ABC: Airway, Bruxism, and Craniofacial Pain
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We have long been blaming bruxism, or teeth grinding, and craniofacial pain on stress and malocclusion. However, it has become clearer that the underlying factors among patients suffering from bruxism or craniofacial pain is an obstructive airway—yes the same cause for sleep apnea.
In “ABC: Airway, Bruxism, and Craniofacial Pain,” Dr. Mayoor Patel will be introducing the relationship between these three areas. You will learn how to assess your patients, prioritize, and fabricate a treatment plan that provides the best results for all three conditions. With clenching or grinding of one’s teeth being a way for the brain to protect itself from suffocation, we will focus on how to help protect your patient, their teeth, and to provide relief for not only their bruxism or craniofacial pain, but their sleep disordered breathing as well.
Why you need to attend:
- Understand the correlation between sleep apnea, bruxism, and craniofacial pain.
- Screen and identify the underlying cause of these disorders, and treat your patients more effectively.
- Build a referral network with the medical community and get paid by medical insurance for your services.
Speaker
Dr. Mayoor Patel
Seminar Content and Agenda
Friday
7:30am-8:00am
Breakfast and registration
8:00am -9:00am
Pre-test, Review current literature on the etiology of bruxism
9:00am-10:00am
Understand how sleep apnea may be related to bruxism
10:00am-10:15am
Morning Break
11:00am-12:00pm
Learn how to protect the patient’s teeth by protecting their airway
1:00pm-3:00pm
How is bruxism related to craniofacial pain, treating the craniofacial pain and bruxism patient
3:00pm-3:15pm
Afternoon Break
3:15pm-5:00pm
Treating more patients through these connections
Saturday
8:00am -10am
Basic treatment of common Craniofacial Pain and TMJ Disorders
10:00am-10:15am
Morning Break
10:15am-12:00pm
How to manage complex patients with both pain and sleep breathing disorders
1:00pm-3:00pm
Case Studies
3:00pm-3:15pm
Afternoon Break
3:15pm-5:00pm
Post-test, tying dental sleep medicine, craniofacial pain, and bruxism all together, review, action steps for implementation
Pricing:
- Dentist - $1,295
- Team Members - $795
- Dentist + 2 Team - $2,295
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board of dentistry or AGD endorsement.
8/1/2012 to 7/31/2016
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Nierman Practice Management designates this activity for 16 continuing education credits.
Refund and Cancellation Policies: Cancellations are to be made in writing. All paid registration fees will be refunded at 100% for cancellations received 14 days prior to start of course. An assessment fee of $250.00 will be taken for cancellations received after this time. This course provider reserves the right to cancel a course or to provide a substitute instructor if conditions warrant. All registration fees will be returned if the course is cancelled.