dental sleep medicine and softwware training

Dentistry can now play a significant role in Sleep Medicine. In order to do so we, we must leave the dental model and communicate with our sleep and general physicians in a way that we have never had to before. Dental Write software makes that transition easy for us. This course is the same comprehensive course given in our own Allentown Pain Center but has the added advantage software training with the best software made specifically for sleep obstructive disorders on the market,

An extra half day has been added to the full two day program so that all aspects of the original course are covered and the software program training is a true addition!

Dr. Glassman The purpose of this seminar is to teach the basic principles of sleep medicine and give you the tools to become a valuable part of the Sleep Medicine Team. In addition to sleep medicine principles, you will learn the role of oral appliance therapy in sleep medicine. You will learn how to connect with the sleep doctors and sleep laboratories in your area, and how to become an integral part of the sleep medicine team by not competing with the sleep centers but instead providing them with an alternative treatment to CPAP, which is so frequently needed.

A practice management module will help you implement these procedures and insurance concepts into your practice. Most exciting, the learning curve is such that all attendees can fully expect to be ready to go back to their offices and become involved with sleep dentistry immediately.The entire tuition can be recovered by treating only two patients.

2 1/2 days - Limited Registration
Registration Confirmed Upon Receipt of Payment
18 Continuing Education Credits
Teaching will include the use of the Remmers Sleep Recorder

The first seven doctors to register will have the option to come a day early and observe in-house patient care at a nominal fee. You wil observe chronic pain and TM joint dysfunction patients as well as those with obstructive sleep disorders.

seminar syllabus & course schedule

Thursday

7A.M. BREAKFAST

8 A.M. TO NOON LECTURE

Sleep Medicine Principles
Physiology of Obstructive Sleep Disorders
Co-morbidities of Obstructive Sleep Disorders
Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Disorders
Polysomnogram interpretation
Use of Home Oximetry in Diagnosis and Monitoring

NOON TO 1 P.M. LUNCH

1 P.M. TO 5 P.M. LECTURE

CPAP Therapy
Split-night Polysomnograms
Titration Polysomnograms
Surgical Treatment Alternatives
- Review of UPPP. LAUP. Orthognathic Surgery,Genial Tubercle Surgery, Somnoplasty
Dental Examination: Review of Minimal Dental Requirements for Oral Appliance Therapy
Craniomandibular Examination
TMJ Screening Examination
Treatment Planning Based on Examination Results
- How Joint Status Affects Treatment Decisions
- How Chronic Plain Patients Are Treated
- Treatment Decisions Based on Sleep Medicine Diagnosis
Oral Appliance Therapy
- Brief History of Oral Appliance Therapy
- Facts and Myths; How to Conquer the Myths and Inform of the Facts.
- Efficacy of Oral Appliance Therapy
- Compliance of Oral Appliance Therapy vs. CPAP Therapy
- Review of Goals of Oral Appliance Therapy
- Physiology of Oral Appliance Therapy - How they work (This will surprise you!)
- Which Appliance? Why? When? What Constitutes An Ideal Appliance?
- Appliance Construction and Insertion
- The Importance of Patient Instructions and Communication
- Appliance Monitoring and Titration
- Long Term Appliance Use
- Treatment of Bruxism
- Treating Potential Associated joint Pain
- Prevention, Evaluating, and Treating Occlusal Changes
- Review of Potential Side Effects: How to Treat

Friday

7A.M. BREAKFAST

8 A.M. TO NOON LECTURE

Oral Appliances Continued
Case Reviews
Practice Management
- How to Treat Your Own Dental Patients
- How to Develop Relationships with Sleep Centers and Sleep Physicians: Working with the Physicians as Opposed to Competing
Joint Vibration Analysis as a Screening Device and a Practice Builder


Joint Vibration Analysis - full procedure.	Joint Vibration Analysis - Mirror view displaying both the "patient" and the computer screen.

The All Important History Taking Methods

NOON TO 1 P.M. LUNCH

1 P.M. TO 5 P.M. DEMONSTRATION

Hands-on Appliance Insertion - Each participant will insert an appliance and have their own appliance inserted for his or her use or for demonstration purposes.
Software Training with Case Examples
Examinations Using Software
Following a Case from start to finish with software advantage

Saturday

Dental Sleep Medicine Review
Case Presentation
Round Table Discussion and Summary

what previous participants have said

Dr. Glassman "Walked away with a wealth of information and study materials. The software training was fantastic. This was a great course!"

"I really appreciated Barry’s philosophy and caring approach and the presentation of the whole picture in treating a medical condition that we as dentists didn’t know much about…….until now!"

"Dr. Glassman’s repetition and information reinforcement made this new subject matter easy and fun to learn."

"What did I like about the course? It is extremely comprehensive. And the free sharing of ideas with the lack of a financial bias on Barry’s part made this an incredible and unique professional experience."

tuition

Includes breakfast and lunches, a comprehensive reference manual, TWO appliances for each attendee, hands on experience inserting appliances, a full course in dental sleep medicine, plus the added bonus of software training.

Schedule...

news

New Courses and the 2008 Schedule

The 2008 schedule is here, and the WEB SITE has been updated for your convenience.

You can to the seminars tab and learn the details about any course. Courses are listed in either the Pain and Dysfunction Tab or the Dental Sleep Medicine Courses Tab.
In addition, you can look up the Course Packages Tab. There are two choices here. One is the Pain/Dysfunction package; and the other involves taking a Sleep Medicine series in either Texas or the Northeast (Philadelphia and New York.)
You can then go the seminar schedule and arrange the list either by course name or date. Click on any of the courses for a more brief description and a link to registration for that course.
Payment can now be made through Pay Pal which accepts all major credit cards. Please note: You do not need a Pay Pal account. You may choose to continue in the registration process and use any major credit card.

Feel free to use the Contact section to email us directly

New courses this Year!

                1. A Dental Sleep Medicine series sponsored by Somnomed. These are being offered in Texas, Philadelphia and New York with more to be announced. Call our office OR Somnomed for further iniformtion

                2. Advanced Biometrics: Finally; a course for you experienced BioPAK users that .. YES...includes treatment decision making including the BioPAK and all diagnostic criteria! Cases, in depth study of JVA, and in depth descriptions from both Dr. Glassman and JOHN RADKE, will make this course an incredible experience!

And one more thing….

If you’re looking for the Biometrics Course and Injection Course in Costa Rica, this year’s version has been canceled. The 2009 dates WILL BE

March 6-8, 2009 Biometrics in Dentistry (Arenal)

March 9-12, 2009 Touring in Costa Rica

March 13-15, 2009 Hands On Injection (San Jose)

Those who have registered for the 2008 version have been notified and are planning on coming in 2009, so watch carefully and make your plans now A 500 dollar deposit will save your spot until October of 2008. It’s a week you don’t want to miss!

2008 promises to be an exciting year.