Dental Sleep Medicine & TMD-A System for Dx & Tx, Session 3 of 3

This comprehensive 3 session (6 day) course will teach you an effective, reproducible SYSTEM for screening and triage of structural injuries, OSA and systemic inflammatory conditions. Understand the proper steps and protocols for patient treatment to achieve reproducible results. All forms & documentation (patient intake, clinical exam, tracking, medical billing) will be supplied to successfully treat patients.

Session 1 covers:

* Screening for OSA in Your Practice
* Sleep, Pain, TMD...the Connection
* Airway and TMJ Neuroanatomy
* Functional Anatomy of the TMJ
* Electrodiagnostics (JVA, JawTracking, EMG)
* LIVE Clinical Examination on Real Patient
* Imaging - CBCT / Plain Film / X-Rays / MRI
* Demonstration of neurologic examination - Motor Nerve Reflex Testing
* Phonetic Bite Registration
* Muscles of the head and neck

Session 2 covers:

* Sleep Disorders
* Triage of Sleep Appliance Therapy
* Orthotic Design & Indications
* Headaches
* Recapturing Discs
* Basic Concepts of Pain
* Principles of Pharmacology
* Anesthetic Diagnostic/therapeutic injection blocks
* LIVE Clinical Examination on Real Patient
* Working with Other Healthcare Professionals
* Case presentations

Session 3 covers:

* Sleep Disorders that Cause TMJ Pain
* Differential Diagnosis of Craniomandibular Disorders
* Arthrocentesis
* Physical Medicine Modalities
* How to Build a SLEEP into Your Practice - medical billing, patient communications
* Nutrition for the TMD Patient
* Phase I Rehabilitation to Phase II Permanent Stabilization
* Phase II Ortho and Restorative
* Case presentations
* LIVE Clinical Examination on Real Patient

This program qualifies for 48 hours AGD/PACE and IAO Lecture & Participation Continued Education