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Sleep Breathing is the Connection Between Dentistry & Medicine

Friday, May 9, 2025
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT
CE: 1.5 CE Credits
Primary Audience(s): Dentist

Additional Audience(s): Hygienist, EFDA/Dental Assistant, Front Office
What is sleep, and how does poor breathing during sleep disrupt the health of our patients? How do these problems show up in the dental office? Are you curious about why the patients develop the oral health problems you see daily? This talk will tie dentistry and medicine together and show upstream ways people are suffering. Understanding the physiology of sleep gives the dentist more confidence about their role in the healthcare team.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand sleep better.
  • Appreciate how poor sleep impacts every part of physiology.
  • See the effects of sleep related breathing disorders during everyday dental encounters.