WE'LL COME TO YOU

OUR IN-OFFICE TRAINING PROGRAM

WITH DR. JOHN TUCKER

Our in-office training sessions are tailored specifically to your practice needs. We meet you where you’re at in your Airway & Breathing Disorders journey and develop a plan exclusively for you. You are welcome to come to our Erie practice, or we’ll come to you. Dr. John Tucker will come to your office and conduct up to 1½ days of intensive training for you and your dental team. Your training begins with a personal call from Dr. Tucker in order to customize your in-office learning experience and realize your goals.

  • Call with Dr. Tucker to discuss goals and learning objectives
  • Dr. Tucker to create a customized syllabus for the program
  • Choose a date for your 1 1/2 day in-office training program
  • Call with Dr. Tucker to discuss goals and learning objectives
  • Dr. Tucker to create a customized syllabus for the program
  • Choose a date for your 1 1/2 day in-office training program

POSSIBLE TOPICS

(Please note: YOUR curriculum will be customized based on your discussion with Dr. Tucker)

THE ESSENTIALS

  • Basics of Sleep, Sleep Medicine and Sleep Disorders
  • The Role of the Dentist in Sleep Medicine
  • Screening for Sleep Disorders
  • Obtaining a Diagnosis: PSG, HST and The Sleep Patch
  • Management of Airway and Breathing Disorders (SRBD)
  • Airway and Breathing Treatment Modalities: CPAP, Oral Appliances and Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation (Inspire)
  • The Jaw/Bite Registration for Construction of an Oral Appliance
  • Sleep Bruxism: The Entry Point for the Dentist
  • The Role of 3D Imaging in Airway and Breathing Disorders
  • Medical Billing: Uncomplicating the Complicated for Everyone
  • Marketing and Practice Management

ADVANCED

  • Basic Review of Sleep “Breathing Disorders and Neurobiology”
  • Pediatric and Adolescent Sleep
  • Health and Medical Conditions Related to Sleep
  • Sleep Bruxism Updated
  • Myofunctional Therapy
  • Sleep Related TMD/TMJ/OFP (includes headache)
  • Management of the Edentulous Patient
  • 3-D Imaging for Breathing Disorders
  • Review of Oral Appliances (all aspects)
  • Follow-Up Patient Treatment and Testing
  • Other Sleep Disorders of Interest and Concern