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Airway-Focused Dentistry: From Screening to Solutions & Pediatric Care
Airway-Focused Dentistry: From Screening to Solutions & Pediatric Care
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Professors
Professors
Roger Price
Target audience
Target audience
Nb of lessons
Nb of lessons
24
Nb of modules
Nb of modules
6
Course duration
Course duration
6 h 03 min
Delivery method
Delivery method
Google Drive Link, Offline
Course Overview
Airway health plays a crucial role in overall wellness, impacting conditions from TMD to pediatric development. This comprehensive course equips dental professionals with the necessary tools to screen for airway issues, including inspiratory flow limitations and dysfunctional breathing patterns. Learn how to incorporate orofacial myology into your practice and provide interdisciplinary care that supports optimal airway health. With an emphasis on pediatric airway screening, evaluation, and treatment, this course empowers you to identify and address airway issues early, contributing to lifelong health and well-being.
What You Will Learn
- Module 1. Creating an Airway Vocabulary
- Module 2. Upper Airway Resistance TMD by Any Other Name...
- Module 3. Inspiratory Flow Limitation Stepping Beyond Apnea
- Module 4. The Role of Breathing and Orofacial Myology in Interdisciplinary Airway Management
- Module 5. Airway Screening Tools: Cardiopulmonary Coupling & High-Resolution Pulse Oximetry
- Module 6. Pediatric Care
Full Course Program
Module 1. Creating an Airway Vocabulary
In this module, you'll be introduced to essential airway terminology and concepts that are crucial for understanding airway health and dysfunction. Learn how airway conditions like sleep disorders impact overall dental health, and gain a new perspective on how airway health intersects with dentistry.
- Lesson 1: The Lexicon of Airway and Sleep
- Lesson 2: A New Vision of Airway and Dentistry
Module 2. Upper Airway Resistance TMD by Any Other Name...
Explore the connection between Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS) and Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD). In this module, you'll understand how UARS affects airway dynamics and how it can be identified and managed in dental practice.
- Lesson 1: The Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Patient
- Lesson 2: The TMD Connection to Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Lesson 3: Finding and Screening UARS Patients
Module 3. Inspiratory Flow Limitation Stepping Beyond Apnea
This module focuses on inspiratory flow limitations and their connection to common dental issues. You'll learn about the effects of limited airflow and how these conditions impact both the airway and overall dental health.
- Lesson 1: A New Vision of Inspiratory Flow Limitations
- Lesson 2: The Link Between Inspiratory Flow Limited Breathing and Common Dental Problems
- Lesson 3: Damaging Effects Caused by Airway Problems
Module 4. The Role of Breathing and Orofacial Myology in Interdisciplinary Airway Management
Learn about the essential role of breathing patterns and oro-facial myology in airway management. This module covers how proper breathing techniques and muscle function impact overall airway health and how to integrate these practices into interdisciplinary care.
- Lesson 1: The Role of Breathing and The Form Function Spiral
- Lesson 2: Symptomatology vs Etiology
- Lesson 3: Understanding Breathing
- Lesson 4: Creating Functional Breathing
Module 5. Airway Screening Tools: Cardiopulmonary Coupling & High-Resolution Pulse Oximetry
Explore advanced airway screening tools like Cardiopulmonary Coupling and High-Resolution Pulse Oximetry. Learn how to read reports and interpret these diagnostic tools for a deeper understanding of a patient's airway function.
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Cardiopulmonary Coupling
- Lesson 2: Reading Cardiopulmonary Coupling Reports
- Lesson 3: High-Resolution Pulse Oximetry Terminology & Overview Part 1
- Lesson 4: Reading High-Resolution Pulse Oximeter Reports Part 2
- Lesson 5: Reading High-Resolution Pulse Oximeter Reports Part 3
Module 6. Pediatric Care
In this specialized module, learn how to screen, assess, and treat pediatric patients with airway dysfunction. This module includes vital information on pediatric airway questions, examinations, protocols, and treatment options for children experiencing sleep-disordered breathing.
- Lesson 1: Pediatric Airway Questions: Questions to Screen Children for Airway Dysfunction and Sleep Issues
- Lesson 2: Pediatric Airway Questions: Questions to Help Screen Pediatric Patients for Airway Resistance, Apnea, and Arousals
- Lesson 3: Pediatric Airway Examination and Protocol: Incorporating an Airway Perspective into your Pediatric Dental Exam Part 1
- Lesson 4: Pediatric Airway Examination and Protocol: Incorporating an Airway Perspective into your Pediatric Dental Exam Part 2
- Lesson 5: Creating a Pediatric Airway Data Gathering Protocol
- Lesson 6: Pediatric Airway Resolution: Treatment Options for Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patients, Part 1
- Lesson 7: Pediatric Airway Resolution: Treatment Options for Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patients, Part 2
