Discover dental sleep medicine with IAS Academy
Kelly Toft, a recent delegate on the Dental Sleep Medicine course offered by the IAS Academy shares her experience.
I signed up for the Dental Sleep Medicine course as I hadn’t really heard of it before. It’s not something that’s talked about in general dentistry, and I wanted to know more about how these appliances could solve sleep problems.
What I particularly loved was the blend of theoretical and practical elements. It also covered a variety of different mandibular advancement devices (MAD), explaining how they worked and their individual benefits. We even got to use NightOwl to test ourselves for sleep apnoea, which was really fascinating!
I would absolutely recommend this course to all general dentists and even some specialists. Dr Reaney delivered all the information in such a clear way, and supported the research with case studies to help illustrate every point. It went through right from the fundamentals of what sleep apnoea is, what the different causes are, how MAD can help and when to refer to a sleep specialist so you’re left in no doubt as to what you are doing and ensuring you are offering the patient the right treatment.
Ultimately, sleep apnoea is something that we could, as a profession, screen for in practice, improving people’s quality of life. The IAS Academy is a great company with a great ethos, and it’s always looking to cover different aspects of orthodontics, and dentistry in general, that may not be by other companies – I can’t recommend them enough!
To sign up to one of the upcoming courses at the IAS Academy, contact the team today. Please visit www.iasortho.com or call 01932 336470 (Press 1)
