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September 2016 Issue                                                       The Metz Center for Sleep Dentistry
Always New , Always Fresh , and Always Cutting Edge !
Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, in Columbus, Ohio  



Questions?  Contact Angie at  [email protected] or call 614.252.4444.

Introductory Sleep Dentistry Track  features these courses for both doctors and staff:
  1. Welcome & Sleep Dentistry:  Dr. James Metz
  2. Somatic Syndromes and Sleep Disordered Breathing: 
    Featured Speaker - Dr. Avram Gold
  3. Using Vitamin D & the B Vitamins to Improve Your Health:  Featured Speaker - Dr. Stasha Gominak
  4. Pharmacology and Its Impact on the Airway:
    Featured Speaker, Dr. Thomas Viola
  5. Sleep Dentistry:  Dr. James Blank
  6. Understanding the Medical Management of the SDB patient &  The Cannabis Revolution - Weed 101 and Our Patients:  Pat McBride, BA,RDA, CCSH
  7. Friday Evening Reception:  Beverages & Heavy Appetizers
  8. The Role of the Sleep Coordinator:  Chris Takacs, Sleep, TMD Treatment Coordinator
  9. Avoiding Problems with the Oral Appliance:  Todd Bacome, Laboratory Manager
  10. The Role of Hygiene in a Sleep Office:  Megan Bacome, Hygienist
  11. Sleep Apnea and Dysfunctional Breathing, The link often Missed by the Sleep Study Industry:  Featured Speaker - Roger Price
  12. Protecting You and Your Practice from Litigation: 
    Dr. Ken Berley
  13. Breathing Room:  Dr. Brian Vence  
  14. Wilckodontics® (Periodontically Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics), Using the Technique to Improve the Airway:  Dr. Thomas Wilcko
  15. Important Topics In Sleep Literature:  Dr. Mickey Harrison
  16. Panel Close: Dr. James Metz & All Saturday Speakers
Advanced Sleep Dentistry Track will feature the following courses:
  1. Welcome & Sleep Dentistry:  Dr. James Metz
  2. Somatic Syndromes and Sleep Disordered Breathing:  Featured Speaker, Dr. Avram Gold
  3. Using Vitamin D & the B Vitamins to Improve Your Health:  Featured Speaker, Dr. Stasha Gominak
  4. Sleep Apnea and Dysfunctional Breathing, The link often Missed by the Sleep Study Industry:
    Featured Speaker, Roger Price
  5. Pharmacology and Its Impact on the Airway: 
    Featured Speaker, Dr. Thomas Viola
  6. Panel Discussion:  Dr. James Metz and Featured Speakers
  7. Friday Evening Reception:  Beverages & Heavy Appetizers
  8. Taming  The Beast:  Dr. James Metz
  9. Using Vitamin D & the B Vitamins to Improve Your Health (continued)Featured Speaker, Dr. Stasha Gominak
  10. Airway Changes in Young Patients with & without Treatment:  Dr. Gene Williamson
  11. Orthodontics & Oral Cavity Volume in the Young & Adolescent:  Dr. Nelson Diers and Dr. Gene Williamson
  12. Protecting You and Your Practice from Litigation: 
    Dr. Ken Berley
  13. Assessment of the Medical Patient Profile & The Cannabis Revolution - Weed 101 and Our Patients: 
    Pat McBride, BA,RDA, CCSH
  14. Wilckodontics® (Periodontically Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics), Using the Technique to Improve the Airway: Dr. Thomas Wilcko
  15. Important Topics In Sleep Literature:  Dr. Mickey Harrison
  16. Panel Close:  Dr. James Metz and All Saturday Speakers
On behalf of Dr. James E. Metz and The Metz Sleep Center, I regularly review literature for pertinent information pertaining to sleep-disordered breathing. As relevant information is found, we like to share it with you!
Sincerely,   Dr. Mickey Harrison
David Gozal, Ramon Farre, F. Javier Nieto
Sleep Medicine Reviews 27 (2016) 43e55

The increased prevalence of sleep disorders across the globe has been paralleled by a multitude of studies unraveling potential associations between sleep and diseases affecting nearly every organ system. In this review, the epidemiological evidence linking disrupted sleep and intermittent hypoxia to increased risk for developing cancer or, alternatively, promoting adverse cancer outcomes models will be critically appraised. The overarching conclusion...

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Avram R. Gold as one of our featured guest speakers at the October 21 & 22, 2016 Step Up to Introductory and Advanced Sleep Dentistry Continuum in Columbus, Ohio.
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Focus: "Somatic Syndromes and Sleep Disordered Breathing"

Dr. Avram Gold is a pulmonologist and researcher. He investigates disturbances in breathing during sleep, and its relationship with insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the functional somatic syndromes (such as irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, temporomandibular disorder, etc). 

Questions? Contact Angie at   [email protected] or call 614-252-4444. 
Oral appliances (OA) are commonly utilized as an alternative treatment to continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. However, OA have variable success at reducing the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and predicting responders is challenging. Understanding this variability may lie with...
NOW is the time to cultivate your competency, expand your knowledge, network with physicians and grow YOUR practice!

"I have crafted an extended educational course with the end goal of
true Competence in Sleep Dentistry!  My signature course will take you to the level that I personally consider outstanding."
James E. Metz, DDS
The Metz Competency Study Series will include 13 days of training starting in January 2017 and concluding in October 2017

Do you have specific questions for Dr. Metz?

Join our Google Discussion Group! You may find the Answer in our existing discussions or choose to begin a conversation about a new Topic. 

The future dates for the Step Up to Advanced Sleep Dentistry Continuum thru 2017 have been confirmed.
 
April 7 & 8, 2017
October 20 & 21, 2017

Dentists and their staff play a vital role in the team approach to the screening and treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea - a condition that affects as many as 100 million Americans and their families. 
 
Contact Angie at 614-252-4444 or
[email protected]  for more information.
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Read a review of the 2016 AADSM meeting.

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Dentists Welcome at American Thoracic Society's Conference 2016.
Read this recent article.

View the SRN Assembly Spring 2016 newsletter

ATS, renowned professional society of pulmonologists, has reached out to dentists to explore how sleep breathing therapy can be enhanced by working together.
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  An Official American Thoracic Society Statement:  The Importance of Healthy Sleep: Recommendations and Future Priorities
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Can Palpation-Induced Muscle Pain Pattern Contribute to the Differential Diagnosis Among Temporomandibular Disorders, Primary Headaches Phenotypes and Possible Bruxism?
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Nonadherence with Employer-Mandated Sleep Apnea Treatment and Increased Risk of Serious Truck Crashes
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Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea andCancer Incidence in a Large Multicenter Spanish Cohort
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Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Oral Mandibular Advancement Devices and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea-hypopnea
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Impact of Sleep-Disordered Breathing on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Who Have Undergone Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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Headache Attributed to Masticatory Myofascial Pain
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The effect of sex and age on the comorbidity burden of OSA: an observational analysis from a large nationwide US health claims database.
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Novel Porous Oral Patches for Patients with Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Mouth Breathing
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Determinants of Objective Compliance During Oral Appliance Therapy in Patients With Sleep-Related Disordered Breathing: A Prospective Clinical Trial
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Dentists Welcome at American Thoracic Society's Conference 2016
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Personalized Therapy for Sleep Apnea: An Interview with Dr. David White
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The Pathogenesis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Advances in the Past 100 Years
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Tinnitus and its Relationship with Muscle Tenderness in Patients with Headache and Facial Pain
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Oral Appliance Therapy: Challenges, Solutions, and a Suggested Decision Tree
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Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring with Oral Appliance Therapy
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Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders
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Combination Therapy TMD/OSA
a case study by Dr. James Metz
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Metz Center for Sleep Dentistry
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