COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING OVERVIEW
The Comprehensive Training Series is designed to equip dentists and their assistants with the tools to build and grow a
dental sleep medicine practice. The course involves a two-day
hands-on course. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with each step of an evidence-based Standard of Care that
ensures patients get optimal treatment results.
The course will calibrate dentists' knowledge and skills so that graduates
of the course achieve predictable results. Attendees will be prepared to treat patients with varying levels of disease
severity and will know how to troubleshoot so that patients are successful with oral appliance therapy (OAT) over a
long period of time.
HANDS ON COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course presents the fundamentals of Dental Sleep Medicine practice in an engaging and practical format. The
curriculum is designed to meet the needs of both the novice dentist and the dentist that wants to scale up his or her
practice. Dentists will go home from this course with the knowledge and skills to provide a valued service that
optimizes both patient success and satisfaction with the therapy.
Upon completion, dentists will receive certification of skills-based competency. Doctors are invited to bring one assistant to the course for a discounted fee. In addition to expert classroom and hands on instruction, each student will receive the following materials:
One custom TAP® 3 device. Two non-custom TAP® CS devices. One sample AM Aligner to maintain teeth alignment. A manual written by expert practitioners on how to integrate OAT into your practice. A home sleep test with a pulse-oximeter to familiarize yourself with recommended equipment. Patient education materials. Marketing materials.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Participants will learn core, evidence-based concepts that ensure optimal treatment results and quality of care.
Practice each step of the treatment process, includes working with non-custom and custom appliances.
Develop patient education skills to facilitate communication in treatment planning and follow-up care to enhance
patient acceptance of and compliance with oral appliance therapy.
Learn how to build a successful dental sleep medicine practice within an existing practice or as a specialty clinic.
Discuss case studies and scenarios that face the dental sleep medicine practitioner during interactive sessions.
Understand how to troubleshoot complicated cases and when to recommend further intervention.
OPTIONAL PRACTICE START-UP KIT
The Dental Institute of Sleep Medicine offers students a Dental Sleep Medicine Start Up Toolkit. Each participant in the Comprehensive Clinical Skills course has the option to purchase our discounted Dental Sleep Medicine Practice Toolkit for $1995.00. Dentists may purchase the kit on site if they do not wish to buy it when they register for the course. Each kit contains:
Two non-custom TAP® CS devices. One 10-pack of AM Aligners to maintain teeth alignment. Nonin 3100 WristOx Oximetry device with finger sensor and wrist wrap. Nonin Fabric Carring Case Nonin Download Cable ProFox oximetry data management software to evaluate at home sleep tests. Lab accessories and hand-piece attachments for working with oral appliances (13 total). Demonstration model of median head and neck. Hokema Book "Oral Appliance Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea". Body Mass Index Chart in color. Epworth Sleepiness Scale Notepad. Assorted Patient education materials. Assorted Marketing materials.
INSTRUCTORS
W. Keith Thornton, DDS
Gary Bailey, DDS
CE CREDITS
Up to 16 hours of continuing education credits are available to clinicians who complete courses held at the Dental
Institute of Sleep Medicine. Baylor College of Dentistry Department of Continuing Education provides both ADA
CERP credits as well as AGD PACE credits to our students for an additional fee of $25 per letter per course.
PRE-COURSE PREPARATION
Each participant will receive his or her own custom oral appliance (TAP® 3) for use during the course. Please send the dentist and assistant's personal dental casts and bite registration at 60% protrusion no later than 2 weeks before the course to:
Airway Management LLC
3418 Midcourt Rd. Suite 114
Carrollton, TX 75006
LOGISTICS
Course Location: Airway Management LLC, 3418 Midcourt Rd., #114, Carrollton, TX, 75006. This is our main office and production facility which is conveniently located within 30 minutes of Dallas International Airport.
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Hotel Location: Staybridge Suites Addison (Corporate rates available under Airway Technologies, Inc.) 6060 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75248 Phone: 972-726-9990
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Transportation: Free shuttle from hotel to/from course; vouchers to/from airport
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WEEKDAY COURSE TIMES
Weekday Class Start: Course will begin at 8 am Friday morning.
Weekday Class End: Dismissal by 5 pm on Friday.
WEEKEND COURSE TIMES
Weekend Class Start: Course will begin at 8 am Saturday.
Weekend Class End: Dismissal by 5 pm on Saturday.
QUESTIONS
Please email questions about registration and course content to:
contactami@amisleep.com
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