ACDE Webinar Series
The Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 37 of its member schools, is jointly providing a series of live webinars. This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental professional’s schedule and interests.
Course Description
The course is a broad introduction to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). It will define what OSA is and cover the epidemiology and prevalence of the disease in the US. There will be a brief review of human development and evolution, as it is only through understanding these processes that it becomes clear why OSA occurs and why it is so common. We will discuss OSA’s severe impact on health, stressing how lack of treatment significantly increases all-cause mortality as well as increases the risk for stroke, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, certain forms of cancer, senility and other conditions. We will also briefly discuss the impact of OSA in the pediatric population and athletics. Despite these significant health risks from untreated OSA, it remains largely unrecognized and undiagnosed. Hence, we will discuss the role of dentistry in addressing this issue through screening and treating OSA. However, because OSA and its cousin, primary snoring, are medical conditions, the course will also suggest current best practices available to dentists for safely and professionally navigating the medical field.
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Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the serious need for screening obstructive sleep apnea in the dental practice
- Have the means for initiating screening for OSA in their patients
- Be able to define what OSA is and understand its impact on other body systems
- Understand the standards of practice in dentistry and medicine as these standards apply to treating OSA
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This webinar will be held on Zoom.
Instructions will be sent to you by email closer to the course start date on how to access the Zoom meeting.
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Cancellations made more than 10 calendar days before the course start date will receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made within 10 calendar days of the course start date.
Refunds will not be issued for registrants who do not attend, regardless of reason for absence.
Registrations cannot be transferred to another individual.
To cancel your registration, please follow the link and instructions provided in the registration confirmation email. If you are eligible for a refund, the refund will be processed automatically upon cancellation. Please allow 3-5 business days for the transaction to be completed.
Continuing Dental Education (University of Toronto) reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient registrations, instructor cancellation, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. In the event of course cancellation, a full refund will be issued, and registrants will be notified promptly. We are not liable for any associated losses, damages, or expenses, including travel and accommodations.
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After completing this course, a certificate of completion that indicates the number of Continuing Education (CE) points earned will be sent to you within 7-10 days by email.
Presenter
Dr. Gerstner is Director of the Mini-Residency. He holds a BS in Zoology and did an MS while simultaneously obtaining a DDS degree at UCLA. He subsequently pursued graduate training through an individual NIH Dentist Scientist Award. He studied Orofacial Pain management at the UCLA School of Dentistry and obtained a PhD in Neuroscience through the UCLA School of Medicine.
Dr. Gerstner has been faculty at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry since 1992, where he has taught pre-doctoral and post-doctoral clinical, pre-clinical, and didactic courses in dental sleep medicine, occlusion, orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, sleep bruxism, and the neurobiology of chewing, swallowing, breathing, and speech. He has won many teaching awards, including Dean’s Teacher of the Year.
Dr. Gerstner has mentored 160 undergraduate students, 66 graduate students and 5 post-doctoral research investigators. Dr. Gerstner’s current research focuses on comparative mammalian studies of the chewing rhythm, and on clinical studies related to obstructive sleep apnea. He is funded by the AADSM to study the validity of over-the-counter consumer products marketed for use in home obstructive sleep apnea screening and assessment.
Dr. Gerstner is Director of the Sleep Apnea Clinic at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. His practice is limited to treating obstructive sleep apnea and is located in Graduate Prosthodontics and in Hospital Dentistry. He holds DDS licenses in Michigan and California.