A one day hands-on suitable for CDT’s and Dental Technicians
With 6 hours enhanced CPD.
Presented by Giles Bradley - RDT Dental Technician
Up to 40% of the population snore, potentially disrupting the sleep of themselves and their partners. A proportion of them will suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) which requires medical intervention if severe. Suitably trained GDPs, working in conjunction with properly accredited technicians can successfully treat most patients. However, it is ethically, clinically and legally necessary to first identify patients at risk of OSA and appropriately refer them before treatment. With increasing efforts being made to train dentists to screen, refer and treat patients with snoring conditions, there is a corresponding need for appropriately trained and accredited technicians and clinical dental technicians to construct these devices.
Aims, Objectives & Anticipated Outcomes
At the end of the course delegates should be able to better understand:
- The principles of anti-snoring devices.
- Requirements of impressions and bite records using a protrusion gauge.
- Blocking out and duplicating of the master models in casting of the secondary working models.
- Increasing the protrusion.
- Construction and assembly of Silensor-sl Mandibular Adjustment Splints (MAS).
- Communication with dentists regarding fit and configuration of the appliance in the patient’s mouth.
- Compliance with Medical Devices Directive, General Dental Council requirements and related Medico legal issues.
- How to modify bite planes.
- Repair of Silensor-sl.