Dental Sleep Medicine: From Getting Started to Billing. Filmed Live at Townie Meeting by Dr. Mark Murphy
About This Event
This course will survey the current landscape of medical and dental treatments for sleep apnea to help you decide how and if to evolve into this life-saving arena. The overview will cover marketing, physician communication, basic treatment philosophies, appliance choices, medical billing and the financial and emotional impact on your practice and team. Sleep medicine has progressed in diagnosis and treatment protocols and outcome predictability. It is estimated that 25 percent of the population is at risk for this life-threatening condition, and dentistry is at the front lines. Mark will help you begin to chart a course into the various aspects of this treatment construct. This course will help you determine if you want to treat these patients.
Learning Objectives
- General understanding of the sleep-related conditions and the role of the dental team.
- Effective communication with the physicians and their offices.
- Develop a matrix for marketing sleep appliance therapy to current patients and prospects.
- Overview of the medical billing process and the financial and emotional impact on your practice.