Integrating Sleep into a Restorative Practice
Participants must have taken the Sleep Prosthodontics course to participate.Hands-on sessions limit attendance to 25 doctors. Front desk, hygienist and dental assistance may attend but will not participate in hands-on sessions. Staff fee $750 for both days. Staff may be registered by emailing Michael Boatner at sleepdentistry101@yahoo.com or informing our registrar when your office is contacted for a deposit.
CORE SLEEP ALUMNI: Please contact Michael Boatner at sleepdentistry101@yahoo.com or (210) 828-3334 for information about the Alumni rates and Thursday night reception.
Drs. Jeff Rouse and Jose Barrera
Term 1
Date: November 30- December 1, 2012
Location: San Antonio, TX
The link between medical/dental health and sleep disturbances continues to broaden with research and application. This course is designed not only to refine your diagnostic skills and increase your patient-based treatment options, but also expand your vision through the professional development of your team as you integrate dental sleep medicine into your practice.
Special Keynotes: Dr Jose Barrera, triple-boarded in Sleep, ENT and Facial Plastics- will present an interactive discussion on Surgical Options for Apnea and UARS Patients, Differentiating Adult and Pediatric Procedures and The Communicative Link Between Dentist and Physician.
Staff Development- will include presentations and breakout sessions with Question.Answer discussion led by Rouse's RDH, Sleep Coordinator, and Front Desk Manager.
TOPICS TO INCLUDE:
- Titration of patients with multiple at-home sleep devises- Hands-on
- Case presentations- learning to read sleep studies
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Deliver and adjust multiple appliances- Hands-on
- Flowchart of visits with new sleep patients
- Maintain or surgically reconstruct airway patients
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Appliance selection
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Dealing with maintenance and failure
- Integrating dentistry with medicine
- Combining CPAP and MAA
- Filing insurance and Medicare claims
- Strategies to incorporate into a restorative practice
Cancellation Policy
Written notification of withdrawal from any course must be received at least 30 days prior to
the scheduled course. Cancellations will be accommodated with a onetime only, transfer of tuition
and deposit to a future course. Notification of less than 30 days will result in a forfeit of the
deposit.
CORE Dentistry reserves the right to cancel or reschedule courses as appropriate with advanced
notification to participants. In such events, tuition on deposit may be refunded in full or
transferred to a future course. In no event shall CORE Dentistry be liable for any cancellation
or change penalties assessed by an airline or hotel as a result of course date changes or
cancellations.