic Sleep (Apnea) Medicine

Physiology and Anatomy

Overview of Oral Appliances

Evaluation of Patients

Understanding Sleep Studies and Sleep Study Reports

Positive Effects of Oral Appliances

Side Effects Oral Appliances

Treatment Options

Communicating with Insurance Companies

Classic Articles



Learning Objectives:

• Understand how to conduct literature searches and analyze peer reviewed journal articles to
  achieve a better understanding of dental sleep medicine.
  
  
• To provide an overview of literature and serve as a foundation for evidence based dentistry and
  medicine.
  
  
• To prepare participants for the ABDSM certification board exam.