Would you like to know more about managing patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome?

The Canadian Sleep Society is going to hold its bi-annual scientific meeting in Halifax October 4-6, 2013. One focus of this meeting will be on the role of dentistry in managing patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

The following presentations should be of interest to those clinicians in the dental profession who would like to be involved in the care of sleep apnea patients.

• Pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• How to Diagnose Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• The Role of the Physician and Dentist in Identifying Patients Who Should be Screened for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Treatment Options for the Sleep Apnea Patient
  • Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
  • Role of Weight Loss
  • Positional Therapy
  • Dental Appliance Therapy
  • Soft Tissue Surgery to Treat the Sleep Apnea Patient
  • Use of Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery to Improve the Pharyngeal Airway
• Long Term Effectiveness of Oral Appliance Therapy
• Mandibular Advancement for Patients with Bruxism
• Titration of Mandibular Positioning in the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients, When is it Enough?
• Compliance Monitoring in the Oral Appliance Therapy
• Dental and TMJ Side Effects of Oral Appliance Therapy
• Pediatric Sleep Apnea Long Term Treatment Follow-up
• Pediatric Sleep Apnea – the Orthodontists Role
• Cardiovascular Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Impact of CPAP
• Cardiovascular Effects from Oral Appliance Treatment
• Oral Appliance Designs, What does the Literature Say?
• Case Reports on Different Types of Oral Appliance
• Canadian Guidelines on Oral Appliance Therapy
• Role of the Orthodontist in the Preparation of Patients undergoing Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery
• Subjective and Objective Outcomes in Patients undergoing Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery
• Oral Appliance and CPAP, Can they be used in Combination or Alternating?

Information and registration options are found on the Canadian Sleep Society website: www.canadiansleepsociety.ca

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