Integrating Total Health in the Dental Practice
Sleep apnea, oral systemic connections and patient health
Recent scientific literature suggests a strong relationship between oral disease and other systemic diseases and medicatl conditions. A new relationship between dentistry and medicine is now developing regarding patient care. As the oral systemic connection is more clearly understood, dentist will play a greater role in the overall health of their patients. Many times, the first signs of unnatural systemic health conditions reveal themselves in changes within the oral cavity.
The purpose of this two-day course with "hands-on" workshops is to provide the attendee with an overall understanding of the latest scientific findings, the individual areas of concern, the dentist/physician connection and the tools/procedures necessary for the dentist to provide a Total Health approach to their practice.
Course Elements
- An introduction to The American Academy of Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH)
- Communicating with Physicians
- Expanding Current Patient Screening Practices
- Periodontal Disease, Oral Cancer and Dental Sleep Medicine
- Educating the Patient on Their Oral Systemic Health
- Committing the Practice to Total Health
- Hands-on Workshops Include:
- Use of Salivary Diagnostic
- Oral Cancer Detection
- Oral Appliance Therapy for Managing Sleep Apnea
- Medical Billing for Dental Sleep Medicine and Oral Conditions
- Portable Sleep Monitoring Devices
- Establishing a Total Health Focus Within Your Practice
- Marketing Your Total Health Practice
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Establish a Total Health approach within their practice
- Establish a communication and referral program with MD's
- Identify specific Total Health areas you wish to expand within your practice
- Utilize appropriate tools for screening and treatment