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Upcoming CE Programs

Dental Sleep Medicine
Mini-Residency
- By Nierman Practice Management
2021/2022 Dates: Session 1: June 11-12, 2021 | Session 2: Sept 17-18, 2021
Session 3: Dec 10-11, 2021 | Session 4: Mar 04-05, 2022
Location: 200 Ashford Center North. STE 195. Atlanta, GA 30338
About The Event
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This Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency is a 4-session, 64 CE Credit program designed to give dental practices the knowledge and guidance to fully incorporate obstructive sleep apnea treatment into their practice.
2021 Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency Highlights
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The program consists of four 2-day sessions for implementing dental sleep medicine.
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Each class limited to 23 live participants for a unique and personalized experience.
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Start to finish hands-on walk throughs: including screening, communication, exams, bite registration techniques, appliance deliveries & adjustments.
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Increase your knowledge in TMD, correlation with sleep, and managing side effects.
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Learn medical billing for dental sleep medicine from cross-coding icon Rose Nierman.
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Includes custom-made appliances for attendees for an immersive hands-on experience.
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Physician guest speakers including a sleep physician, ENT, neurologist, and RPSGT teach the medical model of sleep apnea treatment and provide referral building strategies

OFP/TMD & Dental Sleep
Medicine Program
- by Ben Pat Institute
2022 Dates: Session 1: Jan 21-22 2022 | Session 2: Feb 25-26, 2022 | Session 3: Mar 25-26, 2022
Session 4: May 13-14, 2022
Location: 200 Ashford Center North. STE 195. Atlanta, GA 30338
About The Event
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What you will learn in this 4 session program:
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Understand the importance of anatomy and neuroanatomy as it applies to pain and sleep.
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Understand the pain and sleep history and the relevance of asking the questions and its impact on your diagnosis and treatment.
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Obtain skills to perform a comprehensive examination for pain and sleep patients.
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How to diagnosis the various TMD, Orofacial pain conditions and manage them.
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Learn how to get paid for your services and build a pain and sleep practice.
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Understanding imaging and its findings as it impacts your treatment plan.
Program Agenda
Session 1
Day 1
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Anatomy Related to Sleep and TMD
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Neuroanatomy and Basic Concept of Pain Science of Pain
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TMJ Disorders
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Muscle Disorders
Day 2
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Physiology of Normal and Abnormal Sleep
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Classification of Sleep Disorders and HST/PSG
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Screening for Dental Sleep Medicine and Identifying Patients within your practice
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Treatment options for OSA
Session 3
Day 1
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Sleep Bruxism, TMD-Orofacial pain and sleep breathing interactions
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TMJ splint therapy
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Neurovascular/Neuropathic Pain
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Adjunct therapy for pain management
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Getting Paid – Understand Billing
Day 2
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Pharmacology for pain
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Common Craniofacial pain disorders
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Why multiple discipline in management of pain
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Managing Complications/Understanding Success in dental sleep medicine
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Sleep and pain relationship – triage and managing both conditions.
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Building a TMD and DSM practice
Session 2
Day 1
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History taking in OFP
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TMJ Evaluation, ROM, Cranial Nerve Evaluation, muscle palpation workshop
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Imaging for TMD and Sleep
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Understanding Oral Appliance Therapy for pain and sleep
Day 2
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Bite relationships Lecture and taking Bites for sleep. Hands on Fitting temp appliance
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Oral Appliance Selection and Procedures
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Injections – Lecture
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Injections – Hands on
Session 4
Day 1
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Titration and delivery of appliance process
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Appliance delivery for sleep, Fabricate AM aligners
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Taking bites for TMD appliances. Fabricating temporary splints
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Interactive case studies – student participation
Day 2
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Pediatric sleep
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Pediatric sleep management
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Understanding the role of the Nasal passage, CT of nasal and airway, sinus and GERD in OSA
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Questions/ Review
Program Agenda
Session 1
Day 1
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Anatomy Related to Sleep and TMD
-
Neuroanatomy and Basic Concept of Pain Science of Pain
-
TMJ Disorders
-
Muscle Disorders
Day 2
-
Physiology of Normal and Abnormal Sleep
-
Classification of Sleep Disorders and HST/PSG
-
Screening for Dental Sleep Medicine and Identifying Patients within your practice
-
Treatment options for OSA
Session 3
Day 1
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Sleep Bruxism, TMD-Orofacial pain and sleep breathing interactions
-
TMJ splint therapy
-
Neurovascular/Neuropathic Pain
-
Adjunct therapy for pain management
-
Getting Paid – Understand Billing
Day 2
-
Pharmacology for pain
-
Common Craniofacial pain disorders
-
Why multiple discipline in management of pain
-
Managing Complications/Understanding Success in dental sleep medicine
-
Sleep and pain relationship – triage and managing both conditions.
-
Building a TMD and DSM practice
Session 2
Day 1
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History taking in OFP
-
TMJ Evaluation, ROM, Cranial Nerve Evaluation, muscle palpation workshop
-
Imaging for TMD and Sleep
-
Understanding Oral Appliance Therapy for pain and sleep
Day 2
-
Bite relationships Lecture and taking Bites for sleep. Hands on Fitting temp appliance
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Oral Appliance Selection and Procedures
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Injections – Lecture
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Injections – Hands on
Session 4
Day 1
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Titration and delivery of appliance process
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Appliance delivery for sleep, Fabricate AM aligners
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Taking bites for TMD appliances. Fabricating temporary splints
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Interactive case studies – student participation
Day 2
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Pediatric sleep
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Pediatric sleep management
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Understanding the role of the Nasal passage, CT of nasal and airway, sinus and GERD in OSA
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Questions/ Review