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3D Sleep One Day Seminar: REGISTER NOW
Join Australia & New Zealand’s Leading Dental Sleep Medicine Experts for a One-Day, Hands-On Training Event – Now Bigger & Better Than Ever!
After a hugely successful year, we’re expanding to SEVEN cities in 2026:
Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney.
Be part of an immersive, one-day seminar designed to give you practical tools, real-world experience, and clinical confidence you can take straight back to practice.
- See it live.
Real patients. Real cases. Watch every step – consultations, records, and appliance delivery – right in front of you. - Get hands-on.
Take bites, fit appliances, and make adjustments. Walk away with genuine clinical skills, not just theory. - Communicate with confidence.
Learn powerful communication strategies and how to seamlessly integrate dental sleep medicine into your practice – from the first conversation through to follow-up care.
With live demonstrations, real patients, and expert guidance, this expanded 2026 program delivers more cities, more access, and more value than ever before.
DATES AND LOCATIONS:
Adelaide: Saturday 18th April | 9am-5pm | Rydges Adelaide
Perth: Saturday 2nd May | 9am-5pm | QT Perth
Hobart: Saturday 16th May| 9am-5pm | The Tasman, Hobart
Wellington: Saturday 20th June | 9am-5pm | Naumi Hotel
Brisbane: Saturday 18th July | 9am-5pm | Voco Brisbane
Melbourne: Saturday 25th July | 9am-5pm | The Intercontinental
Sydney: Saturday 17th October | 9am-5pm | Rydges Sydney Central
MORNING SECTION:
9:00AM – Overview of Sleep Medicine
- The various sleep disorders with an emphasis on sleep apnoea and snoring
- The important role of the dentist in managing sleep apnoea and snoring
9:45AM – Diagnosing Sleep Apnoea
- The various levels of sleep studies and the available diagnostic units
- The physiological parameters measured
- Understanding the numbers and the various diagnoses
10:30AM – Morning Tea
10:45AM to 11:45AM – The A-Z of Oral Appliance Therapy
- The full range of state-of-the-art appliances including the pros and cons of each
- The four essential criteria for selecting an optimal appliance
- The importance of choosing a material
- The effectiveness of oral appliances
- How oral appliances compare to CPAP
11:45AM to 12:15PM – Side Effects & Combination Treatments
- Occlusal changes -strategies for preventing and minimising TMD. Assessing preventing and managing TMD related symptoms
- Simple add- on or combination treatments that can be included to enhance the effectiveness of oral appliances
- Indications for combination treatments
12:15PM to 12:45PM – Bruxism & Occlusal Splints
- Methods for identifying active bruxism
- Research-based optimal splint designs for effectiveness and comfort
- Quick and efficient bite registration technique for achieving an ideal occlusion
- Non splint methods of management and patient motivation.
12:45PM – Lunch
AFTERNOON SECTION
1:30PM to 3:00PM – The Clinical Steps
The initial consultation
- Screening, examination, radiographs and diagnosis
- Step-by-step approach to patient education, treatment options and communication skills for high case acceptance
- Demonstrating intra-oral scanning, impressions and simple methods for taking a registration
The Fitting Visit
- An efficient method for appliance fitting requiring minimal clinical time
- Assessing the accuracy of the fit
- Adjustments that may be required for achieving an optimal fit
- Detailed instructions on protocols for mandibular advancement
- Patient instructions
The Post Fitting Review
- Assessing the effectiveness of treatment
- Assessing for side effects
- Assessing the need for further titration or combination therapy
- Establishing the need for a follow up sleep study
- Deciding when treatment is complete, and the follow ups required
3:00PM – Afternoon Tea
3:15PM to 4:00PM – Hands-On Workshop: Impressions & Bite Registration
Participants will have the opportunity to practice registration techniques and scanning techniques with supervision and coaching from experienced practitioners.
4:00PM to 5:00PM – Communication Skills & Marketing
- Developing rapport and high-quality relationships
- Methods for achieving high case acceptance and compliance
- Effective responses to the frequently asked questions
- Effective methods for identifying potential patients within your existing practice
- Proven strategies for directly attracting new patients as well as referrals from GP’s ENTs and sleep physicians
5:00PM to 5:15PM – Integrating Sleep Therapy into Dental Practice plus Q and A
- A system for screening and diagnosing patients
- Methods for training team members
- Developing an online presence
- Newsletters to the patient data base
- All the required instruments, clinical forms and patient education materials
Dr Harry Ball Dentist. Fellow of Dental Sleep Medicine (ASA)
One of the most experienced practitioners in Australia, having treated over 21,000 patients. He has a Fellowship in Dental Sleep Medicine and is a past chairperson of the Dental Sleep Council of the Australasian Dental Sleep Association.
Dr Sam Talpis Dentist. Fellow of Dental Sleep Medicine (ASA)
Immediate past director at Sleepwise Clinic. He has a Fellowship in Dental Sleep Medicine and is a very experienced trainer and provider of training programs for dentists. Sam is actively involved in the research and development of state-of-the-art mandibular advancement splints.
