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TWO SIGNIFICANT INDICATORS OF SLEEP APNEA- BMI and NECK CIRCUMFERENCE. Calculate them here:

The Body Mass Index (BMI) appraisal is one of the most widely used tools to measure healthy body weight. This ratio of height to weight will help assess whether you are underweight, normal weight or overweight. The higher the BMI, the greater the risk of some diseases, including: Sleep Apnea, Stroke, High blood pressure, Coronary…

05/21/2015

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CHILDREN AND SLEEP: Consistent Bedtime is as Important as Sleep Quality and Quantity.

There are numerous studies on the quality and the quantity of sleep for children. Now there is insight to the regularity of children’s sleep. It is found that he consistent nature of bedtimes during early childhood is related to cognitive performance. Considering the importance of early child development, this may be an influence for health…

05/21/2015

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Scary that most Sleep Apnea victims have Acid Reflux…. and other comorbidities.

The Causes: During the cessations of breathing the body will increase its efforts to take in air. Abdominal contractions are exaggerated and increase until breathing resumes. The contractions squeeze the stomach and force acid up the esophagus. The efforts to breathe also increase a negative pressure in the esophagus which also pull up acid. Become…

05/21/2015

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Abfractions are difficult to explain to patients. Here is a simplified explanation

“Doctor, I always thought these notches are from brushing too hard. They are painful and I have them on my teeth on both sides. What causes them?” Here is a simplified explanation: An abfraction occurs on the lower part of the crown of a tooth, near the gum line. The enamel covering the crown…

05/21/2015

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ONE of the next three patients that walk thru your doors will be a victim of Sleep Apnea.

Will YOU be able to identify and treat that patient? Brand yourself as a Doctor who understands and diagnoses sleep apnea problems. The winners in this difficult economy will be those Dentists who are able to offer the combination of patient engagement and niche marketing. Those Dentists who convince people that they understand…

05/21/2015

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WHAT ARE YOU MISSING IN YOUR NEW PATIENT EXAM THAT CAN HURT YOU?

Dentists are in the first line of discovery and defense of many systemic diseases. We are often the first ones to discover diabetes, sleep apnea and oral cancer. The three serious conditions listed above are all too frequently under-diagnosed. New tools and techniques are now available for dental professionals to be able to do far…

05/15/2015

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment, a Life-Saving Service Offered in Dental Offices

Top rated CE lectures with Sleep Group Solutions are training dentists on Oral Appliance Therapy in Hartford, CT on May 29-20, 2015. According to the AADSM, Sleep Apnea is closely connected to strokes, heart disease, diabetes, dementia and motor vehicle accidents. It is estimated over 50 million people are undiagnosed with this ravaging disease.…

05/08/2015

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[VIDEO] Woman Stabs Snoring Man with Pen, Gets Thrown Off Plane

Published on Apr 17, 2015 A woman who was dubbed Psycho Pen Lady by one of her fellow passengers was removed from a flight on Thursday after she allegedly stabbed a man in the arm with a pen because he was snoring. The Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Manchester, New Hampshire, where the stabbing…

04/17/2015

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Whole You™ and Respire Medical Join Sleep Group Solutions For a Two-Day Dental Sleep Seminar

In New York City on April 24-25, join SGS to learn how to implement a dental sleep medicine protocol. With special oral appliance lecture presented by David Walton from Respire Medical. Whole You, Inc., a Mitsui Chemicals company recently acquired Respire Medical’s line of oral appliances to add to their repertoire of solutions. This…

04/09/2015

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Sleep Group Solutions Sister Company, Respire Medical, Makes Huge Collaboration with One of the Largest Companies in the World- By Adding Devices to Whole You’s Portfolio

Dental Sleep Medicine company, Sleep Group Solutions, and oral appliance company, Respire Medical look forward to better serving those with sensory and physical mobility challenges through recent acquisition. Whole You, Inc., a Mitsui Chemicals company dedicated to providing innovative solutions that allow those with sensory and physical mobility challenges to live life to the fullest,…

04/02/2015

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Open Your Eyes

- The untapped dental sleep gold mine in your practice
- A call to action: what you’ve been missing for way too long
- Opportunity in your community

Know Your Enemy

- This isn’t your grandfathers snoring
- Deadly sleep apnea
- Alphabet soup of apnea – definitions & vocab
- How does it kill?
- Co-morbidities: sleep apnea red flags

Advanced Airway Anatomy

- Nose to Neck – Where is the problem?
- Airway trumps all

OSA Screening: Upgrade Your Examination IQ

- Signs, Symptoms & Clinical Consequences
- What to look for and scripts for patient interaction
- What to say / what not to say
- Initial documentation & sleep questionnaires – how to best use them

The Sleep Consult Appointment

- Why a dedicated appointment? Goals of testing
- Patient education: raise your patients sleep health knowledge

Initial Patient Exam

- Airway evaluation – how and why to measure nasal and oral airway with Eccovision Pharyngometer/Rhinometer
- Live patient exam demonstration & hands-on testing of attendees

Home Sleep Testing

- Home testing vs. Lab testing
- No Barriers: how to use home testing for a faster path to appliance therapy
- Set up and dispense tests to volunteer attendees for overnight sleep studies

The Dental Sleep Medicine Cookbook Continued

- How to read a home sleep test and PSG
- Download and review studies done on attendees the night before
- OSA Positive! Now what?
- Multidisciplinary team building – networking with MD colleagues

DSM Marketing Pearls

- Inexpensive things you can do and say right now to start off strong
- Sleep Apnea Phone calls do’s and don’ts
- Golden ticket for primary care referrals

Non-Dental Treatment Options

- CPAP, Upper Airway Surgery, Weight Loss, Positional Therapy and more
- Creating the mutually beneficial sleep MD relationship
- Combination therapy – when is it an option?

Your Ticket for DSM Success! Appliance Records

- An objective way to predict oral appliance success and ideal bite position
- No more guessing
- Airway Imaging with bite repositioning jigs
- Appliance selection based on airway assessment and patient indications

Lifetime Treatment: longer term implications

- How to mitigate dental side effects
- Appliance delivery & adjustments
- Short and long term follow up plan

How to get a YES!

- A clinical case presentation that actually works!
- Take down barriers and set yourself up for success

Billing Medical Insurance & Medicare

- A Simple “hands-off” approach to getting paid and not overwhelming your staff
- Medical codes, fee structures and how to bill to maximize collection and reimbursement
- Medicare – the good, bad & ugly
- How to be a Medicare DME supplier