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ORFEU BUXTON, PhD, Associate Professor Biobehavioral Health Penn State University, Assistant Professor Division of Sleep Medicine Harvard Medical School, Associate Neuroscientist Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital, Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Harvard School of Public Health, Faculty Affiliate of Penn State's Population Research Institute (PRI), Member of the Graduate Faculty in Neuroscience.

GREG ESSICK, DDS, Dr. Greg Essick was Professor of Comprehensive Oral Health at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry where he founded and oversaw the Dental Sleep Clinic.

JOHN REMMERS, MD, Dr. Remmers is a pulmonologist & clinical professor of internal medicine at the University of Calgary with an active sleep practice in the sleep lab at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.

NOAH SIEGEL, MD, Noah S. Siegel is board certified in both Sleep Medicine and Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ENT). Dr. Siegel is the Medical Director of Otolaryngology for Massachusetts Eye and Ear's Longwood facility in Boston.

Plus additional speakers! List of speakers to come.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine's Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency has been designated as an Accredited AADSM Mastery Program Provider. Attendees of accredited Mastery Program Provider programs are eligible to earn the AADSM Qualified Dentists designation and apply for the ABDSM certification exam through the Mastery Track.

This Mini-Residency Program is divided into three modules, each consisting of three days of lectures, workshops, and inter-module guided learning. This allows participants to incorporate their learning into their clinical practice as they progress.

This program is designed for dentists looking to expand their understanding of dental sleep medicine. It emphasizes the connection between sleep medicine, dental sleep medicine and TMD.

On-site curriculum will include:

• Lectures by leading clinicians and researchers
• Hands-on sessions
• Clinical case-based learning

Guided self-study will include:

• Literature review and assignments
  
• Clinical case-based learning
• Intermodule webinars
• Practice quizzes

Course Topics

• Dental Sleep Medicine
  • Dental Management of OSA
  • Adjunct Therapies for OSA
  • Surgical Procedures
  • Clinical Guidelines and Clinical Protocols
• Insurance, Billing and Legal Issues
  • Overview of Private and Governmental Medical Insurances in USA
    
  • The Scope of Practice of Dental Sleep Medicine
  • Legal Issues Related to the Practice of Sleep Medicine
• Sleep and TMD
  • Understanding the correlation between sleep and pain
  • Comprehend the management of TMD side effects
• Somnology and Sleep Medicine
  • History of Sleep Medicine
  • Causes of Sleep Deficiency
  • Health Consequences of Sleep Deficiency
  • Reducing Health Disparities
  • Anatomy of the Airway
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Medical Management of OSA

Course Learning Modalities

• Clinical Case-Based Learning
  • Clinical Case Presentations and Discussions
• Literature Review
  • Reading and Understanding Scientific Literature
  • Evidence-Based Dental Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • Intermodule Guided Learning (article review)
• Course Workshops
  • Clinical Examinations
  • Dental Impressions
  • Bite Registration
  • Oral Appliance Fittings and Adjustments

• Develop a deeper understanding of sleep, the physiology of sleep, chronobiology (circadian rhythms), breathing and non-breathing related sleep disorders, sleep related movement disorders, upper airway resistance syndrome, adult and pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and the health consequences of sleep deficiency
• Understand the interrelationship between TMD and sleep
• Develop proper examina­tion principles and bite registration techniques
• Learn how to get started screening, evaluating, referring, and managing OSA patients
• Obtain an unbiased review of oral appliances for the management of OSA and review appliance selection criteria
• Practice bite registration techniques for OSA oral appliance therapy
• Gain experience using several different custom-fabricated oral appliances with a hands-on appliance fitting and adjustment workshops
• Participants will learn how to incorporate dental sleep medicine into their practice, including working with sleep laboratories, and medico-legal issues related to dental sleep medicine practice

• This course does not guarantee a participant board certification but rather supports their foundational academic pursuits in Dental Sleep Medicine.
  

• Longest university-based Dental Sleep Medicine mini-residency in the USA
• Strong community from limited class size
• International, renowned speakers
• Hands-on workshops including:
  • Examination
  • Bite registration techniques
  • Fitting and adjustments of oral devices
  • Fitting of morning jaw aligners
• Foundation in understanding and managing TMD symptoms
  

“Tufts Dental Sleep Program was a great educational experience for me. Excellent scientific material presented by exceptional speakers that significantly improved my professional life. Thanks to this program I can now confidently help many of my patients.”

“It played a very important role in my journey in becoming an International Certificant by ABDSM.”

“Dr. Correa is a master of gathering together the best educators and speakers in the dental sleep medicine community. I highly recommend this program to anyone who wants to take Dental Sleep Medicine seriously.”

“I could not imagine entering the field of dental sleep medicine without having a solid foundation of training and I don't believe that there is a better program than the Tufts Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency for providing that training and education.”

All Dental Professionals interested in the topic of Dental Sleep Medicine and those interested in incorporating Dental Sleep Medicine into their practice.

This course is also designed for those interested in becoming a dentists with AADSM Qualified Dentists designation.

Approximately 120 CEU hours available

Participation CEU hours: Approximately 65 hours are available during modules

Self-Study CEU hours: Approximately 55 hours are available during intermodule discussions and assignments

AGD Code: 730, 180

Tuition: $12,000*

*Payment Plan: If you would like to take advantage of our payment plan to pay your tuition in 3 equal installments of $4,000 each, please call us to pay by phone at 617.636.6629.

Available Discounts!

• 10% TUSDM Alumni
• 10% TUSDM faculty
• 20% VA Members

During registration, please click on the registration type that applies to you to access the appropriate discount.

**Discounts cannot be combined, only one discount can be applied to this course.

Full tuition refund or credit will be given for cancellations received at least one month prior to the course start date. Refunds or tuition credit will not be given after that time or to no-shows.

If a CE course obtains enough registrations where a wait list is established, the CE office will notify individuals with unpaid registration balances and ask them to pay their balance to secure their place in the course. If payment is not made to secure their place, the CE office has the right to offer that place to a paying individual on the wait list.

Tufts University is committed to promoting safe campus environment. Currently there are no required screenings prior to attending a Continuing Education/Lifelong Learning and Distance Education course at Tufts University School Dental Medicine.

Individuals are asked to use masks on clinical floors and masking is an option in classroom settings.

For our international participants attending On Campus modules, please review necessary travel requirements prior to entering the United States of America. As Continuing Education programs do not lead to a degree, they are not eligible for Student Visas (category F) and are instead eligible for Visitor Business Visas (category B-1). Please visit https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html or individual United States of America's Embassy/Consulate's website. If you require a letter verifying your registration and payment for a course in the United States of America, please contact the Continuing Education Office at dentalce@tufts.edu. Please also review this website for current entry limitations into the US: https://icenter.tufts.edu/immigration/covid-19/coronavirus-travel-suspensions/. These rules are subject to change, so please continuously monitor.

The Office of Continuing Education reserves the right to close registration when an enrollment limit is reached and to cancel, modify, or alter content or faculty for any course if circumstances indicate the need for such a change. If the school finds it necessary to cancel a course, a full refund will be granted. All attempts to contact registrants will be made as soon as possible in the event of a course cancellation. The school will not be held responsible for any losses due to travel arrangements made by the registrant.

In the event of inclement weather (such as a snow emergency) or other extenuating circumstances, the Office of Continuing Education may be forced to cancel or postpone a course. If a course has been canceled, we will contact participants by the phone number and/or email address provided. You may call or email our office on the day of the course if you are uncertain of a course's status.