Toronto Sleep Fellowship

About This Course

A dental sleep medicine fellowship program designed for dentists just getting started in dental sleep medicine, as well as experienced dental practitioners looking to increase their knowledge of sleep medicine through hands-on clinical experience. The program exposes participants to all aspects of diagnosis, clinical examination, and principles of oral appliance therapy, including design, selection, fitting, adjustment, and management of potential side effects.

Learning Outcomes

✓Understand sleep physiology and the life threatening consequences of sleep disordered breathing
✓Screen patients and examine for sleep disorders
✓Educate patients and help them identify important issues of sleep disordered breathing
✓Deploy and evaluate a Home Sleep Test
✓Understand treatment options with emphasis on application of oral appliance therapy
✓Understand, identify and manage craniofacial pain problems and TMD as they may arise during management of sleep disorders
✓Build and maintain a dental sleep medicine practice
✓Communicate effectively with physicians
✓Read and interpret diagnostic sleep studies
✓Understand use and limitations of home sleep tests
✓Demonstrate understanding of potential limitations and complications of dental devices

Course Curriculum

1.Sleep physiology
2.Diagnosis and clinical examination principles
3.Oral appliance therapy design
4.Oral appliance selection
5.Oral appliance fitting and adjustment
6.Identification and management of side effects
7.Diagnostic sleep studies interpretation
8.Home sleep tests
9.Craniofacial pain and TMD management
10.Dental sleep medicine practice management

Course Details

Price: Free
Format: in-person
Duration: Not specified

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