Dental CE Course: Introduction to Dental Sleep Medicine

The treatment of snoring and sleep apnea is one of the fastest-growing fields of dentistry. SGS experts, Drs. Brock Rondeau and Barry Freydberg, will show the problems associated with snoring and sleep apnea, and how they have both successfully incorporated treatment of these issues into their practices. Mr. Nadeau will review clinical aspects of sleep apnea and the protocols involved in successfully screening, diagnosing and treating this life-threatening condition. Attendees will be provided with a Sleep Group Solutions dental sleep medicine protocol manual. You can expect to leave this course with a sound understanding of dental sleep medicine and the steps required for starting to treat sleep apnea in your own practice. Select attendees will be given Embletta® X100 home sleep study devices for a sleep test on Friday night to be analyzed by the class the following day. There will be ample hands-on opportunity involving airway diagnostics, bite registrations and appliance review.

Course Objectives

Day 1:

- Introduction to sleep – sleep stages, disorders
- Sleep apnea prevalence – why is there a need for treatment
- Sleep apnea signs/symptoms/clinical issues
- Treating snoring and sleep apnea in a dental office – protocol review
- Patient education; addressing key issues and getting a snoring patient
to convert to a sleep apnea treatment case
- Prepare Embletta X100 home sleep study for course attendee(s)

Day 2:

- Download previous night's Embletta X100 study and review study data and sleep report with class
- Hands-on with Pharyngometer/Rhinometer
- Hands-on taking bite registrations
- Hands-on working with popular oral appliances like the TAP®, Respire, EMA®, Silent Nite® sl and more!
- Appliance review – pros and cons of all major sleep appliances
- Case presentations
- Medical insurance billing – review of the latest codes, fees, procedures and recommendations from SGS experts who do this daily

Embletta is a registered trademark to Embla Systems, Inc. TAP is a registered trademark of Airway Management Inc. EMA is a registered trademark of Frantz Design Inc.

Additional Course Information

Tuition
$295.00 Doctor + $195.00 Per Staff Member


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Additional Information

Registration begins at 7:30 am. Light breakfast, lunch, and snack provided. Space is limited.

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About Dr. Brock Rondeau

Dr. Brock Rondeau is a sought-after clinician who lectures more than 150 days per year and maintains a busy practice limited to the treatment of patients with orthodontic, snoring/sleep apnea and TMJ problems. More than 19,000 dentists have attended his courses and study clubs in the U.S., Canada, China, Australia, England and Poland. A Diplomate of the International Board of Orthodontics and of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, Dr. Rondeau is also a master senior certified instructor and past president of the International Association for Orthodontics.

About Dr. Barry Freydberg

Dr. Barry Freydberg, a 1968 graduate of the University Of Illinois College Of Dentistry, is a full-time practicing dentist. He was named "Alumni of the Year" in 2004. He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists and the International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthetics. He is a leading speaker on conservative "prepless" esthetic dentistry and is considered a pioneer in raising dentists' awareness of the ever-growing link between high technology and practice & clinical management. And, as digital technology has matured, he also focuses on "techsthetics," the link between technology, diagnosing, marketing and providing better esthetic dentistry.

About John Nadeau

John Nadeau has been actively involved in the dental sleep medicine community since 2002. John is currently serving as vice president of Sleep Group Solutions in Miami, Fla. SGS is a multi-faceted company focusing on developing and promoting cutting-edge diagnostic tools for dental sleep medicine practices, as well as educating the medical community about the importance of sleep apnea treatment. John lectures weekly to dental and medical professionals about the protocols used for treatment of sleep apnea with oral appliances. Mr. Nadeau is a well-known educator in the dental sleep medicine field.