Managing Long Term OAT Users
Presented by:- Alan O. Blanton, DDS, MS
Thursday, November 14, 2024
7pm-8pm ET (6pm-7pm CT/5pm-6pm MT/4pm-5pm PT)
Duration and CE credit(s): 1.0 hour
Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, is a chronic, progressive disorder that left unmanaged, can lead to potentially fatal outcomes. As a chronic disorder, long-term management is essential. As a progressive disorder, management therapies may need reevaluation of effectiveness. Long-term management of oral appliance therapy is critical for continued successful and effective control of this sleep-related breathing disorder. This webinar will address the risk-factors, standards and protocols for long-term OAT management that will best serve the patients.
Target Audience
Dentists treating patients with sleep-related breathing disorders.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Understand the critical nature of long-term management of OAT users;
- Implement protocols for long-term management;
- Incorporate critical evaluation elements into long-term follow-up appointments for OAT; and
- Identify changes that impact patient outcomes.
Alan O. Blanton, DDS, MS, D. ABDSM graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Dentistry in 1983 and practiced general dentistry in Collierville, TN, a suburb of Memphis, for 39 years. In 2005 he received a Master’s degree in Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research from the University of Memphis. He earned his Diplomate status with the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine in 2014 and has been treating patients diagnosed with Sleep Related Disordered Breathing with Oral Appliances for 15 years. As a member of the AADSM, he has served as a faculty member of the AADSM Practical Demonstration Course, the AADSM Study Club Program, a member of the Annual Meeting Committee, Chair of the Board Review Course, Chair of the Advanced Course, and Chair of the AADSM Mastery Course. He served two terms on the AADSM Board of Directors and was on Faculty and former Director of the UTHSC College of Dentistry’s Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine Program and Clinic. After the sale of his General Dental Practice a few years ago, he has limited his practice to Orofacial Pain/TMD and Dental Sleep Medicine and lectures on both topics nationally.
Dr. Blanton is married to his wife, Johnnie, and has three grown children, two step-children and 9 grandchildren. Dr. Blanton and his wife live in Germantown, TN with their two Bernedoodles, Tucker and Zoe. He enjoys, golf, fly-fishing, fly-tying, oil painting and occasionally plays guitar.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
- Alan O. Blanton has no potential conflicts of interest
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