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AAOMS 91st Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition

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Saturday, October 2, 2010
7:30am — 9:30am

Symposium: Current Review of Obstructive Sleep Apnea


Synopsis

Obstructive sleep apnea affects a significant portion of the U. S. population. As a result of an increasing awareness of this problem, oral and maxillofacial surgeons are called upon to assume an important role in the management of such patients, often along with other members of the medical and dental community. Successful OSA management depends largely on an ability to properly identify the site(s) of involvement with therapy targeted to the correctly identified site(s) or area(s) of disproportionate airway anatomy. Not only is it a difficult diagnostic task to correctly identify and prioritize these sites, but many communities lack a consensus about how to best select and order procedures to treat / manage these patients. The goal of this symposium will attempt to present an overview of how to evaluate and manage patients with OSA and an understanding of how different treatments options fit together in the overall approach to patient management.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this symposium, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain how to evaluate patients with signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea;
  2. Discuss how to identify those patients most likely to benefit from which procedure;
  3. Describe the goals and principles of non-surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea;
  4. Discuss the goals and principles of surgical management of soft tissue abnormalities of OSA
  5. Explain the goals and principles of surgical management of hard tissue abnormalities of OSA
Moderator

David C. Stanton, DMD, MD
Associate Professor, Department of OMS
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Handouts Not
Currently Available

7:30am — 8:00am

Introduction: Systemic Implications of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Patient Evaluation
David M. Claman, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Handouts Not
Currently Available

8:00am — 8:30am

Non-surgical Approaches to the Management of Obstructive SleepApnea
Kent E. Moore, DDS, MD
Private Practice
Charlotte, NC

Handouts Not
Currently Available

8:30am — 9:00am

Overview of Surgical Management of Soft Tissues in the Management of OSA
Karel A. DeLeeuw, DDS, MD, MBA
Consultant
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ

Handouts Not
Currently Available

9:00am — 9:30am

Overview of Surgical Management of Hard Tissues in the Managementof OSA
Peter D. Waite, DDS, MD
Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

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