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OrthoApnea & Irish Society of Dental Sleep Medicine

ORTHOAPNEA CERTIFICATION COURSE
SNORING AND THE ROLE OF THE GDP: A PARADIGM SHIFT IN ORAL APPLIANCE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Saturday 24th February 2024 in Dublin, Ireland

DR. R0Y DOOKUN

BDS, MFGDP, MGDSRCS, FFGDP, Dip Dent Sed

ABOUT THE LECTURER

Dr. Roy Dookun is a general dentist. He qualified in 1979 and has been providing Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD) therapy for nearly 20 years. He lives and works in Guernsey (Channel Islands) but regularly delivers ‘Hands On’ Dental Sleep Medicine (DSM) training both in the UK and in Europe.
Roy works as part of a multi disciplinary team treating both apnoeic and non-apnoeic snoring patients with MADs.

Some additional info:

Was Co-founder and first President of the British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine (BSDSM).
Served as Board member of the European Academy of Sleep Medicine (EADSM) for 10 years.
Has attained ‘Expert’ level EADSM accreditation.
Co-authored the BSDSM Snoring Pre -Treatment Screening Protocol.
Wrote the ‘Standards of Care Document for Mandibular Advancement Devices’ which has been adopted by the Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP).

COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The course will be made up of a mixture of didactic learning and practical “hands-on” experience teaching designed to provide delegates with:

An overview of sleep disordered breathing with special reference to the association of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and snoring.
Practical advice on introducing DSM service into your practice.
An explanation of how oral appliances work.
Protocols to help safely assess and monitor patients.
A Dental Protection (UK) Ltd and Dental Defence Union approved pre-treatment screening protocol to help select out those patients safe to treat without specialist referral and to identify those worthy of specialist investigation.
Details of the New OrthoApnea (NOA) oral appliance. It’s concept, design and customisation.
The knowledge how to prescribe and customise the NOA using the ApneaDock ‘on line’ platform.
The surgery and laboratory requirements and procedures required for optimum performance and patient comfort.
Ways of evaluating treatment.
‘Hands On’ experience in practicing protrusive registration techniques using the George Gauge in addition to NOA fitting and adjustment protocols.
Clinical case study presentations.
The opportunity for interactive group discussion.

Saturday 24th February 2024 in Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland - Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport

Programme Content

SNORING AND THE ROLE OF THE GDP: A PARADIGM SHIFT IN ORAL APPLIANCE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

TIME	CONTENT
09:00	Registration (Tea & Coffee)
09:30	Snoring and Sleep Disordered Breathing
10:30	DSM Service in your practice and Patient Assessment
11:00	COFFEE BREAK
11:15	Pre-treatment screening protocol
11:45	OrthoApnea NOA: Mandibular Advancement Device
13:00	LUNCH
14:00	NOA Clinical case: ● Hands-on protrusive bite registration (with George Gauge), sponsored by 3DISC. ● OrthoApnea NOA prescription using the ApneaDock on-line platform ● Fitting and Adjusting the OrthoApnea NOA
16:15	Patient review and Follow up
16:45	Practical DSM
17:15	Q&A and Group discussion
17:30	Closing

PRACTICAL SESSIONS

PARTNERS

ISDSM

3DISC

REGISTRATION FEES

OPTION A - BASIC REGISTRATION
Each course attendee will receive:

Comprehensive course notes

Sample NOA Device for patient education

Up to 1h Individual “online” support and advice

7 hours verifiable CPD Certification

Practice promotional marketing material

Invitation to “follow-on” OrthoApnea courses and events (to be arranged)

300€

Registration

OPTION B - REGISTRATION + 1 NOA TREATMENT
Each course attendee will receive: