Special Edition: The Dentist’s Role In Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
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Looking Beyond the Teeth and Potentially Saving Lives: The Dentist’s Role In Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
At least 30% of U.S. adults have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and the vast majority are undiagnosed. With increasing obesity rates, this is only getting worse. Dentists are perfectly positioned to screen, refer, and treat people for this life-threatening problem.
Abstract
Looking Beyond the Teeth and Potentially Saving Lives: The Dentist’s Role in Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
- What’s the Problem?
- How Big is the Problem?
- Where is Education Available?
- How Does Sleep Medicine Fit into a Busy Practice?
- Does Insurance Cover Oral Appliance Therapy?
- Oral Appliances
- Laboratories
- Other Options
- Screening to Treatment
- CR Conclusions
Bonus Materials
- Sleep Screening Questionnaire
- Screening to Treatment Flow Chart
- Sleep Disordered Breathing Screening
- When to Use Which Appliance
- A Few Words About Medical Insurance Billing
- Medical Billing FAQs
- The Win-Win-Win Billing Method
This is an expanded single topic article from the February 2025 issue of Clinicians Report. For the original article, please go to February 2025.
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