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MAY IS NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH
SLEEP APNEA- 22 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFERING.
The undiagnosed may fit into these categories:
1. Patients have no idea that such a thing as Sleep Apnea exists.
2. They know about, but have no idea that they suffer from, Sleep Apnea .
3. They know they have the symptoms of Sleep Apnea but are in denial.
4. They know they have problems but refuse to do anything about it.
It is very difficult to get these people to want to be screened and diagnosed by just telling them that something is wrong. It is necessary for them to “see” it for themselves and for them to adopt a top down approach – of their own volition.The best way to do this is to educate them in the most simple, effective, non intimidating and cost effective way – we can show them films of OSA victims having sleep events. We must find a way to get them diagnosed and filmed and then show them their results. This is an massive education deficit issue.
Sources
American Sleep Apnea Association http://www.sleepapnea.org/i-am-a-health-care-professional.html
Indy Star, Lauran Neergaard, http://www.indystar.com/articles/9/186972-5719-052.html
Detroit Free Press, Bill Dow, http://www.freep.com/news/health/sleep2e_20041102.htm
NATIONAL SLEEP AWARENESS WEEK ends with DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME on March 13th.
We “Spring forward” at 2 AM Sunday night, March 13 and lose an hour of sleep.
Are you planing to get to bed one hour earlier? In order to fulfill the essential number of regenerating sleep cycles an adult requires 7-8 hours of healthy sleep.
Do you sleep soundly or sleep with sound?
Are you keeping your partner awake?
Sleep Awareness Week™, which takes place this year March 6-13, is an annual public education and awareness campaign to promote the importance of sleep. The week begins by the announcement of the National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep in America and ends with the clock change to Daylight Saving Time, where Americans lose one hour of sleep. This week, focus on sleep education and Sleep Dysfunction screening.
If you are a Dentist consider helping the 34% of your patients that have a sleep breathing disorder. Learn how: www.sleepgs.com
LEARNING DSM TO BUILD A REWARDING PRACTICE
02/19/2016 – 02/20/2016 |
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CHARLOTTE, NC
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Charlotte Airport
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LAS VEGAS, NV
The Westin Las Vegas Hotel – Casino & Spa
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WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT? THEN SLEEP BETTER
1. Ghrelin: the Hunger Hormone
Lack of sleep increases ghrelin, and decreases leptin, both effects producing increased hunger and obesity. Ghrelin is produced in the gastrointestinal tract and functions as a neurotransmitter. When the circadian rhythm is interrupted by exposure to light at night, gherlin is released.
Melatonin maintains the body’s circadian rhythm by regulating the other hormones. The circadian rhythm is an internal 24-hour “clock” that plays a critical role in when we fall asleep and when we wake up. When it is dark, your body produces more melatonin. When it is light, the production of melatonin drops. Being exposed to bright lights in the evening, or too little light during the day, can disrupt the body’s normal melatonin cycles. For example, jet lag, shift work, and poor vision can disrupt melatonin cycles.
Melatonin supplements can be helpful for those who are sleep disadvantaged but adherence to directions is recommended.
The Process
An inverse relationship between the hours of sleep and blood concentrations of ghrelin exists: as the hours of sleep increase, ghrelin levels trend lower and obesity is less likely. Short sleep duration is associated with high levels of ghrelin and obesity.
When the stomach is empty, ghrelin is secreted. When we eat something the stomach is stretched and ghrelin secretion stops. Ghrelin acts to increase hunger and to increase gastric acid secretion and gastrointestinal motility to prepare the body for food intake.
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, 14004 Córdoba, Spain.
Does your New Patient Exam include a Sleep Apnea screening?

Review the course outline and register here:
December 12/04/2015 – 12/05/2015 |
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TAMPA, FL
Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore
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Dr. Barry Freydberg, a 1968 graduate of the University Of Illinois College Of Dentistry was a full-time practicing general dentist, until recently, where he now spends most of his chair-side time practicing dental sleep medicine in Illinois and Arizona. He says, “In my senior practice years, sleep medicine is fascinating, physically much easier than general dentistry and more rewarding.”
Dr. Freydberg was named University of Illinois “Alumni of the Year” in 2004. He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and a Fellow of the International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthetics. He is a leading speaker on conservative “Prepless” esthetic dentistry and is considered a pioneer in raising dentists’ awareness of the ever-growing link between high technology and practice and clinical management.
Here’s how to get your CE credits and more.
- analysis of patients’ symptoms and how to screen for them
- scripts for an effective patient interview
- how to motivate the Dental team to commit their patients
- how to get your patients to “own” their disease
- the morphology of the airway
- comorbidities to look out for
- the effects on the systemic organs
- the reimbursement strategy and insurance billing using dental and medical coding.
Scary connection between Sleep Apnea and Acid Reflux
Most Sleep Apnea sufferers have Acid Reflux…. and other comorbidities.
How it happens:
During the cessations of breathing the body will increase its efforts to take in air.
Abdominal contractions are exaggerated and increase until breathing resumes.
The contractions squeeze the stomach and force acid up the esophagus.
The efforts to breathe also increase a negative pressure in the esophagus which also pull up acid.
Become a Sleep Medicine Dentist and help your patients that have these Sleep Apnea connected comorbidities and symptoms-
Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, GERD, headaches, nocturnal bruxism.
Explanations like this are presented in the upcoming Sleep Apnea seminars.
You can view the course outlines and register here:
Oct 2015
ATLANTA, GA – 10/16/2015 – 10/17/2015 Register Now!
LOS ANGELES, CA – 10/16/2015 – 10/17/2015 Register Now!
SEATTLE, WA – 10/23/2015 – 10/24/2015 Register Now!
Nov 2015
PHILADELPHIA, PA – 11/06/2015 – 11/07/2015 Register Now!
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – 11/06/2015 – 11/07/2015 Register Now!
IRVINE, CA – 11/13/2015 – 11/14/2015 Register Now!
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK –11/13/2015 – 11/14/2015 Register Now!
LAS VEGAS, NV – 11/20/2015 – 11/21/2015 Register Now!
MEMPHIS, TN – 11/20/2015 – 11/21/2015 Register Now!