Graduate Diploma of Dental Sleep Medicine Mini Residency

About This Course

A comprehensive graduate diploma program in dental sleep medicine offered by Dr Derek Mahony and certified by the City of London Dental School. The course emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to sleep disorders dentistry with presentations from dentists, maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, ENT surgeons and sleep physicians. Designed for dental professionals currently treating snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients using oral appliances.

Learning Outcomes

✓Identify signs and symptoms of sleep-related breathing disorders
✓Diagnose obstructive sleep apnea
✓Treat sleep-related breathing disorders using oral appliances
✓Understand the multidisciplinary approach to sleep disorders dentistry
✓Apply etiological treatment approaches for obstructive sleep apnea
✓Manage pediatric considerations in dental sleep medicine
✓Understand the relationship between craniofacial morphology and sleep disordered breathing
✓Implement proper bite registration and appliance selection techniques

Course Curriculum

1.Introduction Video by Dr Mahony and Module Content
2.Lecture - Video 1
3.Written Assignment
4.Standard OSA Letter
5.Informed Consent
6.Fee for Service Agreement
7.Appliance Care Instructions
8.Affidavit of CPAP intolerance
9.Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
10.Etiological Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
11.Sleep Bruxism
12.Pediatric Considerations for Dental Sleep Medicine
13.Impact of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea on orthodontic treatment
14.Extractions and Airway
15.The role of rapid maxillary expansion in oral and general health
16.Development of craniofacial and dental arch morphology in relation to sleep disordered breathing from 4 to 12 years
17.Jefferson Analysis
18.BEARS questions
19.Sleep bruxism: a comprehensive overview for the dental clinician
20.Napping
21.Random Trial of Novel EPAP Device for Treatment of OSA
22.Protrusive Bite Registration techniques
23.Pulse Oximetry vs Sleep Study
24.Mouth-breathing, malocclusion and restoration of nasal breathing
25.Velopharyngeal Anatomy in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
26.The Effect of Posture and Mandibular Protruding Device on Pharyngeal Dimensions
27.Sleep Apnea Phenotyping: Implications for Dental Sleep Medicine

Course Details

Price: Free
Format: online

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