Description of the Course Content:

Overview of Thrive in Dental Pediatric Airway and Sleep Content:

• Lecture 1: The Role of the Primary Care Dentist in Screening Sleep and Breathing in Children.
• Lecture 2: Can We Use Oral Appliances on Children?
• Lecture 3: Children and Temporomandibular Joints: What do Dentists Need to Know?
• Q&A: ASAP Pathway’s membership benefits, resources and tools.

Educational Objectives:

Upon course completion, participants will gain the following:

• An introduction to the dental pediatric airway and sleep field.
• Insight into how dental anatomy can play a role in a child’s development in sleep and behavior.
• An understanding of the dentist’s role in screening patients to identify risk factors that may lead to airway issues.
• Comprehension on how oral appliance therapy is used on children and how to evaluate when oral appliance therapy is recommended.
• Knowledge of the role TMJ plays in the growth of the child’s craniofacial structure and recognition on how this can affect the development of airway issues.

Cancellation Policy: 

Course withdrawal written notice 30-59 days: 50% of the course registration could be transferred to a future live course designated by the attendee.

Course withdrawal 29 days or less: Unfortunately, due to expenses incurred when planning for the course, no credits could be given for course withdrawal within 30 days of the first day of the course.

Location: 

Online Lecture hosted by WebinarJam

Date: 

March 22, 2024 8am-12pm EST

Accreditation: 

3.5 AGD Credit Hours

Time and period of availability for self-instruction courses as well as the original release and review dates:

Registration includes 1-day live online course with 4 hours of video content and 7 days of access to the course content.

The names of any entities providing commercial support: 

None for this course. 

The prior level of skill, knowledge or experience suggested by participants: 

For All Dental Professionals. Participants are not required to have any prerequisites for this course. All dental professionals are welcome.