Course Description – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding and Implementing Airway and Sleep Disordered Breathing Protocols

Sept 13-14, 2019 – Kelowna, BC

Day 1

  • Airway disorders and sleep disordered breathing – introduction, health concerns from a Public Health perspective
  • Anatomy and physiology of the airway
  • Genetic and epigenetic factors in airway and craniofacial development
  • Introduction of the System for managing airway patients
  • Structure, function and behavior as root causes of airway dysfunction
  • Patient Screening introduced
  • Data collection – medical metrics, clinical exam, clinical photography, and cone beam CT scan, digital intraoral scanning
  • Interpretation of data collection
  • Training of high-resolution pulse oximeter
  • Demonstration of scanner
  • Introduction to diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Upper airway Resistance Syndrome

Day 2

  • Diagnosing cases
  • Review of data
  • Oral Appliance therapy introduced
  • Review of myofunctional therapy and functional appliances
  • Building a network of providers for our airway patients.
  • Review of sleep and health
  • Case presentations and reviews.
  • Adjunctive therapies.

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Any questions – feel free to call us at the lab. 250-861-3333

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