Open AirWaves: An AADSM Podcast
Join host, Dr. Tanya DeSanto, each quarter as she interviews industry experts on topics such as DSM challenges, OSA pathophysiology, dental medical advances and interesting cases. Earn CE and explore all aspects of the dental sleep medicine and other associated fields.
Episode 4: Positional Sleep Therapy: A Military Dentist’s Mission to Improve OAT Efficacy
This podcast explores the journey of a dedicated military dentist who focused on the challenges soldiers face with sleep during deployment. Through personal experiences and professional contributions, the discussion will highlight the evolution of a comprehensive educational program aimed at providing treatment for sleep related breathing disorders while improving overall sleep health among military personnel. The episode will provide insights into positional therapy, practical sleep maintenance solutions, and strategies for integrating these concepts into clinical practice. CE Credit: 1 |
Past Episodes
Episode 3: Combining Oral Appliances with Inspire to Improve Outcomes
Release date: February 7, 2025
Guests: R. Sims Tompkins, DMD
Dr. Sims Tompkins is breaking new ground in dental sleep medicine by working closely with a team of Inspire surgeons and sleep doctors to increase efficacy and reduce side effects of HGS with oral appliances. In this episode of Open AirWaves, Dr. Tompkins discusses his case series report, which will be useful to all dentists motivated to work collaboratively with medical partners to improve patient outcomes.
CE Credit: 1
Episode 2: Integrative Care in Dental Sleep Medicine
Release date: October 18, 2024
Guests: Nadia Afzal, DMD and Shehzad Malik, MD
In this episode of Open AirWaves, Nadia Afzal, DMD and Shehzad Malik, MD lead us through an interesting discussion about the many therapeutic modalities that can be employed by both medical personal and dental sleep medicine providers to move a patient towards best outcomes. Reviewing three, real-patient cases on which they collaborated, the doctors give both their perspectives on the patients’ unique presentation and the combination of treatments that eventually managed their sleep apnea.
CE Credit: 1.5
Episode 1: The Power of Dentist/Physician Collaboration for Optimal Outcomes
Release date: July 26, 2024
Guests: Leon Sweer, MD and Michelle Cantwell, DMD
In this inaugural episode, Drs. Michelle Cantwell and Leon Sweer share how their collaboration resulted in effectively treating a patient who was dissatisfied with CPAP by offering dual treatments of OAT and CPAP. The patient presented unique challenges with lifestyle requirements, perceptions of success that were at times inconsistent with objective efficacy results, and health considerations that impacted test results. With cross-disciplinary communication, they were able to harness the synergies of their complimentary expertise to provide optimal care.
CE Credit: 1.25
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