 AADSM ANNOUNCES A NEW BOOK!
The AADSM has added a new book to its product list now available to all dental sleep professionals.
“ORAL-APPLIANCE THERAPY IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA-HYPOPNEA SYNDROME: A clinical study on therapeutic outcomes” By: Dr. Aarnoud Hoekema is now available online (pre-orders only) and will be available at the AADSM 17 th Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD in June 2008.
This book represents the first compilation of its kind and is an important addition to the AADSM library and for those involved in Sleep Medicine as well as Dental Sleep Medicine. It encloses a thesis by Dr. Aarnoud Hoekema which focuses on clinical outcomes using oral appliance therapy and its comparison to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). It provides information of interest to any and all healthcare professionals caring for patients with sleep disordered breathing. The general aim of this book is to evaluate the specific role of oral-appliance therapy in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Chapters include treatment of OSA with oral appliances versus CPAP and other therapies, literature review of oral appliance therapy, alternative procedures for initiating CPAP, effects of oral appliances versus CPAP on various neurobehavioral and physiological parameters, and predictors of success of oral appliance therapy versus CPAP.
Member Price: $20
Non-member Price: $30
AADSM MEMBERSHIP DUES
As of October 2008, the membership dues for the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine will increase. Please view a letter from the AADSM President at the following link:
http://www.dentalsleepmed.org/PDFs/DuesIncreaseLetter.pdf
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ACADEMY PUBLISHES DEFINITION OF DENTAL
SLEEP MEDICINE
AADSM STRATEGIC PLAN
For the last six months the AADSM Board of Directors has been working on a
strategic plan to provide future direction to our organization. Members were
invited to complete a membership survey to direct the board in this important
endeavor. The strategic plan consists of five goals and 18 objectives to
achieve these goals in the next three years. The aim of this plan is to
increase awareness of dental sleep medicine among health professionals and
patients, initiate and strengthen collaborative efforts with other
organizations and provide advanced training and resources to dentists
practicing dental sleep medicine. As a maturing professional organization,
AADSM will continue to play a proactive leadership role in dental sleep
medicine through education, strategic alliances and dissemination of
information.
AADSM SUPPORTS NEW GUIDELINES THAT
IDENTIFY ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY
The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine supports new guidelines that
identify oral appliance therapy as an effective treatment for obstructive sleep
apnea. The guidelines, issued by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and
published in the February 2006 issue of the journal SLEEP, indicate that
patients can use oral appliances as therapy for mild to moderate cases of
obstructive sleep apnea or when continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is
not a viable treatment option.
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