The Apnea Guard Re-Imagined!

Imagine using a device that allows you to…

…take an initial bite based on literature data for vertical and protrusion and patient comfort…

…then, have the patient use this device to slowly advance their jaw to a literature validated target protrusion while their custom OA is being fabricated…

…then delivering the custom OA at the protrusion the patient comfortably advanced to, while waiting for their custom OA to be fabricated…

…Imagine delivering a custom OA at an advanced protrusion, with the patient comfortably accepting it because they have had a chance to adapt while waiting for their custom OA to be fabricated!

Let me introduce you to the Apnea Guard Re-Imagined!

Toronto is in for a “Real Treat” in January 2020! The creator and developer of the Apnea Guard and Night Shift, Dan Levendowski of Advanced Brain Monitoring will be visiting January 9-10, 2020. We are thrilled to host a FREE evening program on Thursday January 9, 2020 where he will review the science behind the development of these important tools and will also be discussing how to use the new, “Re-Imagined Apnea Guard” to better facilitate OSA Appliance Therapy. Come learn a whole new approach to managing Sleep Apnea with an Oral Appliance…

…Increased efficiency …increased efficacy …with fewer office visits and increased patient comfort!

I am not exaggerating; I have tried it, and I am really excited about this new device and what it has to offer Dental Sleep Medicine!

Dan’s teaching objectives for our evening program will include…

1. Influence of sleeping position, sex and tongue size on OA outcomes
2. When Positional Therapy may be preferable to OA as initial therapy choice, and when combination therapy may be needed to optimize outcomes
3. Use of multi-night positional oximetry to optimize OA and Positional Therapy
4. Three-night trial to assess benefits of OAT and/or supine avoidance using a trial OA (Apnea Guard, and the Positional Sleep Assessment System (PoSAS) (Night Shift plus WristOx)
5. The Re-Imagined Apnea Guard and a Re-Imagined Protocol for providing OAT

Dan Levendowski will also be presenting his research at the Toronto General Hospital Sleep Rounds on Friday January 10, 2020 at 8:00 AM, which will be televised to hundreds of Sleep Physicians across Ontario; TGH sleep rounds is definitely the place to be that Friday morning in Toronto if you are a dentist seriously interested in providing OSA appliances. Let the Physicians know you are in the game; make sure you know what they know!

Dan Levendowski’s teaching objectives for the TGH Sleep Rounds will include…

1. Review the prevalence and methods to identify patients with positional OSA, and the associations between supine sleep and oral appliance therapy outcomes, central sleep apnea and neurodegenerative disease.
2. Identify interactions between sex and tongue size that should be taken into consideration in the optimization of OAT outcomes.
3. Evaluate the proportion of CPAP failure patients who might be prescribed supine avoidance as the first line of therapy as compared to OAT, the percentage of patients who would benefit from the addition of supine avoidance to an optimally fitted oral appliance, and the distributions of the cohort whose OSA severity could be reasonably managed with OAT, supine avoidance or both.

Both events are free!

For TGH Rounds, just show up!

Toronto General Hospital Sleep Rounds are held at Toronto General Hospital, Room: GEN025-026 (Enter at Elisabeth St. and turn right before food court and then take first right to room. Room is Ground floor Eaton North, number 025-026)

TUITION FREE FOR TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL SLEEP ROUNDS: FRIDAY JANUARY 10, 2020

For our event on the Thursday evening, please register to secure your seat at SDDacademy.com by clicking on the link below; dinner is included!

Our Thursday evening event will be held at January 9, 2020 Sleep Disorders Dentistry Research and Learning Center… 5045 Orbitor Drive Unit 10-300, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Y4: registration and dinner will be at 6:00 PM and the program will run from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Door Prizes will include 2 Apnea Guard Starter Kits and 1 Night Shift including a 1-year license for PoSAS software.

ENROLMENT IS FREE for our evening program, but ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED BY ROOM CAPACITY!

LINK TO REGISTER: https://sddacademy.thinkific.com/courses/Apnea-Guard-jan-9-2020-by-dan-levendowski

We are very privileged to have the developer of these useful tools come to Toronto to teach us how to best use these devices to help our patients. Secure your seat today!

If you want a little teaser on the Re-Imagined Apnea Guard that Dan will be discussing, check out the Video where I explain what it’s about…

Cheers,

John

John Viviano DDS D ABDSM

SDDacademy.com

SleepDisordersDentistry.com

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References:

1.  Initial Evaluation of a Titration Appliance for Temporary Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Levendowski D, Morgan T, Westbrook P. J Sleep Disord Ther, 2011; 1:1.

2.  Comparison of Efficacy from a Custom and Trial Oral Appliance. Levendowski D, Munafo D, Clark SJ et al. J Sleep Res, 2019; 28(S1) DOI: 10.1111/jsr.86_12913

3.  Distributions of OSA Therapy Outcomes Based on a Trial Oral Appliance and/or Supine Avoidance. Levendowski DJ, Munafo D, Clark SJ et al. Conference Proceeding of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, 2019; San Antonio, Tx, AADSM Clinical Research Award recipient

4.  Treatment Efficacy using a Trial Oral Appliance to Determine the Optimal Jaw Position for a Custom Oral Appliance. Morgan T, Myers, A, Melzer V, Levendowski DJ. Sleep, 2014; 37:A361.

5.  Therapeutic Response to Oral Appliance Therapy: Investigation of Two Criteria. Munafo D, Clark SJ, Levendowski DJ et al. Conference Proceeding of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, 2019, San Antonio, Tx

6.  A systematic comparison of factors that could impact treatment recommendations for patients with Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea (POSA). Levendowski DJ, Oksenberg A, Vicini C et al. Sleep Med 2018; 50:145-151.

7.  Comparison of Mandibular Repositioning Device Outcomes for the Treatment of OSA Using Alternative Approaches for Determining the Optimal Jaw-Forward Position. Morgan T, Myers, A, Melzer V. Conference proceeding of American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, 2014; Minneapolis, MN