Hands on and Didactic Maxi-Residency with Cadaver Workshop, in Craniofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine
About This Event
This Mini-Residency program offers a variety of exciting workshops and hands-on demonstrations throughout the four sessions. Participants will receive lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on workshops, including TMJ evaluation, fitting temporary appliances, and cadaver labs. The program is designed to equip dental professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to screen for and manage sleep apnea and craniofacial pain effectively. Each session will cover critical topics such as anatomy related to sleep and TMD, pharmacology for pain, and treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Learning Objectives
- Basic understanding of the physiology of sleep, breathing, sleep-related movement disorders, upper airway resistance syndrome, adult and pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- Review of health consequences of sleep deficiency
- Understanding the anatomy as it relates to the upper airway to understand the anatomic model of airway obstructions better
- Understand the interrelationship between TMD and sleep
- Review the common orofacial pain disorders (internal derangements, muscle disorders, neuropathic, neurovascular) and the criteria to diagnose such conditions
- Review patient intake forms and conduct a comprehensive interview to gather clues to help with a differential diagnosis
- Hands-on examination, taking sleep appliance and TMJ appliance bite registration
- Review of oral appliances for the management of OSA and which appliance is appropriate for each case
- Hands-on appliance fitting, adjustment, and troubleshooting
- Review normal and pathological images of Panorex, CBCT, and MRIs of the TMJ and upper airway
- Indication and contraindications of injections for orofacial pain
- Hands-on module allowing clinicians to feel comfortable with the landmark and techniques of such injections
- Fabricating temporary appliances for TMD and Sleep.
Additional Event Information
Target Audience
All Dental Professionals
Event Format
In-person
CE Credits
67*