COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The course will be made up of a mixture of didactic learning and practical “hands-on” experience teaching designed to provide delegates with:
An overview of sleep disordered breathing with special reference to the association of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and snoring.
Practical advice on introducing DSM service into your practice.
An explanation of how oral appliances work.
Protocols to help safely assess and monitor patients.
A Dental Protection (UK) Ltd and Dental Defence Union approved pre-treatment screening protocol to help select out those patients safe to treat without specialist referral and to identify those worthy of specialist investigation.
Details of the New OrthoApnea (NOA) oral appliance. It’s concept, design and customisation.
The knowledge how to prescribe and customise the NOA using the ApneaDock ‘on line’ platform.
The surgery and laboratory requirements and procedures required for optimum performance and patient comfort.
Ways of evaluating treatment.
‘Hands On’ experience in practicing protrusive registration techniques using the George Gauge in addition to NOA fitting and adjustment protocols.
Clinical case study presentations.
The opportunity for interactive group discussion.