Overview

Educational Aims

Patients enter dental sleep practices with issues that can complicate treatment, and which may not be evident upon physical exam or radiograph. Emotional trauma may adversely impact sleep quality, overall health, and treatment compliance. Understanding how to identify these issues and associated comorbidities, discuss them with patients, refer to mental health professionals when appropriate, and recognize what impact they’re having on treatment outcomes is crucial to providing comprehensive, integrative care.

 

Expected Outcomes

Dental Sleep Practice subscribers can answer the CE to earn 2 hours of CE from reading the article. Correctly answering the questions will exhibit the reader will:

  1. Define Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
  2. Understand the relationship between ACEs, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and potential health outcomes
  3. Recognize paths to broach mental health concerns with dental patients
  4. Identify how depression and ACEs may affect SDB treatment acceptance or adherence
  5. Possess the ability to incorporate an ACE screening protocol into the dental practice


This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the Academy of General Dentistry Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) through the joint program provider approval of Zoom Education, LLC and Dental Sleep Practice. Zoom Education, LLC is approved for awarding FAGD/MAGD credit.


Prerequisites : Must be a subscriber
Sponsor(s): None

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Date / Time

Self Study - On Demand

Location

Tuition

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