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Enhancing Patient Care: The Dental Hygienists Role to Boost Case Acceptance

By: Debbie Seidel Bittke, RDH, BS The field of dentistry has evolved significantly over the years, expanding beyond traditional oral health concerns to encompass broader aspects of overall well-being. Dental professionals have come to realize the interconnectedness of oral health with conditions like sleep apnea and oral inflammation that can affect a patient’s overall health. In

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Wesper: Enhancing Dental Practice in OSA Treatment and Monitoring

Wesper: Enhancing Dental Practice in OSA Treatment and Monitoring By: Dr. Chelsie Rohrscheib Oral Appliance Therapy is Quickly Gaining Popularity for the Treatment of OSA Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has become a popular alternative to CPAP in recent years, especially for patients with mild-moderate severity. Studies have demonstrated that OAT

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AMI flexTap: Going to the Root Cause

AMI Flex Tap: Going to the Root Cause By: Dr. Jill Ombrello Patients see their dentist twice a year. Even during COVID, we still had patients eager to come here. So, it’s your job to do as much for them as you can in those two windows. I am talking about taking care of more

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Collaboration with an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist

By Brittny Sciarra-Murphy, RDH Orofacial myofunctional therapy is not a new therapy, it dates back over a century ago when Dr. Alfred Rogers first spoke about the effects of the musculature of the mouth. In 1918, Dr. Alfred Rogers, also known as the Father of Myofunctional therapy in orthodontics, developed a series of exercises for

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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Dental Practices

By: Andrea Ramberg, MS, RPSGT, CCSH, EnsoData Clinical Director Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming an important tool in the healthcare industry, with advancements in cardiology, endocrinology, radiology, neurology, and oncology, among others. In fact, AI is being used in a variety of clinical settings to support more accurate diagnoses, including in the analysis of

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How to Own The 3 Stages of the Sleep Apnea Buying Decision

How to Own The 3 Stages of the Sleep Apnea Buying Decision By Lane Rizzardini and Ryan Towe As you enter sleep medicine, you’ll find countless resources on insurance billing, operations, treatment, everything you need to run a successful sleep practice. There’s one area where resources and strategies are glaringly missing: how to drive new

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Why Medical Billing for Dental Sleep Medicine Doesn’t Have to Be Scary

Why Medical Billing for Dental Sleep Medicine Doesn’t Have to Be Scary By: Jon Nierman For dental practices implementing obstructive sleep apnea treatment, the topic of medical billing almost always comes up, and with that, many questions. Should we bill medical insurance? How complicated is it? Can we remain fee for service and bill? How

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How Might a Type II Sleep System Benefit the Field of Sleep Dentistry?

How Might a Type II Sleep System Benefit the Field of Sleep Dentistry? The Cerebra Sleep System By: Kari Lambing, PhD, Research Scientist at Cerebra Providing potential alternative treatment options to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for sleep apnea is an important role for sleep dentists. The standard method of treatment may not always be

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The Great Debate: FFS VS Medical Billing

The Great Debate: FFS VS Medical Billing By Mona Patel Most dental sleep medicine courses teach that you need to use medical billing when you get started helping patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Often these courses have some focus on medical billing and you may leave thinking that medical reimbursement will be a big

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The TMJ is the Gateway to The Airway by Jeff Paz

TMJ is the Gateway to Airway By Jeff Paz Close to 1 billion people have OSA, according to the World Health Organization. A couple of treatment options for such breathing problems involve the use of an oral appliance and/or CPAP. These appliances help to open the user’s breathing passage more fully to allow easier breathing

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