“Does every patient who snores need to have a sleep study?”
Does every patient who snores need to have a sleep study? This is a question I often get asked by dentists. Consider a patient like Jane. Reason for attending; Problematic snoring-sleeping in a separate bedroom to partner. History: Not tired or sleepy, Epworth Sleepiness Score of only 2. No witnessed apnoeas and no medical comorbidity. BMI […]
“Providing Oral Appliances for Snoring & Sleep Apnoea – Overcoming the Barriers”
Many dentists would like to start treating snoring and sleep apnoea patients but don’t know where to start. Others hit barriers in making oral appliance therapy a significant part of their practice. What is the first step in establishing a practice in dental sleep? The first step is to start identifying the many patients you […]
“Treating Snoring and Sleep Apnoea – How The Times Have Changed”
It’s extraordinary to see how things have changed since I started in the field of oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnoea almost 20 years ago. Back then it was almost impossible to get sleep physicians to take oral appliances seriously as a treatment for snoring or sleep apnoea. CPAP had been invented in […]
“Diagnosing dental patients for sleep apnoea”
The most important step in establishing a practice in oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnoea is having a simple and efficient method for organising sleep studies for dental patients. In the following article, I answer some of the questions I commonly get asked by dentists. Q: Is a sleep study the only […]