Sleep Apnea Courses

Certification in Treating Sleep Apnea

In October of 2009, Dr. Carol F. Morgan successfully completed the course entitled "Treating SBDs – Sleep and Airway: A Marriage of Inconvenience" taught by Dr. Kent Smith, DDS. Below are the topics of the educational experience:

• Recognize the many signs and symptoms of the apneic patient, including those seen in children
• Understand how to physically examine the potential sleep apneic
• Communicate more effectively the basics of sleep apnea to patients
• Intelligently discuss all snoring and sleep apnea treatment options
• Understand the anatomy and physiology of the airway
• Fabricate an in-office sleep appliance
• Deliver a lab-fabricated sleep appliance
• Create a marketing plan for the sleep disorder part of your practice
• Understand techniques for management of medical insurance and sleep disorders
• Analyze a home sleep study and a PSG
• Sleep-wake cycles and stages of sleep
• The many disorders or disturbances of sleep

• The sleep breathing disorder continuum
• Epidemiology of sleep victims
• Sequelae of obstructive sleep apnea
• Items to include on your health history
• Get fitted with a mandibular advancement device for use in patient demonstration
• Undergo a self sleep study before Day 1 or 2
• OSA in children
• 13 treatments (and counting) for sleep breathing disorders
• Different types of oral appliances for treating the SBD patient
• Side effects of appliances
• Protocol for your office, including necessary forms
• “Sleep Hygiene”

Carol and Kent

If you or a loved one snores or is suspected of having sleep apena, contact our office today to discuss the alternatives of using a CPAP machine. You deserve a full night's rest.