Sleep Apnoea

This course takes a look at aspects of dental sleep medicine and the pivotal role of a dentist and the team in helping manage patients with sleep disordered breathing, SDB which includes Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

Aims:

The aim of the course is to highlight and introduce the entire dental

team to their potential involvement in working with the medical

profession to help manage a serious pandemic disease of obstructive

sleep apnoea with nearly a billion people globally affected by this

disease.

Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

• Discuss the importance of sleep quality and quantity.

• Detail the effect of poor sleep on general health and wellbeing.

• Explain how to identify those at risk, screen and follow a management

protocol to achieve the best treatment outcome

• Gain knowledge of different treatment options for the disease.

Learning Outcomes:

The learner understands:

• The epidemiology and pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

• How to risk assess utilising additional signs and symptoms.

Role Intended:

Dentists,

Doctors,

Dental Therapists

Dental Technicians

Clinical Dental Technicians

(Dental students would enjoy and get benefits to hear this talk)

Location & Time:

Online- Zoom

London Local time

Development outcomes:

A, B, and C

Pre-Study:

Pre study is not required

CPD Course hours:

1.5h

Enquiry:

Should you have any enquiry regarding this course please contact complete@ukdentalcourses.com

Speaker:

Dr Aditi Desai

Aditi Desai is current President of British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine (BSDSM) as well as President of British Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (BADSM). She serves on the Council of Odontology Section and Sleep Section of Royal Society of Medicine and is on the Board of the Association of Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP).

Aditi has been a restorative dentist for over 43 years and now, by virtue of her passion for sleep medicine, limits her practice to the management of patients with sleep disorders that require dental intervention. She works closely with a team of sleep specialists as part of a multidisciplinary team from HCA Outpatients at Shard and Harley Street. She has travelled widely, nationally and internationally, lecturing on the subject of Dental Sleep Medicine.

She has recently successfully seen the merger between the BSDSM and British Sleep Society and will serve on the Executive Committee of this merger.