Anti-Snoring Devices on-demand Academy (UK) Complete

Anti-Snoring Devices (UK)
Complete Course

HOW and WHEN to prescribe.
KnowSleep Academy™

On-demand, Enhanced CPD for the UK dentist

Dental Sleep Medicine training course for dentists and support staff wishing to further their knowledge and understanding about treating patients who snore and/or may have obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

Custom-made, prescription, anti-snoring devices, are first-line therapy for snoring and are second-line for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

The Complete Training Course (with UK specific content) offers you:

Knowledge of how to screen patients for OSA.
How to stay indemnified by using the BSDSM & ARTP recognised pre-treatment screening protocol

The entire training course consists of 9 on-demand chapters, the first two of which are FREE.

The peer-reviewed curriculum has been created in line with the content requirements set out in the Association of Respiratory Technology and Physiology's Standard of Care document for Mandibular Repositioning Devices* and created in line with the requirements of the NHS Information Standard.

As such, you become eligible for insurance cover from the DDU and DPL.

You will learn How to screen patients and identify those who are safe to treat without a prior medical diagnosis and recognise those who need further investigation.

Upon completion, all students with a GDC number, will be posted a paper Course Certificate, stating the Course Objectives and Enhanced, Verifiable CPD credit earned (7 hours).

Please Note:
We are not a manufacturer of anti-snoring devices. So, you'll get the full picture...

Learn from Adrian how to:

Screen for sleep apnoea
Help snorers without waiting for a medical referral
Get the protrusive 'bite' right
Select the most appropriate custom oral appliance
Build your sleep business
Become an expert in a new and developing field
Build a network of referral sources
And much more!

Benefits and Guarantee
We provide on-going support via our private FaceBook group and periodically schedule interactive webinars.

The complete KnowSleep™ Academy course meets the criteria set by the GDC for 7 hours of enhanced, verifiable CPD.

Once you are sleep-trained you may list on Snorer.me Signposting for free and have snorers find you.

We're confident you’ll be delighted with the KnowSleep™ Academy, so we offer a “30-Day Money-Back Guarantee” to ensure your satisfaction. If for any reason you wish to discontinue using the Academy, we will promptly issue a refund. Simply contact Adrian contact@snorer.com about our 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.

Peer Reviewer

The KnowSleep™ Academy training course has been peer-reviewed by Dr Shouresh Charkhandeh DDS.

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Course curriculum

1. Learning Objectives & Educational Outcomes for verifiable CPD
  FREE PREVIEW
2. No 'I' in Team (03:18)
3. What's your ESS score?
4. Refresher (03:07)
5. Sleep Apnoea Animation (01:05)
6. Are You Informed Enough to Treat? (01:23)
7. Sleepiness and Tiredness (07:01)
8. Overview of Treatment Options (07:12)
9. Dental Clinical Signs and Symptoms of OSA (06:00)
10. Assessment 3
1. Learning Objectives & Educational Outcomes for verifiable CPD
  FREE PREVIEW
2. What could possibly go wrong?! (05:13)
3. OSA and the unique situation in the UK for Sleep-Trained Dentists (03:08)
4. My Patient needs to stop snoring... (02:16)
5. My Patient has OSA - I've received a referral for an MRD (03:13)
6. Record Keeping and Communication (14:42)
7. Assessment 4
1. Learning Objectives & Educational Outcomes for verifiable CPD
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Screening for OSAS (05:20)
3. Rationale behind the recommendations (05:09)
4. Professional Indemnity, Training and Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (text)
5. Patient Assessment (14:21)
6. Assessment 5
1. Learning Objectives & Educational Outcomes for verifiable CPD
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Introduction (01:37)
3. Getting the 'Bite' right (06:15)
4. No Substitute for Practice (02:56)
5. Great Lakes Ortho George Gauge Video (05:50)
6. What to pay attention to... (06:55)
7. A Third Category of MRD? (02:27)
8. A third category of MRD - blog link
9. Fitting and Adjusting an MRD (03:36)
10. Follow-up and Titration protocols (03:55)
11. Duty of Care (02:43)
12. Assessment 6
1. Learning Objectives & Educational Outcomes for verifiable CPD
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Introduction (07:43)
3. MRD Taxonomy (04:06)
4. Biomechanics & MRD Mechanism of Action (07:32)
5. Factors to consider when selecting an MRD - part one (05:01)
6. Factors to consider when selecting an MRD - part two (03:31)
7. Bruxism, Mechanism placement and side-effects (07:02)
8. Occlusal change, Christianson’s Phenomenon and Summary (02:47)
9. Assessment 7
1. Learning Objectives & Educational Outcomes for verifiable CPD
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Introduction (08:38)
3. Total sleep deprivation study link
4. Aging Population and broad classification of Sleep Disorders (02:55)
5. Disturbing video (warning)
6. Parasomnia - headbanging child (00:52)
7. Sleep Automatism and Sleep Terrors (08:46)
8. Polysomnogram (PSG), OSA & Dementia
9. Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (02:14)
10. Dental Clinical Signs & Symptoms (02:16)
11. Assessment 8
1. Learning Objectives & Educational Outcomes for verifiable CPD
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Congratulations! (04:51)
3. Other causes of Hypersomnolence, Consequences of OSA, Obstructive and Central Sleep Apnoea (05:34)
4. OSA and Driving (02:33)
5. CAUTION: Fatal accident from falling asleep when driving (00:22)
6. Risk Factors for OSA - Obesity & Sleep Deprivation (05:22)
7. Pathophysiology of OSA (01:52)
8. The Management of Snoring & OSA (03:23)
9. Biomechanics of MRDs (01:41)
10. References for Efficacy/Compliance argument
11. Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) therapy (04:18)
12. Surgery - soft tissue (04:29)
13. Surgery - hard tissue (02:18)
14. British Orthodontic Society video animation of bi-max osteotomy
15. "The straight honest truth about Sleep Apnoea and CPAP" video (14:50)
16. You completed the KnowSleep™ Academy! (01:14)
17. Assessment 9
18. KnowSleep Academy™ feedback
1. Final Assessment
2. CPD Activity Evaluation Self-Satisfaction Questionnaire
3. Feedback (mandatory for verifiable CPD - and in order to obtain your course certificate)
4. Your Statement

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£999.00
99 lessons
4.5 hours of video content

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On-demand, Professional CPD specifically for the UK dentist

The Snorer.training Academy provides enhanced CPD for general dentists and support staff wishing to further their knowledge and understanding about managing patients who snore and/or may have obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

Academy (complete course of 9 chapters) Aims, Learning Objectives, Educational Outcomes for Verifiable CPD

Aims

To enlighten GDPs about sleep related breathing disorders and the vital role they may play enhancing the lives of their patients’ sleep and breathing.
To educate General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) to safely provide anti-snoring devices.
To empower GDPs to act upon the education they have undertaken.

Learning Objectives

This online program (Academy) is divided into 9 individual chapters, each with a short assessment and explanation. The final examination has a minimum pass mark (80%) to satisfy verifiable CPD requirements and ensure GDPs are educated sleep professionals.

The specific learning objectives are:

Understand the relationship between snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and identify the signs and symptoms.
Understand how to screen, assess, treat and monitor snoring patients.
Understand the role of the dentist concerning sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD).
Understand the basic indications/contraindications for mandibular repositioning devices (MRDs).
Understand how to record a protrusive bite registration.
Understand the dentist’s “Duty of Care” for MRD users. Understand MRD titration protocols for snoring and OSA.

*ARTP Standards of Care document accessible from this page: http://www.artp.org.uk/en/sleep/sleep-standards/sleep-documents.cfm/sleep-standards-iods [opens in a new tab].

On-demand, Enhanced CPD for the UK dentist

KnowSleep™ Dental Sleep Medicine Academy Benefits:

Learn How to screen for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)
Know When to prescribe an anti-snoring device or refer for further investigation
Learn How to stay within the bounds of your professional indemnity insurance (DDU & DPL)

Anti-Snoring Devices (UK)
Complete Course

On-demand, Enhanced CPD for the UK dentist

Course curriculum

Chapter 1 - Basic Training

Chapter 2 - Don’t Fix their Snoring!

Chapter 3 - There is no 'I' in Team

Chapter 4 - Good Guys Finish First

Chapter 5 - Snorers Need Love Too

Chapter 6 - Hit and Miss

Chapter 7 - Lost in the Dark?

Chapter 8 - Things that go ‘Bump’ in the night

Chapter 9 - You're Special

Final Assessment and Statutory Declaration

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