Hygienists are bringing sleep medicine into their practices and leading their dental teams .
Sleep On It
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Hygienists are bringing sleep medicine into their practices and leading their dental teams .
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Thank You , Rani Ben- David
Sleep Group Solutions President
By : Gloria Hadley , RDH
Hygienists from coast to coast are finding out that nothing in dentistry is more rewarding , both financially and emotionally , than Dental Sleep Medicine ( DSM ). Hygienists , as well as dentists , are at the front line in the battle against obstructive sleep apnea ( OSA ). They ' re in the most opportune position to discover and treat sleep apnea affected patients . One out of every three patients they see has the symptoms of sleep disorder . Hygienists can recognize those signs and symptoms of OSA and provide for treatment .
The Importance of Discovering and Treating OSA
OSA can kill , or at minimum , will severely diminish quality of life . The repeated episodes of no oxygen passing to the brain for prolonged periods of time while asleep affects all the organs , and is connected to strokes , HBP , diabetes , dementia , weight gain and demeanor of people who have this disease .
Treatment in the Dental Office
The most appropriate and comfortable treatment for a patient with mild or moderate OSA is the oral appliance therapy ( OAT ). And for patients with severe OSA , who can not or will not tolerate the CPAP device , the intra-oral appliance is an effective alternative . Hygienists who are trained in DSM with the use of OAT , provide a very valuable service to the dentist and to their patients .
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