Dr. Steven Acker – Fri/Sat – May 7-8, 2021 – 8:30 am – 5pm – (14) CE Credits – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding and Implementing Airway and Sleep Disordered Breathing Protocols

Day 1

• Airway disorders and sleep disordered breathing – introduction, health concerns from a Public Health perspective
• Anatomy and physiology of the airway
• Genetic and epigenetic factors in airway and craniofacial development
• Introduction of the System for managing airway patients
• Structure , function and behavior as root causes of airway dysfunction
• Patient Screening introduced
• Data collection – medical metrics, clinical exam, clinical photography, and cone beam CT scan, digital intraoral scanning
• Interpretation of data collection
• Training of high resolution pulse oximeter
• Demonstration of scanner
• Introduction to diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Upper airway Resistance Syndrome

Day 2

• Diagnosing cases
• Review of data from high resolution pulse oximeters.
• Oral Appliance therapy introduced
• Analog impression techniques for oral appliance therapy
• Digital scanning for oral appliance therapy (live demo)
• Review of myofunctional therapy and functional appliances
• Building a network of providers for our airway patients.
• Review of sleep and health
• Case presentations and reviews.
• Adjunctive therapies.