Abstract

This presentation is an in-depth reflection on where Sleep Medicine has been, where it is today, and makes the case for a very different but exhilarating future for both providers and patients. This is a call to the profession to move beyond the limitations and fading paradigm of Sleep Medicine 1.0 forward to Sleep Medicine 2.0. A model for how to bring providers of all stripes out of their silos and allowing for far greater collaboration and effective treatments will be revealed, and the central role of dentistry will be highlighted.

Learning Objectives

• Gain understanding of the complexity of breathing/airway patients.  Sleep medicine encompasses many if not all body systems and presents differently for every person. 
• Understand sleep medicine treatment is more than a device and more than management of systemic disease.  
• Appreciate that treatment is based on a comprehensive assessment of the patient, thus collaboration with other providers in other fields is vital for best treatment outcomes. 
• Explore different metrics possible in patient evaluation beyond HST-Home Sleep Test.
• Learn the critical role of the airway dentist is in a multidisciplinary model.  Explore who the dentist needs to create the team required to treat patients.

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