Level Four
Dental sleep medicine for growing vs non-growing patients: How to manage pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
Earn up to 16* CE credits | $3,500 | Dentists | Lecture
* This number is an estimate. Your regulatory body will issue the credits.
Modifying skills to understand pediatrics. On Nov. 23 and 24, 2024, dentists who have completed the obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) program can further their knowledge to help their pediatric patients.
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What you will learn
Dentists certified in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) meet the standards for the non-surgical management of sleep disorder breathing for adults. But, they are not able to provide services to children.
This course will dive into the relationship between how OSA presents differently in children and the relationship between treatment options and facial development. Participants will leave with the knowledge of how to recognize OSA in children, and how to refer these patients to specialists for treatment.
Similarities and differences of OSA in children
At its core, sleep-disordered breathing in children is the same disease as in adults. However, the disease affects a child’s physiology differently, with long-lasting consequences on physical and cognitive development. Therefore, early recognition is key in treatment. Take a step toward assisting your pediatric patients and learn why the presentation, comorbidity, causes and treatment are different for OSA depending on craniofacial growth considerations.
Sleep disorders and medication
A psychiatrist, from a sleep clinic, will lead a lecture to explore how sleep disorders and medication connect. They will also discuss their role and how it can further assist your patients.
Cranifocial growth considerations
The connection between a patient’s medical history and craniofacial morphology will be explored in detail, offering a phenotype-based guideline to act as a foundation for accurate screening, proper triage, and developing case selection for treatment. An in-depth review of interceptive orthodontic techniques and potential opportunities for airway benefit will be discussed, and the crucial roles of a multidisciplinary team will be described.
Modifying appliance use
Oral appliance therapy can have long-term consequences on a pediatric patient’s facial structure and could be useless if the treatment is not modified. Discover how to adjust your appliance use in collaboration with a pediatric sleep medicine team.
Additional therapy and interdisciplinary considerations
Sleep-disordered breathing in children is a multifaceted disease that demands management from a team of care providers. This program features key lectures from sleep medicine physicians and discussions regarding multi-disciplinary care.
Questions?
Contact us at dentce@ualberta.ca
Pricing and details
This course is 16 hours of class time. Classes will run on Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional dates may become available. Course dates are selected when registering, and further details will be sent closer to the date.
Course fees include:
- Lunches and refreshments
- Additional course reference materials
- Building on connections with participants and instructors
- Letter of attendance to use towards continuing competence
- Maximum class size of 50 participants
- All materials are provided
Online materials are accessible for one year.
Prerequisites
- A general dentist who has completed the obstructive sleep apnea program (levels one to three) OR is a registered specialist in orthodontics, oral surgery, or pediatric dentistry
- Doctor of dental surgery (DDS) or doctor of medicine in dentistry (DMD) degree
- Letter of good standing from your local regulatory authority or a copy of your current practice permit
- Out of province: Active practicing license from your Canadian dental regulatory authority
Our leading faculty
Dr. Manisha Witmans
Physician (Pediatrics, respirology, sleep medicine)
Dr. Witmans, BSc Med, FRCPC, FAAP, D ABSM, is a board-certified sleep specialist who also subspecializes in pediatric pulmonology.
Originally from Slave Lake, Alberta, Witmans completed her medical training at the University of Saskatchewan, her residency in pediatrics and her fellowship in pediatric respirology at the University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital. She subsequently completed additional fellowship training in pulmonology and sleep medicine at the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
After returning to Alberta, she developed the pediatric sleep program at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. Currently, she is an associate clinical professor at the University of Alberta and has a busy private practice office in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Her expertise in sleep medicine has enabled her to play an integral part in the development of the current international guidelines on the use of polysomnography in pediatric respiratory and non-respiratory sleep disorders.
She has several publications and collaborations to her name and is a sought-after journal and grant reviewer. She is involved with numerous committees to help address sleep problems in children nationally and internationally. Witmans is also involved in various research projects involving pediatric sleep medicine.
Dr. Michael Major
OSA program director and orthodontist
Dr. Major, DMD, MSc, FRCDC, is the director of the Interdisciplinary Airway Research Clinic, a 10-year collaboration between the Stollery Children’s Hospital and the University of Alberta School of Dentistry.
He also holds an academic appointment with the University of Alberta as an active researcher in pediatric sleep, and serves as co-president of Alberta Dental Sleep Medicine study club.
Clinically he practices at Verve Orthodontics and The Snore Centre, where he serves as clinical director of pediatrics in Canada’s first community based, multi-disciplinary, dental sleep medicine clinic.
Dr. Trina Rosaasen
Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Dr. Rosaasen, MD, MEd, FRCS(C), is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
Questions?
Contact us at dentce@ualberta.ca
Future dates
Are you looking for different course dates? The new course schedules will be available in August.
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