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Scottsdale Study Club Announces and Sets Dates for Clinical Workshops and Meetings Focused on Dental Treatments of Sleep Disordered Breathing, Bruxism and TMD/Headache

July 28, 2011 by Randy Clare Leave a Comment

The Scottsdale Study Club announces its 12-month meeting schedule to include monthly club meetings as well as monthly hands-on clinical workshops with patients. The focus of this educational environment is to provide direct one-on-one experience with Dentists who have successfully integrated sleep dentistry into their practices.

About the Workshops and Meetings

General session fees are $1,499 and Workshops are $2,200. Each Dentist is welcome to bring an assistant or auxiliary to the club meeting. For information or to register to attend the meeting, please call 760-633-4162..

Topics and focus of each meeting will be determined by the mentors and may change without notice depending on the number attendees and perceived areas of academic interest. There will be no exhibits at the Study Club meetings.

Background on the Mentors

Dr. Edward Spiegel, DDS: After treating a series of patients in the 1980′s with temporomandibular joint disorder by way of oral appliances, in 1992, he discovered an interesting correlation. As he treated these patients with oral appliances their snoring stopped. Having confirmed this finding after a retrospective case review, he began to evaluate the use of oral appliances to stop patients snoring and in turn the utility of oral appliances in solving a much larger health problem: Sleep Disordered Breathing conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).

He designed a rudimentary treatment protocol within his own office based on the dental management of Sleep Disordered Breathing by way of Oral Appliance Therapy.  The local success of his clinical program in Erie, PA was mirrored nationally by dental practices emulating his treatment plan. He then created a clinical protocol intended for the dental assessment and treatment of snoring and other airway-related sleep disorders. The result is a turn-key system for the dental management of Sleep Disordered Breathing.

 

Bradley Eli, DMD, MS: Bradley Eli has a 20 year history of work in the field of Orofacial Pain management (head and neck). Upon completion of his UCLA program there were less than 10 like providers within the United States. In 1995, he began the work in the field of Sleep Medicine and then began the STAR (Sleep Treatment and Research) Institute.  This unique early look at the field has assisted him in the development of methods and solutions to assist patients with these life changing pain and sleep disorders.

 

Location

SleepScholar Study Club General Session

14635 N Kierland Blvd., Ste. 154

Scottsdale, AZ, 85254

Seating is limited and will be assigned on a first come first serve basis

Calendar of Events 2011

September 16- 17, 2011

Where are the patients?

  • Evaluation of dental patients at each dental appointment for signs and symptoms of untreated sleep disorders
  • Conversion from dental to medical
  • Dental insurance vs. Medical Insurance including Medicare
    AASM as well as AADSM guidelines for treatment in the dental office
  • Hands-on workshop for patient evaluation and treatment

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Rodney Willey, Peoria, IL

Dr. Michael Childres, Bradenton, FL

Dr. Michael Gluhareff, Ocala, FL

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

Dentists and one staff member will learn proper patient evaluation, examination, jaw registration, and dental and medical records.

October 14-15, 2011

Bruxism, TMD and Sleep

  • Etiology of Bruxism, use of the Ordinal Scale as well as tie in to TMD and Sleep Disorders
  • Evaluation of the patient, documentation and medical billing for ABI
  • Treatment options in the pediatric patient as well as adult patient
  • Orthodontic evaluation and early treatment
  • TMD evaluation of patients as well as treatment planning
  • Sleep patient present with symptoms of pain and pre existing conditions
  • Hands-on evaluation of patient dentition and treatment planning
  • Proper medical referral and medical billing

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Devin Croft, Orthodontist, Peoria, AZ

Dr. Bradley Eli, UCLA 2-year residency, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

 

November 4-5, 2011

Diagnostic Testing

  • Diagnostic testing in the dental office for TMD and Oral Appliance
  • Evaluating diagnostic testing for use id the dental office
  • Literature support, clinical guidelines for treatment planning as well as follow-up records and documentation to insurance carriers
  • AAOP as well as AACP Guidelines for treatment and evaluation of patients
  • Hands-on evaluation for patients as well as discussion on treatment planning

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Bradley Eli, UCLA 2-year residency, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

December 2-3, 2011

Oral Appliance Selection

  • Discussion on the most used oral devices for Bruxism, TMD and OSA
  • Pricing as well as indications and contra indications of oral devices with a 510(k) number
  • Various jaw registration devices for recording the maxillary/mandibular relationship
  • Long-term use of Oral Appliances
  • Trouble-shooting problems associated with oral appliances
  • Materials for accurate impressions for oral devices

Mentor Spotlight
Mr. Randy Clare, Aliso Viejo, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

Calendar of Events 2012

February 10-11, 2012

Where are the patients?

  • Evaluation of dental patients at each dental appointment for signs and symptoms of untreated sleep disorders
  • Conversion from dental to medical
  • Dental insurance vs. Medical Insurance including Medicare
    AASM as well as AADSM guidelines for treatment in the dental office
  • Hands-on workshop for patient evaluation and treatment

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Rodney Willey, Peoria, IL

Dr. Michael Childres, Bradenton, FL

Dr. Michael Gluhareff, Ocala, FL

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

Dentists and one staff member will learn proper patient evaluation, examination, jaw registration, and dental and medical records.

March 9-10, 2012

Bruxism, TMD and Sleep

  • Etiology of Bruxism, use of the Ordinal Scale as well as tie in to TMD and Sleep Disorders
  • Evaluation of the patient, documentation and medical billing for ABI
  • Treatment options in the pediatric patient as well as adult patient
  • Orthodontic evaluation and early treatment
  • TMD evaluation of patients as well as treatment planning
  • Sleep patient present with symptoms of pain and pre existing conditions
  • Hands-on evaluation of patient dentition and treatment planning
  • Proper medical referral and medical billing

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Devin Croft, Orthodontist, Peoria, AZ

Dr. Bradley Eli, UCLA 2-year residency, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

April 13-14, 2012
Diagnostic Testing

  • Diagnostic testing in the dental office for TMD and Oral Appliance
  • Evaluating diagnostic testing for use id the dental office
  • Literature support, clinical guidelines for treatment planning as well as follow-up records and documentation to insurance carriers
  • AAOP as well as AACP Guidelines for treatment and evaluation of patients
  • Hands-on evaluation for patients as well as discussion on treatment planning

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Bradley Eli, UCLA 2-year residency, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

May 11-12, 2012

Oral Appliance Selection

  • Discussion on the most used oral devices for Bruxism, TMD and OSA
  • Pricing as well as indications and contra indications of oral devices with a 510(k) number
  • Various jaw registration devices for recording the maxillary/mandibular relationship
  • Long-term use of Oral Appliances
  • Trouble-shooting problems associated with oral appliances
  • Materials for accurate impressions for oral devices

Mentor Spotlight
Mr. Randy Clare, Aliso Viejo, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

 

June 8-9, 2011

Where are the patients?

  • Evaluation of dental patients at each dental appointment for signs and symptoms of untreated sleep disorders
  • Conversion from dental to medical
  • Dental insurance vs. Medical Insurance including Medicare
    AASM as well as AADSM guidelines for treatment in the dental office
  • Hands-on workshop for patient evaluation and treatment

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Rodney Willey, Peoria, IL

Dr. Michael Childres, Bradenton, FL

Dr. Michael Gluhareff, Ocala, FL

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

Dentists and one staff member will learn proper patient evaluation, examination, jaw registration, and dental and medical records.

July 13-14, 2012

Bruxism, TMD and Sleep

  • Etiology of Bruxism, use of the Ordinal Scale as well as tie in to TMD and Sleep Disorders
  • Evaluation of the patient, documentation and medical billing for ABI
  • Treatment options in the pediatric patient as well as adult patient
  • Orthodontic evaluation and early treatment
  • TMD evaluation of patients as well as treatment planning
  • Sleep patient present with symptoms of pain and pre existing conditions
  • Hands-on evaluation of patient dentition and treatment planning
  • Proper medical referral and medical billing

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Devin Croft, Orthodontist, Peoria, AZ

Dr. Bradley Eli, UCLA 2-year residency, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

Clinical Workshops

The intention of the workshop format is to exercise the new skills as learned at the general session in a controlled environment. There will be time provided in this forum for attendee case presentations and the exchange of information that will lead to an excellent educational outcome.

The Apnea and TMJ/Headache workshop will be conducted in small groups with patients in a dental office.

The PSG course will be conducted in a hotel room where a complete sleep diagnostic facility will be re-created for the purpose of demonstrating and teaching the process of collecting sleep study data.

 

Location for Apnea and TMJ/Headache Workshops

Vistancia Ortho

9772 W. Yearling Rd Suite A-1600

Peoria, AZ 85383

(All materials for the training will be provided onsite)

 

Location for the Overnight Polysomnography Workshops

Embassy Suites

4415 E. Paradise Village Pkwy South
Phoenix, AZ 85032

 

Calendar of Events 2011

September 23-25, 2011

Overnight PSG (Limited to 12 Dentists)

  • Overnight Sleep Polysomnography two-night PSG of patient for diagnosis as well as second night treatment with CPAP and Oral Appliance.
  • Dentist will see actual examination of patient as well as patient prepared for PSG with evaluation and live data being recorded.
  • Discussion of PSG results as well as a comparison of CPAP and OA treatment as recorded by the PSG.

Mentor Spotlight
Mr. Jeffory Wyscarver

Mr. Randy Clare

Dr. Edward Spiegel

October 21-22, 2011

Chairside Sleep Apnea

  • Medical legal aspects involved in treating the Bruxing, TMD and Sleep patient
  • Health care attorney will review medical insurance guidelines. Medicare guidelines including anti-fraud, anti-kickback and Stark Laws.
  • Informational seminars for Snoring, TMD as well as Sleep Disorders.
  • How to organize market and follow-up.
  • Working with the sleep lab.  How to legally refer patients with medical insurance as well as Medicare.

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Rodney Willey, Peoria, IL

Dr. Bradley Eli, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

November 18-19, 2011

TMD and Headache

  • Headache classifications relationship between Headache/TMD/Sleep
  • Diagnostic Process-unique for headache and unique for sleep
  • Recommended Communication with Physicians
  • Medications in Headache Management
  • Oral Appliance Therapy

Headache

Jaw Disorders

Sleep Disorders

  • Injection uses in Headache Disorders
  • Injection techniques for Headache
  • Injection technique for TMD
  • Review of Tx  method of action PAP vs Mandibular advancement

 

 

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Bradley Eli, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

December 16-18, 2011

Overnight PSG (Limited to 12 Dentists)

  • Overnight Sleep Polysomnography two-night PSG of patient for diagnosis as well as second night treatment with CPAP and Oral Appliance.
  • Dentist will see actual examination of patient as well as patient prepared for PSG with evaluation and live data being recorded.
  • Discussion of PSG results as well as a comparison of CPAP and OA treatment as recorded by the PSG.

Mentor Spotlight
Mr. Jeffory Wyscarver

Mr. Randy Clare

Dr. Edward Spiegel


Calendar of Events 2012

February 24-25, 2012

Chairside Sleep Apnea

  • Medical legal aspects involved in treating the Bruxing, TMD and Sleep patient
  • Health care attorney will review medical insurance guidelines. Medicare guidelines including anti-fraud, anti-kickback and Stark Laws.
  • Informational seminars for Snoring, TMD as well as Sleep Disorders.
  • How to organize market and follow-up.
  • Working with the sleep lab.  How to legally refer patients with medical insurance as well as Medicare.

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Rodney Willey, Peoria, IL

Dr. Bradley Eli, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

March 23-24, 2012

TMD and Headache

  • Headache classifications relationship between Headache/TMD/Sleep
  • Diagnostic Process-unique for headache and unique for sleep
  • Recommended Communication with Physicians
  • Medications in Headache Management
  • Oral Appliance Therapy

Headache

Jaw Disorders

Sleep Disorders

  • Injection uses in Headache Disorders
  • Injection techniques for Headache
  • Injection technique for TMD
  • Review of Tx  method of action PAP vs Mandibular advancement

 

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Bradley Eli, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

April 27-29, 2012

Overnight PSG (Limited to 12 Dentists)

  • Overnight Sleep Polysomnography two-night PSG of patient for diagnosis as well as second night treatment with CPAP and Oral Appliance.
  • Dentist will see actual examination of patient as well as patient prepared for PSG with evaluation and live data being recorded.
  • Discussion of PSG results as well as a comparison of CPAP and OA treatment as recorded by the PSG.

Mentor Spotlight
Mr. Jeffory Wyscarver

Mr. Randy Clare

Dr. Edward Spiegel

 

May 25-26, 2012

Chairside Sleep Apnea

  • Medical legal aspects involved in treating the Bruxing, TMD and Sleep patient
  • Health care attorney will review medical insurance guidelines. Medicare guidelines including anti-fraud, anti-kickback and Stark Laws.
  • Informational seminars for Snoring, TMD as well as Sleep Disorders.
  • How to organize market and follow-up.
  • Working with the sleep lab.  How to legally refer patients with medical insurance as well as Medicare.

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Rodney Willey, Peoria, IL

Dr. Bradley Eli, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

June 22-23, 2012

TMD and Headache

  • Headache classifications relationship between Headache/TMD/Sleep
  • Diagnostic Process-unique for headache and unique for sleep
  • Recommended Communication with Physicians
  • Medications in Headache Management
  • Oral Appliance Therapy

Headache

Jaw Disorders

Sleep Disorders

  • Injection uses in Headache Disorders
  • Injection techniques for Headache
  • Injection technique for TMD
  • Review of Tx  method of action PAP vs Mandibular advancement

 

Mentor Spotlight

Dr. Bradley Eli, San Diego, CA

Dr. Edward Spiegel, Scottsdale, AZ

July 27-29, 2012

Overnight PSG (Limited to 12 Dentists)

  • Overnight Sleep Polysomnography two-night PSG of patient for diagnosis as well as second night treatment with CPAP and Oral Appliance.
  • Dentist will see actual examination of patient as well as patient prepared for PSG with evaluation and live data being recorded.
  • Discussion of PSG results as well as a comparison of CPAP and OA treatment as recorded by the PSG.

Mentor Spotlight
Mr. Jeffory Wyscarver

Mr. Randy Clare

Dr. Edward Spiegel

 

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Influence of tongue/mandible volume ratio on oropharyngeal airway in Japanese male patients with obstructive sleep apnea

April 29, 2011 by SleepDT Leave a Comment
Shigeta Y, Ogawa T, Ando E, Clark GT, Enciso R.

Source

Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence on the upper airway of the size ratio of tongue and mandible (T/M ratio) with 3D reconstructed models from computed tomography (CT) data.

STUDY DESIGN:

The subjects were 40 OSA male patients. The age of the patients ranged from 25 to 77 years, with an average age of 52.6 ± 12.5 years. The body mass index (BMI) of the patients ranged from 20.1 to 35.8 kg/m(2), with an average BMI of 25.4 ± 3.4 kg/m(2). All patients underwent a full-night polysomnography. The mean AHI for our subjects was 23.6 ± 18.3 events per hour. CT imaging examinations were carried out in each patient. The mandible and airway volume (between posterior nasal spine [PNS] and the tip of the epiglottis) were segmented based on Hounsfield units, automatically or semi-automatically, and their volume was calculated from the number of voxels. The tongue was carefully outlined, and the inside of the tongue was smeared on each of the axial, frontal, and sagittal planes with a semi-automatic segmentation tool. The tongue/mandible (T/M) ratio was calculated from the volume of the mandible and the tongue. In addition, we investigated simple correlations between our anatomical variables and BMI, age, and AHI.

RESULTS:

In this study, the mean tongue and mandible volume were 79.00 ± 1.06 cm(3) and 87.80 ± 1.21 cm(3), respectively. As BMI increases, tongue volume increases (P = .004) and airway volume decreases (P = .021). However, no significant correlation was found between severity of OSA (AHI) and other variables. On the other hand, there was a negative correlation between airway volume and T/M ratio (P = .046).

CONCLUSION:

As tongue volume increases with BMI, the posterior airway is affected, and thus is likely to be involved in the development of OSA; however, in this study there was no correlation between the severity of sleep apnea (AHI) and other variables in the study.

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2011 Feb;111(2):239-43.

 

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1-800-SLEEPLAB Ramping Up

January 11, 2011 by SleepDT Leave a Comment

A renewed commitment to a nationwide phone reference (1-800-SLEEPLAB) is just one of many projects on the Sleep Group Solutions (SGS) docket. Rani Ben-David, president of SGS, North Miami Beach, Fla, has an ambitious goal in the form of 1-800-SLEEPLAB, a work in progress that seeks to be the largest directory in the ever-growing sleep world that includes neurology, cardiology, ENTs, dentists, and sleep physicians.

With lessons learned from 1-800-SNORING, a pilot project dedicated solely to the dental end, Ben-David hopes to be a first-call for consumers who need help. Depending on the zip code from where the call originates, inquiries would go straight to participating sleep professionals.

Sleep physicians who use SGS sleep interpretation and scoring services will also automatically be a part of the 1-800 directory. “Right now there is no one directory for everybody,” says Ben-David. “This one reference is designed to be the heart for everyone.” While the listing is for FREE the sleep labs and Physicians have the option to lease the 1-800 Sleep Lab number for the ZIP code they practice at for a very low fee.

Plans for 2010/2011 are simple: keep it going, spread the news, and take on even more projects. One such project is a partnership with Newport Beach, Calif-based Glidewell Dental Lab, which offers SGS an opportunity to double its number of educational seminars to about 80 per year.

Glidewell provides a lot of dental appliances in the vast metropolis of Southern California and throughout the world. “It’s a huge partnership because they do more than 3,000 sleep appliances per month,” enthuses Ben-David. “Those Doctors need the education, and it’s a perfect opportunity for two companies with integrity to come together for mutual benefit. Glidewell is one of the most reputable dental labs in the world.”

Source: 1-800-SLEEPLAB

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Ruchir Patel MD
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AADSM Diplomate and member of various sleep organizations. Has lectured internationally on the treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and the use of Acoustic Reflection.
Jeffroy Wyscarver
President, DDME Online, Sleep Lab Technology and Services for the Dental Community.
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RPSGT, speaker, author and mentor in the field of sleep diagnostics with 25 yrs of management experience in one of New York's premier sleep centers.
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Director, San Diego Headache and Facial Pain Center / Sleep Treatment and Research Institute
Edward Grandi
Executive Director of the American Sleep Apnea Association.
Edward Michaelson MD
Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine, Internal Medicine and Sleep Medicine
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Founder & Director of Dental Sleep Medicine Worldwide, Co-Founder of TPT Dental.

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