The Dentist and Sleep Disorders:

A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Snoring and Sleeping Disorders breathing affect millions of people in this country. The alert dentist should be able to screen his patient population and recognize signs and symptoms. This and the ability to treat some cases would allow dentists to be an integral member of the diagnostic and treatment team, along with their medical colleagues. The dentist's role in management of obstructive sleep apnea and upper airway resistance syndrome are growing at an extraordinary rate. Oral appliance therapy is a well-accepted means of treatment for many patients and some cases the treatment of choice. Dr. Smith will demonstrate how the dentist 's role in the use of oral appliances can become a rewarding and profitable part of dental practice. In addition to informative lectures there will be demonstrations on correct procedures for taking a bite registration using the George Gauge and the use of the Pat_100 home sleep monitoring device for evaluation of sleep progress.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Have a knowledge of normal sleep physiology & an understanding of sleep disordered breathing
2. Have an understanding of child and adolescent sleep disorders
3. Have extensive knowledge of the reasons for evaluating patients for sleep disorders
4. Know how to evaluate a patient for oral appliance therapy who has been diagnosed with sleep breathing disorder
5. Get a basic understanding of selection of oral appliance for your patients with Hands on taking actual registration with the George Gauge

FACULTY:

• Charles D. Smith, D.D.S. is currently an Associate Professor of Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for the University of Florida College of Dentistry's Department of Operative Dentistry and an attending Dentist of the Parker E. Mahan Facial Pain Center, Division of Sleep Disorders. He is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, One Year Mini Residency University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and a Two Year Fellowship at the University of Florida Facial Pain Center. Dr. Smith is a member of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

COURSE LIMIT:

26 participants

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS:

12 contact hours. Lecture/Participation

Hands-On Workshop

REGISTRATION FEE:

Dentist: $325 per session. Or, register for both sessions and receive a discounted fee of $595. Auxiliaries: $155 per session. Or, register for both sessions and receive a discounted fee of $255

Dates	Location	Course #
Dec. 5-6, 2008 (Fri.-Sun.)	Gainesville	090016
Nov. 6-7, 2009(Fri.-Sun.)	Gainesville	090016

Team Discount Available

Continuing Education at UFCD wishes to express its appreciation to Great Lakes Orthodontics, Inc. and Itamar for an unrestricted grant, which helped, in part, to make this course possible.