Dentists $6595-payment in full due at time of registration. Or $6995 if paid in two installments ($3497.50 at the time of initial registration. The remaining payment of $3497.50 must be paid by Noon on Jan 3, 2020.) Fees include all meals on the agenda, group dinner, webinars between sessions, parking and more.

 

Dental Assistants and/or Dental Hygienists may attend a weekend session for $850 or all 3 sessions for $2200 with their dentist. You will qualify to attend without your dentist if your dentist has previously taken the Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency at UNC. If you wish to have appliances made; there will be an additional charge of $1,000. Fees include all meals on the agenda, group dinner, webinars between sessions, parking and more.

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Cancellations and Refunds
Refunds will be made only if your space is filled. Refund requests (less 10% of TOTAL cost of the program) must be submitted in writing or email at least 20 days prior to the program start date. Due to non-refundable commitments, we cannot offer refunds after this date. The UNC School of Dentistry Continuing Dental Education Program cannot be responsible for the refund of any part of the registration fee as a result of emergencies, unforeseen circumstances, or events beyond its control after the cancellation date.

For participants seeking certification in Dental Sleep Medicine: The American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine accepts ADA CERP recognized continuing education credits in dental sleep medicine or sleep medicine provided by a non-profit organization or accredited university, such as the UNC School of Dentistry. Participation in the UNC Mini-Residency, however, does not satisfy the Board's requirement for ten (10) case presentations. For more information, see https://abdsm.org/

ADA CERP: Credit Hours - 15.75

Course Description
The University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry is pleased to offer the 2020 Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency. The three, weekend sessions of lecture from nationally recognized experts and hands-on clinical exercises will prepare each participant to evaluate patients for, and deliver in their dental offices, customized oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea and snoring. Working in small groups, participants will be guided by course faculty in state-of-the-art patient examination techniques, impression and record taking, fitting and adjusting oral appliances that are marketed for sleep-disordered breathing, and in the identification and management of side effects. Patient specific oral appliance selection will be addressed and each participant will have three different oral appliances custom fit to their teeth. More advanced topics will include treatment of the pediatric patient with OSA, combination therapy for patients who fail to respond adequately to oral appliances alone, and maxillofacial surgical procedures for OSA and their indications. Participants will learn how to optimally collaborate with physicians to successfully treat this severe medical condition. The special challenges of Dental Sleep Medicine practice management will be described and strategies to successfully address the challenges will be discussed.

 

Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Session I (January 10-11, 2020) - Agenda

• Describe basic physiology of normal and abnormal sleep, of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other common sleep disorders.
• Explain the role of dentistry in sleep medicine and discuss how to screen patients for sleep disorders in your dental practice.
• Describe the different types of oral appliances used to treat OSA or snoring, their modes of action, and selection of appliance for different patients.
• Write a protocol for treating patients with oral appliances in the participant's office and differentiate the roles of the dental and medical teams.
• Demonstrate how to evaluate patients for oral appliance therapy and how to take the required bite records.
• Demonstrate examination of the TMJ and masticatory muscles in the evaluation and treatment of patients with oral appliances.

Session II (February 28-29, 2020) - Agenda

• Describe normal and abnormal upper airway anatomy, its evaluation, and medical and surgical treatments of the airway by otolaryngologists (ENT).
• Demonstrate how to deliver oral appliances and assess their fit to the teeth.
• Demonstrate how to adjust oral appliances.
• Outline short and long-term side effects of oral appliance therapy and illustrate methods to address them.
• Develop a plan to manage side effects of oral appliance therapy.
• Discuss how dentists and physicians evaluate the effectiveness of oral appliance therapy.
• Describe combination therapy and its use to address poor treatment outcomes.
• Explain considerations of the TMJ in the treatment of OSA with oral appliances.

Session III (April 3-4, 2020) - Agenda

• Read PSG reports and use the information obtained in assessing patients before oral appliance therapy and in assessing the efficacy of therapy after the final adjustments are made.
• Demonstrate how to use home sleep apnea tests in the adjustment of oral appliances to optimize their efficacy.
• Describe how pediatric OSA differs from adult OSA, and dental approaches to the treatment of pediatric OSA.
• Distinguish oral and maxillofacial surgical approaches in the treatment of OSA and their indications.
• Review long-term follow-up care of patients treated with oral appliances.
• Outline strategies to optimize communications between dental and medical colleagues.
• Implement strategies to engage all dental team members in the practice of dental sleep medicine.
• Understand the unique challenges of DSM practice management such as those pertaining to medical insurance reimbursement, and strategies for addressing the challenges successfully.

 

Course Directors

Dr. Greg Essick is Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics and Center for Pain Research and Innovation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is adjunct professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences at the UNC School of Medicine where he serves as faculty in the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Program. At the UNC School of Dentistry, he oversees the Dental Sleep Clinic, which provides the school's venue for patient care, education and research in oral appliance and combination therapy for sleep-disordered breathing. Dr. Essick provides much of the school's continuing education in sleep medicine to practicing dentists in North Carolina. He authors/co-authors over 120 journal articles and book chapters, the most recent ones pertaining to sleep medicine. Dr. Essick is an active member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and past chair of the Academy's Research Committee.

 

Dr. Terry Bennett graduated from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 1977. He is entering his 40^th year of private practice with the last 27 being in a practice limited to the treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and Sleep Apnea. He is a member of several organizations and hold certifications in many of these. He has been extremely active in the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP) serving on the board of directors over a decade, in addition to serving as Program Chair for 4 years and President for 2 years. Currently he is the AACP Institute Director of Education. This position entails organizing and providing education associated with the treatment of TMD and Dental Sleep Medicine. Among the many certifications he has attained are DABCP (Diplomate American Board of Craniofacial Pain), DABCDSM (Diplomate American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine), DABDSM (Diplomate American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, DAAPM (Diplomate American Academy of Pain Management). Currently he divides his time between his private practice and lecturing for the AACP, Dental Schools and other organizations.

 

Dr. Mayoor Patel received his dental degree from the University of Tennessee in 1994. After graduation he completed a one-year residency in Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD). In 2011 he completed a Masters in Science from Tufts University in the area of Craniofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Patel has earned a Fellowship in the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics and the Academy of General Dentistry. He also became a Diplomate in the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, American Board of Orofacial Pain, American Board of Craniofacial Pain and American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Patel is the 2^nd dentist that has fulfilled the necessary requirements and is a registered polysomnographic technologist.

 

Presently, Dr. Patel serves as a board member with American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. He also has taken the role as examination chair for the American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine and American Board of Craniofacial Pain and as Director of Clinical Education for Nierman Practice Management. Adjunct faculty with the Atlanta Sleep School, Tufts University and Augusta University. In the past has served as a founding and board member of the Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals.

 

Course Faculty

Dr. Chase Bennett has been exclusively treating TMD & Sleep Breathing Disorders since graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 2011. He is also the youngest Dentist to receive Diplomate Status in the AACP for the treatment of Craniofacial Pain & Sleep Breathing Disorders. Dr. Bennett was the Director of the TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of San Diego for 3 years before locating to Colorado to become the Director of the Craniofacial Pain Center of Colorado. Currently, Dr. Bennett treats patients in Denver, CO, Tulsa, Ok, San Diego, CA and also in the UAE. Dr. Bennett also lectures internationally on the topics of Craniofacial Pain & Sleep Breathing Disorders.

 

Dr. George Blakey is Clinical Associate Professor and the Residency Program Director in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the UNC School of Dentistry. His DDS was awarded from the Medical College of Virginia in 1987. He then earned a general practice residency certificate at the Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago in 1988 and a residency certificate in oral and maxillofacial surgery at UNC in 1992. Dr. Blakey is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

 

Dr. Massimiliano Di Giosia is a graduate of the University G.dAnnunzio, School of Dentistry - Chieti, Italy. He completed a residency program in Orofacial Pain at the University of Kentucky-Orofacial Pain Center, directed by Prof. Jeffrey Okeson, in 2007, a postgraduate program in Headache medicine at the University of Turin,Italy , in 2008 and an Orthodontic residency program at the University of Cagliari, Italy, in 2011. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a certified expert dentist by the European Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Di Giosia was appointed clinical assistant professor at UNC in June 2015.He is responsible for clinical activity in orofacial pain, TMD and dental sleep medicine. He also focus on clinical research as well as teaching and supervising the residents of the schools new orofacial pain residency program.

Prior to arriving at UNC he was in private practice - limited to orthodontics, orofacial pain and dental sleep medicine  in Italy and held a position as an Adjunct professor at the University of Cagliari, School of Dentistry, Italy. He was also a consultant in Dental Sleep Medicine for the Sleep Center at the Villa Serena Hospital in Pescara, Italy from 2008 to 2015.

 

Dr. Ibrahim Duqum is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics and the director of the Digital Clinical Technology at UNC School of Dentistry. He completed his DDS degree in dentistry from the faculty of Dentistry at the University of Jordan in 1997. After graduation, he worked as a general dentist in Jordan for 7 years 5 of them as a military dentist in the Royal Medical Services (RMS). He Joined the UNC graduate Prosthodontics program in 2005 and received his certificate and an M.S. Degree in Prosthodontics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008. Dr. Duqum Board Eligible for the American Board of Prosthodontics a Fellow of International College of Dentists and a member of numerous dental organizations.

 

Dr. Duqum teaches all aspects of Prosthodontic therapy at the graduate, clinical and preclinical levels. Dr. Duqum was the recipient of the 2014 Richard Hunt Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence and received multiple class teaching awards, He was also the 2015 UNC nominee for the OKU Charles Craig national award for the best innovative dental educator. Dr. Duqum serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for multiple dental journals.

 

Dr. Duqum is actively involved in patient care at UNC Dental faculty practice and is a member of UNC dental implant team. His clinical interests include oral rehabilitation of complex cases with fixed, removable, and implant supported prostheses. His research interests include the educational and clinical applications of Digital Dentistry in addition to the clinical application of Implant Therapy and Contemporary Dental Materials. Dr. Duqum publishes and lectures about all aspects of prosthodontic and Dental Implant Therapy.

 

Diane Felton is a clinical Speech Language Pathologist, a Certified Orofacial Myologist, and a Qualified Orofacial Myologist. She has been practicing for 30 years and has worked in a hospital setting and an ENT practice in the past. Ms. Felton is currently in private practice in Durham and works part time in the UNC Dental clinic, seeing patients with oral myofunctional disorders for evaluations. She has received advanced education courses in evaluation of restricted lingual frenulum, including Dr. Soroush Zaghi’s Functional Frenuloplasty course, Autumn Henning’s Tethered Oral Tissues Course, and Ellen Carlin’s Tongue Tie and Oral Dysfunctions Course. Ms. Felton treats people of all ages. She is also a Buteyko Breathing educator.

Steve Ferrin, MHA, RPSGT has been a lead Neurodiagnostic Technologist II at UNC's Sleep Disorders Center for 4 years. He worked for 5 years as an EMT-I in Las Vegas before he began his sleep training and has been in the sleep field for over 11 years. He was the Operational Manager for a 20-bed sleep lab with locations in Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Reno. He also worked as lab manager for a hospital in upstate New York, before coming to UNC. Most recently, he was awarded acceptance into the UNC Emerging Leaders Academy. He received his Bachelors in Psychology from UNLV, and his Masters of Healthcare Administration degree from Columbia Southern University.

 

Dr. James Hogg received his DDS from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry. He was a Clinical Instructor at the school in the Fixed Prosthodontics Department. He practiced restorative dentistry in his own dental office for 25 years and entered into the field of Dental Sleep Medicine in 2007. He became a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine in 2010. Dr. Hogg joined Midwest Dental Sleep Center in 2009, where his practice was limited to the treatment of patients diagnosed with Sleep Disordered Breathing. He was the Dental Director of their AADSM Accredited Dental Sleep Centers in Oak Brook and Chicago, IL. He has worked with ten different oral appliances in this office and delivered over 2,000 devices. He recently moved to Asheville, NC and works with Dr Douglas Phillips treating patients with Sleep Disordered breathing. He is a frequent speaker for the AADSM and has presented several times at their Annual Meeting. He lectures nationally to dentists, physicians, RPSGT's and the general public on the topic of Dental Sleep Medicine.

 

Sujay Kansagra, MD is the director of Duke University's Pediatric Neurology Sleep Medicine Program and author of the book “My Child Won't Sleep.” Dr. Kansagra graduated from Duke University School of Medicine, where he also completed training as a pediatric neurologist. He did his fellowship in sleep medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, before joining the faculty at Duke as an assistant professor. He specializes in treating a variety of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy and parasomnias.

Megan McCormick is a lead medical billing & implementation specialist at Nierman Practice Management, where she trains dental practices daily on setting up proper protocols for clinical and medical billing success. Megan has 9 years of experience assisting a general dentist's practice and played a vital role in their transition into an exclusive dental sleep medicine & TMD practice. Her responsibilities included communicating with patients and medical insurance companies to maximize medical reimbursement. Megan utilizes her skills to transform dental teams into successful cross-coders.

 

 

Dr. Domingo Rodriguez-Cue is practicing sleep physician in North Carolina. His medical practice has four locations throughout the state. He practices sleep medicine for adults and children. Dr. Cue interprets polysomnogram’s for Sleepworks Inc., WakeMed hospital systems and Martin General Hospital. His sleep practice is 40% pediatrics with a focus on movement disorders, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disorders and insomnia. Along with prescribing CPAP therapy, Dr. Cue also works closely with dentists to provide oral appliances for his sleep apnea patients. He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, CHEST and the American Academy of Family Medicine. Dr. Cue specializes in non pharmacologic approaches to insomnia and movement disorders. Dr. Cue is also a faculty member for University At Sea and has lectured internationally.

 

 

Brent A. Senior, MD, FACS, FARS is Nathaniel and Sheila Harris Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he also serves as Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and Chief of Rhinology, Allergy, and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. Dr. Senior has lectured and instructed in nearly 120 national and international rhinology courses and authored 120 articles and chapters in the field. In 2005, he co-edited the very successful text “The Frontal Sinus,” now in its second edition. Dr. Senior's passion for education has been honored with his receipt of “Teacher of the Year” awards and the “Cottle Award” from the American Rhinologic Society, the highest award for education from that society. His clinical expertise has been honored with numerous annual “Top Doctor” awards, while his humanitarian efforts garnered him a “Humanitarian of the Year” Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology in 2005. He currently serves as Chair of Rhinology and Allergy Education for the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery; Associate Editor of the International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology; Past President of the American Rhinologic Society; President of the Christian Society of Otolaryngology; and he sits on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. He was recently named President-Elect of the International Rhinologic Society.

 

Michael Simmons: DMD, MSc, MPH, FAAOP (Dip ABDSM, Dip ABOP, Past-Fellow UCLA Medical School Pain Management Center) Dr. Simmons is Boarded (Diplomate) in both Dental Sleep Medicine and Orofacial Pain and maintains two California dental practices focusing on Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction and Orofacial Pain. Dr. Simmons was a Lecturer at UCLA 1987 - 2018 a past Clinical Assistant Professor at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA's School of Medicine. He received his DMD for the University of Pennsylvania, his MSc in sleep medicine from the University of Sydney school of medicine and his MPH from UCLA School of Public Health.

 

Dr. Simmons has been engaged in original research and published peer reviewed scientific papers and book chapters on Sleep Disorders and Orofacial Pain. In 2012 he was guest editor for the Journal of the California Dental Association (CDA) which devoted the February edition to Sleep Disordered Breathing. Dr. Simmons lectures throughout the U.S. and Internationally including to Sleep Academies, State Sleep Societies, Universities and Dental Societies on topics related to sleep and orofacial dysfunction and has published a children's book on Snoring. In the 2016 release of the 6^th edition of the 'sleep bible' Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, Dr. Simmons was honored to contribute in a small way and is listed as one of over 300 authors of which only 3 are U.S. dentists.

 

Dr. Simmons is well recognized in the dental and sleep health care provider communities and serves or served on various healthcare Board of Directors including the California Sleep Society, American Sleep Apnea Association, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Los Angeles Sleep Society, Dental Foundation of California and his local Dental Society component of the CDA the San Fernando Valley Dental Society (SFVDS). Finally, Dr. Simmons has been politically active in promoting the involvement in sleep disorders by organized dentistry including to the ADA and CDA, presented several times to the CDA policy development committee and California Dental Board and has written multiple resolutions on dentists treating sleep disorders that have been discussed and passed at both the CDA and ADA house of delegates.

 

Dr. Jamison Spencer completed his training in dentistry in 1998 at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine and received a Masters of Science degree in 2008 from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He is currently the director of The Center for Sleep Apnea and TMJ in Boise Idaho and Salt Lake City Utah. He is adjunct faculty at the UNC School of Dentistry and at UOP Dugoni School of Dentistry. He heads 'mini-residency' programs in Dental Sleep Medicine at Tufts University, University of the Pacific and the University of Utah. He is a past president of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Pain, the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, and the American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine.

 

Dr. Don Tyndall is Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the UNC School of Dentistry, Maxillofacial Radiology Division and Director of Radiology. He received his D.D.S. in 1980, his M.S.P.H. in 1984 and his Ph.D. in 1988 from the UNC School of Public Health.

 

Professor Tyndall has been the Director of Radiology for the UNC School of Dentistry from 1988 to the present and serves as the course director for two pre-doctoral radiology courses. Dr.Tyndall has also served as a commissioner on the North Carolina Radiation Protection Commission from 1988 to 2005 and was founder and program director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Graduate Program at the School of Dentistry from 1993 to 2006. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and was a director and past president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. Professor Tyndall has served two terms as the Councillor for Scientific Affairs and Public Policy on the Executive Council of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.

His research interests include: 3-D digital imaging, caries detection, applications of cone beam computed tomography in dentistry and cone beam CT interpretation. Dr. Tyndall has been lead author or co-author in over 112 journal articles.

 

Dr. Bradley Vaughn is a tenured professor of neurology, and adjunct professor in Biomedical Engineering and Allied Health at the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine. He has been the medical director for the UNC Sleep Program for 25 years and is also currently serving as the Medical Director of Outpatient Care Services for the UNC Medical Center. He developed the sleep medicine residency at UNC and the Bachelor's degree program in Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science. He has served on several committees and executive councils including being the previous chair for the Sleep Medicine Board Examination and Policy committee. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. His research explores the areas of sleep epilepsy and the interaction of sleep in neurological disease.

 

 

This continuing education program is presented by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry and the Department of Prosthodontics. The UNC Continuing Dental Education program is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. UNC CDEs term of recognition is May 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp.

 

The UNC School of Dentistry designates this Course for up to 48.00 hours of continuing education credits.

 

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Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standard V, everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and this information will be made available to participants at the start of the activity.

 

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