DSM Team Training Program

A successful DSM practice depends on team members! This virtual, self-paced program equips team members with the knowledge and skills they need to provide optimal patient care. It includes:

• 13.75 hours of recorded lectures and demonstrations. 
• A short quiz to verify knowledge. 
• A series of clinical competencies to be completed under the supervision of an AADSM Qualified Dentist to verify skills. 

Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive the AADSM Qualified DSM Team Member designation and a certificate that can be displayed in the office to promote the designation.

Registration

To qualify for the member rate, individual team members must be members of the AADSM. Not a member? Join today and save on your DSM Team Training Program registration!

AADSM Team Member: $300
Nonmember: $500
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Access to the program is not immediate. Please allow 1-2 business days to receive an email with information on how to access the program in the AADSM Online Learning Center. 

Objectives

At the conclusion of the program, participants will be able to:

• describe basic principles of healthy and unhealthy sleep;
• explain the role that dental practices play in screening for and treating sleep-related breathing disorders;
• describe signs, symptoms, risk factors and co-morbidities of obstructive sleep apnea; and
• perform key functions in administrative and clinical roles to increase patient-centric efficiency, effectiveness and outcomes with oral appliance therapy.

Target Audience

Clinical and administrative team members in general and specialized dental practices with an interest in screening for or treating patients with sleep-related breathing disorders.

Program Overview

Recorded Presentations and Demos

Comprised primarily of 10-minute to one-hour lectures and demos, presentations are arranged to guide team members toward competence in a linear fashion. These shorter presentations ensure that the information is provided short, digestible pieces that can be easily referenced as team members apply their knowledge in practice.

The following is an outline of the recorded presentations and demos:

Part 1 - Sleep Fundamentals

Part 2 - Effective Screening and Patient Communication 

Part 3 - Oral Appliances for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Part 4 - Helping Patients Succeed with OAT

Part 5 - Administrative Fundamentals

Meet the Faculty

Short Quiz

Upon completion of the recorded lectures and demos, participants will take a 30-question quiz to verify knowledge. There is no time limit for the exam, and it can be taken multiple times. 
 

Clinical Competencies

The AADSM DSM Team Training Program requires each team member (i.e., either clinical or administrative) who is completing the program to demonstrate competency with several skills. Participants will be provided with a detailed list of these nine clinical competencies that either need to be performed (clinical team members) or observed (administrative team members) under the supervision of a AADSM qualified dentist:   

1. Patient Appointment Clinical Records Documentation Management
2. Height Measurement and Documentation 
3. Weight Measurement, BMI Calculation and Documentation 
4. Blood Pressure Measurement, Management and Documentation
5. Acquisition of Photographs for Record Keeping
6. Acquisition of Full Arch Impressions for Oral Appliance Fabrication
7. Understanding and Preparing for Construction Bite Acquisition
8. Verification of Oral Appliance Fabrication and Receipt 
9. Oral Appliance Delivery Appointment Management

The AADSM will verify the dentist's qualified status prior to providing team members with access to the program. Should the AADSM be unable to confirm the dentist is an AADSM qualified dentist, team members will still be able to take the program; however, they will not be eligible to receive the Qualified DSM Team Member designation or certificate. Refunds will not be provided if the dentist is not qualified. Dentists interested in attaining the Qualified Dentist designation can complete Mastery 1 of the AADSM Mastery Program.

Qualified DSM Team Member Designation

Following successful completion of the presentations and demos, a small quiz and verification of clinical competencies, team members will earn the AADSM Qualified DSM Team Member designation. This designation is a credential provided by the AADSM for team members who demonstrate basic competency in dental sleep medicine. The designation does not expire.

Teaching Method

This program is an electronically mediated, self-instructional continuing education activity, conducted through recorded lectures and demonstrations.

Continuing Education

The AADSM is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. The AADSM designates this activity for a total of 13.75 continuing education credit.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Endorsement

Photography/ Recording Policy

For questions, contact Tracy Murphy at tmurphy@aadsm.org.