Presented By: Michael Hansen, D.D.S.
Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
Credit Hours: 8
Registration: 7:45 a.m.
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Breakfast and Lunch provided)
Location:
OU College of Dentistry, Room 540
1201 N Stonewall Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Dentists: $399
Hygienists & Staff: $150
Register for the course here.
Course Overview:
Sleep Disordered Breathing: How to screen for, treat, or refer, and understand the underlying conditions that cause it.
Course Objectives:
Understand the Following:
- Introduction to Sleep Disordered Breathing. Description of the Sleep Disordered Breathing spectrum, running from silent nasal breathing at the normal end to snoring, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS), and then Obstructive Sleep Apnea at the other end of the spectrum.
- Very brief discussion of what central sleep apnea is.
- Descriptions of each: UARS OSA.
- Grading scale of severity for UARS and OSA
- Importance of Nasal Breathing
- Discussion of normal tongue function
- Discussion of normal craniofacial development. The role of the tongue and other muscles in normal craniofacial development.
- The role of the tongue and other myofunctional imbalances in SDB. - establish an understanding of the muscular side of the SDB equation.
- The role of the tongue and other muscles in unsuitable or incorrect craniofacial development and how it can lead to SDB. (Understanding how maxillary underdevelopment and mandibular entrapment can lead to SDB)
- Screening tools to recognize symptoms of SDB; Normal tongue function and positioning vs abnormal tongue function and positioning; Understanding the 5 situations that can trap the mandible and impact the airway (this is also why TMD and OSA are concomitant)
- Understanding the FAIREST 6 validated screening for pediatric SDB; Understanding the FAIREST 6+4 (or fairest 10) validated screening for adult SDB
- Brief overview of treatment options: CPAP - current medical standard of care
- Mandibular Advancing Devices (MADs) - what they do and don't do, options, intro to techniques, phonetic bite vis George gauge; Arch expansion/development and orthodontic intervention; Myofunctional Therapy
- Sleep Study types, options, interpretation.
- Sleep Physician – establishing a relationship, preferred referral method.
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No refunds issued. Credit may be extended to another course. We reserve the right to cancel the course if the need arises.
The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry is a CERP Recognized Provider. 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.
Contact: Kylie Faherty
Phone:(405) 271-4380
Email: Kylie-Faherty@ouhsc.edu
2025 Oklahoma Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and OU College of Dentistry Joint Continuing Education
Presented By: Dr. Vineet Dhar
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025; 8:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
Registration: 8:30 a.m. (Breakfast Provided)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Nicholson Tower, Conference Room A, 1000 NE 13th St, Oklahoma City, OK
Registration:
OAPD Members: $100
Non-OAPD Dentists: $150
Residents/Students: $0
Hygienists/Assistants/Team Member: $75
OUCOD Faculty/Staff: $25
Register here.
The Oklahoma Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the OU College of Dentistry presents special invited guest lecturer Vineet K. Dhar, BDS, MDS, PhD, FAAPD, FDSRCS (Eng), FICD, FACD.
He will give two presentations entitled:
Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Caries Lesions and Clinical Practice Guidelines on Pulp Therapies in Primary Teeth
Dr. Dhar holds multiple positions at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, including clinical professor and chair of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, and assistant dean of postgraduate and professional studies. He currently serves as aDirector of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD). Within the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), Dr. Dhar is a member of both the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pediatric Dentistry and the Evidence-Based Dentistry Committee. He also acts as a consultant for the Council on Scientific Affairs and the Council on Postdoctoral Education. Additionally, he leads the Science Committee for the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry (IAPD). His work focuses on integrating evidence-based dentistry into education and patient care. Dr. Dhar contributes his expertise to AAPD, IAPD, and ADA expert panels, helping to develop evidence-based clinical recommendations.
Dr. Dhar's presentation will be in the Nicholson Tower, which is on the corner of 13th Street and Stonewall at 1000 NE 13th St on the OU Health Science Center campus. We will meet in Conference Room A. Registration and breakfast will be from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m., program starts at 9:00 a.m. and will run to 12:00 pm.
The deadline to register is March 21, 2025.
3 hours of C.E. will be offered for the morning presentation.
Presented By: Jekita Kaenploy, DDS, MS and Jaewon Kim, DDS, MS, MSD, PhD
Date: Saturday, February 15
Credit Hours: 3
Registration: 8:45 a.m.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location:
Live Zoom Webinar
Participant Cost
Webinar Cost:
Dentists: $115
Clinical/Administrative Team: $79
Course Description
This course offers practitioners a comprehensive understanding of integrating both disciplines into their practice seamlessly. Designed for dental professionals seeking to elevate their clinical expertise, this course emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in achieving optimal patient outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the fundamental principles of periodontics and their interplay in comprehensive patient care.
- Develop proficiency in conducting interdisciplinary assessments to diagnose complex dental cases requiring collaborative treatment.
- Learn to formulate evidence-based treatment plans integrating periodontal and prosthetic interventions for optimal patient outcomes.
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