Sharpening DSM Skills: A Clinical Workshop
September 7-8, 2024
Chicago, IL
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NOTE: You will need to enter the expiration date of your current professional liability (i.e., malpractice) insurance policy to complete your registration. Please have this on-hand before beginning the registration process.
This experiential, two-day workshop is limited to individuals who are either Diplomates or international certificants of the ABDSM or have completed the AADSM Mastery Program in its entirety between 2018-2022. Those who do not meet this criterion are encouraged to register for the AADSM Mastery Program, which includes a similar clinical workshop.
During the workshop, attendees will participate in small-group, roundtable discussions focused on challenging case presentations involving treatment planning, device design, finding therapeutic position, side effect resolution and long-term patient management. Under the guidance of faculty, attendees will also participate in chairside exercises designed to apply their previous didactic learning. Attendees will gain confidence in their clinical abilities to provide optimal patient care. The oral appliances that will be used in clinic and for close inspection will include all common designs, materials, retention mechanisms and calibration strategies. The student to faculty ratio will be no more than 1:6, ensuring ample face-to-face time with experts in dental sleep medicine.
Following interactive demonstrations, attendees will be encouraged but not required to participate clinically in peer-to-peer comprehensive head/neck and oral examinations, full arch impressions and construction bite acquisition. All appropriate materials, equipment, scanners, instruments, and PPE to participate in the workshop will be provided by the AADSM. Oral appliances consisting of various materials, styles and design features will be manufactured and ready for small group delivery on faculty, all necessary supplies provided. Key learning objectives for delivery exercises include insertion considerations, adjustment techniques and patient coaching.
Availability is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the workshop, participants will gain confidence in their ability to:
- Incorporate screening protocols for adult sleep-related breathing disorders including skeletal, soft tissue and functional assessments of the craniomandibular complex and nasal-oral airway.
- Perform a comprehensive dental sleep medicine exam and extrapolate key findings into appropriate patient management such as treatment planning, device design and side effect management.
- Educate, motivate, and empower patients to participate in oral appliance success through self-care, compliance, titration, exercises and symptomatic tracking.
- Improve OAT outcomes by identifying and targeting patient-unique disease expression in order to improve efficacy through home applied strategies and collaborative treatments with medical specialties.
- Continue to build an understanding of the medical practice model with medical-legal considerations.
- Perfect an appropriate algorithm for patient management that begins with screening and ends with long-term follow-up.
Prerequisites
To be eligible for this workshop, individuals must either hold Diplomate or international certificant status with the ABDSM or have completed the AADSM Mastery Program between 2018-2022.
Registration Rates
| Member | $5,500 |
| Nonmember | $6,500 |
We offer a 75% discount to AADSM members who are active-duty military or employed by the Veterans Administration or Federal Public Health Service. If you are not currently a Federal Service Member, please contact us at info@aadsm.org for assistance with joining membership prior to registering for the Sharpening DSM Skills: A Clinical Workshop in order to take advantage of this discount. Thank you for your service.
Dates and Times
Saturday, September 7 7:30am-5:45pm
Sunday, September 8 7:30am-1:30pm
Breakfast and lunch will be served on Saturday and Sunday.
Location and Hotel
The workshop will take place at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry, located at 801 S. Paulina St. in Chicago, IL. A block of rooms has been reserved at the following hotel, which is an 8-minute walk from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry.
Courtyard by Marriott Chicago at Medical/District/UIC
625 S. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, Illinois
Discounted Rate: $229 until Sunday, August 18 or sooner if the room block sells out
Check-in time: 3:00 PM
Check-out time: 11:00 AM
Hotel Reservations - September Workshop
Exhibits
The Sharpening DSM Skills: A Clinical Workshop will feature 7 tabletop exhibits. Workshop attendees will be provided the opportunity to interact with industry representatives, and learn more about the latest products and services in dental sleep medicine.
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 course for 13 continuing education credits.
Cancellation Policy
To cancel a registration, written notification must be submitted to the AADSM at mscanlan@aadsm.org. A $50.00 administrative fee will be withheld on cancellations postmarked by August 16, 2024. After this date, no refunds will be available. Refunds are not provided to no-shows. The AADSM reserves the right to cancel a course and provide full refunds should conditions warrant. The refunds will only include the cost of registration for the course.
Refunds will not be applied to the original payment source (i.e., credit card). Any refunds processed by the AADSM will be paid by check to individuals in the US (or e-payment to individuals who chose to set up an account in Bill.com) and by wire transfer to individuals outside of the US.
Confirmation and Registration Disclaimer
Registration is limited. Please register early. Confirmation letters will be sent via email within one week of receipt of mailed or faxed-in registration forms and payment. All attendees must pre-register; on-site registration will not be accepted. The AADSM will not be held liable if an individual purchases an airline ticket before receiving confirmation of registration for a course.
Dress Code
Business Casual
Photography/Recording
Photography and/or recording of any kind (other than by the AADSM) of sessions or speakers is strictly prohibited. No cameras or recording devices will be allowed in the meeting rooms at any time. Violation of this rule could result in the confiscation of the film or recording device and removal of the individual from the meeting.
Disclaimers
The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) does not endorse any products, devices or appliances. Therefore, the use, mention or depiction of any product, device, or appliance during an AADSM educational program shall not be interpreted as an endorsement, recommendation or preference by the AADSM. Any opinion expressed or communicated regarding any product, device or appliance during an AADSM educational program is solely the opinion of the individual(s) expressing or communicating that opinion, and not that of the AADSM.
The AADSM cautions participants about the potential risks of using limited knowledge when incorporating techniques and procedures into practice when they have not had supervised clinical experience or demonstrated competency.
Informed Consent for Sharpening DSM Skills: A Clinical Workshop
I understand it is my choice to participate in the clinical skills taught, performed and/or demonstrated on course participants and faculty. Clinical skills include:
- performing a comprehensive examination focused on signs and symptoms of sleep-related breathing disorders and evaluating oral structures for compatibility with a mandibular advancement device.
- techniques for full arch digital and analog impression takings along with bite registration with a variety of bite gauges.
- strategies for delivery of an oral appliance designed for purposes of protruding and stabilizing the mandible.
Should I choose to participate:
- I hereby release the AADSM and their agents, representatives and assigns from any responsibility or liability for any injury, illness, reactions, or damages arising from my participation.
- I consent to be interviewed about my health conditions and have an exam and consultation as part of the Sharpening DSM Skills: A Clinical Workshop, which will be presented before course participants and faculty.
- I understand that full participation in the Sharpening DSM Skills: A Clinical Workshop requires that I consent to role-play as a patient for the purpose of a visual examination of my intraoral structures, manual palpation of my craniofacial muscles, measurements of my jaw movements, and use of bite registration material intraorally. I understand that if I choose not to participate in this manner, I am still required to observe other participants.
- I certify that I have read the contents of this informed consent, am aware of the benefits or potential harms from my participation in the clinical skills given my training in dental sleep medicine and will comply with any applicable dental licensure laws and/or equivalent laws.
- I understand that it is my right to discontinue my participation in the clinical skills at any time. However, should I choose to do so, my attendance for the duration of the workshop in the form of observation is still required.
- I recognized that AADSM has advised me to review my professional liability coverage to make sure that it includes coverage for training and educational activities sponsored by the AADSM.
Questions or concerns about participation in the Sharpening DSM Skills: A Clinical Workshop can be directed to Trish Braga, AADSM Director of Education at mastery@aadsm.org.